Overexpression of the catalytic subunit of DNA polymerase γ results in depletion of mitochondrial DNA in Drosophila melanogaster

Molecular and General Genetics

Volumn 264, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 37-46

  Lefai, E ^a   Calleja, M ^b   Ruiz De Mena, I ^a   Lagina, A T ^c   Kaguni, L S ^c   Garesse, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b CENTRO DE BIOLOGÍA MOLECULAR SEVERO OCHOA   (Spain)

^c Michigan State University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

DNA polymerase catalytic subunit; Drosophila melanogaster; Mitochondrial DNA depletion; Mitochondrial DNA replication

Indexed keywords

DNA POLYMERASE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; POLYPEPTIDE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA REPLICATION; DNA SYNTHESIS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ENZYME SUBUNIT; GENE CONTROL; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GROWTH RATE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSGENE;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0033652821     PISSN: 00268925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004380000301     Document Type: Article

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