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SUBMITTER: Ren JC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2964050 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ren Jian-Ching JC Rebrin Igor I Klichko Vladimir V Orr William C WC Sohal Rajindar S RS
Biochemical and biophysical research communications 20100915 1
The hypothesis, that structural deterioration of cytochrome c oxidase (CcO) is a causal factor in the age-related decline in mitochondrial respiratory activity and an increase in H₂O₂ generation, was tested in Drosophila melanogaster. CcO activity and the levels of seven different nuclear DNA-encoded CcO subunits were determined at three different stages of adult life, namely, young-, middle-, and old-age. CcO activity declined progressively with age by 33%. Western blot analysis, using antibodi ...[more]