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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2006
Pierre Jean Frederic Rustin, Paris, FR;
Howard T. Jacobs, Tampere, FI;
Emmanuel Philippe Dassa, Saint-Denis, FR;
Gerrit a J Hakkaart, Amsterdam, NL;
Daniel Jose Moreno Fernandez-ayala, Pozo Alcon, ES;
Pierre Jean Frederic Rustin, Paris, FR;
Howard T. Jacobs, Tampere, FI;
Emmanuel Philippe Dassa, Saint-Denis, FR;
Gerrit A J Hakkaart, Amsterdam, NL;
Daniel Jose Moreno Fernandez-Ayala, Pozo Alcon, ES;
Licentia Ltd., Helsinki, FI;
INSERM (Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale), Paris, FR;
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for combating disorders affecting the mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation system by allotopic expression of the cyanide-insensitive alternative oxidase (AOX) in human cells. The successful expression of AOX in human cells and inhas been shown to confer spectacular cyanide-resistance to mitochondrial substrate oxidation, alleviate oxidative stress, apoptosis susceptibility and metabolic acidosis. AOX is well tolerated when expressed ubiquitously in the whole organism. AOX expression is a valuable tool to limit the deleterious consequences of respiratory chain deficiency.