Impaired endocytosis of the ion channel TRPM4 is associated with human progressive familial heart block type I.

Abstract

Progressive familial heart block type I (PFHBI) is a progressive cardiac bundle branch disease in the His-Purkinje system that exhibits autosomal-dominant inheritance. In 3 branches of a large South African Afrikaner pedigree with an autosomal-dominant form of PFHBI, we identified the mutation c.19G-->A in the transient receptor potential cation channel, subfamily M, member 4 gene (TRPM4) at chromosomal locus 19q13.3. This mutation predicted the amino acid substitution p.E7K in the TRPM4 amino terminus. TRPM4 encodes a Ca2+-activated nonselective cation (CAN) channel that belongs to the transient receptor potential melastatin ion channel family. Quantitative analysis of TRPM4 mRNA content in human cardiac tissue showed the highest expression level in Purkinje fibers. Cellular expression studies showed that the c.19G-->A missense mutation attenuated deSUMOylation of the TRPM4 channel. The resulting constitutive SUMOylation of the mutant TRPM4 channel impaired endocytosis and led to elevated TRPM4 channel density at the cell surface. Our data therefore revealed a gain-of-function mechanism underlying this type of familial heart block.

• Authors: Martin Kruse, Eric Schulze-Bahr, Valerie Corfield, Alf Beckmann, Birgit Stallmeyer, Güven Kurtbay, Iris Ohmert, Ellen Schulze-Bahr, Paul Brink, Olaf Pongs
• Journal: The Journal of clinical investigation (J Clin Invest) Vol. 119 Issue 9 Pg. 2737-44 (Sep 2009) ISSN: 1558-8238 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 19726882 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)

Chemical References

• RNA, Messenger
• Small Ubiquitin-Related Modifier Proteins
• TRPM Cation Channels
• TRPM4 protein, human
• DNA

Topics

• Amino Acid Sequence
• Amino Acid Substitution
• Base Sequence
• Bundle-Branch Block (genetics, metabolism, physiopathology)
• Child
• DNA (genetics)
• Electrocardiography
• Endocytosis
• Female
• Genes, Dominant
• Humans
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Molecular Sequence Data
• Mutation, Missense
• Pedigree
• Purkinje Fibers (metabolism)
• RNA, Messenger (genetics, metabolism)
• Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
• Small Ubiquitin-Related Modifier Proteins (metabolism)
• South Africa
• TRPM Cation Channels (genetics, metabolism)