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SUBMITTER: Zhou X
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3483021 | biostudies-literature | 2012
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zhou Xin X Liu Xinguo X Zhang Xin X Zhou Rong R He Yang Y Li Qiang Q Wang Zhenhua Z Zhang Hong H
Scientific reports 20121029
Although it is well known that there are mutation hot spots in mtDNA, whether there are damage hot spots remain elusive. In this study, the regional DNA damage of mitochondrial genome after ionizing radiation was determined by real-time quantitative PCR. The mtDNA damage level was found to be dose-dependent and regional unequal. The control region was the most susceptible region to oxidative damage. GGG, as an typical hole trap during charge transport, was found to be disproportionally enriched ...[more]