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Emam M, Caballero-Solares A, Xue X, Umasuthan N, Milligan B, Taylor RG, Balder R, Rise ML. Gill and Liver Transcript Expression Changes Associated With Gill Damage in Atlantic Salmon ( Salmo salar). Front Immunol 2022; 13:806484. [PMID: 35418993 PMCID: PMC8996064 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.806484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2021] [Accepted: 01/31/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Gill damage represents a significant challenge in the teleost fish aquaculture industry globally, due to the gill’s involvement in several vital functions and direct contact with the surrounding environment. To examine the local and systemic effects accompanying gill damage (which is likely to negatively affect gill function) of Atlantic salmon, we performed a field sampling to collect gill and liver tissue after several environmental insults (e.g., harmful algal blooms). Before sampling, gills were visually inspected and gill damage was scored; gill scores were assigned from pristine [gill score 0 (GS0)] to severely damaged gills (GS3). Using a 44K salmonid microarray platform, we aimed to compare the transcriptomes of pristine and moderately damaged (i.e., GS2) gill tissue. Rank Products analysis (5% percentage of false-positives) identified 254 and 34 upregulated and downregulated probes, respectively, in GS2 compared with GS0. Differentially expressed probes represented genes associated with functions including gill remodeling, wound healing, and stress and immune responses. We performed gill and liver qPCR for all four gill damage scores using microarray-identified and other damage-associated biomarker genes. Transcripts related to wound healing (e.g., neb and klhl41b) were significantly upregulated in GS2 compared with GS0 in the gills. Also, transcripts associated with immune and stress-relevant pathways were dysregulated (e.g., downregulation of snaclec 1-like and upregulation of igkv3) in GS2 compared with GS0 gills. The livers of salmon with moderate gill damage (i.e., GS2) showed significant upregulation of transcripts related to wound healing (i.e., chtop), apoptosis (e.g., bnip3l), blood coagulation (e.g., f2 and serpind1b), transcription regulation (i.e., pparg), and stress-responses (e.g., cyp3a27) compared with livers of GS0 fish. We performed principal component analysis (PCA) using transcript levels for gill and liver separately. The gill PCA showed that PC1 significantly separated GS2 from all other gill scores. The genes contributing most to this separation were pgam2, des, neb, tnnt2, and myom1. The liver PCA showed that PC1 significantly separated GS2 from GS0; levels of hsp70, cyp3a27, pparg, chtop, and serpind1b were the highest contributors to this separation. Also, hepatic acute phase biomarkers (e.g., serpind1b and f2) were positively correlated to each other and to gill damage. Gill damage-responsive biomarker genes and associated qPCR assays arising from this study will be valuable in future research aimed at developing therapeutic diets to improve farmed salmon welfare.
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- Mohamed Emam
- Department of Ocean Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, Canada
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- Department of Ocean Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, Canada
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- Cargill Animal Nutrition and Health, Elk River, MN, United States
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- Cargill Animal Nutrition and Health, Elk River, MN, United States
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- Department of Ocean Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, Canada
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Bhunia S, Barbhuiya MA, Gupta S, Shrivastava BR, Tiwari PK. Epigenetic downregulation of desmin in gall bladder cancer reveals its potential role in disease progression. Indian J Med Res 2021; 151:311-318. [PMID: 32461394 PMCID: PMC7371065 DOI: 10.4103/ijmr.ijmr_501_18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Background & objectives: Gall bladder cancer (GBC) is a fatal neoplasm, with a globally variable incidence rates. To improve the survival rate of patients, a newer set of biomarkers needs to be discovered for its early detection and better prognosis. Our earlier studies on GBC proteomics and whole-genome methylome data revealed expression of desmin to be significantly downregulated with correlated promoter hypermethylation during gall bladder carcinogenesis. Thus, to evaluate desmin as a potential biomarker for GBC, we carried out a detailed follow up study. Methods: Methylation-specific polymerase chain reaction (MS-PCR) (n=17, GBC and n=23, non-tumour control), real-time quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) [n=14, GBC and n=14, adjacent non-tumour (ANT)], immunohistochemistry (n=27, GBC and n=14, non-tumour) and immunoblotting (n=13, GBC and n=13, ANT) were performed in surgically removed gall bladder tissue samples. Results: MS-PCR analysis showed methylation of desmin in 88.23 per cent (15/17) gall bladder tumour samples as compared to non-tumour tissues (39.13%, 9/23). Real-time qRT-PCR analysis revealed a significant downregulation of desmin expression in GBC as compared to ANT tissue. This was further confirmed by western blot, showing reduced expression of desmin protein in GBC, as compared to non-tumour tissue. Immunohistochemical analysis also showed a decreased level of desmin i.e., more than 95 per cent (26/27) in tumour cells compared to non-tumours (35.71%, 5/14). Interpretation & conclusions: The increased frequency of desmin promoter methylation which could be responsible for its significant downregulation, indicates its potential as a candidate biomarker for GBC. This requires further validation in a large group of patients to evaluate its clinical utility.
