Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy R403Q mutation in rabbit β-myosin reduces contractile function at the molecular and myofibrillar levels

In 1990, the Seidmans showed that a single point mutation, R403Q, in the human β-myosin heavy chain (MHC) of heart muscle caused a particularly malignant form of familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) [Geisterfer-Lowrance AA, et al. (1990) Cell 62:999-1006.]. Since then, more than 300 mutations in the β-MHC have been reported, and yet there remains a poor understanding of how a single missense mutation in the MYH7 gene can lead to heart disease. Previous studies with a transgenic mouse model showed that the myosin phenotype depended on whether the mutation was in an α- or β-MHC backbone. This led to the generation of a transgenic rabbit model with the R403Q mutation in a β-MHC backbone. We find that the in vitro motility of heterodimeric R403Q myosin is markedly reduced, whereas the actin-activated ATPase activity of R403Q subfragment-1 is about the same as myosin from a nontransgenic littermate. Single myofibrils isolated from the ventricles of R403Q transgenic rabbits and analyzed by atomic force microscopy showed reduced rates of force development and relaxation, and achieved a significantly lower steady-state level of isometric force compared with nontransgenic myofibrils. Myofibrils isolated from the soleus gave similar results. The force-velocity relationship determined for R403Q ventricular myofibrils showed a decrease in the velocity of shortening under load, resulting in a diminished power output. We conclude that independent of whether experiments are performed with isolated molecules or with ordered molecules in the native thick filament of a myofibril, there is a loss-of-function induced by the R403Q mutation in β-cardiac myosin.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2018

Erschienen:

2018

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:115

Enthalten in:

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 115(2018), 44 vom: 30. Okt., Seite 11238-11243

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lowey, Susan [VerfasserIn]
Bretton, Vera [VerfasserIn]
Joel, Peteranne B [VerfasserIn]
Trybus, Kathleen M [VerfasserIn]
Gulick, James [VerfasserIn]
Robbins, Jeffrey [VerfasserIn]
Kalganov, Albert [VerfasserIn]
Cornachione, Anabelle S [VerfasserIn]
Rassier, Dilson E [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Actins
Cardiac myosin
EC 3.6.4.1
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Journal Article
Myofibril kinetics
Myofibril power output
Myosin Heavy Chains
Myosins
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 11.12.2018

Date Revised 30.04.2019

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1073/pnas.1802967115

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM289577608