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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS
Volume 95, Issue 2, Pages 218-226Publisher
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2014.07.004
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- NIH National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skeletal Diseases (NIAMS) [K08 AR055072]
- Muscular Dystrophy Association [MDA201302]
- NIH NIAMS [R01 AR044345]
- AUism Charitable Foundation
- A Foundation Building Strength
- National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia [1035955, APP1002147, APP1022707]
- American Heart Association
- NIH NHLBI [R01 HL102897, HL 108801]
- NIH [P30 HD18655]
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Centronuclear myopathies (CNMs) are characterized by muscle weakness and increased numbers of central nuclei within myofibers. X-linked myotubular myopathy, the most common severe form of CNM, is caused by mutations in MTM1, encoding myotubularin (MTM1), a lipid phosphatase. To increase our understanding of MTM1 function, we conducted a yeast two-hybrid screen to identify MTM1-interacting proteins. Striated muscle preferentially expressed protein kinase (SPEG), the product of SPEG complex locus (SPEG), was identified as an MTM1-interacting protein, confirmed by immunoprecipitation and immunofluorescence studies. SPEG knockout has been previously associated with severe dilated cardiomyopathy in a mouse model. Using whole-exome sequencing, we identified three unrelated CNM-affected probands, including two with documented dilated cardiomyopathy, carrying homozygous or compound-heterozygous SPEG mutations. SPEG was markedly reduced or absent in two individuals whose muscle was available for immunofluorescence and immunoblot studies. Examination of muscle samples from Speg-knockout mice revealed an increased frequency of central nuclei, as seen in human subjects. SPEG localizes in a double line, flanking desmin over the Z lines, and is apparently in alignment with the terminal cisternae of the sarcoplasmic reticulum. Examination of human and murine MTM1-deficient muscles revealed similar abnormalities in staining patterns for both desmin and SPEG. Our results suggest that mutations in SPEG, encoding SPEG, cause a CNM phenotype as a result of its interaction with MTM1. SPEG is present in cardiac muscle, where it plays a critical role; therefore, individuals with SPEG mutations additionally present with dilated cardiomyopathy.
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