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ArticleNature metabolism2024

Systematic analysis of NDUFAF6 in complex I assembly and mitochondrial disease.

Andrew Y Sung, Rachel M Guerra, Laura H Steenberge, Charlotte L Alston, Kei Murayama, Yasushi Okazaki, Masaru Shimura, Holger Prokisch, Daniele Ghezzi, Alessandra Torraco and 5 more

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Article in Nature metabolism, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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15 authors.

Andrew Y SungDepartment of Biomolecular Chemistry, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1601-2538
Rachel M GuerraDepartment of Cell Biology and Physiology, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Laura H SteenbergeDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA.
Charlotte L AlstonMitochondrial Research Group, Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
Kei MurayamaDepartment of Metabolism, Chiba Children's Hospital, Chiba, Japan.
Yasushi OkazakiDiagnostics and Therapeutic of Intractable Diseases, Intractable Disease Research Center, Graduate School of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3241-5502
Masaru ShimuraDepartment of Metabolism, Chiba Children's Hospital, Chiba, Japan.
Holger ProkischInstitute of Neurogenomics, Computational Health Center, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Neuherberg, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2379-6286
Daniele GhezziDepartment of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6564-3766
Alessandra TorracoUnit of Cell Biology and Diagnosis of Mitochondrial Disorders, Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8148-9295
Rosalba CarrozzoUnit of Cell Biology and Diagnosis of Mitochondrial Disorders, Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3327-4054
Agnès RötigUniversité Paris Cité, Imagine Institute, INSERM UMR 1163, Paris, France.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0589-0703
Robert W TaylorMitochondrial Research Group, Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7768-8873
James L KeckDepartment of Biomolecular Chemistry, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5961-0220
David J PagliariniDepartment of Cell Biology and Physiology, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA. pagliarini@wustl.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0001-0087

Funding

Washington University Center for Cellular ImagingP30CA091842 · NCI · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI AIMEE S JAMES · 2001 to 2026
$128.0M
Washington University Nutrition Obesity Research CenterP30DK056341 · NIDDK · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI Dominic N Reeds · 1999 to 2026
$30.2M
Biology of Aging and Age-Related Diseases Training GrantT32AG000213 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI Rozalyn M. Anderson, Sanjay Asthana · 1991 to 2026
$9.9M
Chemistry-Biology Interface Training ProgramT32GM008505 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI BLACKWELL, HELEN E. · 1993 to 2023
$9.8M
Integrated Training For Physician-ScientistsT32GM140935 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI Anna Huttenlocher, Jeniel E Nett · 2021 to 2026
$6.5M
Systems-to-structure approaches for defining mitochondrial protein functionR35GM131795 · NIGMS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI David J Pagliarini · 2019 to 2026
$4.8M
Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) JP23ek0109625NCI NIH HHS P30 CA091842NIA NIH HHS T32 AG000213NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK056341NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM131795NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM008505NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM140935U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) R35GM131795U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) T32GM008505U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) T32GM140935U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute on Aging (U.S. National Institute on Aging) T32AG000213Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Isolated complex I (CI) deficiencies are a major cause of primary mitochondrial disease. A substantial proportion of CI deficiencies are believed to arise from defects in CI assembly factors (CIAFs) that are not part of the CI holoenzyme. The biochemistry of these CIAFs is poorly defined, making their role in CI assembly unclear, and confounding interpretation of potential disease-causing genetic variants. To address these challenges, we devised a deep mutational scanning approach to systematically assess the function of thousands of NDUFAF6 genetic variants. Guided by these data, biochemical analyses and cross-linking mass spectrometry, we discovered that the CIAF NDUFAF6 facilitates incorporation of NDUFS8 into CI and reveal that NDUFS8 overexpression rectifies NDUFAF6 deficiency. Our data further provide experimental support of pathogenicity for seven novel NDUFAF6 variants associated with human pathology and introduce functional evidence for over 5,000 additional variants. Overall, our work defines the molecular function of NDUFAF6 and provides a clinical resource for aiding diagnosis of NDUFAF6-related diseases.

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Electron Transport Complex IMitochondrial DiseasesMitochondrial ProteinsHumansMitochondriaMutationElectron Transport Complex IMitochondrial ProteinsNDUFAF6 protein, human

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PMCPMC11395703

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