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Burgin H, Sharpe AJ, Nie S, Ziemann M, Crameri JJ, Stojanovski D, Pitt J, Ohtake A, Murayama K, McKenzie M. Loss of mitochondrial fatty acid β-oxidation protein short-chain Enoyl-CoA hydratase disrupts oxidative phosphorylation protein complex stability and function. FEBS J 2023; 290:225-246. [PMID: 35962613 PMCID: PMC10087869 DOI: 10.1111/febs.16595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2022] [Revised: 06/24/2022] [Accepted: 08/11/2022] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
Abstract
Short-chain enoyl-CoA hydratase 1 (ECHS1) is involved in the second step of mitochondrial fatty acid β-oxidation (FAO), catalysing the hydration of short-chain enoyl-CoA esters to short-chain 3-hyroxyl-CoA esters. Genetic deficiency in ECHS1 (ECHS1D) is associated with a specific subset of Leigh Syndrome, a disease typically caused by defects in oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS). Here, we examined the molecular pathogenesis of ECHS1D using a CRISPR/Cas9 edited human cell 'knockout' model and fibroblasts from ECHS1D patients. Transcriptome analysis of ECHS1 'knockout' cells showed reductions in key mitochondrial pathways, including the tricarboxylic acid cycle, receptor-mediated mitophagy and nucleotide biosynthesis. Subsequent proteomic analyses confirmed these reductions and revealed additional defects in mitochondrial oxidoreductase activity and fatty acid β-oxidation. Functional analysis of ECHS1 'knockout' cells showed reduced mitochondrial oxygen consumption rates when metabolising glucose or OXPHOS complex I-linked substrates, as well as decreased complex I and complex IV enzyme activities. ECHS1 'knockout' cells also exhibited decreased OXPHOS protein complex steady-state levels (complex I, complex III2 , complex IV, complex V and supercomplexes CIII2 /CIV and CI/CIII2 /CIV), which were associated with a defect in complex I assembly. Patient fibroblasts exhibit varied reduction of mature OXPHOS complex steady-state levels, with defects detected in CIII2 , CIV, CV and the CI/CIII2 /CIV supercomplex. Overall, these findings highlight the contribution of defective OXPHOS function, in particular complex I deficiency, to the molecular pathogenesis of ECHS1D.
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- Harrison Burgin
- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Melbourne Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics Facility, Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, The University of Melbourne, Australia
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia
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- Department of Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, The University of Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, The University of Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Paediatrics, Victorian Clinical Genetics Services, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, The University of Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Pediatrics & Clinical Genomics, Faculty of Medicine, Saitama Medical University, Japan.,Centre for Intractable Diseases, Saitama Medical University Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Metabolism, Chiba Children's Hospital, Japan
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia.,Centre for Innate Immunity and Infectious Diseases, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Australia.,Department of Molecular and Translational Science, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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Ozlu C, Chelliah P, Dahshi H, Horton D, Edgar VB, Messahel S, Kayani S. ECHS1 deficiency and its biochemical and clinical phenotype. Am J Med Genet A 2022; 188:2908-2919. [PMID: 35856138 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.62895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2022] [Revised: 06/02/2022] [Accepted: 06/27/2022] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
Abstract
ECHS1 gene encodes a mitochondrial enzyme, short-chain enoyl-CoA hydratase (SCEH). SCEH is involved in fatty acid oxidation ([Sharpe and McKenzie (2018); Mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation disorders associated with short-chain enoyl-CoA hydratase (ECHS1) deficiency, 7: 46]) and valine catabolism ([Fong and Schulz (1977); Purification and properties of pig heart crotonase and the presence of short chain and long chain enoyl coenzyme A hydratases in pig and guinea pig tissues, 252: 542-547]; [Wanders et al. (2012); Enzymology of the branched-chain amino acid oxidation disorders: The valine pathway, 35: 5-12]), and the dysfunction of SCEH leads to a severe Leigh or Leigh-like Syndrome phenotype in patients ([Haack et al. (2015); Deficiency of ECHS1 causes mitochondrial encephalopathy with cardiac involvement, 2: 492-509]; [Peters et al. (2014); ECHS1 mutations in Leigh disease: A new inborn error of metabolism affecting valine metabolism, 137: 2903-2908]; [Sakai et al. (2015); ECHS1 mutations cause combined respiratory chain deficiency resulting in Leigh syndrome, 36: 232-239]; [Tetreault et al. (2015); Whole-exome sequencing identifies novel ECHS1 mutations in Leigh, 134: 981-991]). This study aims to further describe the ECHS1 deficiency phenotype using medical history questionnaires and standardized tools assessing quality of life and adaptive skills. Our findings in this largest sample of ECHS1 patients in literature to date (n = 13) illustrate a severely disabling condition causing severe developmental delays (n = 11), regression (n = 10), dystonia/hypotonia and movement disorders (n = 13), commonly with symptom onset in infancy (n = 10), classical MRI findings involving the basal ganglia (n = 11), and variability in biochemical profile. Congruent with the medical history, our patients had significantly low composite and domain scores on Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales, Third Edition. We believe there is an increasing need for better understanding of ECHS1 deficiency with an aim to support the development of transformative genetic-based therapies, driven by the unmet need for therapies for patients with this genetic disease.
