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  • Title: Novel mutations m.3959G>A and m.3995A>G in mitochondrial gene MT-ND1 associated with MELAS.
    Author: Lin J, Zhao CB, Lu JH, Wang HJ, Zhu WH, Xi JY, Lu J, Luo SS, Ma D, Wang Y, Xiao BG, Lu CZ.
    Journal: Mitochondrial DNA; 2014 Feb; 25(1):56-62. PubMed ID: 23834081.
    Abstract:
    Mitochondrial encephalopathy, lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes (MELAS) are progressive neurodegenerative disorder associated with polygenetic, maternally inherited mutations in mitochondrial DNA. Approximately 80% of MELAS cases are caused by the mutation m.3243A>G of the mitochondrial tRNA(Leu (UUR)) gene (MT-TL1). We reported two probands with MELAS features. Muscle biopsy identified ragged-red fibers (RRF) in Gomori Trichrome staining. A respiratory chain function study showed decreased activity of mitochondrial respiratory chain complex I in both probands. Sequencing of the mitochondrial DNA revealed two novel MT-ND1 gene missense mutations, m.3959G>A and m.3995A>G, which are highly conserved among species. Protein secondary structure predictions demonstrated that these mutations may alter the peptide structure and may lead to decreased ND1 gene stability. Our findings suggest that these two novel mutations may contribute to the MELAS phenotypes of the patients in our study.
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