Exome sequencing identifies ACAD9 mutations as a cause of complex i deficiency

Tobias B. Haack, Katharina Danhauser, Birgit Haberberger, Jonathan Hoser, Valentina Strecker, Detlef Boehm, Graziella Uziel, Eleonora Lamantea, Federica Invernizzi, Joanna Poulton, Boris Rolinski, Arcangela Iuso, Saskia Biskup, Thorsten Schmidt, Hans Werner Mewes, Ilka Wittig, Thomas Meitinger, Massimo Zeviani, Holger Prokisch

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Abstract

An isolated defect of respiratory chain complex I activity is a frequent biochemical abnormality in mitochondrial disorders. Despite intensive investigation in recent years, in most instances, the molecular basis underpinning complex I defects remains unknown. We report whole-exome sequencing of a single individual with severe, isolated complex I deficiency. This analysis, followed by filtering with a prioritization of mitochondrial proteins, led us to identify compound heterozygous mutations in ACAD9, which encodes a poorly understood member of the mitochondrial acyl-CoA dehydrogenase protein family. We demonstrated the pathogenic role of the ACAD9 variants by the correction of the complex I defect on expression of the wildtype ACAD9 protein in fibroblasts derived from affected individuals. ACAD9 screening of 120 additional complex Iĝ€"defective index cases led us to identify two additional unrelated cases and a total of five pathogenic ACAD9 alleles.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1131-1134
Number of pages4
JournalNature Genetics
Volume42
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2010

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