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Zhang L, Qi D, Peng M, Meng B, Wang X, Zhang X, Zuo Z, Li L, Wang Z, Zou W, Hu Z, Qian Z. Decoding molecular signature on heart of septic mice with distinct left ventricular ejection fraction. iScience 2023; 26:107825. [PMID: 37736036 PMCID: PMC10509301 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.107825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2023] [Revised: 08/07/2023] [Accepted: 08/31/2023] [Indexed: 09/23/2023] Open
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Dysregulated cardiac function after sepsis in intensive care unit is known to predict poor long-term outcome and increase mortality. Their pathological feature and molecular mechanism remain unclear. We observed that septic patients with depressed left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) have the highest in-hospital and 28 days mortality comparing to patients with hyperdynamic LVEF or with heart failure with preserved LVEF. Echocardiograms reveal that survivors post cecum ligation and puncture (CLP) on rodents have stable LVEF and non-survivors have fluctuated LVEF at CLP early phase. CLP-induced mice fall into three groups based on LVEF 24 h post-surgery: high-, low-, and normal-LVEF. Transcriptomic and proteomic analyses identify jointly and distinctively changed genes, proteins and biologically essential pathways in left ventricles from three CLP groups. Notably, transmission electron microscopy shows different mitochondrial and sarcomere defects associated with LVEF variances. Together, this study systematically characterizes the molecular, morphological, and functional alterations in CLP-induced cardiac injury.
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- Lina Zhang
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders (Xiangya Hospital) Changsha, Changsha 410008, China
- Hunan Provincial Clinical Research Center for Critical Care Medicine, Changsha 410008, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders (Xiangya Hospital) Changsha, Changsha 410008, China
- Hunan Provincial Clinical Research Center for Critical Care Medicine, Changsha 410008, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders (Xiangya Hospital) Changsha, Changsha 410008, China
- Hunan Provincial Clinical Research Center for Critical Care Medicine, Changsha 410008, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders (Xiangya Hospital) Changsha, Changsha 410008, China
- Hunan Provincial Clinical Research Center for Critical Care Medicine, Changsha 410008, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders (Xiangya Hospital) Changsha, Changsha 410008, China
- Hunan Provincial Clinical Research Center for Critical Care Medicine, Changsha 410008, China
- Institute of Molecular Precision Medicine and Hunan Key Laboratory of Molecular Precision Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders (Xiangya Hospital) Changsha, Changsha 410008, China
- Hunan Provincial Clinical Research Center for Critical Care Medicine, Changsha 410008, China
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Noureddine M, Gehmlich K. Structural and signaling proteins in the Z-disk and their role in cardiomyopathies. Front Physiol 2023; 14:1143858. [PMID: 36935760 PMCID: PMC10017460 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1143858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2023] [Accepted: 02/21/2023] [Indexed: 03/06/2023] Open
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The sarcomere is the smallest functional unit of muscle contraction. It is delineated by a protein-rich structure known as the Z-disk, alternating with M-bands. The Z-disk anchors the actin-rich thin filaments and plays a crucial role in maintaining the mechanical stability of the cardiac muscle. A multitude of proteins interact with each other at the Z-disk and they regulate the mechanical properties of the thin filaments. Over the past 2 decades, the role of the Z-disk in cardiac muscle contraction has been assessed widely, however, the impact of genetic variants in Z-disk proteins has still not been fully elucidated. This review discusses the various Z-disk proteins (alpha-actinin, filamin C, titin, muscle LIM protein, telethonin, myopalladin, nebulette, and nexilin) and Z-disk-associated proteins (desmin, and obscurin) and their role in cardiac structural stability and intracellular signaling. This review further explores how genetic variants of Z-disk proteins are linked to inherited cardiac conditions termed cardiomyopathies.
