Accessory subunit of the mitochondrial membrane respiratory chain NADH dehydrogenase (Complex I), that is believed not to be involved in catalysis (PubMed:27626371, PubMed:32385911, PubMed:33153867). Complex I functions in the transfer of electrons from NADH to the respiratory chain (PubMed:27626371). The immediate electron acceptor for the enzyme is believed to be ubiquinone (PubMed:27626371)

Complex I is composed of 45 different subunits

Contains four C-X9-C motifs that are predicted to form a helix-coil-helix structure, permitting the formation of intramolecular disulfide bonds

• Mitochondrial complex I deficiency, nuclear type 37 (MC1DN37)

  A form of mitochondrial complex I deficiency, the most common biochemical signature of mitochondrial disorders, a group of highly heterogeneous conditions characterized by defective oxidative phosphorylation, which collectively affects 1 in 5-10000 live births. Clinical disorders have variable severity, ranging from lethal neonatal disease to adult-onset neurodegenerative disorders. Phenotypes include macrocephaly with progressive leukodystrophy, non-specific encephalopathy, cardiomyopathy, myopathy, liver disease, Leigh syndrome, Leber hereditary optic neuropathy, and some forms of Parkinson disease.

  MC1DN37 features include developmental delay, cerebral atrophy, epilepsy, growth retardation, congenital myopathy with disproportion of fibers, and severely decreased activity of complex I. MC1DN37 transmission pattern is consistent with autosomal recessive inheritance.