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- Can Ozlu
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States
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- University of Texas Southwestern School of Medicine, Dallas, Texas, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States
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- Children's Health, Dallas, Texas, United States.,Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States.,Children's Health, Dallas, Texas, United States.,Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States
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- Perot Foundation Neuroscience Translational Research Center, Peter O'Donnell Jr. Brain Institute, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States.,Children's Health, Dallas, Texas, United States
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François‐Heude M, Lebigot E, Roze E, Abi Warde MT, Cances C, Damaj L, Espil C, Fluss J, de Lonlay P, Kern I, Lenaers G, Munnich A, Meyer P, Spitz M, Torre S, Doummar D, Touati G, Leboucq N, Roubertie A. Movement disorders in valine catabolism diseases (
HIBCH
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deficiencies
). Eur J Neurol 2022; 29:3229-3242. [DOI: 10.1111/ene.15515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2022] [Revised: 05/13/2022] [Accepted: 07/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- APHP Paris Saclay, Bicêtre Hospital, Biochemistry department, Le Kremlin‐Bicêtre Paris France
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- Sorbonne University Inserm U1127, CNRS UMR7225, UM75, Paris Brain Institute, Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris, DMU Neurosciences Paris France
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- CHRU Strasbourg Service de Neuropédiatrie et Maladies Héréditaires du métabolisme Strasbourg FRANCE
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- Reference Center for Neuromuscular Diseases AOC, Pediatric Neurology Department Toulouse University Hospital Toulouse France
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- Department of Pediatrics, Competence Center of Inherited Metabolic Disorders Rennes Hospital
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- Service de Neuropédiatrie Centre Hospitalier de Bordeaux, Centre de Référence des Maladies Neuromusculaires AOC (Atlantique‐Occitanie‐Caraïbe), Bordeaux France
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- HUG Genève, Service des spécialités pédiatriques, Unité de neuropédiatrie Genève, Suisse
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- Reference Center of inherited Metabolic Diseases, Necker‐Enfants‐Malades University hospital, APHP Université de Paris Paris France
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- HUG Genève, Service des spécialités pédiatriques, Unité de néphrologie et métabolisme pédiatrique Genève, Suisse
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- UMR CNRS 6015 ‐ INSERM U1083, University of Angers MitoLab Team University Hospital of Angers Angers France
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- CHU Montpellier, Département de Neuropédiatrie, Univ Montpellier Montpellier France
- Phymedexp Université de Montpellier Montpellier France
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- Sorbonne University Inserm U1127, CNRS UMR7225, UM75, Paris Brain Institute, Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris, DMU Neurosciences Paris France
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- Department of Neonatal Pediatrics, Intensive Care and Neuropediatrics, UNIROUEN, INSERM U1245, CHU Rouen Normandie University Rouen France
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- Reference Center of inherited Metabolic Diseases, Necker‐Enfants‐Malades University hospital, APHP Université de Paris Paris France
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Hôpital Armand‐Trousseau Paris France
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- Centre de référence en maladies héréditaires du métabolisme, Hôpital des Enfants, CHU de Toulouse Toulouse France
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- CHU Montpellier, Département de Neuropédiatrie, Univ Montpellier Montpellier France
- INM, Univ Montpellier, INSERM U 1298 Montpellier France
