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ArticleBioanalysis2025

FALCON-qPCR: a new method for the quantification of oxidative lesions in mitochondrial DNA.

Veronica Bazzani, Eve Harding, Szymon Balinski, Mara Equisoain Redin, Dario Alessi, Pierfrancesco Del Mestre, Walter Baratta, Daniela Cesselli, Antonio Paolo Beltrami, Michał Turek and 2 more

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Veronica BazzaniIMol Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland.
Eve HardingIMol Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland.
Szymon BalinskiIMol Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland.
Mara Equisoain RedinIMol Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland.
Dario AlessiDipartimento di Scienze Agroalimentari, Ambientali e Animali, Università di Udine, Udine, Italy.
Pierfrancesco Del MestreDepartment of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy.
Walter BarattaDipartimento di Scienze Agroalimentari, Ambientali e Animali, Università di Udine, Udine, Italy.
Daniela CesselliDepartment of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy.
Antonio Paolo BeltramiDepartment of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy.
Michał TurekLaboratory of Animal Molecular Physiology, Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland.
Umberto BaccaraniLiver-Kidney Transplant Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy.
Carlo VascottoIMol Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland.

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Abstract

Accurate quantification of oxidative mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) lesions remains technically challenging due to the limitations of existing assays, which often require large sample inputs, multi-day workflows, and offer limited sensitivity. Here we introduce FALCON-qPCR (Fpg-assisted Long-PCR), a streamlined, high-sensitivity method for quantifying oxidative damage in mtDNA. FALCON-qPCR couples digestion with formamidopyrimidine [fapy]-DNA glycosylase (Fpg) to long-range PCR and qPCR-based normalization, enabling precise lesion quantification from as few as 10,000 cells (~300 ng total DNA) within a single day. The assay provides a robust dynamic range and reproducibility across diverse biological systems, including human cell lines, hepatocellular carcinoma biopsies, and

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DNA DamageDNA, MitochondrialOxidative StressReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionAnimalsCaenorhabditis elegansDNA-Formamidopyrimidine GlycosylaseHumansOxidation-ReductionDNA-Formamidopyrimidine GlycosylaseDNA, MitochondrialLongRange-PCRMitochondriamitochondrial DNA damageoxidative stress

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PMCPMC12928647

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