2022
Muscle LIM Protein Force-Sensing Mediates Sarcomeric Biomechanical Signaling in Human Familial Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Riaz M, Park J, Sewanan LR, Ren Y, Schwan J, Das SK, Pomianowski PT, Huang Y, Ellis MW, Luo J, Liu J, Song L, Chen IP, Qiu C, Yazawa M, Tellides G, Hwa J, Young LH, Yang L, Marboe CC, Jacoby DL, Campbell SG, Qyang Y. Muscle LIM Protein Force-Sensing Mediates Sarcomeric Biomechanical Signaling in Human Familial Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. Circulation 2022, 145: 1238-1253. PMID: 35384713, PMCID: PMC9109819, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.121.056265.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHypertrophic cardiomyopathySarcomeric mutationsFamilial hypertrophic cardiomyopathySudden cardiac deathCardiac myosin heavy chainMechanism-based treatmentsDevelopment of hypertrophyActivated T cellsCalcineurin-nuclear factorForce productionPhenotypic expressionPluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytesStem cell-derived cardiomyocytesHeart failureCardiac deathVentricular hypertrophyCell-derived cardiomyocytesCardiac contractilityPharmacological interventionsT cellsCardiac diseaseCardiac hypertrophyPatient-specific induced pluripotent stem cellsPharmacological meansTwitch relaxation
2021
Loss of crossbridge inhibition drives pathological cardiac hypertrophy in patients harboring the TPM1 E192K mutation
Sewanan LR, Park J, Rynkiewicz MJ, Racca AW, Papoutsidakis N, Schwan J, Jacoby DL, Moore JR, Lehman W, Qyang Y, Campbell SG. Loss of crossbridge inhibition drives pathological cardiac hypertrophy in patients harboring the TPM1 E192K mutation. The Journal Of General Physiology 2021, 153: e202012640. PMID: 34319370, PMCID: PMC8321830, DOI: 10.1085/jgp.202012640.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHypertrophic cardiomyopathyHeart tissueCellular hypertrophyEngineered Heart TissuePathological cardiac hypertrophyThin filament mutationsMavacamten treatmentDiastolic dysfunctionDisease featuresHypertrophic effectCardiac hypertrophyContractile differencesHypertrophyFundamental disease mechanismsCrossbridge activityInherited disorderOverall Ca2Uncertain significancePatient phenotypesDisease mechanismsLow Ca2PatientsK mutationMavacamtenTissueComputational prediction of protein subdomain stability in MYBPC3 enables clinical risk stratification in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and enhances variant interpretation
Thompson AD, Helms AS, Kannan A, Yob J, Lakdawala NK, Wittekind SG, Pereira AC, Jacoby DL, Colan SD, Ashley EA, Saberi S, Ware JS, Ingles J, Semsarian C, Michels M, Mazzarotto F, Olivotto I, Ho CY, Day SM. Computational prediction of protein subdomain stability in MYBPC3 enables clinical risk stratification in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and enhances variant interpretation. Genetics In Medicine 2021, 23: 1281-1287. PMID: 33782553, PMCID: PMC8257482, DOI: 10.1038/s41436-021-01134-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHypertrophic cardiomyopathyClinical riskMissense variantsSarcomeric Human Cardiomyopathy RegistryHigh clinical riskClinical risk stratificationAdverse eventsComposite endpointRisk stratificationHCM patientsCommon causePatientsLoss of functionUncertain significanceMYBPC3Missense VUSCardiomyopathyHigh rateSubstantial numberSupportive evidenceVUSRiskVariant interpretationEvent analysisMethodsAmong
2020
Desmoplakin Cardiomyopathy, a Fibrotic and Inflammatory Form of Cardiomyopathy Distinct From Typical Dilated or Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
Smith ED, Lakdawala NK, Papoutsidakis N, Aubert G, Mazzanti A, McCanta AC, Agarwal PP, Arscott P, Dellefave-Castillo LM, Vorovich EE, Nutakki K, Wilsbacher LD, Priori SG, Jacoby DL, McNally EM, Helms AS. Desmoplakin Cardiomyopathy, a Fibrotic and Inflammatory Form of Cardiomyopathy Distinct From Typical Dilated or Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy. Circulation 2020, 141: 1872-1884. PMID: 32372669, PMCID: PMC7286080, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.119.044934.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLV late gadolinium enhancementLate gadolinium enhancementSevere ventricular arrhythmiasAcute myocardial injuryMyocardial injuryRight ventricular cardiomyopathyVentricular arrhythmiasGadolinium enhancementVentricular cardiomyopathyEjection fractionSevere arrhythmiasFrequent premature ventricular contractionsPathogenic plakophilin-2 mutationNormal LV systolic functionLeft ventricle ejection fractionRight ventricular ejection fractionPositron emission tomography scanArrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathyNormal ventricular functionLV systolic functionVentricle ejection fractionVentricular ejection fractionEmission tomography scanSmall case seriesPlakophilin-2 mutations
2019
Patient mutations linked to arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy enhance calpain-mediated desmoplakin degradation
Ng R, Manring H, Papoutsidakis N, Albertelli T, Tsai N, See CJ, Li X, Park J, Stevens TL, Bobbili PJ, Riaz M, Ren Y, Stoddard CE, Janssen PM, Bunch TJ, Hall SP, Lo YC, Jacoby DL, Qyang Y, Wright N, Ackermann MA, Campbell SG. Patient mutations linked to arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy enhance calpain-mediated desmoplakin degradation. JCI Insight 2019, 5 PMID: 31194698, PMCID: PMC6675562, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.128643.Peer-Reviewed Original Research