In 2023 it was shown that WASF3 disrupts mitochondrial respiration and may mediate exercise intolerance in Myalgic encephalomyelitis (2).
What about the ten other genes on the list?
PRUNE is interesting! Data indicate that the protein Prune regulates the activity of the mitochondrial ATP synthase (complex V). The loss of Prune inhibits the activity of the ATP synthase, and it decreases the prodution af ATP (3).
And research suggest that ME patients may have a defect in the ATP synthase and dysregulated mitochondrial function (4).
Is there a link between inorganic polyphosphate (polyP), mitochondria, and neurodegeneration?
Excessive release of inorganic polyphosphate by ALS/FTD astrocytes causes non-cell-autonomous toxicity to motoneurons
References
1) Pihur V, Datta S, Datta S. Meta analysis of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome through integration of clinical, gene expression, SNP and proteomic data. Bioinformation. 2011 Apr 22;6(3):120-4. doi: 10.6026/97320630006120. PMID: 21584188; PMCID: PMC3089886.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21584188/
2) Wang PY, Ma J, Kim YC, Son AY, Syed AM, Liu C, Mori MP, Huffstutler RD, Stolinski JL, Talagala SL, Kang JG, Walitt BT, Nath A, Hwang PM. WASF3 disrupts mitochondrial respiration and may mediate exercise intolerance in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2023 Aug 22;120(34):e2302738120. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2302738120. Epub 2023 Aug 14. PMID: 37579159; PMCID: PMC10450651.2)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37579159/
3) Scoma ER, Da Costa RT, Leung HH, Urquiza P, Guitart-Mampel M, Hambardikar V, Riggs LM, Wong CO, Solesio ME. Human Prune Regulates the Metabolism of Mammalian Inorganic Polyphosphate and Bioenergetics. Int J Mol Sci. 2023 Sep 8;24(18):13859. doi: 10.3390/ijms241813859. PMID: 37762163; PMCID: PMC10531210.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37762163/
4) Missailidis D, Annesley SJ, Allan CY, Sanislav O, Lidbury BA, Lewis DP, Fisher PR. An Isolated Complex V Inefficiency and Dysregulated Mitochondrial Function in Immortalized Lymphocytes from ME/CFS Patients. Int J Mol Sci. 2020 Feb 6;21(3):1074. doi: 10.3390/ijms21031074. PMID: 32041178; PMCID: PMC7036826.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32041178/