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Yang Z, Cao J, Song Y, Li S, Jiao Z, Ren S, Gao X, Zhang S, Liu J, Chen Y. Whole-exome sequencing identified novel variants in three Chinese Leigh syndrome pedigrees. Am J Med Genet A 2022; 188:1214-1225. [PMID: 35014173 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.62641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2021] [Revised: 12/12/2021] [Accepted: 12/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Abstract
Leigh syndrome (LS), the most common mitochondrial disease in early childhood, usually manifests variable neurodegenerative symptoms and typical brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) lesions. To date, pathogenic variants in more than 80 genes have been identified. However, there are still many cases without molecular diagnoses, and thus more disease-causing variants need to be unveiled. Here, we presented three clinically suspected LS patients manifesting neurological symptoms including developmental delay, hypotonia, and epilepsy during the first year of age, along with symmetric brain lesions on MRI. We explored disease-associated variants in patients and their nonconsanguineous parents by whole-exome sequencing and subsequent Sanger sequencing verification. Sequencing data revealed three pairs of disease-associated compound heterozygous variants: c.1A>G (p.Met1?) and 409G>C (p.Asp137His) in SDHA, c.1253G>A (p.Arg418His) and 1300C>T (p.Leu434Phe) in NARS2, and c.5C>T (p.Ala2Val) and 773T>G (p.Leu258Trp) in ECHS1. Among them, the likely pathogenic variants c.409G>C (p.Asp137His) in SDHA, c.1300C>T (p.Leu434Phe) in NARS2, and c.773T>G (p.Leu258Trp) in ECHS1 were newly identified. Segregation analysis indicated the possible disease-causing nature of the novel variants. In silico prediction and three-dimensional protein modeling further suggested the potential pathogenicity of these variants. Our discovery of novel variants expands the gene variant spectrum of LS and provides novel evidence for genetic counseling.
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- Zhihua Yang
- Genetic and Prenatal Diagnosis Center, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, First Affiliated Hospital, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Genetic and Prenatal Diagnosis Center, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, First Affiliated Hospital, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Genetic and Prenatal Diagnosis Center, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, First Affiliated Hospital, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Genetic and Prenatal Diagnosis Center, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, First Affiliated Hospital, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Genetic and Prenatal Diagnosis Center, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, First Affiliated Hospital, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Genetic and Prenatal Diagnosis Center, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, First Affiliated Hospital, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Genetic and Prenatal Diagnosis Center, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, First Affiliated Hospital, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, First Affiliated Hospital, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of MR Imaging, First Affiliated Hospital, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Genetic and Prenatal Diagnosis Center, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, First Affiliated Hospital, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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Engelstad K, Salazar R, Koenigsberger D, Stackowtiz E, Brodlie S, Brandabur M, De Vivo DC. Exploring triheptanoin as treatment for short chain enoyl CoA hydratase deficiency. Ann Clin Transl Neurol 2021; 8:1151-1157. [PMID: 33931985 PMCID: PMC8108413 DOI: 10.1002/acn3.51359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2021] [Revised: 03/17/2021] [Accepted: 03/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
Abstract
We explored the benefits of triheptanoin as a treatment for Short Chain Enoyl Co‐A Hydratase (SCEH) deficiency. One child with early onset, severe SCEH Deficiency was treated with triheptanoin, an odd chain oil with anapleurotic properties, for 37 months. Blood and urine chemistry safety measures, motor skills assessment, physical exam, and neurological assessment were monitored over a 27 month period. Modest sustained gains in motor skills, attention, muscle bulk, and strength were observed without any significant adverse effects. Triheptanoin appears to be a promising effective treatment for SCEH Deficiency.
