التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
Lack of NAD(P)+ transhydrogenase activity in patients with primary adrenal insufficiency due to NNT variants. |
| المؤلفون: |
Francisco, Annelise, Goler, Ayse Mine Yilmaz, Navarro, Claudia Daniele Carvalho, Onder, Asan, Yildiz, Melek, Demirkol, Yasemin Kendir, Yilmaz, Betul Karademir, Menevse, Tuba Seven, Güran, Tülay, Castilho, Roger Frigério |
| المصدر: |
European Journal of Endocrinology; Feb2024, Vol. 190 Issue 2, p130-138, 9p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
NICOTINAMIDE adenine dinucleotide phosphate, GENE expression, PERIPHERAL vascular diseases |
| مستخلص: |
Background Pathogenic variants in the nicotinamide nucleotide transhydrogenase gene (NNT) are a rare cause of primary adrenal insufficiency (PAI), as well as functional impairment of the gonads. Objective Despite the description of different homozygous and compound heterozygous NNT variants in PAI patients, the extent to which the function and expression of the mature protein are compromised remains to be clarified. Design The activity and expression of mitochondrial NAD(P)+ transhydrogenase (NNT) were analyzed in blood samples obtained from patients diagnosed with PAI due to genetically confirmed variants of the NNT gene (n = 5), heterozygous carriers as their parents (n = 8), and healthy controls (n = 26). Methods NNT activity was assessed by a reverse reaction assay standardized for digitonin-permeabilized peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs). The enzymatic assay was validated in PBMC samples from a mouse model of NNT absence. Additionally, the PBMC samples were evaluated for NNT expression by western blotting and reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction and for mitochondrial oxygen consumption. Results NNT activity was undetectable (<4% of that of healthy controls) in PBMC samples from patients, independent of the pathogenic genetic variant. In patients' parents, NNT activity was approximately half that of the healthy controls. Mature NNT protein expression was lower in patients than in the control groups, while mRNA levels varied widely among genotypes. Moreover, pathogenic NNT variants did not impair mitochondrial bioenergetic function in PBMCs. Conclusions The manifestation of PAI in NNT -mutated patients is associated with a complete lack of NNT activity. Evaluation of NNT activity can be useful to characterize disease-causing NNT variants. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| قاعدة البيانات: |
Complementary Index |