Biallelic Variants in ENDOG Associated with Mitochondrial Myopathy and Multiple mtDNA Deletions
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Data di Pubblicazione:
2022
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Biallelic Variants in ENDOG Associated with Mitochondrial Myopathy and Multiple mtDNA Deletions / A. Nasca, A. Legati, M. Meneri, M.E. Ermert, C. Frascarelli, N. Zanetti, M. Garbellini, G.P. Comi, A. Catania, C. Lamperti, D. Ronchi, D. Ghezzi. - In: CELLS. - ISSN 2073-4409. - 11:6(2022 Mar), pp. 974.1-974.10. [10.3390/cells11060974]
Abstract:
Endonuclease G (ENDOG) is a nuclear-encoded mitochondrial-localized nuclease. Although its precise biological function remains unclear, its proximity to mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) makes it an excellent candidate to participate in mtDNA replication, metabolism and maintenance. Indeed, several roles for ENDOG have been hypothesized, including maturation of RNA primers during mtDNA replication, splicing of polycistronic transcripts and mtDNA repair. To date, ENDOG has been deemed as a determinant of cardiac hypertrophy, but no pathogenic variants or genetically defined patients linked to this gene have been described. Here, we report biallelic ENDOG variants identified by NGS in a patient with progressive external ophthalmoplegia, mitochondrial myopathy and multiple mtDNA deletions in muscle. The absence of the ENDOG protein in the patient’s muscle and fibroblasts indicates that the identified variants are pathogenic. The presence of multiple mtDNA deletions supports the role of ENDOG in mtDNA maintenance; moreover, the patient’s clinical presentation is very similar to mitochondrial diseases caused by mutations in other genes involved in mtDNA homeostasis. Although the patient’s fibroblasts did not present multiple mtDNA deletions or delay in the replication process, interestingly, we detected an accumulation of low-level heteroplasmy mtDNA point mutations compared with age-matched controls. This may indicate a possible role of ENDOG in mtDNA replication or repair. Our report provides evidence of the association of ENDOG variants with mitochondrial myopathy.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
ENDOG; Endonuclease G; Mitochondrial DNA; Mitochondrial myopathy; Multiple mtDNA deletions; DNA, Mitochondrial; Endonucleases; Humans; Mitochondria; Endodeoxyribonucleases; Mitochondrial Myopathies;
Elenco autori:
A. Nasca, A. Legati, M. Meneri, M.E. Ermert, C. Frascarelli, N. Zanetti, M. Garbellini, G.P. Comi, A. Catania, C. Lamperti, D. Ronchi, D. Ghezzi
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