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ArticleEMBO molecular medicine2026

Impaired Complex I dysregulates neural/glial precursors and corpus callosum development revealing postnatal defects in Leigh syndrome mice.

Sahitya Ranjan Biswas, Porter L Tomsick, Colin Kelly, Brooke A Lester, Julia P Milner, Sara N Henry, Yairis Soto, Samantha Brindley, Nicole DeFoor, Paul D Morton and 1 more

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Article in EMBO molecular medicine, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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11 authors.

Sahitya Ranjan BiswasTranslational Biology, Medicine, and Health Graduate Program, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Roanoke, VA, 24016, USA.
Porter L TomsickSchool of Neuroscience, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, USA.ORCID 0009-0004-2810-348X
Colin KellyTranslational Biology, Medicine, and Health Graduate Program, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Roanoke, VA, 24016, USA.
Brooke A LesterSchool of Neuroscience, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, USA.
Julia P MilnerSchool of Neuroscience, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, USA.
Sara N HenryDepartment of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, USA.
Yairis SotoSchool of Neuroscience, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, USA.
Samantha BrindleySchool of Neuroscience, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, USA.
Nicole DeFoorSchool of Neuroscience, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, USA.
Paul D MortonDepartment of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, USA. pmorton@vt.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-3657-0115
Alicia M PickrellSchool of Neuroscience, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, USA. alicia.pickrell@vt.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-8470-6056

Funding

Global Intracellular Responses to MitophagyR35GM142368 · NIGMS · VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INST AND ST UNIV · PI PICKRELL, ALICIA M · 2021 to 2025
$2.3M
Evaluation of Pb-induced perturbations in the central and enteric nervous systemR01ES035013 · NIEHS · VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INST AND ST UNIV · PI Paul David Morton · 2024 to 2026
$1.2M
HHS | National Institutes of Health (NIH) R01ES035013HHS | National Institutes of Health (NIH) R35GM142368NIEHS NIH HHS R01 ES035013NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM142368
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Leigh syndrome (LS) is a complex, genetic mitochondrial disorder defined by neurodegenerative phenotypes with pediatric manifestation. However, recent clinical studies report behavioral phenotypes in human LS patients that are more reminiscent of neurodevelopmental delays. To determine if disruptions in epochs of rapid brain growth during infancy precede the hallmark brain lesions that arise during childhood, we evaluated neural and glial precursor cellular dynamics in a mouse model of LS. Loss of Complex I significantly impacted neural stem cell proliferation, neuronal and oligodendroglial progeny, lineage progression, and displayed overt differences in specific brain regions across postnatal development. Our findings show that these disruptions in all categories occur specifically within the subventricular zone and corpus callosum prior to the age when these mice experience neurodegeneration. Given that LS is considered a neurodegenerative disease, we propose that there are neurodevelopmental signatures predating classic diagnosis in LS.

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Corpus CallosumElectron Transport Complex ILeigh DiseaseNeural Stem CellsNeurogliaAnimalsCell ProliferationDisease Models, AnimalHumansMiceElectron Transport Complex ICorpus CallosumLeigh SyndromeNeural Stem CellsPostnatal NeurogenesisSubventricular Zone

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PMID41429945
PMCPMC12905379

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