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New insights into the metabolic consequences of large-scale mtDNA deletions : a quantitative analysis of biochemical, morphological, and genetic findings in human skeletal muscle

Schröder, R. and Vielhaber, S. and Wiedemann, F. R. and Kornblum, C. and Papassotiropoulos, A. and Broich, P. and Zierz, S. and Elger, C. E. and Reichmann, H. and Seibel, P. and Klockgether, T. and Kunz, W. S.. (2000) New insights into the metabolic consequences of large-scale mtDNA deletions : a quantitative analysis of biochemical, morphological, and genetic findings in human skeletal muscle. Journal of neuropathology and experimental neurology, Vol. 59, H. 5. pp. 353-360.

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Abstract

In order to study putative genotype phenotype correlations in mitochondrial disorders due to large-scale mtDNA deletions we performed a quantitative analysis of biochemical, morphological, and genetic findings in 20 patients. The size of the mtDNA deletions varied from 2 to 7.5 kb with a degree of heteroplasmy ranging from 16% to 78%. Applying improved methods for measuring respiratory chain enzyme activities, we found highly significant inverse correlations between the percentage of cytochrome c oxidase (COX)- negative fibers and citrate synthase (CS) normalized COX ratios. Significant correlations were also established between CS normalized complex I and complex IV ratios as well as between the degree of heteroplasmy of mtDNA deletions and the percentage of ragged red fibers, COX-negative fibers, and CS normalized complex I and complex IV ratios. Our results indicate that the degree of heteroplasmy of mtDNA deletions is mirrored on the histological as well as the biochemical level. Furthermore, our findings suggest that single large-scale deletions equally influence the activities of all mitochondrially encoded respiratory chain enzymes. Even low degrees of heteroplasmy of mtDNA deletions were found to result in biochemical abnormalities indicating the absence of any well-defined mtDNA deletion threshold in skeletal muscle.
Faculties and Departments:05 Faculty of Science > Departement Biozentrum > Services Biozentrum > Life Sciences Training Facility (Papassotiropoulos)
07 Faculty of Psychology > Departement Psychologie > Ehemalige Einheiten Psychologie > Molecular Neuroscience (Papassotiropoulos)
UniBasel Contributors:Papassotiropoulos, Andreas
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
ISSN:0022-3069
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
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