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Emerging variants, unique phenotypes, and transcriptomic signatures: An integrated study of COASY-associated diseases.
Ann. Clin. Transl. Neurol. 11, 1615-1629 (2024)
OBJECTIVE: COASY, the gene encoding the bifunctional enzyme CoA synthase, which catalyzes the last two reactions of cellular de novo coenzyme A (CoA) biosynthesis, has been linked to two exceedingly rare autosomal recessive disorders, such as COASY protein-associated neurodegeneration (CoPAN), a form of neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation (NBIA), and pontocerebellar hypoplasia type 12 (PCH12). We aimed to expand the phenotypic spectrum and gain insights into the pathogenesis of COASY-related disorders. METHODS: Patients were identified through targeted or exome sequencing. To unravel the molecular mechanisms of disease, RNA sequencing, bioenergetic analysis, and quantification of critical proteins were performed on fibroblasts. RESULTS: We identified five new individuals harboring novel COASY variants. While one case exhibited classical CoPAN features, the others displayed atypical symptoms such as deafness, language and autism spectrum disorders, brain atrophy, and microcephaly. All patients experienced epilepsy, highlighting its potential frequency in COASY-related disorders. Fibroblast transcriptomic profiling unveiled dysregulated expression in genes associated with mitochondrial respiration, responses to oxidative stress, transmembrane transport, various cellular signaling pathways, and protein translation, modification, and trafficking. Bioenergetic analysis revealed impaired mitochondrial oxygen consumption in COASY fibroblasts. Despite comparable total CoA levels to control cells, the amounts of mitochondrial 4'-phosphopantetheinylated proteins were significantly reduced in COASY patients. INTERPRETATION: These results not only extend the clinical phenotype associated with COASY variants but also suggest a continuum between CoPAN and PCH12. The intricate interplay of altered cellular processes and signaling pathways provides valuable insights for further research into the pathogenesis of COASY-associated diseases.
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Publication type
Article: Journal article
Document type
Scientific Article
Keywords
Synthase; Link
ISSN (print) / ISBN
2328-9503
e-ISSN
2328-9503
Quellenangaben
Volume: 11,
Issue: 6,
Pages: 1615-1629
Publisher
Wiley
Publishing Place
Chichester [u.a.]
Non-patent literature
Publications
Reviewing status
Peer reviewed
Institute(s)
Institute of Neurogenomics (ING)
Grants
Ricerca Corrente (RRC)
Italian Ministry of Health
Italian Ministry of Health