Assembly factors of human mitochondrial respiratory chain complexes: physiology and pathophysiology

D Ghezzi, M Zeviani - … : Nuclear-Encoded Genes, Enzyme Regulation, and …, 2012 - Springer
Mitochondrial disorders are clinical syndromes associated with abnormalities of the
oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) system, the main responsible for the production of …

[HTML][HTML] The mitochondrial aminoacyl tRNA synthetases: genes and syndromes

D Diodato, D Ghezzi, V Tiranti - International journal of cell biology, 2014 - hindawi.com
Mitochondrial respiratory chain (RC) disorders are a group of genetically and clinically
heterogeneous diseases. This is because protein components of the RC are encoded by …

Human diseases associated with defects in assembly of OXPHOS complexes

D Ghezzi, M Zeviani - Essays in biochemistry, 2018 - portlandpress.com
The structural biogenesis and functional proficiency of the multiheteromeric complexes
forming the mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation system (OXPHOS) require the …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic diagnosis of Mendelian disorders via RNA sequencing

LS Kremer, DM Bader, C Mertes, R Kopajtich… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Across a variety of Mendelian disorders,∼ 50–75% of patients do not receive a genetic
diagnosis by exome sequencing indicating disease-causing variants in non-coding regions …

SDHAF1, encoding a LYR complex-II specific assembly factor, is mutated in SDH-defective infantile leukoencephalopathy

D Ghezzi, P Goffrini, G Uziel, R Horvath, T Klopstock… - Nature …, 2009 - nature.com
We report mutations in SDHAF1, encoding a new LYR-motif protein, in infantile
leukoencephalopathy with defective succinate dehydrogenase (SDH, complex II). Disruption …

Leukoencephalopathy with thalamus and brainstem involvement and high lactate 'LTBL' caused by EARS2 mutations

ME Steenweg, D Ghezzi, T Haack, TEM Abbink… - Brain, 2012 - academic.oup.com
In the large group of genetically undetermined infantile-onset mitochondrial
encephalopathies, multiple defects of mitochondrial DNA-related respiratory-chain …

[PDF][PDF] Severe X-linked mitochondrial encephalomyopathy associated with a mutation in apoptosis-inducing factor

D Ghezzi, I Sevrioukova, F Invernizzi, C Lamperti… - The American journal of …, 2010 - cell.com
We investigated two male infant patients who were given a diagnosis of progressive
mitochondrial encephalomyopathy on the basis of clinical, biochemical, and morphological …

Novel (ovario) leukodystrophy related to AARS2 mutations

C Dallabona, D Diodato, SH Kevelam, TB Haack… - Neurology, 2014 - AAN Enterprises
Objectives: The study was focused on leukoencephalopathies of unknown cause in order to
define a novel, homogeneous phenotype suggestive of a common genetic defect, based on …

[HTML][HTML] Mitochondrial DNA haplogroup K is associated with a lower risk of Parkinson's disease in Italians

D Ghezzi, C Marelli, A Achilli, S Goldwurm… - European Journal of …, 2005 - nature.com
It has been proposed that European mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplogroups J and K, and
their shared 10398G single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in the ND3 gene, are protective …

[PDF][PDF] Mutations of the mitochondrial-tRNA modifier MTO1 cause hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and lactic acidosis

D Ghezzi, E Baruffini, TB Haack, F Invernizzi… - The American Journal of …, 2012 - cell.com
Dysfunction of mitochondrial respiration is an increasingly recognized cause of isolated
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. To gain insight into the genetic origin of this condition, we …