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- Maya Noureddine
- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
- Cardiovascular Medicine, Radcliffe Department of Medicine and British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence Oxford, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Ahmed RE, Tokuyama T, Anzai T, Chanthra N, Uosaki H. Sarcomere maturation: function acquisition, molecular mechanism, and interplay with other organelles. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 2022; 377:20210325. [PMID: 36189811 PMCID: PMC9527934 DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2021.0325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2021] [Accepted: 06/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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During postnatal cardiac development, cardiomyocytes mature and turn into adult ones. Hence, all cellular properties, including morphology, structure, physiology and metabolism, are changed. One of the most important aspects is the contractile apparatus, of which the minimum unit is known as a sarcomere. Sarcomere maturation is evident by enhanced sarcomere alignment, ultrastructural organization and myofibrillar isoform switching. Any maturation process failure may result in cardiomyopathy. Sarcomere function is intricately related to other organelles, and the growing evidence suggests reciprocal regulation of sarcomere and mitochondria on their maturation. Herein, we summarize the molecular mechanism that regulates sarcomere maturation and the interplay between sarcomere and other organelles in cardiomyocyte maturation. This article is part of the theme issue 'The cardiomyocyte: new revelations on the interplay between architecture and function in growth, health, and disease'.
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- Razan E. Ahmed
- Division of Regenerative Medicine, Center for Molecular Medicine, Jichi Medical University, 3311-1 Yakushiji, Shimotsuke, Tochigi 329-0498, Japan
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- Division of Regenerative Medicine, Center for Molecular Medicine, Jichi Medical University, 3311-1 Yakushiji, Shimotsuke, Tochigi 329-0498, Japan
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- Division of Regenerative Medicine, Center for Molecular Medicine, Jichi Medical University, 3311-1 Yakushiji, Shimotsuke, Tochigi 329-0498, Japan
- Department of Pediatrics, Jichi Medical University, 3311-1 Yakushiji, Shimotsuke, Tochigi 329-0498, Japan
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- Division of Regenerative Medicine, Center for Molecular Medicine, Jichi Medical University, 3311-1 Yakushiji, Shimotsuke, Tochigi 329-0498, Japan
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- Division of Regenerative Medicine, Center for Molecular Medicine, Jichi Medical University, 3311-1 Yakushiji, Shimotsuke, Tochigi 329-0498, Japan
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Integrated proteomic and transcriptomic profiling identifies aberrant gene and protein expression in the sarcomere, mitochondrial complex I, and the extracellular matrix in Warmblood horses with myofibrillar myopathy. BMC Genomics 2021; 22:438. [PMID: 34112090 PMCID: PMC8194174 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-021-07758-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2021] [Accepted: 05/26/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Background Myofibrillar myopathy in humans causes protein aggregation, degeneration, and weakness of skeletal muscle. In horses, myofibrillar myopathy is a late-onset disease of unknown origin characterized by poor performance, atrophy, myofibrillar disarray, and desmin aggregation in skeletal muscle. This study evaluated molecular and ultrastructural signatures of myofibrillar myopathy in Warmblood horses through gluteal muscle tandem-mass-tag quantitative proteomics (5 affected, 4 control), mRNA-sequencing (8 affected, 8 control), amalgamated gene ontology analyses, and immunofluorescent and electron microscopy. Results We identified 93/1533 proteins and 47/27,690 genes that were significantly differentially expressed. The top significantly differentially expressed protein CSRP3 and three other differentially expressed proteins, including, PDLIM3, SYNPO2, and SYNPOL2, are integrally involved in Z-disc signaling, gene transcription and subsequently sarcomere integrity. Through immunofluorescent staining, both desmin aggregates and CSRP3 were localized to type 2A fibers. The highest differentially expressed gene CHAC1, whose protein product degrades glutathione, is associated with oxidative stress and apoptosis. Amalgamated transcriptomic and proteomic gene ontology analyses identified 3 enriched cellular locations; the sarcomere (Z-disc & I-band), mitochondrial complex I and the extracellular matrix which corresponded to ultrastructural Z-disc disruption and mitochondrial cristae alterations found with electron microscopy. Conclusions A combined proteomic and transcriptomic analysis highlighted three enriched cellular locations that correspond with MFM ultrastructural pathology in Warmblood horses. Aberrant Z-disc mechano-signaling, impaired Z-disc stability, decreased mitochondrial complex I expression, and a pro-oxidative cellular environment are hypothesized to contribute to the development of myofibrillar myopathy in Warmblood horses. These molecular signatures may provide further insight into diagnostic biomarkers, treatments, and the underlying pathophysiology of MFM. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12864-021-07758-0.
