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Impaired complex I repair causes recessive Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy.

ABSTRACT: Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) is the most frequent mitochondrial disease and was the first to be genetically defined by a point mutation in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). A molecular diagnosis is achieved in up to 95% of cases, the vast majority of which are accounted for by 3 mutations within mitochondrial complex I subunit-encoding genes in the mtDNA (mtLHON). Here, we resolve the enigma of LHON in the absence of pathogenic mtDNA mutations. We describe biallelic mutations in a nuclear encoded gene, DNAJC30, in 33 unsolved patients from 29 families and establish an autosomal recessive mode of inheritance for LHON (arLHON), which to date has been a prime example of a maternally inherited disorder. Remarkably, all hallmarks of mtLHON were recapitulated, including incomplete penetrance, male predominance, and significant idebenone responsivity. Moreover, by tracking protein turnover in patient-derived cell lines and a DNAJC30-knockout cellular model, we measured reduced turnover of specific complex I N-module subunits and a resultant impairment of complex I function. These results demonstrate that DNAJC30 is a chaperone protein needed for the efficient exchange of complex I subunits exposed to reactive oxygen species and integral to a mitochondrial complex I repair mechanism, thereby providing the first example to our knowledge of a disease resulting from impaired exchange of assembled respiratory chain subunits.

SUBMITTER: Stenton SL

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7954600 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Impaired complex I repair causes recessive Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy.

Stenton Sarah L SL Sheremet Natalia L NL Catarino Claudia B CB Andreeva Natalia A NA Assouline Zahra Z Barboni Piero P Barel Ortal O Berutti Riccardo R Bychkov Igor I Caporali Leonardo L Capristo Mariantonietta M Carbonelli Michele M Cascavilla Maria L ML Charbel Issa Peter P Freisinger Peter P Gerber Sylvie S Ghezzi Daniele D Graf Elisabeth E Heidler Juliana J Hempel Maja M Heon Elise E Itkis Yulya S YS Javasky Elisheva E Kaplan Josseline J Kopajtich Robert R Kornblum Cornelia C Kovacs-Nagy Reka R Krylova Tatiana D TD Kunz Wolfram S WS La Morgia Chiara C Lamperti Costanza C Ludwig Christina C Malacarne Pedro F PF Maresca Alessandra A Mayr Johannes A JA Meisterknecht Jana J Nevinitsyna Tatiana A TA Palombo Flavia F Pode-Shakked Ben B Shmelkova Maria S MS Strom Tim M TM Tagliavini Francesca F Tzadok Michal M van der Ven Amelie T AT Vignal-Clermont Catherine C Wagner Matias M Zakharova Ekaterina Y EY Zhorzholadze Nino V NV Rozet Jean-Michel JM Carelli Valerio V Tsygankova Polina G PG Klopstock Thomas T Wittig Ilka I Prokisch Holger H

The Journal of clinical investigation 20210301 6

Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) is the most frequent mitochondrial disease and was the first to be genetically defined by a point mutation in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). A molecular diagnosis is achieved in up to 95% of cases, the vast majority of which are accounted for by 3 mutations within mitochondrial complex I subunit-encoding genes in the mtDNA (mtLHON). Here, we resolve the enigma of LHON in the absence of pathogenic mtDNA mutations. We describe biallelic mutations in a nuclear ...[more]

PMID: 33465056

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Project description:PurposeTo screen mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) variations in Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON).MethodsTen LHON patients were selected from neuro-ophthalmology clinics of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India. Clinical evaluation included slit-lamp biomicroscopy, fundus examination, and neuroimaging. DNA was isolated from whole blood samples. The entire coding region of the mitochondrial genome was amplified by PCR in ten patients and 20 controls. The full mtDNA genome except D-loop was sequenced. All sequences were analyzed against mitochondrial reference sequence NC_012920.ResultsMtDNA sequencing revealed a total of 30 nucleotide variations in the ten LHON patients and 29 in the 20 controls. Of 30 changes, 30.00% (9/30) were nonsynonymous, and the remaining 70.00% (21/30) were synonymous. In controls, a total of five changes were nonsynonymous. Out of the total 14 nonsynonymous changes observed in cases and controls, four (p.A52T in nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide [NADH] dehydrogenase [ND1] protein; p.L128Q in ND2; p.W48R in ATPase6; p.R340H in ND4 protein) were pathogenic. Four patients were positive for either of pathogenic changes. In total, 16.66% (5/30) variations were novel out of which 40.00% (2/5) were nonsynonymous. All novel variations were submitted to the GenBank database, and accession numbers were obtained. Primary LHON mutations in complex I genes have been considered a hallmark feature of LHON patients, and primary LHON mutations were present in two cases in this study. Mutations in complex I genes (ND genes) account for 50%-90% of LHON pedigrees in different ethnic pedigrees. In this study the highest numbers of changes were also present in complex I genes (46.66%; 14/30) followed by complex IV (30.00%; 9/30), complex III (16.66%; 5/30), and then complex V (6.66%; 2/30). Complex I had 5/30 (16.66%) nonsynonymous changes, complex III had 1/30 (3.33%), complex IV had 1/30 (3.33%), and complex V had 2/30 (6.66%) nonsynonymous changes. Nonsynonymous mutations in cytochrome c oxidase (COX) genes have been reported previously in LHON patients. Nonsynonymous mtDNA variations may adversely affect the respiratory chain and impair the oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) pathway, resulting in low ATP production and elevated reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels, which cause oxidative stress. It has previously been reported that oxidative stress (OS) leads to oxidative damage of cellular macromolecules, such as mitochondrial and nuclear DNA, proteins, and lipids along with energy depletion and a local imbalance of calcium homeostasis, resulting in neuronal degeneration. OS is the underlying etiology in several ocular diseases and also plays an essential role in LHON.ConclusionsA total of five novel mtDNA variations were identified in this study. Nonsynonymous mtDNA variations may adversely affect the respiratory chain and impair the OXPHOS pathway, resulting in low ATP production and elevated ROS levels. OS further damages both nuclear and mtDNA. This preliminary study describes mtDNA sequence variations in a relatively small number of LHON patients of north Indian ethnic origin. However, these results should be confirmed in other populations. Early diagnosis of mtDNA variations and prompt anti-oxidant administration in these cases may delay OS-induced injury to retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) and hence improve visual prognosis.

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Impaired complex I repair causes recessive Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy.

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Impaired complex I repair causes recessive Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy.

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