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. 2016 Mar 16;36(2):e00313. doi: 10.1042/BSR20150295

Table 2. Proteins involved in mitochondrial fatty acid β-oxidation (FAO).

Protein Gene Pathogenic mutation Clinical presentations
Carnitine transport cycle and transport
Carnitine O-palmitoyltransferase 1A (CPT1A) CPT1A Yes Reye-like syndrome, hypoketosis, coma, hyperammonaemia, hypertriglyceridemia, renal tubular acidosis, hypoglycaemia, hepatomegaly, lethargy, hypotonia, hyperemesis, diarrhoea, hyperbilirubinemia, acute fatty liver of pregnancy, hyperemesis
Carnitine O-palmitoyltransferase 1B (CPT1B) CPT1B No
Carnitine O-palmitoyltransferase 1C (CPT1C) CPT1C Yes Spastic paraplegia
Carnitine O-palmitoyltransferase 2 (CPT2) CPT2 Yes Hypothermia, lethargy, seizures, hypotonia, cardiomegaly, hyperreflexia, cardiac arrhythmias, lipid accumulation in liver, heart and kidney, polymicrogyria in brain, microcephaly
Carnitine acylcarnitine translocase (CACT) SLC25A20 Yes Cardiomyopathy, liver dysfunction, apnoea, seizures, tachycardia, hypotension, coma, hypoglycaemia, dicarboxylic aciduria, hypocarnitinemia, < texmath/ > hepatomegaly, sudden infant death
Organic cation/carnitine transporter 2 SLC22A5 Yes Systemic carnitine deficiency, hypoketotic hypoglycaemia, skeletal myopathy, cardiomyopathy
Fatty acid β-oxidation cycle
Very-long chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (VLCAD) ACADVL Yes Rhabdomyolysis, hypoglycaemia, myopathy, myoglobinuria, hepatomegaly, cardiomegaly, cardiac arrest, hypotonia, lipid accumulation in various tissues
Long-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (LCAD) ACADL No
Medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (MCAD) ACADM Yes Sudden Infant Death, hypoglycaemia, lethargy, coma, fatty deposits in liver, Reye-like syndrome, hyperammonaemia, cardiomyopathy
Short chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (SCAD) ACADS Yes Acidosis, neurological impairment, myopathy, muscle weakness, emesis, failure to thrive, developmental delay, hypertonia, hyperactivity, reduced consciousness
Short/branched chain specific acyl-CoA dehydrogenase, mitochondrial (SBCAD) ACADSB Yes 2-Methylbutyryl glycinuria
Mitochondrial trifunctional protein (MTP)
Long chain enoyl-CoA hydratase (LCEH) HADHA Yes Cardiomyopathy, Reye-like Syndrome, liver dysfunction, myopathy, rhabdomyolysis, metabolic acidosis, neuropathy, maternal HELLP syndrome, preeclampsia, acute liver failure of pregnancy, developmental delay, myoglobinuria, hypoparathyroidism
Long-chain 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase (LCHAD) HADHA Yes
Long-chain 3-ketoacyl-CoA thiolase (LCKAT) HADHB Yes
3-Ketoacyl-CoA thiolase (KAT) ACAA2 No
Hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase (HADH) HADH Yes Familial hyperinsulinaemic hypoglycaemia
Others
Acyl-CoA dehydrogenase 9 (ACAD9) ACAD9 Yes Leigh Syndrome, complex I deficiency, cardiomyopathy, muscle weakness, metabolic acidosis
Acyl-CoA dehydrogenase 10 (ACAD10) ACAD10 No
Acyl-CoA dehydrogenase 11 (ACAD11) ACAD11 No
Electron transfer flavoprotein (ETF) ETFA, ETFB Yes Glutaric aciduria 2A and 2B, multiple Acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency, isolated myopathy
Electron transfer flavoprotein: ubiquinone oxidoreductase (ETF-QO) ETFDH Yes Glutaric aciduria 2C, multiple acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency
Enoyl-CoA hydratase, short chain 1 (ECHS1) ECHS1 Yes Development delay, cardiomyopathy, apnoea, Leigh syndrome
Enoyl-CoA delta isomerase, 1 (ECI1) ECI1 No
Enoyl-CoA delta isomerase, 2 (ECI2) ECI2 No
2,4-Dienoyl-CoA reductase (DECR1) DECR1 No
Delta(3,5)-delta(2,4)-dienoyl-CoA isomerase, mitochondrial ECH1 No
propionyl-CoA carboxylase (PCC) PCCA, PCCB Yes Propionic academia type I and II, episodic vomiting, lethargy, ketosis, neutropenia, thrombocytopenia, hyperglycinuria, hyperglycinaemia, hypogammaglobulinemia, developmental delay, protein intolerance
Methylmalonyl-CoA epimerase (MCEE) MCCE Yes Methylmalonic aciduria, retarded motor development, spasticity, dystonia, failure to thrive, gastroesophageal reflux, metabolic acidosis, dehydration, tachypnea, ketonuria, hydrocephalus and macrocephaly
Methylmalonyl-CoA mutase (MCM) MUT Yes Methylmalonic aciduria type mut, poor feeding, dehydration, metabolic acidosis, valine intolerance, lethargy, ketoacidosis, multi-organ failure, developmental delay, interstitial nephritis, seizures, basal ganglia infarct