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A Cypher/ZASP mutation associated with dilated cardiomyopathy alters the binding affinity to protein kinase C.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  14660611     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Dilated cardiomyopathy is characterized by ventricular dilation with systolic dysfunction of cardiac muscle. Recent genetic studies have revealed that mutations in genes for cytoskeleton proteins distributed in the Z-disc and/or intercalated discs of the cardiac muscle are major predictors of cardiomyopathy. However, as mutations in these genes can account for only a part of the patient population, there should be another disease-causing gene(s) for cardiomyopathy. Cypher/ZASP appears to be an ideal candidate for the cardiomyopathy causative gene, because Cypher/ZASP encodes a Z-disc associated protein, and recent studies have demonstrated that Cypher/ZASP knock-out mice develop cardiomyopathy. In this study, we searched for sequence variations in Cypher/ZASP in 96 unrelated Japanese patients with dilated cardiomyopathy. A D626N mutation located within the third LIM domain was identified in a familial case but not found in the unrelated controls. A family study of the patient showed that all affected siblings tested had the same mutation. Clinical information of the affected family members suggested that the mutation was associated with late onset cardiomyopathy. To reveal the biochemical changes due to the mutation, we performed a yeast two-hybrid assay and a pull-down assay. It was demonstrated by both assays that the D626N mutation of Cypher/ZASP increased the affinity of the LIM domain for protein kinase C, suggesting a novel biochemical mechanism of the pathogenesis of dilated cardiomyopathy.
Authors:
Takuro Arimura; Takeharu Hayashi; Hajime Terada; Su-Yeoun Lee; Qiang Zhou; Megumi Takahashi; Kazuo Ueda; Tatsuhito Nouchi; Shigeru Hohda; Makoto Shibutani; Masao Hirose; Ju Chen; Jeong-Euy Park; Michio Yasunami; Hideharu Hayashi; Akinori Kimura
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2003-12-03
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of biological chemistry     Volume:  279     ISSN:  0021-9258     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Biol. Chem.     Publication Date:  2004 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2004-02-17     Completed Date:  2004-04-30     Revised Date:  2013-04-10    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  2985121R     Medline TA:  J Biol Chem     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  6746-52     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Molecular Pathogenesis, Medical Research Institute, and Laboratory of Genome Diversity, School of Biomedical Science, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo 101-0062, Japan.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing
Amino Acid Sequence
Animals
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / genetics,  metabolism*
Carrier Proteins / chemistry,  genetics*
Cytoskeleton / metabolism
DNA Mutational Analysis
DNA, Complementary / metabolism
Female
Homeodomain Proteins / chemistry,  genetics*
Humans
LIM Domain Proteins
Male
Mice
Models, Genetic
Molecular Sequence Data
Mutation
Pedigree
Plasmids / metabolism
Polymorphism, Single-Stranded Conformational
Precipitin Tests
Protein Binding
Protein Isoforms
Protein Kinase C / chemistry*,  metabolism
Protein Structure, Tertiary
Rats
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
Signal Transduction
Two-Hybrid System Techniques
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
R01 HL066100/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; 0/Carrier Proteins; 0/DNA, Complementary; 0/Homeodomain Proteins; 0/LDB3 protein, human; 0/LIM Domain Proteins; 0/Ldb3 protein, mouse; 0/Protein Isoforms; EC 2.7.11.13/Protein Kinase C

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