Essays about: "mitochondrial DNA"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 38 essays containing the words mitochondrial DNA.

  1. 11. Conservation Genomics of the Long-tailed Duck

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

    Author : Brynhildur Magnúsdóttir; [2021]
    Keywords : Long-tailed duck; migration; conservation; population structure; genome;

    Abstract : With increasingly warming climate, many bird species have been forced to respond to environmental changes, and the long-tailed duck (Clangula hyemalis) is no exception. The populations of the long-tailed duck have been in decline the past few decades and the species is classified as globally vulnerable and near threatened in both Iceland and Sweden. READ MORE

  3. 12. Evaluation of the impact of mitochondrial variation in the estimation of breeding values for dairy cattle

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Breeding and Genetics

    Author : Gabriela Mafra Fortuna; [2021]
    Keywords : mitogenome; variance components; milk yield; simulation;

    Abstract : Mitochondria are independent cellular components responsible for cellular respiration. Through oxidative phosphorylation they convert Adenosine diphosphate and inorganic phosphate into Adenosine Triphosphate, ATP, the essential molecule sourced by all intracellular metabolic processes. READ MORE

  4. 13. Human adenovirus type 5 infection alters mitochondrial membrane dynamics

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för medicinsk biokemi och mikrobiologi

    Author : Erik Schubert; [2021]
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    Abstract : Mitochondria are double-membrane organelles that orchestrate essential cellular functions including ATP synthesis, calcium homeostasis and apoptosis. Furthermore, mitochondria are effective stimulators of the innate immune system through the release of mitochondrial components into the cytosol. READ MORE

  5. 14. Epigenetic Regulation of Mitochondrial DNA

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för fysik, kemi och biologi

    Author : Jennie Johansson; [2020]
    Keywords : Acetylation; Epigenetics; Heteroplasmy; Methylation; Mitochondrial haplotype; Mitochondrion; Non coding RNA; Phosphorylation;

    Abstract : This mini-review investigates and compiles the latest knowledge regarding epigenetic changes on the mammalian mitochondrial DNA and its proteins. Methylation of the DNA, acetylation of the proteins and silencing of genes by short non-coding RNAs are the main epigenetic changes known today to affect mitochondrial DNA, mostly leading to repression. READ MORE

  6. 15. Optimization of a multiplex ARMS-PCR for detection of the primary mutations causing Leber’s hereditary optic neuropath

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kvinnors och barns hälsa

    Author : Klara Jäder; [2020]
    Keywords : Allele-specific PCR; LHON; Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction; mitochondrial DNA; single nucleotide polymorphism;

    Abstract : Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) is a genetic disease that causes the patients to become blind, first in one eye and then the other, around the ages of 10-75 years. The disease is caused by mutations in the mitochondrial DNA, which disturbs the respiratory chain leading to the deterioration of the retinal ganglion cells. READ MORE