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A Mutation in the Mitochondrial Aspartate/Glutamate Carrier Leads to a More Oxidizing Intramitochondrial Environment and an Inflammatory Myopathy in Dutch Shepherd Dogs.


ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Inflammatory myopathies are characterized by infiltration of inflammatory cells into muscle. Typically, immune-mediated disorders such as polymyositis, dermatomyositis and inclusion body myositis are diagnosed. OBJECTIVE:A small family of dogs with early onset muscle weakness and inflammatory muscle biopsies were investigated for an underlying genetic cause. METHODS:Following the histopathological diagnosis of inflammatory myopathy, mutational analysis including whole genome sequencing, functional transport studies of the mutated and wild-type proteins, and metabolomic analysis were performed. RESULTS:Whole genome resequencing identified a pathological variant in the SLC25A12 gene, resulting in a leucine to proline substitution at amino acid 349 in the mitochondrial aspartate-glutamate transporter known as the neuron and muscle specific aspartate glutamate carrier 1 (AGC1). Functionally reconstituting recombinant wild-type and mutant AGC1 into liposomes demonstrated a dramatic decrease in AGC1 transport activity and inability to transfer reducing equivalents from the cytosol into mitochondria. Targeted, broad-spectrum metabolomic analysis from affected and control muscles demonstrated a proinflammatory milieu and strong support for oxidative stress. CONCLUSIONS:This study provides the first description of a metabolic mechanism in which ablated mitochondrial glutamate transport markedly reduced the import of reducing equivalents into mitochondria and produced a highly oxidizing and proinflammatory muscle environment and an inflammatory myopathy.

SUBMITTER: Shelton GD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6918910 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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A Mutation in the Mitochondrial Aspartate/Glutamate Carrier Leads to a More Oxidizing Intramitochondrial Environment and an Inflammatory Myopathy in Dutch Shepherd Dogs.

Shelton G Diane GD   Minor Katie M KM   Li Kefeng K   Naviaux Jane C JC   Monk Jon J   Wang Lin L   Guzik Elizabeth E   Guo Ling T LT   Porcelli Vito V   Gorgoglione Ruggiero R   Lasorsa Francesco M FM   Leegwater Peter J PJ   Persico Antonio M AM   Mickelson James R JR   Palmieri Luigi L   Naviaux Robert K RK  

Journal of neuromuscular diseases 20190101 4


<h4>Background</h4>Inflammatory myopathies are characterized by infiltration of inflammatory cells into muscle. Typically, immune-mediated disorders such as polymyositis, dermatomyositis and inclusion body myositis are diagnosed.<h4>Objective</h4>A small family of dogs with early onset muscle weakness and inflammatory muscle biopsies were investigated for an underlying genetic cause.<h4>Methods</h4>Following the histopathological diagnosis of inflammatory myopathy, mutational analysis including  ...[more]

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