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. 2023 Aug 23;8:311. doi: 10.1038/s41392-023-01546-w

Table 3.

Disease-related mitochondrial proteins

Disease Regulation protein Functional distribution Reference
Neuron system
Alzheimer’s disease CPT1P.G, BDH1, SCOT, ACAT1 FAO 197,201203
IDH1, KGDHCP TCA cycle 178,180,421
COX5A, NDUFB8G, OSCPG, UQCRC2G OXPHOS 189194,422424
HSPA9, HSP60P, CLPPG UPRmt 208,209,425
Parkinson’s disease KGDHCG TCA cycle 179,426
Miro1G Mitochondria synaptic transmission, mitophagy 427432
Ndufs2G OXPHOS 196
Cardiovascular system
Heart failure NDUFAB1G, NDUFV7G OXPHOS 433,434
PDHG, SDHAG, IDH2G TCA cycle 135,221,222
CPT1G, BDH1G FAO 223,224,435
SOD2G, PRX-3G, p66ShcG ROS reduction 216,226,436,437
MPCG Pyruvate transport 438
Liver disease
Acute liver failure GSHG ROS reduction 236,237
HSP10, HSP60P UPR 234,240,241
GRP75G Transporters and channels 234,243
IDH1G TCA cycle 239
NAFLD CYP2E1P.G ROS generation 256,257
SOD1, SOD2, GclcP, GclmP, Gpx1P.G, GSHG ROS reduction 258262
NQO1G Redox process 439,440
ACAT, ACAC/ACC CPT1αP, CPT2α, BDH2G FAO 253,254,441
MPC1, MPC2G, SLC25A11P Transport related to TCA cycle 255,442,443
HMGCS2G Ketogenesis 444447
PHGDHG, PSAT1, PSPH SSP 255,448
Liver fibrosis p66ShcP.G ROS generation 449451
SOD2P, GSHP ROS reduction 420,452455
Hmgcs2P.G Ketone body production 444,446,456
IDH1P.G TCA cycle, AA utilization 457,458
Skeletal muscle
Myopathy SDHAG TCA cycle 459462
CACT, CPT2P, ACADVL FAO 463465
COX10P.G, NDUFB8, UQCRC1 OXPHOS 462,466469
LONP1G, HSP70 UPRmt 470,471
SOD2G ROS reduction 472
SLC25A42G Coenzyme A import 473
Adipose
Diabetes UCP1P.G Thermogenesis 301305,474
Ndufv2G, Ndufs4G OXPHOS 306,307
MnSODG ROS reduction 308,475
Immune cell
Adaptive immunity CPT1aG, ACATP FAO 476478
SHMT2G One-carbon 31,321
COX10G OXPHOS 320
MPCP.G Pyruvate import 323

PIndicates proteins that have been studied pharmacologically; G indicates proteins that have been studied genetically

CPT-1 Carnitine palmitoyltransferase-1, CPT1α Carnitine palmitoyltransferase-1α, BDH1 3OH-Butyrate dehydrogenase, type1, SCOT Succinyl-CoA,3-ketoacid CoA transferase, ACAT1 Acetyl-CoA acetyltransferase 1, IDH1 Isocitrate dehydrogenase (NADP( + )) 1, KGDHC α-Ketoglutarate dehydrogenase complex, COX5A Cytochrome c oxidase subunit 5A, NDUFB8 NADH,ubiquinone oxidoreductase subunit B8, OSCP Oligomycin sensitivity-conferring protein, UQCRC2 Ubiquinol-cytochrome c reductase core protein 2, HSPA9 Mortalin, Hsp60 chaperonin 60, CLPP Caseinolytic protease P, MCAD Medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase, Miro1 Mitochondrial Rho-GTPase, Ndufs2 NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] iron-sulfur protein 2, NDUFAB1 NADH,ubiquinone oxidoreductase subunit AB1, NDUFV7 NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] flavoprotein 1, PDH Pyruvate dehydrogenase, SDHA Succinate dehydrogenase complex, subunit A, SOD2 Superoxide dismutase 2, PRX-3 Peroxiredoxin 3, p66Shc Src homology 2 domain-containing transforming protein C1, MPC Mitochondrial pyruvate carrier, GSH Glutathione, HSP10 chaperonin 10, GRP75 Glucose-regulated protein 75 kDa, CYP2E1 Cytochrome P450-2E1, SOD1 Superoxide dismutase 1, Gclc Cysteine ligase catalytic subunit, Gclm Glutamate-cysteine ligase modifier subunit, GPX 1 Glutathione peroxidase 1, NQO1 NAD(P)H,Quinone oxidoreductase 1, HMGCS2 3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl CoA synthase 2, ACAT Acetyl-CoA acetyltransferase, ACAC/ACC Acetyl-CoA carboxylase, SLC25A11 Oxoglutarate carrier, PHGDH Phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase, PSAT1 Phosphoserine aminotransferase 1, PSPH Phosphoserine phosphatase, SLC25A42 Mitochondrial coenzyme A (CoA) transporter, ACADVL Acyl-CoA dehydrogenase very long chain, UQCRC1 Cytochrome b-c1 complex subunit 1, LONP1 Lon protease homolog, HSP70 Chaperonin 70, UCP1 Uncoupling protein 1, Ndufv2 NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] Flavoprotein 2, Ndufs4 NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] iron-sulfur protein 4, MnSOD Manganese superoxide dismutase, SHMT2 Serine hydroxymethyl transferase 2, COX10 Cytochrome c oxidase assembly homolog 10, UPRmt mitochondrial unfolding protein response, SSP Serine synthesis pathway, AA utilization Amino acid utilization