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- Shushruta Bhunia
- Department of Molecular & Human Genetics, Centre for Genomics, Jiwaji University, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India
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- Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Cancer Hospital & Research Institute, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India
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- Department of Pathology, Cancer Hospital & Research Institute, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India
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- Department of Molecular & Human Genetics, Centre for Genomics, Jiwaji University, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India
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Murakami K, Sato M, Miyasaka Y, Hatori K. Selective association of desmin intermediate filaments with a phospholipid layer in droplets. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2021; 555:109-114. [PMID: 33813269 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2021.03.131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2021] [Accepted: 03/24/2021] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Desmin, an intermediate filament protein expressed in muscle cells, plays a key role in the integrity and regulation of the contractile system. Furthermore, the distribution of desmin in cells and its interplay with plasma and organelle membranes are crucial for cell functions; however, the fundamental properties of lipid-desmin interactions remain unknown. Using a water-in-oil method for a limited space system in vitro, we examined the distribution of desmin in three types of phospholipid droplets: 1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DOPC), 1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine (DOPE), and 1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoserine (DOPS). When fluorescent-labeled desmin was observed for 60 min after desmin assembly was initiated by adding 25 mM KCl, desmin accumulated on both the DOPE and DOPS layers; however, it did not accumulate on the DOPC layer of droplets. An increase in salt concentration did not moderate the accumulation. The initial form of either oligomer or mature filament affected the accumulation on each lipid layer. When liposomes were included in the droplets, desmin was associated with DOPE but not on DOPC liposomes. These results suggest that desmin has the potential for association with phospholipids concerning desmin form and lipid shape. The behavior and composition of living membranes may affect the distribution of desmin networks.
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- Keigo Murakami
- Department of Bio-Systems Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Yamagata University, 4-3-16 Jyonan, Yonezawa, 992-8510, Japan
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- Department of Bio-Systems Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Yamagata University, 4-3-16 Jyonan, Yonezawa, 992-8510, Japan
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- Department of Bio-Systems Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Yamagata University, 4-3-16 Jyonan, Yonezawa, 992-8510, Japan
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- Department of Bio-Systems Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Yamagata University, 4-3-16 Jyonan, Yonezawa, 992-8510, Japan.
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Ohara M, Saito Y, Watanabe M, Mizutani S, Kobayashi M, Iida A, Nishino I, Fujigasaki H. An adult nemaline myopathy patient with respiratory and heart failure harboring a novel NEB variant. eNeurologicalSci 2020; 21:100268. [PMID: 32939402 PMCID: PMC7479285 DOI: 10.1016/j.ensci.2020.100268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2020] [Revised: 08/12/2020] [Accepted: 08/25/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Nemaline myopathy is a heterogeneous disorder of skeletal muscle, and histologically characterized by the presence of nemaline bodies in muscle fibers. Patients with typical congenital form of nemaline myopathy initially present with proximal but later also distal muscle weakness, mostly involving facial and respiratory muscle. Cardiac involvement has been rarely observed especially in nebulin-related nemaline myopathy and there have been only two reports about nebulin-related nemaline myopathy patients with cardiac involvement. We present here the case of a 65-year-old woman manifesting slowly progressive distal myopathy with respiratory and heart failure. She harbored two variants in the nebulin gene, c.20131C > T (p.Arg6711Trp) and c.674C > T (p.Pro225Leu), and one of them, c.674C > T, was a novel variant. In this report, we discuss the pathogenicity of the novel variant and its association with clinical phenotypes including cardiac involvement. A NEB-related nemaline myopathy patient developed distal myopathy, respiratory and heart failure. Two variants in NEB were noted and one of them was a novel variant. The novel variant might be associated with the clinical symptoms including heart failure.
