Beneficial effects of exercise on age‐related mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress in skeletal muscle

AM Joseph, PJ Adhihetty… - The Journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Mitochondria are negatively affected by ageing leading to their inability to adapt to higher
levels of oxidative stress and this ultimately contributes to the systemic loss of muscle mass …

Unravelling the mechanisms regulating muscle mitochondrial biogenesis

DA Hood, LD Tryon, HN Carter, Y Kim… - Biochemical …, 2016 - portlandpress.com
Skeletal muscle is a tissue with a low mitochondrial content under basal conditions, but it is
responsive to acute increases in contractile activity patterns (ie exercise) which initiate the …

Mitochondrial DNA replication defects disturb cellular dNTP pools and remodel one-carbon metabolism

J Nikkanen, S Forsström, L Euro, I Paetau, RA Kohnz… - Cell metabolism, 2016 - cell.com
Mitochondrial dysfunction affects cellular energy metabolism, but less is known about the
consequences for cytoplasmic biosynthetic reactions. We report that mtDNA replication …

[HTML][HTML] Age-related accumulation of somatic mitochondrial DNA mutations in adult-derived human iPSCs

E Kang, X Wang, R Tippner-Hedges, H Ma… - Cell stem cell, 2016 - cell.com
The genetic integrity of iPSCs is an important consideration for therapeutic application. In
this study, we examine the accumulation of somatic mitochondrial genome (mtDNA) …

Identification and evaluation of age-correlated DNA methylation markers for forensic use

JL Park, JH Kim, E Seo, DH Bae, SY Kim… - Forensic Science …, 2016 - Elsevier
In forensics, age prediction is useful to narrow down the number of potential suspects
because it can provide some general characteristics for predicting appearance. Previous …

[HTML][HTML] Mouse models of ageing and their relevance to disease

S Kõks, S Dogan, BG Tuna, H González-Navarro… - Mechanisms of ageing …, 2016 - Elsevier
Ageing is a process that gradually increases the organism's vulnerability to death. It affects
different biological pathways, and the underlying cellular mechanisms are complex. In view …

Mitophagy plays a central role in mitochondrial ageing

A Diot, K Morten, J Poulton - Mammalian Genome, 2016 - Springer
The mechanisms underlying ageing have been discussed for decades, and advances in
molecular and cell biology of the last three decades have accelerated research in this area …

[HTML][HTML] Age-dependent decrease of mitochondrial complex II activity in human skin fibroblasts

A Bowman, MA Birch-Machin - Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 2016 - Elsevier
The mitochondrial theory of aging remains one of the most widely accepted aging theories
and implicates mitochondrial electron transport chain dysfunction with subsequent …

Relationship between mitochondrial DNA mutations and aging. Estimation of age-at-death

SC Zapico, DH Ubelaker - Journals of Gerontology Series A …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Some studies have pointed to the relationship between mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA)
mutations and age in different tissues, which are potentially interesting in aging research …

Mitochondrial content is central to nuclear gene expression: Profound implications for human health

R Muir, A Diot, J Poulton - Bioessays, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
We review a recent paper in Genome Research by Guantes et al. showing that nuclear gene
expression is influenced by the bioenergetic status of the mitochondria. The amount of …