Journal
BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR BASIS OF DISEASE
Volume 1842, Issue 1, Pages 1-6Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2013.10.007
Keywords
Coenzyme Q; Vanillic acid; COQ6; Steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome
Funding
- Telethon Italy, Fondazione CARIPARO
- University of Padova [CPDAl23573/12]
- Italian Ministry of Health [GR-2009-1578914]
- Region Rhones-Alpes CIBLE
- Spanish FIS grant [PI1 100078]
- Proyecto Excelencia [P08-CTS-03988]
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Human COQ6 encodes a monooxygenase which is responsible for the C5-hydroxylation of the quinone ring of coenzyme Q (CoQ). Mutations in COQ6 cause primary CoQ deficiency, a condition responsive to oral CoQw supplementation. Treatment is however still problematic given the poor bioavailability of C0Q10. We employed S. cerevisiae lacking the orthologous gene to characterize the two different human COQ6 isoforms and the mutations found in patients. COQ6 isoform a can partially complement the defective yeast, while isoform b, which lacks part of the FAD-binding domain, is inactive but partially stable, and could have a regulatory/ inhibitory function in CoQm biosynthesis. Most mutations identified in patients, including the frameshift Q461fs478X mutation, retain residual enzymatic activity, and all patients carry at least one hypomorphic allele, confirming that the complete block of CoQ biosynthesis is lethal. These mutants are also partially stable and allow the assembly of the CoQ biosynthetic complex. In fact treatment with two hydroxylated analogues of 4-hydroxybenzoic acid, namely, vanillic acid or 3-4-hydroxybenzoic acid, restored the respiratory growth of yeast Acoq6 cells expressing the mutant huC0Q6-isoa proteins. These compounds, and particularly vanillic acid, could therefore represent an interesting therapeutic option for COQ6 patients. (C) 2013 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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