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Tan, N.B.* ; Gautschi, M.* ; Raum, M.* ; Hock, D.H.* ; Kopajtich, R. ; Wang, J.* ; Qian, X.* ; Sharma, T.* ; Green, T.E.* ; Nuoffer, J.M.* ; Bell, K.M.* ; Pospieszny, K.* ; Stait, T.* ; Pike, C.* ; Cao, M.* ; White, S.M.* ; Thorburn, D.R.* ; Brunet, T.* ; Wagner, M. ; Müller-Felber, W.* ; Zeng, L.* ; Klopstock, T.* ; Schaller, A.* ; Liu, J.* ; Stroud, D.A.* ; Prokisch, H.

Bi-allelic variants in NDUFA5 cause a mitochondriopathy with complex I deficiency.

Am. J. Hum. Genet. 113, 1108-1121 (2026)
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NDUFA5 encodes a structural subunit of mitochondrial complex I (NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase) located in the peripheral arm of the enzyme complex. Complex I is the largest enzyme of the mitochondrial respiratory chain and is essential for oxidative phosphorylation. There are many well-characterized conditions associated with nuclear-encoded mitochondrial complex I dysfunction, including Leigh syndrome, leukoencephalopathy, lethal infantile mitochondrial disease, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, and exercise intolerance. The vast majority of these nuclear-encoded mitochondrial complex I deficiencies are autosomal-recessive conditions. To date, variants in NDUFA5 have not been associated with mitochondriopathy in humans. We identified a cohort of four individuals from three unrelated families with bi-allelic variants in NDUFA5. All individuals present with variable multisystem disease in the setting of a mitochondrial complex I deficiency, biochemically proven via an array of respiratory chain enzymology, blue native PAGE, and mass-spectrometry-based proteomics in peripheral blood mononuclear cells, lymphoblastoid cell lines, fibroblasts, and skeletal muscle. Transcriptomics and RT-PCR demonstrated aberrant mRNA expression in all affected individuals. Finally, we generated zebrafish ndufa5 F0 mutants that exhibited defects of morphological development, locomotor deficits, and abnormal brain activity. Our data demonstrate that bi-allelic variants in NDUFA5 cause a mitochondrial complex I deficiency, characterized by a variable multisystem phenotype that encompasses severe congenital heart defects, hematological abnormalities, and neurological involvement consistent with Leigh syndrome.
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Publikationstyp Artikel: Journalartikel
Dokumenttyp Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
Schlagwörter Ci Deficiency ; Ndufa5 ; Complex I Deficiency ; Mitochondrial Disease ; Mitochondriopathy
ISSN (print) / ISBN 0002-9297
e-ISSN 1537-6605
Zeitschrift American Journal of Human Genetics, The
Quellenangaben Band: 113, Heft: 5, Seiten: 1108-1121 Artikelnummer: , Supplement: ,
Verlag Elsevier
Verlagsort New York, NY
Begutachtungsstatus Peer reviewed
Institut(e) Institute of Neurogenomics (ING)