Overexpression of frataxin in the mitochondria increases resistance to oxidative stress and extends lifespan in Drosophila

FEBS Letters

Volumn 582, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 715-719

  Runko, Alexander P ^a   Griswold, Anthony J ^b   Min, Kyung Tai ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Drosophila; Frataxin; Friedreich's ataxia; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

FRATAXIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL DAMAGE; CELL PROTECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA; FEMALE; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; LIFESPAN; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; ANTIOXIDANTS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; IRON-BINDING PROTEINS; LONGEVITY; MITOCHONDRIA; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RNA, MESSENGER;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 39749191225     PISSN: 00145793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2008.01.046     Document Type: Article

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