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ABSTRACT: We report the finding of mitochondrial ATP-synthase deficiency in a child with persistent 3-methylglutaconic aciduria. The child presented in the neonatal period with severe lactic acidosis, which was controlled by Na-HCO3 and glucose infusions. During the 1st y of life, there were several episodes of lactic acidosis precipitated by infections or prolonged intervals between meals. The excretion of lactate in urine was variable, but there was a persistent high excretion of 3-methylglutaconic acid. The activity of 3-methylglutaconyl-CoA hydratase in fibroblasts was normal. The child had a hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and magnetic resonance images revealed hypoplasia of corpus callosum. The gross motor and mental development was retarded, but there were no other neurologic signs. Investigation of muscle mitochondrial function at 1 y of age revealed a severe mitochondrial ATP-synthase deficiency (oligomycin-sensitive, dinitrophenol-stimulated Mg2+ ATPase activity: 27 nmol × min-1 × (mg protein)-1, control range 223–673 nmol × min-1 × (mg protein)-1. The mitochondrial respiratory rate was low and tightly coupled. The respiratory rate was normalized by the addition of an uncoupler. Low Mg2+ ATPase activity was also demonstrated by histochemical methods. Morphologic examination revealed ultrastructural abnormalities of mitochondria. There was no deletion of mitochondrial DNA. The sequences of the ATP synthase subunit genes of mitochondrial DNA were in accordance with published normal sequences.
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Holme, E., Greter, J., Jacobson, CE. et al. Mitochondrial ATP-Synthase Deficiency in a Child with 3-Methylglutaconic Aciduria. Pediatr Res 32, 731–736 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-199212000-00022
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