1. Cai, Yulong, Lin, Yixin, Xiong, Xianze, Li, Fuyu, Cheng, Nansheng. 2019. Knockdown expression of MECR, a novel gene of mitochondrial FAS II inhibits growth and colony-formation, promotes apoptosis of hepatocelluar carcinoma cells. In Bioscience trends, 13, 234-244. doi:10.5582/bst.2019.01109. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31178528/
2. Fiorini, Claudio, Degiorgi, Andrea, Cascavilla, Maria Lucia, Baruffini, Enrico, Caporali, Leonardo. 2023. Recessive MECR pathogenic variants cause an LHON-like optic neuropathy. In Journal of medical genetics, 61, 93-101. doi:10.1136/jmg-2023-109340. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37734847/
3. Chen, Zhijun, Leskinen, Hanna, Liimatta, Erkki, Hassinen, Ilmo E, Hiltunen, J Kalervo. 2009. Myocardial overexpression of Mecr, a gene of mitochondrial FAS II leads to cardiac dysfunction in mouse. In PloS one, 4, e5589. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0005589. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19440339/
4. Wang, Danlei, Yu, Haoheng, Qu, Yi, Min, Zhe, Xue, Zheng. 2025. Identification of Downregulated MECR Gene in Parkinson's Disease Through Integrated Transcriptomic Analysis and Validation. In International journal of molecular sciences, 26, . doi:10.3390/ijms26020550. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39859268/
5. Jia, Nan, Yu, Shuiqing, Zhang, Geng, Wang, Jiawei, Lai, Chuntao. 2024. Recurrent MECR R258W causes adult-onset optic atrophy: A case report. In European journal of medical genetics, 68, 104917. doi:10.1016/j.ejmg.2024.104917. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38296034/