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Williams ZJ, Velez-Irizarry D, Petersen JL, Ochala J, Finno CJ, Valberg SJ. Candidate gene expression and coding sequence variants in Warmblood horses with myofibrillar myopathy. Equine Vet J 2021; 53:306-315. [PMID: 32453872 PMCID: PMC7864122 DOI: 10.1111/evj.13286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2020] [Revised: 03/18/2020] [Accepted: 05/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Myofibrillar myopathy (MFM) of unknown aetiology has recently been identified in Warmblood (WB) horses. In humans, 16 genes have been implicated in various MFM-like disorders. OBJECTIVES To identify variants in 16 MFM candidate genes and compare allele frequencies of all variants between MFM WB and non-MFM WB and coding variants with moderate or severe predicted effects in MFM WB with publicly available data of other breeds. To compare differential gene expression and muscle fibre contractile force between MFM and non-MFM WB. STUDY DESIGN Case-control. ANIMALS 8 MFM WB, 8 non-MFM WB, 33 other WB, 32 Thoroughbreds, 80 Quarter Horses and 77 horses of other breeds in public databases. METHODS Variants were called within transcripts of 16 candidate genes using gluteal muscle mRNA sequences aligned to EquCab3.0 and allele frequencies compared by Fisher's exact test among MFM WB, non-MFM WB and public sequences across breeds. Candidate gene differential expression was determined between MFM and non-MFM WB by fitting a negative binomial generalised log-linear model per gene (false discovery rate <0.05). The maximal isometric force/cross-sectional area generated by isolated membrane-permeabilised muscle fibres was determined. RESULTS None of the 426 variants identified in 16 candidate genes were associated with MFM including 26 missense variants. Breed-specific differences existed in allele frequencies. Candidate gene differential expression and muscle fibre-specific force did not differ between MFM WB (143.1 ± 34.7 kPa) and non-MFM WB (140.2 ± 43.7 kPa) (P = .8). MAIN LIMITATIONS RNA-seq-only assays transcripts expressed in skeletal muscle. Other possible candidate genes were not evaluated. CONCLUSIONS Evidence for association of variants with a disease is essential because coding sequence variants are common in the equine genome. Variants identified in MFM candidate genes, including two coding variants offered as commercial MFM equine genetic tests, did not associate with the WB MFM phenotype.
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- Zoë J. Williams
- Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Michigan State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, East Lansing, MI, USA
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- Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Michigan State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, East Lansing, MI, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, University of Nebraska Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA
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- Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King’s College London, London, UK
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- University of California at Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine, Davis, CA, USA
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- Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Michigan State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, East Lansing, MI, USA
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Cardiac Filaminopathies: Illuminating the Divergent Role of Filamin C Mutations in Human Cardiomyopathy. J Clin Med 2021; 10:jcm10040577. [PMID: 33557094 PMCID: PMC7913873 DOI: 10.3390/jcm10040577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2021] [Revised: 02/01/2021] [Accepted: 02/02/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Over the past decades, there has been tremendous progress in understanding genetic alterations that can result in different phenotypes of human cardiomyopathies. More than a thousand mutations in various genes have been identified, indicating that distinct genetic alterations, or combinations of genetic alterations, can cause either hypertrophic (HCM), dilated (DCM), restrictive (RCM), or arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathies (ARVC). Translation of these results from “bench to bedside” can potentially group affected patients according to their molecular etiology and identify subclinical individuals at high risk for developing cardiomyopathy or patients with overt phenotypes at high risk for cardiac deterioration or sudden cardiac death. These advances provide not only mechanistic insights into the earliest manifestations of cardiomyopathy, but such efforts also hold the promise that mutation-specific pathophysiology might result in novel “personalized” therapeutic possibilities. Recently, the FLNC gene encoding the sarcomeric protein filamin C has gained special interest since FLNC mutations were found in several distinct and possibly overlapping cardiomyopathy phenotypes. Specifically, mutations in FLNC were initially only linked to myofibrillar myopathy (MFM), but are now increasingly found in various forms of human cardiomyopathy. FLNC thereby represents another example for the complex genetic and phenotypic continuum of these diseases.