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- Kristin Engelstad
- Department of Neurology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York City, New York, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York City, New York, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York City, New York, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York City, New York, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York City, New York, USA
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- Departments of Neurology and Pediatrics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York City, New York, USA
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Simon MT, Eftekharian SS, Ferdinandusse S, Tang S, Naseri T, Reupena MS, McGarvey ST, Minster RL, Weeks DE, Nguyen DD, Lee S, Ellsworth KA, Vaz FM, Dimmock D, Pitt J, Abdenur JE. ECHS1 disease in two unrelated families of Samoan descent: Common variant - rare disorder. Am J Med Genet A 2021; 185:157-167. [PMID: 33112498 PMCID: PMC7746601 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.61936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2020] [Revised: 09/12/2020] [Accepted: 10/03/2020] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
Abstract
Mutations in the short-chain enoyl-CoA hydratase (SCEH) gene, ECHS1, cause a rare autosomal recessive disorder of valine catabolism. Patients usually present with developmental delay, regression, dystonia, feeding difficulties, and abnormal MRI with bilateral basal ganglia involvement. We present clinical, biochemical, molecular, and functional data for four affected patients from two unrelated families of Samoan descent with identical novel compound heterozygous mutations. Family 1 has three affected boys while Family 2 has an affected daughter, all with clinical and MRI findings of Leigh syndrome and intermittent episodes of acidosis and ketosis. WES identified a single heterozygous variant in ECHS1 at position c.832G > A (p.Ala278Thr). However, western blot revealed significantly reduced ECHS1 protein for all affected family members. Decreased SCEH activity in fibroblasts and a mild increase in marker metabolites in urine further supported ECHS1 as the underlying gene defect. Additional investigations at the DNA (aCGH, WGS) and RNA (qPCR, RT-PCR, RNA-Seq, RNA-Array) level identified a silent, common variant at position c.489G > A (p.Pro163=) as the second mutation. This substitution, present at high frequency in the Samoan population, is associated with decreased levels of normally spliced mRNA. To our understanding, this is the first report of a novel, hypomorphic allele c.489G > A (p.Pro163=), associated with SCEH deficiency.
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- Mariella T. Simon
- Division of Metabolic DisordersCHOC Children's HospitalOrangeCaliforniaUSA
- Department of Human GeneticsUniversity of CaliforniaLos AngelesCaliforniaUSA
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- Division of Metabolic DisordersCHOC Children's HospitalOrangeCaliforniaUSA
- College of Osteopathic MedicineWestern University of Health SciencesPomonaCaliforniaUSA
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- Laboratory Genetic Metabolic Diseases, Department of Clinical Chemistry, Amsterdam UMCUniversity of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Gastroenterology and MetabolismAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical GenomicsAmbry GeneticsCaliforniaUSA
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- Department of EpidemiologyInternational Health Institute, Brown University School of Public HealthProvidenceRhode IslandUSA
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- Department of Human GeneticsGraduate School of Public Health, University of PittsburghPittsburghPennsylvaniaUSA
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- Department of Human GeneticsGraduate School of Public Health, University of PittsburghPittsburghPennsylvaniaUSA
- Department of BiostatisticsGraduate School of Public Health, University of PittsburghPittsburghPennsylvaniaUSA
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- Division of Metabolic DisordersCHOC Children's HospitalOrangeCaliforniaUSA
- Department of BiochemistryCalifornia State University Long BeachLong BeachCaliforniaUSA
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- Hawaii Community GeneticsHawai'i Pacific HealthHonoluluHawaiiUSA
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- Department of PaediatricsUniversity of Melbourne, Victorian Clinical Genetics Services, Murdoch Childrens Research InstituteMelbourneVictoriaAustralia
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- Rady Children's Institute for Genomic MedicineSan DiegoCaliforniaUSA
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- Department of PaediatricsUniversity of Melbourne, Victorian Clinical Genetics Services, Murdoch Childrens Research InstituteMelbourneVictoriaAustralia
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- Division of Metabolic DisordersCHOC Children's HospitalOrangeCaliforniaUSA
- Department of PediatricsUniversity of California IrvineOrangeCaliforniaUSA
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Masnada S, Parazzini C, Bini P, Barbarini M, Alberti L, Valente M, Chiapparini L, De Silvestri A, Doneda C, Iascone M, Saielli LA, Cereda C, Veggiotti P, Corbetta C, Tonduti D. Phenotypic spectrum of short-chain enoyl-Coa hydratase-1 (ECHS1) deficiency. Eur J Paediatr Neurol 2020; 28:151-158. [PMID: 32800686 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2020.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2020] [Revised: 06/18/2020] [Accepted: 07/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
