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Mitochondrial DNA Content Contributes to Climate Adaptation Using Chinese Populations as a Model
Maintaining a balance between ATP synthesis and heat generation is crucial for adapting to changes in climate. Variation in the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), which encodes 13 subunits of the respiratory chain complexes, may contribute to climate adaptation by regulating thermogenesis and the use of bio...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3821843/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24255706 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0079536 |
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author | Cheng, Yao-Ting Liu, Jia Yang, Li-Qin Sun, Chang Kong, Qing-Peng |
author_facet | Cheng, Yao-Ting Liu, Jia Yang, Li-Qin Sun, Chang Kong, Qing-Peng |
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description | Maintaining a balance between ATP synthesis and heat generation is crucial for adapting to changes in climate. Variation in the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), which encodes 13 subunits of the respiratory chain complexes, may contribute to climate adaptation by regulating thermogenesis and the use of bioenergy. However, studies looking for a relationship between mtDNA haplogroups and climate have obtained mixed results, leaving unresolved the role of mtDNA in climate adaptation. Since mtDNA content can regulate human bioenergy processes and is known to influence many physiological traits and diseases, it is possible that mtDNA content contributes to climate adaptation in human populations. Here, we analyze the distribution of mtDNA content among 27 Chinese ethnic populations residing across China and find a significant association between mtDNA content and climate, with northern populations having significantly higher mtDNA content than southern populations. Functional studies have shown that high mtDNA content correlates with an increase in the expression of energy metabolism enzymes, which may accelerate thermogenesis. This suggests that the significantly higher mtDNA content observed in northern populations may confer a selective advantage in adapting to colder northern climates |
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spelling | pubmed-38218432013-11-19 Mitochondrial DNA Content Contributes to Climate Adaptation Using Chinese Populations as a Model Cheng, Yao-Ting Liu, Jia Yang, Li-Qin Sun, Chang Kong, Qing-Peng PLoS One Research Article Maintaining a balance between ATP synthesis and heat generation is crucial for adapting to changes in climate. Variation in the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), which encodes 13 subunits of the respiratory chain complexes, may contribute to climate adaptation by regulating thermogenesis and the use of bioenergy. However, studies looking for a relationship between mtDNA haplogroups and climate have obtained mixed results, leaving unresolved the role of mtDNA in climate adaptation. Since mtDNA content can regulate human bioenergy processes and is known to influence many physiological traits and diseases, it is possible that mtDNA content contributes to climate adaptation in human populations. Here, we analyze the distribution of mtDNA content among 27 Chinese ethnic populations residing across China and find a significant association between mtDNA content and climate, with northern populations having significantly higher mtDNA content than southern populations. Functional studies have shown that high mtDNA content correlates with an increase in the expression of energy metabolism enzymes, which may accelerate thermogenesis. This suggests that the significantly higher mtDNA content observed in northern populations may confer a selective advantage in adapting to colder northern climates Public Library of Science 2013-11-08 /pmc/articles/PMC3821843/ /pubmed/24255706 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0079536 Text en © 2013 Cheng et al http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are properly credited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Cheng, Yao-Ting Liu, Jia Yang, Li-Qin Sun, Chang Kong, Qing-Peng Mitochondrial DNA Content Contributes to Climate Adaptation Using Chinese Populations as a Model |
title | Mitochondrial DNA Content Contributes to Climate Adaptation Using Chinese Populations as a Model |
title_full | Mitochondrial DNA Content Contributes to Climate Adaptation Using Chinese Populations as a Model |
title_fullStr | Mitochondrial DNA Content Contributes to Climate Adaptation Using Chinese Populations as a Model |
title_full_unstemmed | Mitochondrial DNA Content Contributes to Climate Adaptation Using Chinese Populations as a Model |
title_short | Mitochondrial DNA Content Contributes to Climate Adaptation Using Chinese Populations as a Model |
title_sort | mitochondrial dna content contributes to climate adaptation using chinese populations as a model |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3821843/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24255706 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0079536 |
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