The N-Terminal Part of the 1A Domain of Desmin Is a Hot Spot Region for Putative Pathogenic <i>DES</i> Mutations Affecting Filament Assembly
Desmin is the major intermediate filament protein of all three muscle cell types, and connects different cell organelles and multi-protein complexes such as the cardiac desmosomes. Several pathogenic mutations in the <i>DES</i> gene cause different skeletal and cardiac myopathies. Howeve...
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| description | Desmin is the major intermediate filament protein of all three muscle cell types, and connects different cell organelles and multi-protein complexes such as the cardiac desmosomes. Several pathogenic mutations in the <i>DES</i> gene cause different skeletal and cardiac myopathies. However, the significance of the majority of <i>DES</i> missense variants is currently unknown, since functional data are lacking. To determine whether desmin missense mutations within the highly conserved 1A coil domain cause a filament assembly defect, we generated a set of variants with unknown significance and systematically analyzed the filament assembly using confocal microscopy in transfected SW-13, H9c2 cells and cardiomyocytes derived from induced pluripotent stem cells. We found that mutations in the N-terminal part of the 1A coil domain affect filament assembly, leading to cytoplasmic desmin aggregation. In contrast, mutant desmin in the C-terminal part of the 1A coil domain forms filamentous structures comparable to wild-type desmin. Our findings suggest that the N-terminal part of the 1A coil domain is a hot spot for pathogenic desmin mutations, which affect desmin filament assembly. This study may have relevance for the genetic counselling of patients carrying variants in the 1A coil domain of the <i>DES</i> gene. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-47a69eaa27e444cea7e8b99c465f115c2023-11-24T10:45:49ZengMDPI AGCells2073-44092022-12-011123390610.3390/cells11233906The N-Terminal Part of the 1A Domain of Desmin Is a Hot Spot Region for Putative Pathogenic <i>DES</i> Mutations Affecting Filament AssemblyAndreas Brodehl0Stephanie Holler1Jan Gummert2Hendrik Milting3Erich and Hanna Klessmann Institute, Heart and Diabetes Center NRW, University Hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum, 32545 Bad Oeynhausen, GermanyErich and Hanna Klessmann Institute, Heart and Diabetes Center NRW, University Hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum, 32545 Bad Oeynhausen, GermanyErich and Hanna Klessmann Institute, Heart and Diabetes Center NRW, University Hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum, 32545 Bad Oeynhausen, GermanyErich and Hanna Klessmann Institute, Heart and Diabetes Center NRW, University Hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum, 32545 Bad Oeynhausen, GermanyDesmin is the major intermediate filament protein of all three muscle cell types, and connects different cell organelles and multi-protein complexes such as the cardiac desmosomes. Several pathogenic mutations in the <i>DES</i> gene cause different skeletal and cardiac myopathies. However, the significance of the majority of <i>DES</i> missense variants is currently unknown, since functional data are lacking. To determine whether desmin missense mutations within the highly conserved 1A coil domain cause a filament assembly defect, we generated a set of variants with unknown significance and systematically analyzed the filament assembly using confocal microscopy in transfected SW-13, H9c2 cells and cardiomyocytes derived from induced pluripotent stem cells. We found that mutations in the N-terminal part of the 1A coil domain affect filament assembly, leading to cytoplasmic desmin aggregation. In contrast, mutant desmin in the C-terminal part of the 1A coil domain forms filamentous structures comparable to wild-type desmin. Our findings suggest that the N-terminal part of the 1A coil domain is a hot spot for pathogenic desmin mutations, which affect desmin filament assembly. This study may have relevance for the genetic counselling of patients carrying variants in the 1A coil domain of the <i>DES</i> gene.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/11/23/3906desminmyopathycardiomyopathyintermediate filamentscytoskeletonmyofibrillar myopathy (MFM) |
| spellingShingle | Andreas Brodehl Stephanie Holler Jan Gummert Hendrik Milting The N-Terminal Part of the 1A Domain of Desmin Is a Hot Spot Region for Putative Pathogenic <i>DES</i> Mutations Affecting Filament Assembly Cells desmin myopathy cardiomyopathy intermediate filaments cytoskeleton myofibrillar myopathy (MFM) |
| title | The N-Terminal Part of the 1A Domain of Desmin Is a Hot Spot Region for Putative Pathogenic <i>DES</i> Mutations Affecting Filament Assembly |
| title_full | The N-Terminal Part of the 1A Domain of Desmin Is a Hot Spot Region for Putative Pathogenic <i>DES</i> Mutations Affecting Filament Assembly |
| title_fullStr | The N-Terminal Part of the 1A Domain of Desmin Is a Hot Spot Region for Putative Pathogenic <i>DES</i> Mutations Affecting Filament Assembly |
| title_full_unstemmed | The N-Terminal Part of the 1A Domain of Desmin Is a Hot Spot Region for Putative Pathogenic <i>DES</i> Mutations Affecting Filament Assembly |
| title_short | The N-Terminal Part of the 1A Domain of Desmin Is a Hot Spot Region for Putative Pathogenic <i>DES</i> Mutations Affecting Filament Assembly |
| title_sort | n terminal part of the 1a domain of desmin is a hot spot region for putative pathogenic i des i mutations affecting filament assembly |
| topic | desmin myopathy cardiomyopathy intermediate filaments cytoskeleton myofibrillar myopathy (MFM) |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/11/23/3906 |
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