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- Masahiro Ohara
- Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo, Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital, Japan.,Department of Neurology and Neurological Science, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Science, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45, Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8519, Japan
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- Department of Neuromuscular Research, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, 4-1-1 Ogawahigashi-cho, Kodaira, Tokyo 187-8502, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo, Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo, Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Nissan Tamagawa Hospital, 4-8-1 Seta, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 158-0095, Japan
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- Medical Genome Center, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, 4-1-1 Ogawahigashi-cho, Kodaira, Tokyo 187-8551, Japan
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- Department of Neuromuscular Research, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, 4-1-1 Ogawahigashi-cho, Kodaira, Tokyo 187-8502, Japan.,Medical Genome Center, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, 4-1-1 Ogawahigashi-cho, Kodaira, Tokyo 187-8551, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo, Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital, Japan
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Miyasaka Y, Murakami K, Ito K, Kumaki J, Makabe K, Hatori K. Condensed desmin and actin cytoskeletal communication in lipid droplets. Cytoskeleton (Hoboken) 2019; 76:477-490. [DOI: 10.1002/cm.21573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2019] [Revised: 10/14/2019] [Accepted: 10/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Yoshiya Miyasaka
- Department of Bio‐Systems Engineering, Graduate School of Science and EngineeringYamagata University Yamagata Japan
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- Department of Bio‐Systems Engineering, Graduate School of Science and EngineeringYamagata University Yamagata Japan
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- Department of Bio‐Systems Engineering, Graduate School of Science and EngineeringYamagata University Yamagata Japan
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- Department of Organic Materials Science, Graduate School of Organic Materials ScienceYamagata University Yamagata Japan
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- Department of Biochemical Engineering, Graduate School of Science and EngineeringYamagata University Yamagata Japan
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- Department of Bio‐Systems Engineering, Graduate School of Science and EngineeringYamagata University Yamagata Japan
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Anbo H, Sato M, Okoshi A, Fukuchi S. Functional Segments on Intrinsically Disordered Regions in Disease-Related Proteins. Biomolecules 2019; 9:biom9030088. [PMID: 30841624 PMCID: PMC6468909 DOI: 10.3390/biom9030088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2019] [Revised: 02/19/2019] [Accepted: 02/25/2019] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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One of the unique characteristics of intrinsically disordered proteins (IPDs) is the existence of functional segments in intrinsically disordered regions (IDRs). A typical function of these segments is binding to partner molecules, such as proteins and DNAs. These segments play important roles in signaling pathways and transcriptional regulation. We conducted bioinformatics analysis to search these functional segments based on IDR predictions and database annotations. We found more than a thousand potential functional IDR segments in disease-related proteins. Large fractions of proteins related to cancers, congenital disorders, digestive system diseases, and reproductive system diseases have these functional IDRs. Some proteins in nervous system diseases have long functional segments in IDRs. The detailed analysis of some of these regions showed that the functional segments are located on experimentally verified IDRs. The proteins with functional IDR segments generally tend to come and go between the cytoplasm and the nucleus. Proteins involved in multiple diseases tend to have more protein-protein interactors, suggesting that hub proteins in the protein-protein interaction networks can have multiple impacts on human diseases.
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- Hiroto Anbo
- Department of Life Science and Informatics, Faculty of Engineering, Maebashi Institute of Technology, 460-1, Kamisadori, Maebashi, Gunma 371-0816, Japan.
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- Department of Life Science and Informatics, Faculty of Engineering, Maebashi Institute of Technology, 460-1, Kamisadori, Maebashi, Gunma 371-0816, Japan.
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- Department of Life Science and Informatics, Faculty of Engineering, Maebashi Institute of Technology, 460-1, Kamisadori, Maebashi, Gunma 371-0816, Japan.
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- Department of Life Science and Informatics, Faculty of Engineering, Maebashi Institute of Technology, 460-1, Kamisadori, Maebashi, Gunma 371-0816, Japan.
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Brodehl A, Gaertner-Rommel A, Milting H. Molecular insights into cardiomyopathies associated with desmin (DES) mutations. Biophys Rev 2018; 10:983-1006. [PMID: 29926427 DOI: 10.1007/s12551-018-0429-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2018] [Accepted: 05/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Increasing usage of next-generation sequencing techniques pushed during the last decade cardiogenetic diagnostics leading to the identification of a huge number of genetic variants in about 170 genes associated with cardiomyopathies, channelopathies, or syndromes with cardiac involvement. Because of the biochemical and cellular complexity, it is challenging to understand the clinical meaning or even the relevant pathomechanisms of the majority of genetic sequence variants. However, detailed knowledge about the associated molecular pathomechanism is essential for the development of efficient therapeutic strategies in future and genetic counseling. Mutations in DES, encoding the muscle-specific intermediate filament protein desmin, have been identified in different kinds of cardiac and skeletal myopathies. Here, we review the functions of desmin in health and disease with a focus on cardiomyopathies. In addition, we will summarize the genetic and clinical literature about DES mutations and will explain relevant cell and animal models. Moreover, we discuss upcoming perspectives and consequences of novel experimental approaches like genome editing technology, which might open a novel research field contributing to the development of efficient and mutation-specific treatment options.