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Deficiency of nuclear receptor interaction protein leads to cardiomyopathy by disrupting sarcomere structure and mitochondrial respiration. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2019; 137:9-24. [PMID: 31629737 DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2019.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2019] [Revised: 09/15/2019] [Accepted: 09/17/2019] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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BACKGROUND Cardiomyopathy is a common and lethal complication in patients with limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD), one of the most prevalent forms of muscular dystrophy. The pathogenesis underlying LGMD-related cardiomyopathy remains unclear. NRIP (gene name DCAF6), a Ca2+-dependent calmodulin binding protein, was reduced in dystrophic muscles from LGMD patients. Mice lacking NRIP exhibit a myopathic phenotype resembling that in LGMD patients, making NRIP deficiency a potential culprit leading to cardiomyopathy. This study aimed to determine if NRIP deficiency leads to cardiomyopathy and to explore the underlying molecular mechanisms. METHODS AND RESULTS NRIP expression was reduced in both human and mouse failing hearts. Muscle-specific NRIP knockout (MCK-Cre::Dcaf6flox/flox) mouse heart and isolated cardiomyocytes exhibited markedly reduced contractility. Transmission electron microscopy revealed abnormal sarcomere structures and mitochondrial morphology in MCK-Cre::Dcaf6flox/flox hearts. Protein co-immunoprecipitation and confocal imaging revealed that NRIP interacts with α-actinin 2 (ACTN2) at the Z-disc. We found that NRIP facilitated ACTN2-mediated F-actin bundling, and that NRIP deficiency resulted in reduced binding between Z-disc proteins ACTN2 and Cap-Z. In addition, NRIP-deficiency led to increased mitochondrial ROS and impaired mitochondrial respiration/ATP production owing to elevated cellular NADH/NAD+ ratios. Treatment with mitochondria-directed antioxidant mitoTEMPO or NAD+ precursor nicotinic acid restored mitochondrial function and cardiac contractility in MCK-Cre::Dcaf6flox/flox mice. CONCLUSIONS NRIP is essential to maintain sarcomere structure and mitochondrial/contractile function in cardiomyocytes. Our results revealed a novel role for NRIP deficiency in the pathogenesis of LGMD and heart failure. Targeting NRIP, therefore, could be a powerful new approach to treat myocardial dysfunction in LGMD and heart failure patients.
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Depletion of Kindlin-2 induces cardiac dysfunction in mice. SCIENCE CHINA-LIFE SCIENCES 2016; 59:1123-1130. [PMID: 27722852 DOI: 10.1007/s11427-016-0025-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2016] [Accepted: 07/07/2016] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Kindlin-2, a member of the Kindlin family focal adhesion proteins, plays an important role in cardiac development. It is known that defects in the Z-disc proteins lead to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) or dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). Our previous investigation showed that Kindlin-2 is mainly localized at the Z-disc and depletion of Kindlin-2 disrupts the structure of the Z-Disc. Here, we reported that depletion of Kindlin-2 leads to the disordered myocardial fibers, fractured and vacuolar degeneration in myocardial fibers. Interestingly, depletion of Kindlin-2 in mice induced cardiac myocyte hypertrophy and increased the heart weight. Furthermore, decreased expression of Kindlin-2 led to cardiac dysfunction and also markedly impairs systolic function. Our data indicated that Kindlin-2 not only maintains the cardiac structure but also is required for cardiac function.
