Journal
TRAFFIC
Volume 8, Issue 7, Pages 785-794Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0854.2007.00573.x
Keywords
C2 domain; Ca2+-regulated exocytosis; membrane fusion; membrane repair; muscular dystrophy
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- NIAMS NIH HHS [5R21 AR053257-02] Funding Source: Medline
- NINDS NIH HHS [5P01 NS040828-05] Funding Source: Medline
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The muscular dystrophies are a heterogeneous group of inherited disorders, defined by progressive muscle weakness and atrophy. Following the discovery of dystrophin, remarkable progress has been made in defining the molecular properties of proteins involved in the various dystrophies. This has underlined the importance of the dystrophin-associated protein complex as a cell membrane scaffold, providing structural stability to muscle cells (McNeil PL, Khakee R. Disruptions of muscle fiber plasma membranes. Role in exercise-induced damage. Am J Pathol 1992;140:1097-1109). While the dystrophies linked to loss of function of dystrophin and its associated proteins are caused by diminished membrane integrity, it is now believed that a new class of dystrophies arises because of a diminished capacity for rapid muscle membrane repair after injury. Dysferlin is the first identified member of a putative muscle-specific repair complex that permits rapid resealing of membranes disrupted by mechanical stress. Membrane resealing is a function conserved by most cells and is mediated by a mechanism closely resembling regulated, Ca2+-dependent exocytosis. A primary role for dysferlin in this pathway, as a Ca2+-regulated fusogen, has been suggested, and a number of candidate partner proteins have been identified. This review outlines the current understanding of the role of dysferlin in membrane repair and the evolving picture of dysferlin-related signaling pathways in muscle cell physiology and pathology.
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