SDH5 mutations and familial paraganglioma: somewhere Warburg is smiling

Cancer Cell. 2009 Sep 8;16(3):180-2. doi: 10.1016/j.ccr.2009.08.013.

Abstract

Paragangliomas have been linked to mutations affecting the succinate dehydrogenase complex. In a recent issue of Science, Rutter and coworkers showed that SDH5 is required for the flavination of SDHA, which is necessary for SDH assembly and function. Moreover, they detected SDH5 mutations in a large kindred with familial paraganglioma.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Citric Acid Cycle / physiology
  • Dioxygenases / metabolism
  • Electron Transport Complex II / metabolism
  • Family
  • Flavoproteins / metabolism
  • Fumarate Hydratase / genetics
  • Humans
  • Ketoglutaric Acids / metabolism
  • Mitochondrial Proteins / genetics*
  • Models, Biological
  • Mutation / genetics*
  • Paraganglioma / genetics*
  • Pedigree
  • Protein Subunits / metabolism
  • Succinate Dehydrogenase / metabolism

Substances

  • Flavoproteins
  • Ketoglutaric Acids
  • Mitochondrial Proteins
  • Protein Subunits
  • SDHAF2 protein, human
  • Dioxygenases
  • Electron Transport Complex II
  • SDHA protein, human
  • Succinate Dehydrogenase
  • Fumarate Hydratase