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Functional Effects of a Restrictive-Cardiomyopathy-Linked Cardiac Troponin I Mutation (R145W) in Transgenic Mice.
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Creator
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Wen, Yuhui, Xu, Yuanyuan, Wang, Yingcai, Pinto, Jose, Potter, James, Kerrick, W.
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Abstract/Description
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The human cardiac troponin I (hcTnI) mutation R145W has been associated with restrictive cardiomyopathy. In this study, simultaneous measurements of ATPase activity and force in skinned papillary fibers from hcTnI R145W transgenic mice (Tg-R145W) were explored. Tg-R145W fibers showed an approximately 13-16% increase in maximal Ca(2+)-activated force and ATPase activity compared to hcTnI wild-type transgenic mice. The force-generating cross-bridge turnover rate (g) and the energy cost (ATPase...
Show moreThe human cardiac troponin I (hcTnI) mutation R145W has been associated with restrictive cardiomyopathy. In this study, simultaneous measurements of ATPase activity and force in skinned papillary fibers from hcTnI R145W transgenic mice (Tg-R145W) were explored. Tg-R145W fibers showed an approximately 13-16% increase in maximal Ca(2+)-activated force and ATPase activity compared to hcTnI wild-type transgenic mice. The force-generating cross-bridge turnover rate (g) and the energy cost (ATPase/force) were the same in all groups of fibers. Also, the Tg-R145W fibers showed a large increase in the Ca(2+) sensitivity of both force development and ATPase. In intact fibers, the mutation caused prolonged force and intracellular [Ca(2+)] transients and increased time to peak force. Analysis of force and Ca(2+) transients showed that there was a 40% increase in peak force in Tg-R145W muscles, which was likely due to the increased Ca(2+) transient duration. The above cited results suggest that: (1) there would be an increase in resistance to ventricular filling during diastole resulting from the prolonged force and Ca(2+) transients that would result in a decrease in ventricular filling (diastolic dysfunction); and (2) there would be a large (approximately 53%) increase in force during systole, which may help to partly compensate for diastolic dysfunction. These functional results help to explain the mechanisms by which these mutations give rise to a restrictive phenotype.
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Date Issued
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2009
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Identifier
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FSU_migr_biomed_faculty_publications-0060, 10.1016/j.jmb.2009.07.080
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