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BIN1 is Reduced and Cav1.2 Trafficking is Impaired in Human Failing Cardiomyocytes

Authors
Hong, T.T., Smyth, J.W., Chu, K.Y., Vogan, J.M., Fong, T.S., Jensen, B.C., Fang, K., Halushka, M.K., Russell, S.D., Colecraft, H., Hoopes, C.W., Ocorr, K., Chi, N.C., and Shaw, R.M.
ID
ZDB-PUB-111206-4
Date
2012
Source
Heart rhythm   9(5): 812-820 (Journal)
Registered Authors
Chi, Neil C.
Keywords
calcium, L-type calcium channel, trafficking, cadriomyopathy, heart failure, ion channels, calcium transient
MeSH Terms
  • Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing/metabolism*
  • Adult
  • Animals
  • Calcium/metabolism*
  • Calcium Channels, L-Type/metabolism*
  • Cell Line
  • Heart Failure/metabolism*
  • Humans
  • Mice
  • Myocytes, Cardiac/metabolism*
  • Nuclear Proteins/metabolism*
  • Patch-Clamp Techniques
  • Protein Transport
  • RNA, Messenger/metabolism*
  • Tumor Suppressor Proteins/metabolism*
PubMed
22138472 Full text @ Heart Rhythm
Abstract

Background

Heart failure is a growing epidemic and a typical aspect of heart failure pathophysiology is altered calcium transients. Normal cardiac calcium transients are initiated by Cav1.2 channels at cardiac T-tubules. BIN1 is a membrane scaffolding protein that causes Cav1.2 to traffic to T-tubules in healthy hearts. The mechanisms of Cav1.2 trafficking in heart failure are not known.

Objective

To study BIN1 expression and its effect on Cav1.2 trafficking in failing hearts.

Methods

Intact myocardium and freshly isolated cardiomyocytes from non-failing and end-stage failing human hearts were used to study BIN1 expression and Cav1.2 localization. To confirm Cav1.2 surface expression dependence on BIN1, patch clamp recordings were performed of Cav1.2 current in cell lines with and without trafficking competent BIN1. Also, in adult mouse cardiomyocytes, surface Cav1.2 and calcium transients were studied after shRNA mediated knockdown of BIN1. For a functional readout in intact heart, calcium transients and cardiac contractility were analyzed in a zebrafish model with morpholino mediated knockdown of BIN1.

Results

BIN1 expression is significantly decreased in failing cardiomyocytes at both mRNA (30% down) and protein (36% down) levels. Peripheral Cav1.2 is reduced 42% by imaging and biochemical T-tubule fraction of Cav1.2 is reduced 68%. Total calcium current is reduced 41% in a cell line expressing non-trafficking BIN1 mutant. In mouse cardiomyocytes, BIN1 knockdown decreases surface Cav1.2 and impairs calcium transients. In zebrafish hearts, BIN1 knockdown causes a 75% reduction in calcium transients and severe ventricular contractile dysfunction.

Conclusions

The data indicate that BIN1 is significantly reduced in human heart failure, and this reduction impairs Cav1.2 trafficking, calcium transients, and contractility.

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