Replicative age induces mitotic recombination in the ribosomal RNA gene cluster of Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

Somatic mutations contribute to the development of age-associated disease. In earlier work, we found that, at high frequency, aging Saccharomyces cerevisiae diploid cells produce daughters without mitochondrial DNA, leading to loss of respiration competence and increased loss of heterozygosity (LOH)...

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Main Authors: Derek L Lindstrom, Christina K Leverich, Kiersten A Henderson, Daniel E Gottschling
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-03-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3060066?pdf=render