Figure 1.
The level of mitochondrial DNA damage determines whether mitophagy or cell death will be stimulated. ATM (ATM serine/threonine kinase), p53 and Sirt1 (sirtuin 1) mediate the signaling between the nucleus and the mitochondria.
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