Mitochondrial DNA damage and reactive oxygen species in neurodegenerative disease

N Nissanka, CT Moraes - FEBS letters, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Mitochondria are essential organelles within the cell where most ATP is produced through
oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS). A subset of the genes needed for this process are …

Leigh syndrome: one disorder, more than 75 monogenic causes

NJ Lake, AG Compton, S Rahman… - Annals of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Leigh syndrome is the most common pediatric presentation of mitochondrial disease. This
neurodegenerative disorder is genetically heterogeneous, and to date pathogenic mutations …

[HTML][HTML] Patient care standards for primary mitochondrial disease: a consensus statement from the Mitochondrial Medicine Society

S Parikh, A Goldstein, A Karaa, MK Koenig, I Anselm… - Genetics in …, 2017 - Elsevier
The purpose of this statement is to provide consensus-based recommendations for optimal
management and care for patients with primary mitochondrial disease. This statement is …

Vitamin E therapy beyond cancer: Tocopherol versus tocotrienol

HY Peh, WSD Tan, W Liao, WSF Wong - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2016 - Elsevier
The discovery of vitamin E (α-tocopherol) began in 1922 as a vital component required in
reproduction. Today, there are eight naturally occurring vitamin E isoforms, namely α-, β-, γ …

Mitochondrial disease in children

S Rahman - Journal of internal medicine, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Mitochondrial disease presenting in childhood is characterized by clinical, biochemical and
genetic complexity. Some children are affected by canonical syndromes, but the majority …

[HTML][HTML] A mitochondrial protein compendium elucidates complex I disease biology

DJ Pagliarini, SE Calvo, B Chang, SA Sheth, SB Vafai… - Cell, 2008 - cell.com
Mitochondria are complex organelles whose dysfunction underlies a broad spectrum of
human diseases. Identifying all of the proteins resident in this organelle and understanding …

[HTML][HTML] Leigh syndrome: a tale of two genomes

AB Bakare, EJ Lesnefsky, S Iyer - Frontiers in Physiology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Leigh syndrome is a rare, complex, and incurable early onset (typically infant or early
childhood) mitochondrial disorder with both phenotypic and genetic heterogeneity. The …

Complex I deficiency: clinical features, biochemistry and molecular genetics

E Fassone, S Rahman - Journal of medical genetics, 2012 - jmg.bmj.com
Complex I deficiency is the most frequent mitochondrial disorder presenting in childhood,
accounting for up to 30% of cases. As with many mitochondrial disorders, complex I …

Fatty liver is associated with reduced SIRT3 activity and mitochondrial protein hyperacetylation

AA Kendrick, M Choudhury, SM Rahman… - Biochemical …, 2011 - portlandpress.com
Acetylation has recently emerged as an important mechanism for controlling a broad array of
proteins mediating cellular adaptation to metabolic fuels. Acetylation is governed, in part, by …

The genetics and pathology of oxidative phosphorylation

J Smeitink, L van den Heuvel, S DiMauro - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2001 - nature.com
The mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) system is the final biochemical
pathway in the production of ATP. The OXPHOS system consists of five multiprotein …