INTRODUCTION ECHS1 encodes for short-chain enoyl-CoA hydratase, a key component in b-oxidation. This enzyme is also involved in the isoleucine and valine catabolic pathways. The literature contains reports of scattered cases of ECHS1 mutation, which show a wide clinical spectrum of presentation. Despite that the clinical spectrum of the disease has not been defined so far due to the absence of previous systematic reviews and descriptions of large series of patients. METHODS We performed a systematic literature review of so far reported ECHS1 mutated patients and we reported two additional cases. We pointed out clinical and neuroradiological features of all patients. RESULTS 45 patients were included in the analysis. Based on clinical and neuroradiological feature we were able to distinguish four main phenotypes of ECHS1deficiency: a severe neonatal presentation with a rapid and fatal course and significant white matter abnormalities; a severe infantile variant with slower neurological deterioration, developmental delay, pyramidal and extrapyramidal signs, optic atrophy, feeding difficulties, and degeneration of the deep gray nuclei; a slowly progressive infantile form, qualitatively similar to the previous phenotype, but less severe with mainly basal ganglia involvement; and a final phenotype, present in only few cases, characterized by paroxysmal exercise-induced dystonic attacks, normal neurological examination between these episodes, and isolated pallidal degeneration on MRI. INTERPRETATION ECHS1 mutations cause metabolic encephalopathy with a wide range of clinical presentations that can be grouped into four main phenotypes, each with a distinct profile in terms of severity on clinical presentation, disease course and MRI involvement.
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- Silvia Masnada
- Pediatric Neurology Unit, V. Buzzi Children's Hospital, Milan, Italy.
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- Department of Pediatric Radiology and Neuroradiology, V. Buzzi Children's Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, General Hospital "Azienda Ospedaliera Sant'Anna", Como, Italy
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- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, General Hospital "Azienda Ospedaliera Sant'Anna", Como, Italy
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- Newborn Screening Laboratory, V. Buzzi Children's Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Neuroradiology Department, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy
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- Clinical Epidemiology and Biometry Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Pediatric Radiology and Neuroradiology, V. Buzzi Children's Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Laboratorio di Genetica Medica, ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy
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- Genomic and Post-Genomic Center, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy
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- Pediatric Neurology Unit, V. Buzzi Children's Hospital, Milan, Italy; Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, L. Sacco, University of Milan, Italy
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- Newborn Screening Laboratory, V. Buzzi Children's Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Pediatric Neurology Unit, V. Buzzi Children's Hospital, Milan, Italy.
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Illsinger S, Korenke GC, Boesch S, Nocker M, Karall D, Nuoffer JM, Laugwitz L, Mayr JA, Scholl-Bürgi S, Freisinger P, Kowald T, Kölker S, Prokisch H, Haack TB. Paroxysmal and non-paroxysmal dystonia in 3 patients with biallelic ECHS1 variants: Expanding the neurological spectrum and therapeutic approaches. Eur J Med Genet 2020; 63:104046. [PMID: 32858208 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmg.2020.104046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2020] [Revised: 07/16/2020] [Accepted: 08/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND ECHS1 encodes the mitochondrial short chain enoyl CoA hydratase 1 (SCEH). Biallelic ECHS1 variants have been associated with Leigh-like presentations and milder phenotypes with paroxysmal exercise-induced dystonia. PATIENTS/METHODS We used exome sequencing to investigate molecular bases of paroxysmal and non-paroxysmal dystonia in three patients and performed functional studies in fibroblasts. Disease presentation and response upon dietary interventions were documented. RESULTS We identified compound heterozygous ECHS1 missense variants in all individuals; all of them harbouring an c.518C > T (p.Ala173Val) variant. SCEH activity was impaired in patients' fibroblasts, respiratory chain-, and pyruvate-dehydrogenase-complex activities were normal in one individual. Patient 1 presented from the age of 2.5 years on with paroxysmal opisthotonic posturing. Patient 2 had a first metabolic crisis at the age 20 months developing recurrent exercise-induced dystonic episodes. Disease history of patient 3 was unremarkable for neurological findings until he first presented at the age of 20 years with persistent dystonia. Ketogenic diet had beneficial effects in patient 1. Neither ketogenic nor low protein diets led to milder symptoms in patient 2. Patient 3 benefits from low protein diet with improvement of his torticollis. CONCLUSIONS In line with literature, our findings corroborate that the pathogenic ECHS1 variant c.518C > T (p.Ala173Val) is associated with milder phenotypes characterized by paroxysmal and non-paroxysmal dystonia. Because of the potentially treatable defect, especially in milder affected patients, it is important to consider SCEH deficiency not only in patients with Leigh-like syndrome but also in patients with paroxysmal dystonia and normal neurological findings between episodes.
