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ArticleEuropean journal of human genetics : EJHG2017

A mutation in the TMEM65 gene results in mitochondrial myopathy with severe neurological manifestations.

Aisha Nazli, Adeel Safdar, Ayesha Saleem, Mahmood Akhtar, Lauren I Brady, Jeremy Schwartzentruber, Mark A Tarnopolsky

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Article in European journal of human genetics : EJHG, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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23 citing papers in PubMed, 38 citations in OpenAlex.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Aisha NazliDepartment of Pediatrics, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
Adeel SafdarDepartment of Pediatrics, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
Ayesha SaleemDepartment of Pediatrics, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
Mahmood AkhtarDepartment of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
Lauren I BradyDepartment of Pediatrics, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
Jeremy SchwartzentruberMcGill University and Genome Quebec Innovation Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada.
Mark A TarnopolskyDepartment of Pediatrics, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
McMaster University · CAMcGill University and Génome Québec Innovation Centre · CA

Funding

CIHR
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recent research has suggested that transmembrane protein 65 (TMEM65) is localized within the inner mitochondrial membrane. Little else is known about its function. In this study we investigated the location and function of TMEM65. Further, we report the functional consequences of a novel homozygous splice variant (c.472+1G>A) in the TMEM65 gene in a patient with mitochondrial encephalomyopathy. Here we investigated the location of TMEM65 by immunofluorescence staining of the protein and by immunoblotting of the isolated mitochondrial fractions in healthy fibroblasts and those from the patient. To study the function of TMEM65 we knocked down mRNA using TMEM65-specific siRNA, and measured mitochondrial function by enzymology, protein abundance and oxygen consumption rate in fibroblasts. Subcellular fractionation confirmed that the TMEM65 protein was present in the inner mitochondrial membrane. Knocking down TMEM65 expression in dermal fibroblasts severely affected mitochondrial content and respiration rate. Further evidence for the essential role of TMEM65 in mitochondrial function came from the demonstration of severe cellular and clinical consequences resulting from the novel TMEM65 gene mutation. In conclusion, these findings suggest that TMEM65, an inner mitochondrial membrane protein, plays a significant role in mitochondrial respiratory chain function. We also provide the first evidence that a mutation in the TMEM65 gene results in mitochondrial dysfunction and a severe mitochondrial encephalomyopathy phenotype.

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MutationCell RespirationCells, CulturedChild, PreschoolFemaleFibroblastsHumansMembrane ProteinsMitochondrial EncephalomyopathiesMitochondrial MembranesMitochondrial ProteinsOxygenRNA SplicingMembrane ProteinsMitochondrial ProteinsOxygenTMEM65 protein, human

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PMID28295037
PMCPMC5477357
OpenAlexW2597986696

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