| Literature DB >> 2836091 |
U Kück1, H D Osiewacz, U Schmidt, B Kappelhoff, E Schulte, U Stahl, K Esser.
Abstract
Mapping and transcription studies have revealed that in Podospora anserina the causative agent of senescence, a mitochondrial plasmid (plDNA), is identical with intron 1 of the discontinuous gene for cytochrome-c-oxidase subunit 1 (COI), which is 2 kpb from the discontinuous gene for cytochrome b (Cytb). A mitochondrial mutant (ex1) devoid of the COI, but not of the Cytb gene provides longevity. A molecular model for the onset of senescence is presented.Entities:
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Year: 1985 PMID: 2836091 DOI: 10.1007/BF00421608
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Genet ISSN: 0172-8083 Impact factor: 3.886