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Mu Y, Jing R, Peter AK, Lange S, Lin L, Zhang J, Ouyang K, Fang X, Veevers J, Zhou X, Evans SM, Cheng H, Chen J. Cypher and Enigma homolog protein are essential for cardiac development and embryonic survival. J Am Heart Assoc 2015; 4:jah3966. [PMID: 25944877 PMCID: PMC4599425 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.115.001950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background The striated muscle Z-line, a multiprotein complex at the boundary between sarcomeres, plays an integral role in maintaining striated muscle structure and function. Multiple Z-line-associated proteins have been identified and shown to play an increasingly important role in the pathogenesis of human cardiomyopathy. Cypher and its close homologue, Enigma homolog protein (ENH), are 2 Z-line proteins previously shown to be individually essential for maintenance of postnatal cardiac function and stability of the Z-line during muscle contraction, but dispensable for cardiac myofibrillogenesis and development. Methods and Results The current studies were designed to test whether Cypher and ENH play redundant roles during embryonic development. Here, we demonstrated that mice lacking both ENH and Cypher exhibited embryonic lethality and growth retardation. Lethality in double knockout embryos was associated with cardiac dilation and abnormal Z-line structure. In addition, when ENH was ablated in conjunction with selective ablation of either Cypher short isoforms (CypherS), or Cypher long isoforms (CypherL), only the latter resulted in embryonic lethality. Conclusions Cypher and ENH redundantly play an essential role in sustaining Z-line structure from the earliest stages of cardiac function, and are redundantly required to maintain normal embryonic heart function and embryonic viability.
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- Yongxin Mu
- Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA (Y.M., R.J., A.K.P., S.L., L.L., J.Z., X.F., J.V., S.M.E., J.C.)
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- Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA (Y.M., R.J., A.K.P., S.L., L.L., J.Z., X.F., J.V., S.M.E., J.C.) Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China (R.J., X.Z.)
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- Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA (Y.M., R.J., A.K.P., S.L., L.L., J.Z., X.F., J.V., S.M.E., J.C.)
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- Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA (Y.M., R.J., A.K.P., S.L., L.L., J.Z., X.F., J.V., S.M.E., J.C.)
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- Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA (Y.M., R.J., A.K.P., S.L., L.L., J.Z., X.F., J.V., S.M.E., J.C.) Department of Medicine, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA (L.L., S.M.E.)
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- Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA (Y.M., R.J., A.K.P., S.L., L.L., J.Z., X.F., J.V., S.M.E., J.C.)
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Genomics, Drug Discovery Center, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen, China (K.O.)
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- Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA (Y.M., R.J., A.K.P., S.L., L.L., J.Z., X.F., J.V., S.M.E., J.C.)
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- Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA (Y.M., R.J., A.K.P., S.L., L.L., J.Z., X.F., J.V., S.M.E., J.C.)
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- Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China (R.J., X.Z.)
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- Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA (Y.M., R.J., A.K.P., S.L., L.L., J.Z., X.F., J.V., S.M.E., J.C.) Department of Medicine, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA (L.L., S.M.E.)
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- Department of Pathology and Pathophysiology, Program in Molecular Cell Biology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China (H.C.)
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- Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA (Y.M., R.J., A.K.P., S.L., L.L., J.Z., X.F., J.V., S.M.E., J.C.)
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Martinelli VC, Kyle WB, Kojic S, Vitulo N, Li Z, Belgrano A, Maiuri P, Banks L, Vatta M, Valle G, Faulkner G. ZASP interacts with the mechanosensing protein Ankrd2 and p53 in the signalling network of striated muscle. PLoS One 2014; 9:e92259. [PMID: 24647531 PMCID: PMC3960238 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0092259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2013] [Accepted: 02/19/2014] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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ZASP is a cytoskeletal PDZ-LIM protein predominantly expressed in striated muscle. It forms multiprotein complexes and plays a pivotal role in the structural integrity of sarcomeres. Mutations in the ZASP protein are associated with myofibrillar myopathy, left ventricular non-compaction and dilated cardiomyopathy. The ablation of its murine homologue Cypher results in neonatal lethality. ZASP has several alternatively spliced isoforms, in this paper we clarify the nomenclature of its human isoforms as well as their dynamics and expression pattern in striated muscle. Interaction is demonstrated between ZASP and two new binding partners both of which have roles in signalling, regulation of gene expression and muscle differentiation; the mechanosensing protein Ankrd2 and the tumour suppressor protein p53. These proteins and ZASP form a triple complex that appears to facilitate poly-SUMOylation of p53. We also show the importance of two of its functional domains, the ZM-motif and the PDZ domain. The PDZ domain can bind directly to both Ankrd2 and p53 indicating that there is no competition between it and p53 for the same binding site on Ankrd2. However there is competition for this binding site between p53 and a region of the ZASP protein lacking the PDZ domain, but containing the ZM-motif. ZASP is negative regulator of p53 in transactivation experiments with the p53-responsive promoters, MDM2 and BAX. Mutations in the ZASP ZM-motif induce modification in protein turnover. In fact, two mutants, A165V and A171T, were not able to bind Ankrd2 and bound only poorly to alpha-actinin2. This is important since the A165V mutation is responsible for zaspopathy, a well characterized autosomal dominant distal myopathy. Although the mechanism by which this mutant causes disease is still unknown, this is the first indication of how a ZASP disease associated mutant protein differs from that of the wild type ZASP protein.
