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Gomez-Duran 2012 Biochim Biophys Acta

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Gómez-Durán A, Pacheu-Grau D, Martínez-Romero I, López-Gallardo E, López-Pérez MJ, Montoya J, Ruiz-Pesini E (2012) Oxidative phosphorylation differences between mitochondrial DNA haplogroups modify the risk of Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy. Biochim Biophys Acta 1822:1216-22.

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Gomez-Duran A, Pacheu-Grau D, Martinez-Romero I, Lopez-Gallardo E, Lopez-Perez MJ, Montoya J, Ruiz-Pesini E (2012) Biochim Biophys Acta

Abstract: Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy is a maternally inherited optic atrophy caused by mitochondrial DNA point mutations. Previous epidemiological studies have shown that individuals from mitochondrial genetic backgrounds (haplogroups) J/Uk and H have a higher and a lower risk, respectively, of suffering this disorder. To analyze the bases of these associations at cellular and molecular levels, functional studies with cybrids provide high quality evidence. Cybrids from haplogroup J contain less mitochondrial deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and ribonucleic acid (RNA) and synthesize a smaller amount of mitochondrial DNA-encoded polypeptides than those from haplogroup H. Haplogroup J cybrids also display lower oxygen consumption, mitochondrial inner membrane potential and total adenosine-5'-triphosphate (ATP) levels. Moreover, mitochondrial DNA levels correlate with many parameters of the oxidative phosphorylation system. These results suggest that the mitochondrial DNA amount determines oxidative phosphorylation capacity and, along with other recently published observations, support the possibility that mitochondrial DNA levels may be responsible for the bias of the disorder toward males, for the incomplete penetrance of mutations causing Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy and for the association of the disease with particular mitochondrial DNA haplogroups. Keywords: Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy, Oxidative phosphorylation, Mitochondrial DNA, Haplogroup, Cybrid

O2k-Network Lab: ES Zaragoza Ruiz-Pesini E


Labels: MiParea: Respiration, mtDNA;mt-genetics  Pathology: Other 

Organism: Human  Tissue;cell: Blood cells, Platelet  Preparation: Intact cells 


Coupling state: LEAK, ROUTINE, ET 

HRR: Oxygraph-2k