Nuclear sequestration of {delta}-sarcoglycan disrupts the nuclear localization of lamin A/C and emerin in cardiomyocytes.
Sarcoglycan is a membrane-associated protein complex found at the plasma membrane of cardiomyocytes and skeletal myofibers. Recessive mutations of delta-sarcoglycan that eliminate expression, and therefore function, lead to cardiomyopathy and muscular dystrophy by producing instability of the plasma membrane. A dominant missense mutation in the gene encoding delta-sarcoglycan was previously shown to associate with dilated cardiomyopathy in humans. To investigate the mechanism of dominantly inherited cardiomyopathy, we generated transgenic mice that express the S151A delta-sarcoglycan mutation in the heart using the alpha-myosin heavy-chain gene promoter. Similar to the human delta-sarcoglycan gene mutation, S151A delta-sarcoglycan transgenic mice developed dilated cardiomyopathy at a young age with enhanced lethality. Instead of placement at the plasma membrane, delta-sarcoglycan was found in the nucleus of S151A delta-sarcoglycan cardiomyocytes. Retention of delta-sarcoglycan in the nucleus was accompanied by partial nuclear sequestration of beta- and gamma-sarcoglycan. Additionally, the nuclear-membrane-associated proteins, lamin A/C and emerin, were mislocalized throughout the nucleoplasm. Therefore, the S151A delta-sarcoglycan gene mutation acts in a dominant negative manner to produce trafficking defects that disrupt nuclear localization of lamin A/C and emerin, thus linking together two common mechanisms of inherited cardiomyopathy.[1]References
- Nuclear sequestration of {delta}-sarcoglycan disrupts the nuclear localization of lamin A/C and emerin in cardiomyocytes. Heydemann, A., Demonbreun, A., Hadhazy, M., Earley, J.U., McNally, E.M. Hum. Mol. Genet. (2007) [Pubmed]
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