PMPCA mutations cause abnormal mitochondrial protein processing in patients with non-progressive cerebellar ataxia.

ABSTRACT: Non-progressive cerebellar ataxias are a rare group of disorders that comprise approximately 10% of static infantile encephalopathies. We report the identification of mutations in PMPCA in 17 patients from four families affected with cerebellar ataxia, including the large Lebanese family previously described with autosomal recessive cerebellar ataxia and short stature of Norman type and localized to chromosome 9q34 (OMIM #213200). All patients present with non-progressive cerebellar ataxia, and the majority have intellectual disability of variable severity. PMPCA encodes α-MPP, the alpha subunit of mitochondrial processing peptidase, the primary enzyme responsible for the maturation of the vast majority of nuclear-encoded mitochondrial proteins, which is necessary for life at the cellular

SUBMITTER: Jobling RK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4542620 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature