The Role of Cardiac Troponin T Quantity and Function in Cardiac Development and Dilated Cardiomyopathy

被引：52

作者：

Ahmad, Ferhaan ^{[1
,2
,3
]}

Banerjee, Sanjay K. ^{[1
]}

Lage, Michele L. ^{[1
]}

Huang, Xueyin N. ^{[1
]}

Smith, Stephen H. ^{[4
]}

Saba, Samir ^{[1
]}

Rager, Jennifer ^{[1
]}

Conner, David A. ^{[3
]}

Janczewski, Andrzej M. ^{[4
]}

Tobita, Kimimasa ^{[5
]}

Tinney, Joseph P. ^{[5
]}

Moskowitz, Ivan P. ^{[6
]}

Perez-Atayde, Antonio R. ^{[6
]}

Keller, Bradley B. ^{[5
]}

Mathier, Michael A. ^{[1
]}

Shroff, Sanjeev G. ^{[4
]}

Seidman, Christine E. ^{[3
]}

Seidman, J. G. ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Pittsburgh, Dept Med, Cardiovasc Inst, Pittsburgh, PA 15260 USA

[2] Univ Pittsburgh, Dept Human Genet, Pittsburgh, PA USA

[3] Harvard Med Sch, Howard Hughes Med Inst, Dept Genet, Boston, MA USA

[4] Univ Pittsburgh, Dept Bioengn, Pittsburgh, PA USA

[5] Univ Pittsburgh, Childrens Hosp Pittsburgh, Dept Pediat, Pittsburgh, PA USA

[6] Childrens Hosp, Dept Pathol, Boston, MA USA

来源：

PLOS ONE | 2008年 / 3卷 / 07期

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D O I：

10.1371/journal.pone.0002642

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

Background: Hypertrophic (HCM) and dilated (DCM) cardiomyopathies result from sarcomeric protein mutations, including cardiac troponin T (cTnT, TNNT2). We determined whether TNNT2 mutations cause cardiomyopathies by altering cTnT function or quantity; whether the severity of DCM is related to the ratio of mutant to wildtype cTnT; whether Ca(2+) desensitization occurs in DCM; and whether absence of cTnT impairs early embryonic cardiogenesis. Methods and Findings: We ablated Tnnt2 to produce heterozygous Tnnt2(+/-) mice, and crossbreeding produced homozygous null Tnnt2(-/-) embryos. We also generated transgenic mice overexpressing wildtype (TG(WT)) or DCM mutant (TG(K210 Delta)) Tnnt2. Crossbreeding produced mice lacking one allele of Tnnt2, but carrying wildtype ( Tnnt2(+/-)/TG(WT)) or mutant (Tnnt2(+/-)/ TG(K210 Delta)) transgenes. Tnnt2(+/-) mice relative to wildtype had significantly reduced transcript (0.82 +/- 0.06[SD] vs. 1.00 +/- 0.12 arbitrary units; p = 0.025), but not protein (1.01 +/- 0.20 vs. 1.00 +/- 0.13 arbitrary units; p = 0.44). Tnnt2(+/-) mice had normal hearts ( histology, mass, left ventricular end diastolic diameter [LVEDD], fractional shortening [FS]). Moreover, whereas Tnnt2(+/-)/TGK(210 Delta) mice had severe DCM, TGK(210 Delta) mice had only mild DCM (FS 18 +/- 4 vs. 29 +/- 7%; p<0.01). The difference in severity of DCM may be attributable to a greater ratio of mutant to wildtype Tnnt2 transcript in Tnnt2(+/-)/TGK(210 Delta) relative to TGK(210 Delta) mice (2.42 +/- 0.08, p = 0.03). Tnnt2(+/-)/TGK(210 Delta) muscle showed Ca(2+) desensitization (pCa(50) = 5.34 +/- 0.08 vs. 5.58 +/- 0.03 at sarcomere length 1.9 mu m, p<0.01), but no difference in maximum force generation. Day 9.5 Tnnt2(-/-) embryos had normally looped hearts, but thin ventricular walls, large pericardial effusions, noncontractile hearts, and severely disorganized sarcomeres. Conclusions: Absence of one Tnnt2 allele leads to a mild deficit in transcript but not protein, leading to a normal cardiac phenotype. DCM results from abnormal function of a mutant protein, which is associated with myocyte Ca(2+) desensitization. The severity of DCM depends on the ratio of mutant to wildtype Tnnt2 transcript. cTnT is essential for sarcomere formation, but normal embryonic heart looping occurs without contractile activity.

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