Genetics of mitochondrial diseases: Current approaches for the molecular diagnosis

LD Schlieben, H Prokisch - Handbook of Clinical Neurology, 2023 - Elsevier
Mitochondrial diseases are a genetically and phenotypically variable set of monogenic
disorders. The main characteristic of mitochondrial diseases is a defective oxidative …

[HTML][HTML] Variability of Clinical Phenotypes Caused by Isolated Defects of Mitochondrial ATP Synthase

K Tauchmannová, A PECWINOVÁ… - Physiological …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Disorders of ATP synthase, the key enzyme in mitochondrial energy supply, belong to the
most severe metabolic diseases, manifesting as early-onset mitochondrial encephalo …

Dystonia Linked to EIF4A2 Haploinsufficiency: A Disorder of Protein Translation Dysfunction

P Harrer, M Škorvánek, V Kittke, I Dzinovic… - Movement …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Protein synthesis is a tightly controlled process, involving a host of translation‐
initiation factors and microRNA‐associated repressors. Variants in the translational regulator …

[HTML][HTML] ATP2B2 de novo variants as a cause of variable neurodevelopmental disorders that feature dystonia, ataxia, intellectual disability, behavioral symptoms, and …

E Poggio, L Barazzuol, A Salmaso, C Milani… - Genetics in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Purpose ATP2B2 encodes the variant-constrained plasma-membrane calcium-transporting
ATPase-2, expressed in sensory ear cells and specialized neurons. ATP2B2/Atp2b2 …

Bi-allelic variants in DAP3 result in reduced assembly of the mitoribosomal small subunit with altered apoptosis and a Perrault-syndrome-spectrum phenotype

TB Smith, R Kopajtich, LAM Demain, A Rea… - The American Journal of …, 2025 - cell.com
The mitochondrial ribosome (mitoribosome) synthesizes 13 protein subunits of the oxidative
phosphorylation system encoded by the mitochondrial genome. The mitoribosome is …

[HTML][HTML] Fucoidan from Fucus vesiculosus prevents the loss of dopaminergic neurons by alleviating mitochondrial dysfunction through targeting ATP5F1a

M Xing, G Li, Y Liu, L Yang, Y Zhang, Y Zhang… - Carbohydrate …, 2023 - Elsevier
Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative disease that is characterized by the loss of
dopaminergic neurons. Fucoidan, which has emerged as a neuroprotective agent, is a …

Variants in ATP5F1B are associated with dominantly inherited dystonia

A Nasca, NE Mencacci, F Invernizzi, M Zech… - Brain, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Abstract ATP5F1B is a subunit of the mitochondrial ATP synthase or complex V of the
mitochondrial respiratory chain. Pathogenic variants in nuclear genes encoding assembly …

Next-generation sequencing and bioinformatics in rare movement disorders

M Zech, J Winkelmann - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2024 - nature.com
The ability to sequence entire exomes and genomes has revolutionized molecular testing in
rare movement disorders, and genomic sequencing is becoming an integral part of routine …

The phenotypic spectrum of COX20-associated mitochondrial disorder

R Ban, R Kopajtich, J Lv, SL Stenton, M Shimura… - Brain, 2022 - academic.oup.com
In a recent article published in Brain, Dong and colleagues 1 reported on a new cohort of
eight Chinese patients primarily affected by sensory neuropathy with an onset age of …

[PDF][PDF] Dystonia in ATP synthase defects: reconnecting mitochondria and dopamine

E Indelicato, S Boesch, NE Mencacci, D Ghezzi… - Movement …, 2024 - air.unimi.it
Four decades of research highlighted a significant role for mitochondrial dysfunction in the
pathogenesis of movement disorders. A first milestone was set by the discovery that the …