Disorders of mitochondrial protein synthesis
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Disorders of mitochondrial protein synthesis
Abstract
Mitochondrial tRNA gene mutations, including heteroplasmic deletions that eliminate one or more tRNAs, as well as point mutations that may be either hetero- or homoplasmic, are associated with a wide spectrum of human diseases. These range from rare syndromic disorders to cases of commoner conditions such as sensorineural deafness or cardiomyopathy. The disease spectrum of mutations in a given gene, or even a single mutation, may vary, but some patterns are evident, for example the prominence of cardiomyopathy resulting from tRNAIle defects, or of MERFF-like disease from tRNALys defects. Molecular studies of many laboratories have reached a consensus on molecular mechanisms associated with these mutations. Although precise details vary, loss of translational function of the affected tRNA(s) seems to be the final outcome, whether by impaired pre-tRNA processing, half-life, base-modification or aminoacylation. However, a mechanistic understanding of the consequences of this for the assembly and function of the mitochondrial OXPHOS complexes and for the physiological functions of the affected tissues is still a distant prospect. This review presents some views of possible downstream consequences of specific tRNA deficiencies.
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