MT-ND4L

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ND4L
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RefSeq (mRNA)

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RefSeq (protein)

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NP_904336

Location (UCSC)Chr M: 0.01 – 0.01 MbChr M: 0.01 – 0.01 Mb
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Location of the MT-ND4L gene in the human mitochondrial genome. MT-ND4L is one of the seven NADH dehydrogenase mitochondrial genes (yellow boxes).

MT-ND4L is a

Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON).[7][8]

Structure

The MT-ND4L gene is located in human mitochondrial DNA from base pair 10,469 to 10,765.

hydrophilic domain for the peripheral arm that includes all the known redox centres and the NADH binding site. MT-ND4L and the rest of the mitochondrially encoded subunits are the most hydrophobic of the subunits of Complex I and form the core of the transmembrane region.[6]

An unusual feature of the human MT-ND4L gene is the 7-nucleotide

gene overlap of its last three codons (5'-CAA TGC TAA-3' coding for Gln, Cys and Stop) with the first three codons of the MT-ND4 gene (5'-ATG CTA AAA-3' coding for amino acids Met-Leu-Lys).[9] With respect to the MT-ND4L reading frame
(+1), the MT-ND4 gene starts in the +3 reading frame: [CAA][TGC][TAA]AA versus CA[ATG][CTA][AAA].

Function

The MT-ND4L product is a subunit of the respiratory chain

isoalloxazine ring of the flavin mononucleotide (FMN) prosthetic arm to form FMNH2. The electrons are transferred through a series of iron-sulfur (Fe-S) clusters in the prosthetic arm and finally to coenzyme Q10 (CoQ), which is reduced to ubiquinol (CoQH2). The flow of electrons changes the redox state of the protein, resulting in a conformational change and pK shift of the ionizable side chain, which pumps four hydrogen ions out of the mitochondrial matrix.[6]

Clinical significance

Mitochondrial dysfunction resulting from variants of MT-ND4L, MT-ND1 and MT-ND2 have been linked to BMI in adults and implicated in metabolic disorders including obesity, diabetes and hypertension.[7]

A T>C mutation at position 10,663 in the mitochondrial gene MT-ND4L is known to cause

Complex I, including MT-ND1, MT-ND2, MT-ND4, MT-ND5, and MT-ND6 are also known to cause LHON.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000212907Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000065947Ensembl, May 2017
  3. ^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. ^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. ^ a b "Entrez Gene: MT-ND4L NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L".
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  9. ^ a b Homo sapiens mitochondrion, complete genome. "Revised Cambridge Reference Sequence (rCRS): accession NC_012920", National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved on 30 January 2016.
  10. PMID 23965338
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  11. ^ "NADH-ubiquinone oxidoreductase chain 4L". Cardiac Organellar Protein Atlas Knowledgebase (COPaKB).
  12. ^ "MT-ND4L - NADH-ubiquinone oxidoreductase chain 4L - Homo sapiens (Human)". UniProt.org: a hub for protein information. The UniProt Consortium.

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