Rescue of primary ubiquinone deficiency due to a novel COQ7 defect using 2,4-dihydroxybensoic acid.
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Freyer C, Stranneheim H, Naess K, Mourier A, Felser A, Maffezzini C, Lesko N, Bruhn H, Engvall M, Wibom R, Barbaro M, Hinze Y, Magnusson M, Andeer R, Zetterström RH, von Döbeln U, Wredenberg A, Wedell A
J. Med. Genet. 52 (11) 779-783 [2015-11-00; online 2015-06-17]
Coenzyme Q is an essential mitochondrial electron carrier, redox cofactor and a potent antioxidant in the majority of cellular membranes. Coenzyme Q deficiency has been associated with a range of metabolic diseases, as well as with some drug treatments and ageing. We used whole exome sequencing (WES) to investigate patients with inherited metabolic diseases and applied a novel ultra-pressure liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry approach to measure coenzyme Q in patient samples. We identified a homozygous missense mutation in the COQ7 gene in a patient with complex mitochondrial deficiency, resulting in severely reduced coenzyme Q levels We demonstrate that the coenzyme Q analogue 2,4-dihydroxybensoic acid (2,4DHB) was able to specifically bypass the COQ7 deficiency, increase cellular coenzyme Q levels and rescue the biochemical defect in patient fibroblasts. We report the first patient with primary coenzyme Q deficiency due to a homozygous COQ7 mutation and a potentially beneficial treatment using 2,4DHB.
PubMed 26084283
DOI 10.1136/jmedgenet-2015-102986
Crossref 10.1136/jmedgenet-2015-102986
pii: jmedgenet-2015-102986
pmc: PMC4680133