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- Andreas Brodehl
- Erich and Hanna Klessmann Institute for Cardiovascular Research & Development, Heart and Diabetes Centre NRW, Ruhr-University Bochum, Georgstrasse 11, 32545, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany.
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- Erich and Hanna Klessmann Institute for Cardiovascular Research & Development, Heart and Diabetes Centre NRW, Ruhr-University Bochum, Georgstrasse 11, 32545, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany
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- Erich and Hanna Klessmann Institute for Cardiovascular Research & Development, Heart and Diabetes Centre NRW, Ruhr-University Bochum, Georgstrasse 11, 32545, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany.
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Sharma S, Conover GM, Elliott JL, Der Perng M, Herrmann H, Quinlan RA. αB-crystallin is a sensor for assembly intermediates and for the subunit topology of desmin intermediate filaments. Cell Stress Chaperones 2017; 22:613-626. [PMID: 28470624 PMCID: PMC5465037 DOI: 10.1007/s12192-017-0788-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2016] [Revised: 03/07/2017] [Accepted: 03/16/2017] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Mutations in the small heat shock protein chaperone CRYAB (αB-crystallin/HSPB5) and the intermediate filament protein desmin, phenocopy each other causing cardiomyopathies. Whilst the binding sites for desmin on CRYAB have been determined, desmin epitopes responsible for CRYAB binding and also the parameters that determine CRYAB binding to desmin filaments are unknown. Using a combination of co-sedimentation centrifugation, viscometric assays and electron microscopy of negatively stained filaments to analyse the in vitro assembly of desmin filaments, we show that the binding of CRYAB to desmin is subject to its assembly status, to the subunit organization within filaments formed and to the integrity of the C-terminal tail domain of desmin. Our in vitro studies using a rapid assembly protocol, C-terminally truncated desmin and two disease-causing mutants (I451M and R454W) suggest that CRYAB is a sensor for the surface topology of the desmin filament. Our data also suggest that CRYAB performs an assembly chaperone role because the assembling filaments have different CRYAB-binding properties during the maturation process. We suggest that the capability of CRYAB to distinguish between filaments with different surface topologies due either to mutation (R454W) or assembly protocol is important to understanding the pathomechanism(s) of desmin-CRYAB myopathies.
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- Sarika Sharma
- Division of Molecular Genetics, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- Department of Biosciences and the Biophysical Sciences Institute, University of Durham, Durham, UK
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine, College of Life Sciences, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, 300, Taiwan
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- Division of Molecular Genetics, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany
- Institute of Neuropathology, University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Biosciences and the Biophysical Sciences Institute, University of Durham, Durham, UK.
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Yu R, Liu L, Chen C, Shen JM. Exome Sequencing Identifies a Novel DES Mutation (R227C) in a Chinese Dilated Cardiomyopathy Family. Cardiology 2017; 137:78-82. [PMID: 28171858 DOI: 10.1159/000455181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2016] [Accepted: 12/16/2016] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
Abstract
OBJECTIVES Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a common disease in the clinic, and it is the leading cause of heart failure and sudden cardiac death. Previous studies have proven that genetic factors play a crucial role in the occurrence of DCM; more than 50 disease genes including desmin (DES) have been identified to be associated with DCM. At present, most DES mutations are reported in desmin-related myofibrilla myopathy patients, but variants leading to isolated DCM are rarely reported. METHODS We applied whole-exome sequencing and cardiomyopathy-related gene filtering strategies to discover the genetic factors in a Chinese DCM family. RESULTS A novel mutation (c.679 C>T /p.R227C) in exon 3 of DES was identified and cosegregated with the affected members of a Chinese family with isolated DCM phenotypes (left ventricle and left atrial diameters). CONCLUSION This mutation leads to a substitution of arginine by cysteine and it is predicted to be deleterious by bioinformatics programs. Our study not only contributes to the genetic diagnosis and counseling of families with DCM, but it also further proves that DES mutations may lead to isolated DCM and provides a new case for the study of the relationship between DES mutations and DCM.