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- Department of Paediatrics (Cardiology), Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Centro di Ricerca Interdipartimentale per le Biotecnologie Innovative, University of Padua, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Paediatrics (Cardiology), Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Trieste, Italy
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- International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Trieste, Italy
- Systems Cell Biology of Cell Polarity and Cell Division, Institut Curie, Paris, France
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- International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Paediatrics (Cardiology), Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
- Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, University of Indiana, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
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- Centro di Ricerca Interdipartimentale per le Biotecnologie Innovative, University of Padua, Padova, Italy
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- International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Trieste, Italy
- Centro di Ricerca Interdipartimentale per le Biotecnologie Innovative, University of Padua, Padova, Italy
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Reduced IGF signaling prevents muscle cell death in a Caenorhabditis elegans model of muscular dystrophy. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2013; 110:19024-9. [PMID: 24191049 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1308866110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a fatal degenerative muscle disease, is caused by mutations in the dystrophin gene. Loss of dystrophin in the muscle cell membrane causes muscle fiber necrosis. Previously, loss-of-function mutations in dys-1, the Caenorhabditis elegans dystrophin ortholog, were shown to cause a contractile defect and mild fiber degeneration in striated body wall muscle. Here, we show that loss of dystrophin function in C. elegans results in a shorter lifespan and stochastic, age-dependent muscle-cell death. Reduction of dystrophin function also accelerated age-dependent protein aggregation in muscle cells, suggesting a defect in proteostasis. Both muscle cell death and protein aggregation showed wide variability among the muscle cells. These observations suggest that muscle cell death in dys-1 mutants is greatly influenced by cellular environments. Thus, the manipulation of the cellular environment may provide an opportunity to thwart the cell death initiated by the loss of dystrophin. We found that reduced insulin-like growth factor (IGF) signaling, which rejuvenates the cellular environment to protect cells from a variety of age-dependent pathologies, prevented muscle cell death in the dys-1 mutants in a daf-16-dependent manner. Our study suggests that manipulation of the IGF signaling pathways in muscle cells could be a potent intervention for muscular dystrophy.
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Costameres are sub-membranous, Z-line associated structures found in striated muscle. They have been shown to have important roles in transmission of force from the sarcomere to the sarcolemma and extracellular matrix, maintaining mechanical integrity of the sarcolemma, and orchestrating mechanically related signaling. The costamere is akin to the more well-known focal adhesion complex present in most cells. The Z-line is a critical structural anchor for the sarcomere, but it is also a hot-spot for muscle cell signaling. Therefore functionally, the costamere represents a two-way signaling highway tethered between the Z-line and the extracellular matrix, relaying mechanical stress signals from outside the cell to intracellular signaling networks. In this role it can modulate myofibril growth and contraction. The major force generated by sarcomeres is transduced in the lateral direction from the sarcomere to the extracellular matrix through the costamere. Two major protein complexes have been described at the costamere: the dystrophin-glycoprotein complex and the integrin-vinculin-talin complex. The importance of these two protein complexes in striated muscle function has between demonstrated both in human disease and mouse models. Members of the dystrophin glycoprotein complex and integrins have both been reported to interact directly with filamin-C, thus linking costameric complexes with those present at the Z-line. Moreover, studies from our labs and others have shown that the Z-line proteins belonging to the PDZ-LIM domain protein family, enigma homolog (ENH) and cypher, may directly or indirectly be involved in this linkage. The following review will focus on the protein components of this linkage, their function in force transmission, and how the dysfunction or loss of proteins within these complexes contributes to muscular disease.
