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mitochondrial DNA catabolic process

Known as: mtDNA breakdown, mtDNA catabolic process, mitochondrial DNA degradation 
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of mitochondrial DNA. [GOC:mah]
National Institutes of Health

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2018
2018
Singleplex quantitative real-time PCR for the assessment of human mitochondrial DNA quantity and quality.
Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) can provide a means for forensic identity testing when genotyping of nuclear DNA (nuDNA) targets is not… (More)
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2017
2017
Selective mitochondrial DNA degradation following double-strand breaks
Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) can undergo double-strand breaks (DSBs), caused by defective replication, or by various endogenous or… (More)
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2016
2016
The "fast" and the "slow" modes of mitochondrial DNA degradation.
In a living cell, oxidative stress resulting from an external or internal insult can result in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) damage… (More)
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2015
2015
Distribution of mitochondrial DNA nucleoids inside the linear tubules vs. bulk parts of mitochondrial network as visualized by 4Pi microscopy.
Mitochondrial nucleoids are confined sites of mitochondrial DNA existing in complex clusters with the DNA-compacting… (More)
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2015
2015
Persistence and Protection of Mitochondrial DNA in the Generative Cell of Cucumber is Consistent with its Paternal Transmission.
Plants predominantly show maternal transmission of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). One known exception is cucumber, in which the mtDNA… (More)
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2014
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2014
Transcellular degradation of axonal mitochondria.
It is generally accepted that healthy cells degrade their own mitochondria. Here, we report that retinal ganglion cell axons of… (More)
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2013
2013
Persistent damage induces mitochondrial DNA degradation.
Considerable progress has been made recently toward understanding the processes of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) damage and repair… (More)
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2013
2013
Mitochondrial DNA ligase is dispensable for the viability of cultured cells but essential for mtDNA maintenance.
Multiple lines of evidence support the notion that DNA ligase III (LIG3), the only DNA ligase found in mitochondria, is essential… (More)
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1999
1999
An alcoholic binge causes massive degradation of hepatic mitochondrial DNA in mice.
BACKGROUND & AIMS Ethanol causes oxidative stress in the hepatic mitochondria of experimental animals and mitochondrial DNA… (More)
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1992
1992
Teniposide induces nuclear but not mitochondrial DNA degradation.
Teniposide [4'-demethylepipophyllotoxin-4-(4,6-O-thenylidene-beta-D- glucopyranoside) (VM-26)] is a cancer chemotherapeutic drug… (More)
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