supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (2013CB967403, 2012CB721105);the ‘‘Strategic Priority Research Program’’ of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (XDA01020108);the National High-tech R&D Program (2012AA02A708);the National Natural Science Foundation projects of China (31271527, 81570520);Guangzhou Science and Technology Program (2014Y2-00161);Guangdong Natural Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scientists (S20120011368);Guangdong Province Science and Technology Innovation Young Talents Program (2014TQ01R559);Guangdong Province Science and Technology Program (2015A020212031);the Ph D Start-up Fund of Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province (2014A030310071);the ‘‘One Hundred Talents’’ Project for Prof. Xingguo Liu from the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations have been impli- cated in a broad range of disorders which severely affect human health (Wallace, 1999). Some drugs have been developed to slow down pathological changes of mito...