期刊
BIOCHEMICAL JOURNAL
卷 427, 期 -, 页码 41-48出版社
PORTLAND PRESS LTD
DOI: 10.1042/BJ20091641
关键词
actin; muscle; myopathy; nemaline myopathy; serum-response factor
资金
- Muscular Dystrophy Campaign [RA3/583/3]
- MRC (Medical Research Council)
- CRUK (Cancer Research UK)
- MRC [G117/569] Funding Source: UKRI
- Medical Research Council [G117/569] Funding Source: researchfish
Mutations in the gene encoding skeletal muscle alpha-actin (ACTA1) account for approx. 20% of patients with the muscular disorder nemaline myopathy. Nemaline myopathy is a muscular wasting disease similar to muscular dystrophy, but distinguished by deposits of actin and actin-associated proteins near the z-line of the sarcomere. Approx. one-third of the over 140 myopathy actin mutations have been characterized either biochemically or in cultured cells to determine their effects on the actin cytoskeleton. However, the actin defects causing myopathy are likely to be heterogeneous, with only a few common trends observed among the actin mutants, such as reduced polymerization capacity or an inability to fold properly. Notably, the transcriptional programme regulated by serum-response factor, which is instrumental in muscle development and maintenance, is directly controlled by the balance of actin assembly and disassembly in cells. In the present study, we explored the impact of myopathy mutations in actin on the control of the transcriptional response by serum-response factor and found that the majority of mutants examined have altered serum-response factor signalling. We propose that altered serum-response factor signalling could be a major factor in actin-based nemaline myopathy, and that this area could be exploited to develop therapies for sufferers.
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