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During the last 15 years, the perception of the cardiac z-disc has undergone substantial changes. Initially viewed as a structural component at the lateral boundaries of the sarcomere, the cardiac z-disc has increasingly become recognized as a nodal point in cardiomyocyte signal transduction and disease. This minireview thus focuses on novel components and recent developments in z-disc biology and their role in cardiac signaling and disease.
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Affiliation(s)
- Derk Frank
- Internal Medicine III/Cardiology, University of Kiel, 24105 Kiel, Germany
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Ram R, Blaxall BC. Nebulette mutations in cardiac remodeling: big effects from a small mechanosensor. J Am Coll Cardiol 2010; 56:1503-5. [PMID: 20951327 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2010.06.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2010] [Accepted: 06/01/2010] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Frank D, Frauen R, Hanselmann C, Kuhn C, Will R, Gantenberg J, Füzesi L, Katus HA, Frey N. Lmcd1/Dyxin, a novel Z-disc associated LIM protein, mediates cardiac hypertrophy in vitro and in vivo. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2010; 49:673-82. [DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2010.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2010] [Revised: 06/09/2010] [Accepted: 06/22/2010] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Will RD, Eden M, Just S, Hansen A, Eder A, Frank D, Kuhn C, Seeger TS, Oehl U, Wiemann S, Korn B, Koegl M, Rottbauer W, Eschenhagen T, Katus HA, Frey N. Myomasp/LRRC39, a heart- and muscle-specific protein, is a novel component of the sarcomeric M-band and is involved in stretch sensing. Circ Res 2010; 107:1253-64. [PMID: 20847312 DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.110.222372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVE The M-band represents a transverse structure in the center of the sarcomeric A-band and provides an anchor for the myosin-containing thick filaments. In contrast to other sarcomeric structures, eg, the Z-disc, only few M-band-specific proteins have been identified to date, and its exact molecular composition remains unclear. METHODS AND RESULTS Using a bioinformatic approach to identify novel heart- and muscle-specific genes, we found a leucine rich protein, myomasp (Myosin-interacting, M-band-associated stress-responsive protein)/LRRC39. RT-PCR and Northern and Western blot analyses confirmed a cardiac-enriched expression pattern, and immunolocalization of myomasp revealed a strong and specific signal at the sarcomeric M-band. Yeast 2-hybrid screens, as well as coimmunoprecipitation experiments, identified the C terminus of myosin heavy chain (MYH)7 as an interaction partner for myomasp. Knockdown of myomasp in neonatal rat ventricular myocytes (NRVCMs) led to a significant upregulation of the stretch-sensitive genes GDF-15 and BNP. Conversely, the expression of MYH7 and the M-band proteins myomesin-1 and -2 was found to be markedly reduced. Mechanistically, knockdown of myomasp in NRVCM led to a dose-dependent suppression of serum response factor-dependent gene expression, consistent with earlier observations linking the M-band to serum response factor-mediated signaling. Finally, downregulation of myomasp/LRRC39 in spontaneously beating engineered heart tissue constructs resulted in significantly lower force generation and reduced fractional shortening. Likewise, knockdown of the myomasp/LRRC39 ortholog in zebrafish resulted in severely impaired heart function and cardiomyopathy in vivo. CONCLUSIONS These findings reveal myomasp as a previously unrecognized component of an M-band-associated signaling pathway that regulates cardiomyocyte gene expression in response to biomechanical stress.
