Assessment of the Contribution of a Thermodynamic and Mechanical Destabilization of Myosin-Binding Protein C Domain C2 to the Pathomechanism of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy-Causing Double Mutation <i>MYBPC3</i><sup>Δ<i>25bp/D389V</i></sup>

Mutations in the gene encoding cardiac myosin-binding protein-C (MyBPC), a thick filament assembly protein that stabilizes sarcomeric structure and regulates cardiac function, are a common cause for the development of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. About 10% of carriers of the Δ25bp variant of <i&g...

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Autores principales: Frederic V. Schwäbe, Emanuel K. Peter, Manuel H. Taft, Dietmar J. Manstein
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Publicado: MDPI AG 2021
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Sumario:Mutations in the gene encoding cardiac myosin-binding protein-C (MyBPC), a thick filament assembly protein that stabilizes sarcomeric structure and regulates cardiac function, are a common cause for the development of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. About 10% of carriers of the Δ25bp variant of <i>MYBPC3</i>, which is common in individuals from South Asia, are also carriers of the D389V variant on the same allele. Compared with noncarriers and those with <i>MYBPC3</i><sup>Δ<i>25bp</i></sup> alone, indicators for the development of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy occur with increased frequency in <i>MYBPC3</i><sup>Δ<i>25bp/D389V</i></sup> carriers. Residue D389 lies in the IgI-like C2 domain that is part of the N-terminal region of MyBPC. To probe the effects of mutation D389V on structure, thermostability, and protein–protein interactions, we produced and characterized wild-type and mutant constructs corresponding to the isolated 10 kDa C2 domain and a 52 kDa N-terminal fragment that includes subdomains C0 to C2. Our results show marked reductions in the melting temperatures of D389V mutant constructs. Interactions of construct C0–C2 D389V with the cardiac isoforms of myosin-2 and actin remain unchanged. Molecular dynamics simulations reveal changes in the stiffness and conformer dynamics of domain C2 caused by mutation D389V. Our results suggest a pathomechanism for the development of HCM based on the toxic buildup of misfolded protein in young <i>MYBPC3</i><sup>Δ<i>25bp/D389V</i></sup> carriers that is supplanted and enhanced by C-zone haploinsufficiency at older ages.