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COMMUNICATIONS BIOLOGY
卷 4, 期 1, 页码 -出版社
NATURE RESEARCH
DOI: 10.1038/s42003-021-01864-1
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- Intramural Research Program (IRP) of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- National Institute of Mental Health IRP Rodent Behavioral Core [MH002952]
- NCI [CA16672]
This research demonstrates that the LDB3 protein regulates mechanical stress signaling through interactions with filamin C, HSPA8, and PKC alpha. Mutations in LDB3 lead to early aggregation of filamin C and its chaperones at the muscle Z-disc, ultimately causing protein aggregation myopathy.
Mechanical stress induced by contractions constantly threatens the integrity of muscle Z-disc, a crucial force-bearing structure in striated muscle. The PDZ-LIM proteins have been proposed to function as adaptors in transducing mechanical signals to preserve the Z-disc structure, however the underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood. Here, we show that LDB3, a well-characterized striated muscle PDZ-LIM protein, modulates mechanical stress signaling through interactions with the mechanosensing domain in filamin C, its chaperone HSPA8, and PKC alpha in the Z-disc of skeletal muscle. Studies of Ldb3(Ala165Val/+) mice indicate that the myopathy-associated LDB3 p.Ala165Val mutation triggers early aggregation of filamin C and its chaperones at muscle Z-disc before aggregation of the mutant protein. The mutation causes protein aggregation and eventually Z-disc myofibrillar disruption by impairing PKC alpha and TSC2-mTOR, two important signaling pathways regulating protein stability and disposal of damaged cytoskeletal components at a major mechanosensor hub in the Z-disc of skeletal muscle. Pathak et al. identify LDB3, a striated muscle PDZ-LIM protein, as a signaling adaptor in a major mechanosensor assembly through interactions with filamin C, HSPA8, and PKC alpha. When LDB3 is mutated, PKC alpha and TSC2-mTOR mediated homeostasis is impaired, leading to protein aggregation myopathy.
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