Mitochondrial DNA variation across 56,434 individuals in gnomAD

KM Laricchia, NJ Lake, NA Watts, M Shand… - Genome …, 2022 - genome.cshlp.org
Genomic databases of allele frequency are extremely helpful for evaluating clinical variants
of unknown significance; however, until now, databases such as the Genome Aggregation …

Exon capture museomics deciphers the nine-banded armadillo species complex and identifies a new species endemic to the Guiana Shield

M Barthe, L Rancilhac, MC Arteaga, A Feijó… - Systematic …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
The nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) is the most widespread xenarthran
species across the Americas. Recent studies have suggested it is composed of 4 …

A method for multiplexed full-length single-molecule sequencing of the human mitochondrial genome

I Keraite, P Becker, D Canevazzi, C Frias-López… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Methods to reconstruct the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) sequence using short-read
sequencing come with an inherent bias due to amplification and mapping. They can fail to …

Mitochondrial DNA in Human Diversity and Health: From the Golden Age to the Omics Era

CL Hernández - Genes, 2023 - mdpi.com
Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is a small fraction of our hereditary material. However, this
molecule has had an overwhelming presence in scientific research for decades until the …

Genome sequences of 36,000-to 37,000-year-old modern humans at Buran-Kaya III in Crimea

EA Bennett, O Parasayan, S Prat, S Péan… - Nature Ecology & …, 2023 - nature.com
Populations genetically related to present-day Europeans first appeared in Europe at some
point after 38,000–40,000 years ago, following a cold period of severe climatic disruption …

Community-engaged ancient DNA project reveals diverse origins of 18th-century African descendants in Charleston, South Carolina

RE Fleskes, GS Cabana, JK Gilmore… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
In this study, we present the results of community-engaged ancient DNA research initiated
after the remains of 36 African-descended individuals dating to the late 18th century were …

A bioinformatics pipeline for estimating mitochondrial DNA copy number and heteroplasmy levels from whole genome sequencing data

SL Battle, D Puiu… - NAR Genomics and …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Mitochondrial diseases are a heterogeneous group of disorders that can be caused by
mutations in the nuclear or mitochondrial genome. Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) variants may …

Mitochondrial DNA integrity and metabolome profile are preserved in the human induced pluripotent stem cell reference line KOLF2. 1J

J Dobner, T Nguyen, A Dunkel, A Prigione, J Krutmann… - Stem Cell Reports, 2024 - cell.com
Quality control of human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) is critical to ensure
reproducibility of research. Recently, KOLF2. 1J was characterized and published as a male …

Nuclear genetic control of mtDNA copy number and heteroplasmy in humans

R Gupta, M Kanai, TJ Durham, K Tsuo, JG McCoy… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is a maternally inherited, high-copy-number genome required
for oxidative phosphorylation. Heteroplasmy refers to the presence of a mixture of mtDNA …

Mitochondrial DNA heteroplasmy distinguishes disease manifestation in PINK1/PRKN-linked Parkinson's disease

J Trinh, AA Hicks, IR König, S Delcambre, T Lüth… - Brain, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Biallelic mutations in PINK1/PRKN cause recessive Parkinson's disease. Given the
established role of PINK1/Parkin in regulating mitochondrial dynamics, we explored …