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- Sabine Illsinger
- University Children's Hospital Oldenburg, Department of Neuropaediatric and Metabolic Diseases, Oldenburg, Germany.
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- University Children's Hospital Oldenburg, Department of Neuropaediatric and Metabolic Diseases, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Neurology, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Paediatrics I, Inherited Metabolic Disorders, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- University Institute of Clinical Chemistry, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland; Pediatric Endocrinology, Diabetology and Metabolism, University Children's Hospital Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Medical Genetics and Applied Genomics, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany; Department of Neuropediatrics, Developmental Neurology and Social Pediatrics, University of Tübingen, 72076, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital Salzburg, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria
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- Department of Paediatrics I, Inherited Metabolic Disorders, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Pediatrics, Klinikum Reutlingen, Reutlingen, Germany
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- Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Klinikum Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Division of Child Neurology and Metabolic Medicine, Centre for Child and Adolescent Medicine, University Hospital Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Neuherberg, Germany; Institute of Human Genetics, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Genetics and Applied Genomics, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany; Institute of Human Genetics, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany; Centre for Rare Diseases, University of Tuebingen, Tübingen, Germany
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Novel ECHS1 mutations in Leigh syndrome identified by whole-exome sequencing in five Chinese families: case report. BMC MEDICAL GENETICS 2020; 21:149. [PMID: 32677908 PMCID: PMC7366304 DOI: 10.1186/s12881-020-01083-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2019] [Accepted: 07/01/2020] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
Abstract
Background Short-chain enoyl-CoA hydratase deficiency (ECHS1D), also known as ECHS1 deficiency, is a rare inborn metabolic disorder with clinical presentations characterized by Leigh syndrome (LS). Thirty-four different pathogenic mutations have been identified from over 40 patients to date. Case presentation Here, we report five Chinese patients with clinical syndromes typified as LS. Despite different initial symptoms, all patients presented developmental regression, dystonia, common radiological features such as symmetrical bilateral brain abnormalities, and similar metabolic results such as elevated plasma lactate and 2,3-dihydroxy-2-methylbutyrate. Utilizing whole-exome sequencing (WES), we identified eight distinct variants in ECHS1, with six novel variants, and the remaining two variants have been previously reported. Interestingly, one of the six novel variants, c.463G > A (p.Gly155Ser), was detected in three patients from unrelated families, suggesting a potential founder effect already described for a few mutations in LS. Incorporating both genetic analysis and medical results, including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), electroencephalography (EEG), and biochemical testing, our study enriched the mutation spectrum of the ECHS1 gene and confirmed the phenotypic presentations of LS. Conclusions The severity of ECHS1 deficiency seems to vary. It was affected by both genetics and external environmental factors that lead to increased metabolism. Our study enriched the mutation spectrum of the ECHS1 gene, confirmed the phenotypic presentations, and highlighted the importance of the valine catabolic pathway in Leigh syndrome. Further studies are required to examine the potential founder mutation c.463G > A (p.Gly155Ser) and the role of ECHS1 in relevant pathways.
