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ArticleActa neuropathologica communications2025

Dose-dependent CHCHD10 dysregulation dictates motor neuron disease severity and alters creatine metabolism.

Sandra Harjuhaahto, Manu Jokela, Jayasimman Rajendran, Minea Rokka, Bowen Hu, Jouni Kvist, Fuping Zhang, Tomáš Zárybnický, Kimmo Haimilahti, Liliya Euro and 15 more

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Article in Acta neuropathologica communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Junctions in Jeopardy: the neuromuscular junction is a selective pathological target in Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease.Mammalian genome : official journal of the International Mammalian Genome Society · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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25 authors.

Sandra HarjuhaahtoStem Cells and Metabolism Research Program, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Manu JokelaClinical Neurosciences, University of Turku and Neurocenter, and Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland.
Jayasimman RajendranStem Cells and Metabolism Research Program, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Minea RokkaStem Cells and Metabolism Research Program, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Bowen HuStem Cells and Metabolism Research Program, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Jouni KvistStem Cells and Metabolism Research Program, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Fuping ZhangStem Cells and Metabolism Research Program, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Tomáš ZárybnickýStem Cells and Metabolism Research Program, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Kimmo HaimilahtiResearch Program for Clinical and Molecular Metabolism, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Liliya EuroStem Cells and Metabolism Research Program, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Eija PirinenResearch Program for Clinical and Molecular Metabolism, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Nadine HuberA.I. Virtanen Institute for Molecular Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.
Sanna-Kaisa HerukkaDepartment of Neurology, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland.
Annakaisa HaapasaloA.I. Virtanen Institute for Molecular Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.
Emilia KuuluvainenInstitute of Biotechnology, HiLIFE, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Swetha GopalakrishnanInstitute of Biotechnology, HiLIFE, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Pekka KatajistoInstitute of Biotechnology, HiLIFE, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Ville HietakangasFaculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Thibaut BurgDepartment of Neurosciences, Experimental Neurology and Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Ludo Van Den BoschDepartment of Neurosciences, Experimental Neurology and Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Xiaoping HuangMitochondrial Biology and Neurodegeneration Unit, Neurogenetics Branch, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA.
Derek P NarendraMitochondrial Biology and Neurodegeneration Unit, Neurogenetics Branch, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA.
Satu KuureStem Cells and Metabolism Research Program, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Emil YlikallioStem Cells and Metabolism Research Program, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Henna TyynismaaStem Cells and Metabolism Research Program, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland. henna.tyynismaa@helsinki.fi.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dominant defects in CHCHD10, a mitochondrial intermembrane space protein, lead to a range of neurological and muscle disease phenotypes including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Many patients present with spinal muscular atrophy Jokela type (SMAJ), which is caused by heterozygous p.G66V variant. While most disease variants lead to aggregation of CHCHD10 and activation of proteotoxic stress responses, the pathogenic mechanisms of the p.G66V variant are less clear. Here we report the first homozygous CHCHD10 patient, and show that the variant dosage dictates the severity of the motor neuron disease in SMAJ. We demonstrate that the amount of the mutant CHCHD10 is reduced, but the disease mechanism of p.G66V is not full haploinsufficiency as residual mutant CHCHD10 protein is present even in a homozygous state. Novel knock-in mouse model recapitulates the dose-dependent reduction of mutant CHCHD10 protein and the slow disease progression of SMAJ. With metabolome analysis of patients' primary fibroblasts and patient-specific motor neurons, we show that CHCHD10 p.G66V dysregulates energy metabolism, leading to altered redox balance and energy buffering by creatine metabolism.

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CreatineMitochondrial ProteinsMotor Neuron DiseaseAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalEnergy MetabolismFemaleHumansMaleMiceMice, TransgenicMotor NeuronsMuscular Atrophy, SpinalMutationCHCHD10 protein, humanCreatineMitochondrial ProteinsALSCHCHD10CHCHD2CreatineMetabolomicsMitochondria

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PMID40400037
PMCPMC12096803

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