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- Rong Yu
- Department of Anesthesiology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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Hernandez DA, Bennett CM, Dunina-Barkovskaya L, Wedig T, Capetanaki Y, Herrmann H, Conover GM. Nebulette is a powerful cytolinker organizing desmin and actin in mouse hearts. Mol Biol Cell 2016; 27:3869-3882. [PMID: 27733623 PMCID: PMC5170609 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e16-04-0237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2016] [Revised: 08/31/2016] [Accepted: 10/05/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Nebulette physically links desmin to sarcomeric actin in hearts. An intact desmin network is required for nebulette to function as major actin-binding protein in sarcomeres. This study provides biochemical evidence that the desmin–nebulette complex is involved in filament-forming desminopathy. In the hearts of patients bearing nebulette mutations, a severe general disorganization in cardiomyocytes of the extrasarcomeric desmin intermediate filament system is frequently observed. However, the molecular and functional relationship between the desmin cytoskeleton and nebulette-containing sarcomeres is still unclear. Here we report a high-affinity in vitro interaction between nebulette and desmin filaments. A major interaction site has been mapped to the desmin α-helical rod domain, indicating that the filament core is directly involved in the binding of nebulette. The disease-mutant desmin variants E245D and T453I exhibited increased binding affinity for nebulette, delayed filament assembly kinetics, and caused significant weakening of networks. In isolated chick cardiomyocytes and sections from canine heart, we revealed by ground-state depletion and confocal microscopies that module 5 of nebulette extends outward from Z-disk–associated desmin filaments toward the center of the sarcomere. Accordingly, in the myocardium of Des−/− mice, elevated levels of cardiac actin correlated with alterations in the distribution of nebulette. Our data suggest that a well-organized desmin network is required to accommodate an optimal conformation of nebulette on sarcomeres to bind and recruit cardiac α-actin. Hence we propose that nebulette acts in synergy with nebulin to reinforce and temporally fine-tune striated muscle relaxation–contraction cycles.
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- Daniel A Hernandez
- Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-3474
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- Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-3474
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- Division of Molecular Genetics, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Center of Basic Research, Biomedical Research Foundation Academy of Athens, Athens 11527, Greece
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- Division of Molecular Genetics, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany.,Institute of Neuropathology, University Hospital Erlangen, D-91054 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-3474
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Chun YW, Balikov DA, Feaster TK, Williams CH, Sheng CC, Lee JB, Boire TC, Neely MD, Bellan LM, Ess KC, Bowman AB, Sung HJ, Hong CC. Combinatorial polymer matrices enhance in vitro maturation of human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes. Biomaterials 2015. [PMID: 26204225 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2015.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
Abstract
Cardiomyocytes derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC-CMs) hold great promise for modeling human heart diseases. However, iPSC-CMs studied to date resemble immature embryonic myocytes and therefore do not adequately recapitulate native adult cardiomyocyte phenotypes. Since extracellular matrix plays an essential role in heart development and maturation in vivo, we sought to develop a synthetic culture matrix that could enhance functional maturation of iPSC-CMs in vitro. In this study, we employed a library of combinatorial polymers comprising of three functional subunits - poly-ε-caprolacton (PCL), polyethylene glycol (PEG), and carboxylated PCL (cPCL) - as synthetic substrates for culturing human iPSC-CMs. Of these, iPSC-CMs cultured on 4%PEG-96%PCL (each % indicates the corresponding molar ratio) exhibit the greatest contractility and mitochondrial function. These functional enhancements are associated with increased expression of cardiac myosin light chain-2v, cardiac troponin I and integrin alpha-7. Importantly, iPSC-CMs cultured on 4%PEG-96%PCL demonstrate troponin I (TnI) isoform switch from the fetal slow skeletal TnI (ssTnI) to the postnatal cardiac TnI (cTnI), the first report of such transition in vitro. Finally, culturing iPSC-CMs on 4%PEG-96%PCL also significantly increased expression of genes encoding intermediate filaments known to transduce integrin-mediated mechanical signals to the myofilaments. In summary, our study demonstrates that synthetic culture matrices engineered from combinatorial polymers can be utilized to promote in vitro maturation of human iPSC-CMs through the engagement of critical matrix-integrin interactions.
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- Young Wook Chun
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA; Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA; Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, USA; Department of Mechanical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, USA.
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA; Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA; Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA; Research Medicine, Veterans Affairs TVHS, Nashville, TN 37212, USA.
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