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Mitochondrial iron-sulfur cluster biogenesis from molecular understanding to clinical disease

Majid Alfadhel, Marwan Nashabat, Qais Abu Ali and Khalid Hundallah
Neurosciences Journal January 2017, 22 (1) 4-13; DOI: https://doi.org/10.17712/nsj.2017.1.20160542
Majid Alfadhel
From the Department of Pediatrics, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard-Health Affairs, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Marwan Nashabat
From the Department of Pediatrics, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard-Health Affairs, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Qais Abu Ali
From the Department of Pediatrics, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard-Health Affairs, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Khalid Hundallah
From the Department of Pediatrics, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard-Health Affairs, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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    - Mitochondrial iron-sulfur cluster assembly: all involved proteins are written in their genetic names. Yellow circle presents sulfur and red circle presents iron. Numbers indicate the steps of the process; number 1 and 2 include the core components of the process. Proteins associated with known medical conditions are underlined. Ala - Alanine, BOLA3 - bolA family member 3, Cys - Cysteine, FDX2 - Ferredoxin 2, FDXR - Ferredoxin reductase, FXN - Frataxin, GLRX5 - glutaredoxin 5, GRPEL1 - GrpE like 1, GSH - tripeptide glutathione, HSCB - HscB mitochondrial iron-sulfur cluster cochaperone, HSPA9 - heat shock protein family A (Hsp70) member 9, IBA57 - iron-sulfur cluster assembly factor for biotin synthase- and aconitase-like mitochondrial proteins, with a mass of 57kDa, ISCA1 - iron-sulfur cluster assembly 1, ISCA2 - iron-sulfur cluster assembly 2, ISCU - Iron–sulfur cluster scaffold homolog, LIAS - lipoic acid synthetase, LYRM4 - LYR motif containing 4, NFS - Cysteine desulfurase, NFU1 - NFU1 iron-sulfur cluster scaffold, NUBPL - nucleotide binding protein like, SDH - succinate dehydrogenase.

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    - Lipoic Acid Synthetase (LIAS) biosynthesis and function, LIAS is essential in the maturation of lipoic acid (LA) which acts as cofactor for many enzymes. lipoic acid is bound to E2 and E3 subunits of the mitochondrial a-ketoacid dehydrogenase complex family (Pyruvate dehydrogenase, oxoglutarate (a ketoglutarate) dehydrogenase and branched chain ketoacid dehydrogenase, 2-oxoadipate dehydrogenase). lipoic acid is also bound to protein H in the Glycine cleavage system (GCS). Diseases which cause inhibition of any of ISC assembly step 3 proteins (shown in red and underlined) will affect the synthesis of the target apoprotein LIAS and subsequently the end product LA. As a result, all the biological process which include lipoic acid will be affected; the activity of a-ketoacid dehydrogenase complex family will decrease and the GCS activity will decrease which result in hyperglycinemia. ISC - Iron–sulfur clusters, 5,10-MTHF - 5, 10 methylene tetrahydrofolate, GCS - Glycine Cleavage System, THF - tetrahydrofolate

