Dominant optic atrophy: Culprit mitochondria in the optic nerve

G Lenaers, A Neutzner, Y Le Dantec, C Jüschke… - Progress in Retinal and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Dominant optic atrophy (DOA) is an inherited mitochondrial disease leading to specific
degeneration of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs), thus compromising transmission of visual …

Mitochondrial disorders and the eye

E Kisilevsky, P Freund, E Margolin - Survey of Ophthalmology, 2020 - Elsevier
Mitochondria are cellular organelles that play a key role in energy metabolism and oxidative
phosphorylation. Malfunctioning of mitochondria has been implicated as the cause of many …

OPA1 helical structures give perspective to mitochondrial dysfunction

SB Nyenhuis, X Wu, MP Strub, YI Yim, AE Stanton… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Dominant optic atrophy is one of the leading causes of childhood blindness. Around 60–
80% of cases are caused by mutations of the gene that encodes optic atrophy protein 1 …

OPA1 Modulates Mitochondrial Ca2+ Uptake Through ER-Mitochondria Coupling

B Cartes-Saavedra, J Macuada, D Lagos… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Autosomal Dominant Optic Atrophy (ADOA), a disease that causes blindness and other
neurological disorders, is linked to OPA1 mutations. OPA1, dependent on its GTPase and …

Identification of deep-intronic splice mutations in a large cohort of patients with inherited retinal diseases

X Qian, J Wang, M Wang, AD Igelman, KD Jones… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
High throughput sequencing technologies have revolutionized the identification of mutations
responsible for a diverse set of Mendelian disorders, including inherited retinal disorders …

Mutations in the m-AAA proteases AFG3L2 and SPG7 are causing isolated dominant optic atrophy

M Charif, A Chevrollier, N Gueguen, C Bris… - Neurology …, 2020 - AAN Enterprises
Objective To improve the genetic diagnosis of dominant optic atrophy (DOA), the most
frequently inherited optic nerve disease, and infer genotype-phenotype correlations …

OPA1 disease-causing mutants have domain-specific effects on mitochondrial ultrastructure and fusion

B Cartes-Saavedra, D Lagos… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Inner mitochondrial membrane fusion and cristae shape depend on optic atrophy protein 1,
OPA1. Mutations in OPA1 lead to autosomal dominant optic atrophy (ADOA), an important …

Uncovering the genetics and physiology behind optic neuritis

I Del Negro, G Pauletto, L Verriello, L Spadea, C Salati… - Genes, 2023 - mdpi.com
Optic neuritis (ON) is an inflammatory condition affecting the optic nerve, leading to vision
impairment and potential vision loss. This manuscript aims to provide a comprehensive …

The power of yeast in modelling human nuclear mutations associated with mitochondrial diseases

C Ceccatelli Berti, G di Punzio, C Dallabona, E Baruffini… - Genes, 2021 - mdpi.com
The increasing application of next generation sequencing approaches to the analysis of
human exome and whole genome data has enabled the identification of novel variants and …

Modelling autosomal dominant optic atrophy associated with OPA1 variants in iPSC-derived retinal ganglion cells

PE Sladen, K Jovanovic, R Guarascio… - Human Molecular …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Autosomal dominant optic atrophy (DOA) is the most common inherited optic neuropathy,
characterized by the preferential loss of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs), resulting in optic …