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Abdenur JE, Sowa M, Simon M, Steenari M, Skaar J, Eftekharian S, Chang R, Ferdinandusse S, Pitt J. Medical nutrition therapy in patients with HIBCH and ECHS1 defects: Clinical and biochemical response to low valine diet. Mol Genet Metab Rep 2020; 24:100617. [PMID: 32642440 PMCID: PMC7334802 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgmr.2020.100617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2020] [Revised: 06/13/2020] [Accepted: 06/14/2020] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
Affiliation(s)
- J E Abdenur
- Division of Metabolic Disorders, CHOC Children's, Orange, CA, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, University of California Irvine, Orange, CA. USA
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- Division of Metabolic Disorders, CHOC Children's, Orange, CA, USA
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- Division of Metabolic Disorders, CHOC Children's, Orange, CA, USA
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- Division of Neurology, CHOC Children's. Orange, CA, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, University of California Irvine, Orange, CA. USA
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- Division of Metabolic Disorders, CHOC Children's, Orange, CA, USA
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- Division of Metabolic Disorders, CHOC Children's, Orange, CA, USA
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- Division of Metabolic Disorders, CHOC Children's, Orange, CA, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, University of California Irvine, Orange, CA. USA
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- Departments of Clinical Chemistry and Pediatrics, Laboratory Genetic Metabolic Diseases, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Victorian Clinical Genetics Services, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, AU, Australia
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Wu M, Gao W, Deng Z, Liu Z, Ma J, Xiao H, Xu Y, Sun D. Two novel ECHS1 variants, affecting splicing and reducing enzyme activity, is associated with mitochondrial encephalopathy in infant: a case report. BMC Neurol 2020; 20:165. [PMID: 32354323 PMCID: PMC7193542 DOI: 10.1186/s12883-020-01735-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2019] [Accepted: 04/20/2020] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Background Short-chain enoyl-CoA hydratase (ECHS1) is a multifunctional mitochondrial matrix enzyme involved in the second step of mitochondrial fatty acid β-oxidation. Mitochondrial diseases resulting from ECHS1 mutations are often characterised by encephalopathy, deafness, epilepsy, optic atrophy, cardiomyopathy, dystonia, and lactic acidosis. In this study, we report two novel heterogeneous variants, c.414 + 5G > A (in intron 3) and c.310C > G (in CDS), of ECHS1 in an infant with mitochondrial encephalopathy. Case presentation The two novel variants, c.414 + 5G > A (Chr10:135183403) in intron 3 and c.310C > G (Chr10:135183512) in CDS, were identified by next generation sequencing (NGS). A minigene assay was used to analyse the function of the c.414 + 5G > A variant. ECHS1 enzyme activity was measured by spectrophotometry in the patient-derived myoblasts. The 2-year old patient presented with mitochondrial encephalopathy since birth. Clinical features were encephalopathy, epilepsy, and hindered psychomotor and language development. Serum lactate and blood ammonia levels were elevated, and brain magnetic resonance imaging showed abnormal signals in the bilateral frontal, parietal, and occipital cortices and brainstem and basal ganglia. We found two novel heterogeneous variants in ECHS1 in this patient. Minigene assay revealed the c.414 + 5G > A variant as the cause of intronic cryptic splice site activation and 39 bp deletion in mature mRNA. In silico analysis predicted that c.310C > G might change glutamine (Q) to glutamic acid (E) in the 104th amino acid sequence (p.Q104E). To investigate the impact of these two variants on protein function, we constructed a 3D model of human ECHS1 and showed that the variants might alter the highly conserved region in close proximity to the active site, which might hinder, or even halt, enzymatic activity. The experimental assay showed that ECHS1 enzyme activity in the patient-derived myoblasts decreased compared to that in control. Conclusions Our findings are the first to report a mitochondrial encephalopathy infant carrying two novel ECHS1 variants, c.414 + 5G > A and c.310C > G, which might be deleterious variants, function as pathogenicity markers for mitochondrial encephalopathy, and facilitate disease diagnosis.
