Research Article

Combined Respiratory Chain Deficiency and UQCC2 Mutations in Neonatal Encephalomyopathy: Defective Supercomplex Assembly in Complex III Deficiencies

Table 1

Enzymatic activity of the OXPHOS complexes in muscle and fibroblasts.

MuscleFibroblasts
MeanM1M2Control rangePatientControl range

Citrate synthase140140139(166–311)210(225–459)
Complex I9108(30–84)20(18–53)
Complex I + III303030(27–58)152(73–220)
Complex II384036(53–102)74(64–124)
Complex II + III343136(41–84)125(79–219)
Complex III111108115(230–486)555(208–648)
Complex IV233229237(205–739)380(175–403)
Complex V797285(78–178)92(43–190)

Values are given in mUnits/mg protein. M1 and M2: values of two measurements.