JACC: Basic to Translational Science (Dec 2018)

Novel Adult-Onset Systolic Cardiomyopathy Due to MYH7 E848G Mutation in Patient-Derived Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells

  • Kai-Chun Yang, MD,
  • Astrid Breitbart, MD,
  • Willem J. De Lange, PhD,
  • Peter Hofsteen, PhD,
  • Akiko Futakuchi-Tsuchida, BS,
  • Joy Xu, MSE,
  • Cody Schopf, BS,
  • Maria V. Razumova, PhD,
  • Alex Jiao, PhD,
  • Robert Boucek, MD,
  • Lil Pabon, PhD,
  • Hans Reinecke, PhD,
  • Deok-Ho Kim, PhD,
  • J. Carter Ralphe, MD,
  • Michael Regnier, PhD,
  • Charles E. Murry, MD, PhD

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 3, no. 6
pp. 728 – 740

Abstract

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Summary: A novel myosin heavy chain 7 mutation (E848G) identified in a familial cardiomyopathy was studied in patient-specific induced pluripotent stem cell–derived cardiomyocytes. The cardiomyopathic human induced pluripotent stem cell–derived cardiomyocytes exhibited reduced contractile function as single cells and engineered heart tissues, and genome-edited isogenic cells confirmed the pathogenic nature of the E848G mutation. Reduced contractility may result from impaired interaction between myosin heavy chain 7 and cardiac myosin binding protein C. Key Words: disease-modeling, engineered heart tissue, genetic cardiomyopathy, induced pluripotent stem cells