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MESH Headings
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Animals, Newborn
- Blotting, Northern
- Blotting, Western
- Cardiac Myosins/metabolism
- Cardiomyopathies/genetics
- Cardiomyopathies/metabolism
- Cardiomyopathies/physiopathology
- Carrier Proteins/genetics
- Carrier Proteins/metabolism
- Cells, Cultured
- Cloning, Molecular
- Connectin
- Embryo, Nonmammalian/metabolism
- Gene Expression Profiling/methods
- Gene Expression Regulation
- Growth Differentiation Factor 15/metabolism
- Humans
- Immunohistochemistry
- Immunoprecipitation
- Leucine-Rich Repeat Proteins
- Male
- Mechanotransduction, Cellular
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Muscle Proteins/genetics
- Muscle Proteins/metabolism
- Muscle, Skeletal/metabolism
- Myocardial Contraction
- Myocytes, Cardiac/metabolism
- Myosin Heavy Chains/metabolism
- Natriuretic Peptide, Brain/metabolism
- Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis
- Protein Interaction Domains and Motifs
- Protein Interaction Mapping
- Proteins/genetics
- Proteins/metabolism
- RNA Interference
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Rats, Wistar
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Sarcomeres/metabolism
- Serum Response Factor/metabolism
- Stress, Mechanical
- Transfection
- Two-Hybrid System Techniques
- Zebrafish
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Affiliation(s)
- Rainer D Will
- Department of Internal Medicine III, University of Heidelberg, Germany
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Cheng H, Kimura K, Peter AK, Cui L, Ouyang K, Shen T, Liu Y, Gu Y, Dalton ND, Evans SM, Knowlton KU, Peterson KL, Chen J. Loss of enigma homolog protein results in dilated cardiomyopathy. Circ Res 2010; 107:348-56. [PMID: 20538684 DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.110.218735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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RATIONALE The Z-line, alternatively termed the Z-band or Z-disc, is a highly ordered structure at the border between 2 sarcomeres. Enigma subfamily proteins (Enigma, Enigma homolog protein, and Cypher) of the PDZ-LIM domain protein family are Z-line proteins. Among the Enigma subfamily, Cypher has been demonstrated to play a pivotal role in the structure and function of striated muscle, whereas the role of Enigma homolog protein (ENH) in muscle remains largely unknown. OBJECTIVE We studied the role of Enigma homolog protein in the heart using global and cardiac-specific ENH knockout mouse models. METHODS AND RESULTS We identified new exons and splice isoforms for ENH in the mouse heart. Impaired cardiac contraction and dilated cardiomyopathy were observed in ENH null mice. Mice with cardiac specific ENH deletion developed a similar dilated cardiomyopathy. Like Cypher, ENH interacted with Calsarcin-1, another Z-line protein. Moreover, biochemical studies showed that ENH, Cypher short isoform and Calsarcin-1 are within the same protein complex at the Z-line. Cypher short isoform and Calsarcin-1 proteins are specifically downregulated in ENH null hearts. CONCLUSIONS We have identified an ENH-CypherS-Calsarcin protein complex at the Z-line. Ablation of ENH leads to destabilization of this protein complex and dilated cardiomyopathy.
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- Hongqiang Cheng
- Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, 92093, USA
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Franciosi S. Nexilin: a potential novel factor contributing to dilated cardiomyopathy. Clin Genet 2010; 77:535-6. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.2010.01396_1.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Dynamic strength of titin's Z-disk end. J Biomed Biotechnol 2010; 2010:838530. [PMID: 20414364 PMCID: PMC2857871 DOI: 10.1155/2010/838530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2009] [Accepted: 02/11/2010] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Titin is a giant filamentous protein traversing the half sarcomere of striated muscle with putative functions as diverse as providing structural template, generating elastic response, and sensing and relaying mechanical information. The Z-disk region of titin, which corresponds to the N-terminal end of the molecule, has been thought to be a hot spot for mechanosensing while also serving as anchorage for its sarcomeric attachment. Understanding the mechanics of titin's Z-disk region, particularly under the effect of binding proteins, is of great interest. Here we briefly review recent findings on the structure, molecular associations, and mechanics of titin's Z-disk region. In addition, we report experimental results on the dynamic strength of titin's Z1Z2 domains measured by nanomechanical manipulation of the chemical dimer of a recombinant protein fragment.
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