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- Institute of Maternal and Child Health, Wuhan Children's Hospital (Wuhan Maternal and Child Healthcare Hospital), Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University&Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Central Hospital of Wuhan, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science&Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Wuhan Children's Hospital (Wuhan Maternal and Child Healthcare Hospital), Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University&Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Wuhan Children's Hospital (Wuhan Maternal and Child Healthcare Hospital), Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University&Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Institute of Maternal and Child Health, Wuhan Children's Hospital (Wuhan Maternal and Child Healthcare Hospital), Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University&Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Nosocomial Infection, Wuhan Children's Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University&Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Wuhan Children's Hospital (Wuhan Maternal and Child Healthcare Hospital), Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University&Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
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Yang H, Yu D. Clinical, biochemical and metabolic characterization of patients with short-chain enoyl-CoA hydratase(ECHS1) deficiency: two case reports and the review of the literature. BMC Pediatr 2020; 20:50. [PMID: 32013919 PMCID: PMC6996175 DOI: 10.1186/s12887-020-1947-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2019] [Accepted: 01/27/2020] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Short-chain enoyl-CoA hydratase (SCEH or ECHS1) deficiency is a rare congenital metabolic disorder caused by biallelic mutations in the ECHS gene. Clinical phenotype includes severe developmental delay, regression, dystonia, seizures, elevated lactate, and brain MRI abnormalities consistent with Leigh syndrome (LS). SCEH is most notably involved in valine catabolism. There is no effective treatment for the disease, patients may respond to dietary restriction of valine and supplementation of N-acetylcysteine . CASE PRESENTATION We describe two patients who presented in infancy or early childhood with SCEH deficiency. Both patients were shown to harbor heterozygous or homozygous variants in the ECHS1 gene, and developmental retardation or regression as the onset manifestation. Brain MRI showed abnormal signals of bilateral pallidus. Urine metabolic examination showed increased levels of 2,3-dihydroxy-2-methylbutyric acid and S-(2-carboxypropyl) cysteamine S-(2-carboxypropoxypropyl) cysteamine (SCPCM). A valine restricted diet and combined of N-acetylcysteine supplementation were utilized in the two patients. CONCLUSIONS In clinical practice, The elevated urinary 2,3-dihydroxy-2-methylbutyrate, S-(2-carboxypropyl) cysteine, S-(2-carboxypropyl) cysteine and N-acetyl-S-(2-carboxypropyl) cysteine levels might be clues for diagnosis of SCEH deficiency which can be confirmed throughGenetic sequencing of ECHS1 gene. Early cocktail therapy, valine restrictied diet and N-acetylcysteine supplementation could improve the prognosis of patients.
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- Hua Yang
- Department of Pediatrics, West China Second University Hospital, Ren Min South Road 3rd Second 20#, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China.,Key Laboratory of Obstetric & Gynecologic, Pediatric Diseases and Birth Defects of Ministry of Education, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, West China Second University Hospital, Ren Min South Road 3rd Second 20#, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China. .,Key Laboratory of Obstetric & Gynecologic, Pediatric Diseases and Birth Defects of Ministry of Education, Chengdu, China.
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Burgin HJ, McKenzie M. Understanding the role of OXPHOS dysfunction in the pathogenesis of ECHS1 deficiency. FEBS Lett 2020; 594:590-610. [PMID: 31944285 DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.13735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2019] [Revised: 12/12/2019] [Accepted: 12/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Mitochondria provide the main source of energy for eukaryotic cells, oxidizing fatty acids and sugars to generate ATP. Mitochondrial fatty acid β-oxidation (FAO) and oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) are two key pathways involved in this process. Disruption of FAO can cause human disease, with patients commonly presenting with liver failure, hypoketotic glycaemia and rhabdomyolysis. However, patients with deficiencies in the FAO enzyme short-chain enoyl-CoA hydratase 1 (ECHS1) are typically diagnosed with Leigh syndrome, a lethal form of subacute necrotizing encephalomyelopathy that is normally associated with OXPHOS dysfunction. Furthermore, some ECHS1-deficient patients also exhibit secondary OXPHOS defects. This sequela of FAO disorders has long been thought to be caused by the accumulation of inhibitory fatty acid intermediates. However, new evidence suggests that the mechanisms involved are more complex, and that disruption of OXPHOS protein complex biogenesis and/or stability is also involved. In this review, we examine the clinical, biochemical and genetic features of all ECHS1-deficient patients described to date. In particular, we consider the secondary OXPHOS defects associated with ECHS1 deficiency and discuss their possible contribution to disease pathogenesis.
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- Harrison James Burgin
- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia.,Centre for Innate Immunity and Infectious Diseases, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Australia.,Department of Molecular and Translational Science, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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