title: Inheritance: Male mtDNA Just Can't Catch a Break.
abstract: Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is actively eliminated from the developing sperm in Drosophila. New work shows that the mitochondrial DNA polymerase, which normally replicates mtDNA, plays a surprising role in mtDNA elimination.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA; Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville TN 37232, USA. Electronic address: maulik.r.patel@vanderbilt.edu.
authors.forename: Maulik R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Patel
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000074002:DNA Polymerase gamma; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial; D008297:Male; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000235:genetics; D013094:Spermatozoa
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; D000074002:DNA Polymerase gamma