PUBLICATION

A mutation in the atrial-specific myosin light chain gene (MYL4) causes familial atrial fibrillation

Authors
Orr, N., Arnaout, R., Gula, L.J., Spears, D.A., Leong-Sit, P., Li, Q., Tarhuni, W., Reischauer, S., Chauhan, V.S., Borkovich, M., Uppal, S., Adler, A., Coughlin, S.R., Stainier, D.Y., Gollob, M.H.
ID
ZDB-PUB-160414-17
Date
2016
Source
Nature communications   7: 11303 (Journal)
Registered Authors
Reischauer, Sven, Stainier, Didier
Keywords
Atrial fibrillation, Disease genetics, Mutation
MeSH Terms
  • Protein Binding
  • Animals, Genetically Modified
  • Atrial Fibrillation/diagnostic imaging
  • Atrial Fibrillation/genetics*
  • Zebrafish
  • Protein Structure, Secondary
  • Models, Molecular
  • Pedigree
  • Adult
  • Heart Atria/pathology*
  • Animals
  • Female
  • Ultrasonography
  • Myosin Light Chains/chemistry
  • Myosin Light Chains/genetics*
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Electrocardiography
  • Sarcomeres/pathology
  • Mutant Proteins/chemistry
  • Mutant Proteins/genetics
  • Humans
  • Myofibrils/pathology
  • Binding Sites
  • Mutation/genetics*
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PubMed
27066836 Full text @ Nat. Commun.
Abstract
Atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common arrhythmia, is a growing epidemic with substantial morbidity and economic burden. Mechanisms underlying vulnerability to AF remain poorly understood, which contributes to the current lack of highly effective therapies. Recognizing mechanistic subtypes of AF may guide an individualized approach to patient management. Here, we describe a family with a previously unreported syndrome characterized by early-onset AF (age <35 years), conduction disease and signs of a primary atrial myopathy. Phenotypic penetrance was complete in all mutation carriers, although complete disease expressivity appears to be age-dependent. We show that this syndrome is caused by a novel, heterozygous p.Glu11Lys mutation in the atrial-specific myosin light chain gene MYL4. In zebrafish, mutant MYL4 leads to disruption of sarcomeric structure, atrial enlargement and electrical abnormalities associated with human AF. These findings describe the cause of a rare subtype of AF due to a primary, atrial-specific sarcomeric defect.
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Mutations / Transgenics
Allele Construct Type Affected Genomic Region
s974TgTransgenic Insertion
    s977TgTransgenic Insertion
      s978TgTransgenic Insertion
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        Human Disease Fish Conditions Evidence
        familial atrial fibrillations977Tgstandard conditionsTAS
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        Marker Marker Type Name
        GFPEFGGFP
        mCherryEFGmCherry
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