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    VariablesFrataxin (FXN)ISD11 (LYRM4)NFS1ISCUFDX1LGLRX5NFU1BOLA3IBA57ISCA2NUBPLABCB7HSPA9
    OMIM#22930615595603485255125614585616860 and 616859605711614299615330616370613621301310616854
    DiseaseFriedreich ataxia (FRDA)Combined oxidative phosphorylation deficiency 19Infantile complex II/III deficiency (IMC23D)Myopathy with lactic acidosis, hereditarymitochondrial muscle myopathy616860: Anemia, sideroblastic, 3, pyridoxine-616859: refractory Spasticity, childhood-Multiple mitochondrial dysfunctions syndrome 1Multiple mitochondrial dysfunctions syndrome 2Multiple mitochondrial dysfunctions syndrome 3Multiple mitochondrial dysfunctions syndrome 4Mitochondrial complex I deficiencySidroblastic anemia with ataxiaEven-plus syndrome
    Year199620132014200820142007 and 20112011201120132015201019992015
    Pathway defectCore [Fe-S] assemblyCore [Fe-S] assemblyCore [Fe-S] assemblyCore [Fe-S] assemblyCore [Fe-S] assembly[Fe-S] transfer to specific recipients[Fe-S] transfer to specific recipients[Fe-S] transfer to specific recipients[Fe4-S4] assembly[Fe4-S4] assemblyMitochondrial translation; complex I assemblyMitochondrial exportMitochondrial iron import
    Number of patients/Prevalence1:50000232515203267223
    Age of onsetChildhood-Adult (usually 2nd decade)NeonatalInfantileChildhoodChildhoodAdult and childhoodneonatal and infantileInfantileNeonatalInfantileInfantileChildhoodPrenatal
    OriginPanethnicLebanon and SyriaCanadaSweden and NorwayMoroccoItaly and ChinaMexico, Germany, Serbia, Romania, PakistanIndia, Australia, AfricaMoroccoSaudiArgentina, Germany, Canada, Australia, NetherlandsUSAChile and Korea
    Clinical hintsAtaxia, dysarthria, muscle weakness, spasticity in the lower limbs, scoliosis, bladder dysfunction, absent lower limb reflexes, and loss of position and vibration sense, cardiomyopathy, DMHypotonia, respiratory distressHypotonia, respiratory distress, seizure, multisystem organ failureMuscle weakness, exercise intolerance and cardiomyopathySevere proximal lower limb weakness and muscle cramps616860: Sideroblastic anemia, hepatosplenomegaly and jaundice 616859: Spastic paraplegia, spinal lesion, and optic atrophyHypotonia, respiratory distress, seizure, Neurologic regression pulmonary hypertension, lethargy, poor feeding, White matter lesions seen on brain imagingHypotonia, respiratory distress, seizure, Neurologic regression, lethargy, poor feeding, optic atrophy, white matter lesions seen on brain imagingSevere hypotonia, generalized muscle weakness, absent primitive reflexes, microcephaly and dysmorphic features (retrognathia, high palate, widely spaced nipples, arthrogryposis, cerebral atrophy and polymicrogyria on Brain MRINeuroregression, developmental delay, nystagmus with optic atrophy and diffuse white matter disease of the brain and spineHypotonia, muscle weakness, muscle atrophy exercise intolerance Muscle biopsy shows abnormal mitochondria, developmental delay, neuroregression, seizure, white matter lesions seen on brain imagingSidroblastic anemia and ataxiaEVEN-PLUS syndrome is characterized by short stature, vertebral and epiphyseal changes, microtia, midface hypoplasia with flat nose and triangular nares, cardiac malformations, and other findings including anal atresia, hypodontia, and aplasia cutis. The features overlap those reported in patients with CODAS syndrome
    Biochemical hintsNoneLactic acidosis, metabolic acidosis, high liver enzymes low complexes I-IV in the muscleLactic acidosis, metabolic acidosis, high CK level and high liver enzymes, DIC picture, low complexes II and III in the muscleLactic acidosis, Myoglobinuria Histopathology showed succinate dehydrogenase and cytochrome c oxidase (COX) deficiencLactic acidosis, myoglobinuria and low complexes I, II and III in the muscle616860: hypochromic microcytic anemia, increase ferritin level, ringed sideroblasts on bone marrow aspirateHyperglycinemia, metabolic acidosis, lactic acidosis, Increased urinary 2-hydroxybutyrate, Decreased activity of pyruvate dehydrogenase complex, low complexes I and II in the musclesame as NFU1 gene defectHyperglycinemia, metabolic acidosis, lactic acidosisHyperglycinemia, metabolic acidosis, lactic acidosishypoglycemia, lactic acidosis, low complex I in the muscleIncreased free erythrocyte protoporphyrin, hypochromic microcytic anemia, ringed sideroblasts on bone marrow aspirateNot specific
    Mutation reported90 % have expanded GAA repeat in intron 1 of FXN gene*Missense mutation c.203G>T, p.Arg68LysMissense mutation c.251G>A, p.Arg72GlnSplicing defect IVS5 + 382G>C, heterozygosity for the splicing defect and the missense mutation c.149G>A, p.Gly50Gluhomozygous mutation c.1A>T616860: A> G homozygous transition 616859: Homozygous deletion c.151_153delAAG, p.K51del or compound heterozygosity for p.K51del and 8bp insertionA homozygous missense mutation, c.545G>A(p.Arg182Gln), compound heterozygous for aforementioned mutation and a splice-site (c.545+5G>A) mutation, compound heterozygous mutation (g.69400462C>A, p.Gly208Cys); g.69592691_ 69648327del, [?]) compound heterozygous mutation (c.544C>T, [?], p.Arg182Trp);[?]), (c. 565G>A, p. Gly189Arg);[568G>A],;[Gly190 Arg]), (c.[544C>T];[?], p.[Arg182Trp];[?]), homozygous frameshift mutation c.302+3A>G (p.Val56Glyfs*9), compound heterozygous mutation (c.62G>C, p.Arg21Pro); (c.622G>T, p.Gly208Cys)(c.136C4T, p.R46X)(c.941A > C, p.Gln314Pro)(c.229G>A, p.Gly77Ser)Homozygous missense mutation (c.166G>A, p.Gly56Arg), intronic mutation: c.815-27T>C or compound heterozygous for (c.166G>A, p.Gly56Arg) and other mutationHomozygous missense mutation(c.1200T>G(p.Ile400Met), Other several mutations near to or in transmembrane domains of the ABC transporterCompound hgetrozygous mutation (c.383A > G (p.Y128C) and c.882_883delAG (p.V296*), homozygous missense mutation (c.376C > T;p.Arg126Trp).
    MortalityThe average age of death was at 37.5 years (range, 5–71 years)1/22/3NoneNoneNone20/203/32/24/6NoneNoneNone
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