Function
Cardiolipin
Disease - Barth syndrome
Barth syndrome (BTHS), also known as 3-Methylglutaconic aciduria type II, is an X-linked genetic disorder. The disease is caused by mutation in TAZ gene which encodes for protein tafazzin. (1) Tafazzin works as an acyltransferase in complex lipid metabolism, it is responsible for altering immature cardiolipin - intermediate monolysocardiolipin (with three linoleic acid side chains) (MLCL). (2,4) Cardiolipin makes up 20% of mitochondrial lipids and is closely connected with the electron transport chain proteins and the inner membrane structure of the mitochondria. (3) Mutations in TAZ gene lead to tafazzin not working properly, immature cardiolipin accumulates whereas the level of cardiolipin is low (mature cardiolopin has four linoleic acid side chains). (2,4) Mitochondria in affected patients are not having a normal shape and functions. Reduced energy production of mitochondria results in apoptosis of cells in tissues with high energy demands, especially cardiac and skeletal muscles. Moreover abnormally shaped mitochondria in white blood cells may affect their ability to proliferate. This causes neutropenia - decreased amount of white blood cells leading to higher risk of infections. (1)
This results in deficiency of cardiolipin (CL) with four linoleic acid side chains and relative excess of monolysocardiolipin (MLCL, with just three side chains), and hence to a highly abnormal MLCL/CL ratio (Valianpour et al., 2005; Schlame, 2007). This feature has recently allowed the development of a highly sensitive and specific assay applicable to lymphocytes, platelets, muscle biopsies, fibroblasts or even single stored neonatal bloodspots (Kulik et al., 2008). (4)
https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/barth-syndrome#
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S092544391830334X?via%3Dihub
Cardio-Skeletal Muscle Disease Associated With Syndromes Z. Khuchua, J.A. Towbin, in Cardioskeletal Myopathies in Children and Young Adults, 2017 - https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/biochemistry-genetics-and-molecular-biology/tafazzin
https://obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/pd.2599
Symptoms
- dilated cardiomyopathy (CMD)
- endocardial fibroelastosis (EFE)
- a predominantly proximal skeletal myopathy
- growth retardation
- neutropenia
- organic aciduria
- excess of 3-methylglutaconic acid
(https://obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/pd.2599)
Relevance
Structural highlights
3D structure of tafazzin was not experimentaly determined yet.
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