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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY & CELL BIOLOGY
卷 33, 期 1, 页码 1-10出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/S1357-2725(00)00067-4
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frataxin; Friedreich's ataxia; iron metabolism
Friedreich's ataxia (FA) is a severe neurodegenerative condition with an incidence of 1:50 000 in the European population. In 97% of patients this disease is due to an intronic GAA tripler repeat expansion in the FRDA gene resulting in a mal ked decrease in its expression. The protein encoded by this gene is known as frataxin which is found within the mitochondrion. Upon deletion of the homologous gene (YFH1) in the yeast, there was an accumulation of iron (Fe) within the mitochondrion. When the YFH1 gene was reintroduced back into the yeast cell Fe was exported out of the mitochondrion and into the cytosol. Evidence that human frataxin is also involved in mitochondrial Fe-overload comes from studies in FA patients that have shown an accumulation of Fe within the heart. While the precise role of human frataxin remains to be determined, the molecule appears to be involved indirectly in regulating the export and/or import of mitochondrial Fe. The finding of mitochondrial Fe-overload suggests that the use of specific Fe chelators which can permeate the mitochondrion may have potential in the treatment of this disease. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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