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Inhibition of CDK5 Alleviates the Cardiac Phenotypes in Timothy Syndrome.


ABSTRACT: L-type calcium channel CaV1.2 plays an essential role in cardiac function. The gain-of-function mutations in CaV1.2 have been reported to be associated with Timothy syndrome, a disease characterized by QT prolongation and syndactyly. Previously we demonstrated that roscovitine, a cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) inhibitor, could rescue the phenotypes in induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes from Timothy syndrome patients. However, exactly how roscovitine rescued the phenotypes remained unclear. Here we report a mechanism potentially underlying the therapeutic effects of roscovitine on Timothy syndrome cardiomyocytes. Our results using roscovitine analogs and CDK inhibitors and constructs demonstrated that roscovitine exhibits its therapeutic effects in part by inhibiting CDK5. The outcomes of this study allowed us to identify a molecular mechanism whereby CaV1.2 channels are regulated by CDK5. This study provides insights into the regulation of cardiac calcium channels and the development of future therapeutics for Timothy syndrome patients.

SUBMITTER: Song L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5511105 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Inhibition of CDK5 Alleviates the Cardiac Phenotypes in Timothy Syndrome.

Song LouJin L   Park Seon-Hye E SE   Isseroff Yehuda Y   Morikawa Kumi K   Yazawa Masayuki M  

Stem cell reports 20170622 1


L-type calcium channel Ca<sub>V</sub>1.2 plays an essential role in cardiac function. The gain-of-function mutations in Ca<sub>V</sub>1.2 have been reported to be associated with Timothy syndrome, a disease characterized by QT prolongation and syndactyly. Previously we demonstrated that roscovitine, a cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) inhibitor, could rescue the phenotypes in induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes from Timothy syndrome patients. However, exactly how roscovitine rescued  ...[more]

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