Molecular analysis of the muscle pathology associated with mitochondrial DNA deletions

Large-scale deletions of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) are associated with a subgroup of mitochondrial encephalomyopathies. We studied seven patients with Kearns-Sayre syndrome or isolated ocular myopathy who harboured a sub-population of partially-deleted mitochondrial genomes in skeletal muscle. Variable cytochrome c oxidase (COX) deficiencies and reduction of mitochondrially-encoded polypeptides were found in affected muscle fibres, but while many COX-deficient fibres had increased levels of mutant mtDNA, they almost invariably had reduced levels of normal mtDNA. Our results suggest that a specific ratio between mutant and wild-type mitochondrial genomes is the most important determinant of a focal respiratory chain deficiency, even though absolute copy numbers may vary widely.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

1992

Erschienen:

1992

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:1

Enthalten in:

Nature genetics - 1(1992), 5 vom: 14. Aug., Seite 359-67

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Moraes, C T [VerfasserIn]
Ricci, E [VerfasserIn]
Petruzzella, V [VerfasserIn]
Shanske, S [VerfasserIn]
DiMauro, S [VerfasserIn]
Schon, E A [VerfasserIn]
Bonilla, E [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

63231-63-0
DNA, Mitochondrial
DNA Probes
EC 1.3.99.1
EC 1.9.3.1
Electron Transport Complex IV
Journal Article
RNA
RNA, Mitochondrial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
Succinate Dehydrogenase

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 09.06.1993

Date Revised 29.01.2022

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM012651281