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Lookup NU author(s): Professor Mark Birch-MachinORCiD, Dr Helen Swalwell
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The accumulation of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations has been proposed as an underlying cause of the ageing process and mutations have been associated with cancer in many tissues, including human skin. This involvement is linked to the key roles of mitochondrial function and mtDNA in oxidative stress production and as a mediator of apoptosis. We and others have pioneered the use of mtDNA damage as a highly sensitive biomarker of ultraviolet exposure in human skin and have also shown that the accumulation of an ageing-dependent mtDNA mutation is accelerated by exposure to sunlight, which is known to induce oxidative stress in skin. This is important as ultraviolet radiation (UVR)-induced gene mutations play a key role in the development of skin cancer and ageing in human skin. Novel applications of mtDNA as a biomarker of UVR-induced oxidative stress will also be highlighted in this review.
Author(s): Birch-Machin MA, Swalwell H
Publication type: Review
Publication status: Published
Journal: Mutagenesis
Year: 2010
Volume: 25
Issue: 2
Pages: 101-107
Print publication date: 01/03/2010
ISSN (print): 0267-8357
ISSN (electronic): 1464-3804
Publisher: OXFORD UNIV PRESS
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mutage/gep061
DOI: 10.1093/mutage/gep061
