Patient-specific induced-pluripotent stem cells-derived cardiomyocytes recapitulate the pathogenic phenotypes of dilated cardiomyopathy due to a novel DES mutation identified by whole exome sequencing

Hung Fat Tse, Jenny C.Y. Ho, Shing Wan Choi, Yee Ki Lee, Amy W. Butler, Kwong Man Ng, Chung Wah Siu, Michael A. Simpson, Wing Hon Lai, Yau Chi Chan, Ka Wing Au, Jinqiu Zhang, Kenneth W.J. Lay, Miguel A. Esteban, John M. Nicholls, Alan Colman, Pak C. Sham

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

91 Scopus citations

Abstract

In this paper, we report a novel heterozygous mutation of A285V codon conversion on exon 4 of the desmin (DES), using whole exome sequencing (WES) in an isolated proband with documented dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). This mutation is predicted to cause three-dimensional structure changes of DES. Immunohistological and electron microscopy studies demonstrated diffuse abnormal DES aggregations in DCM-induced-pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived cardiomyocytes, and control-iPSC-derived cardiomyocytes transduced with A285V-DES. DCM-iPSC-derived cardiomyocytes also exhibited functional abnormalities in vitro. This is the first demonstration that patient-specific iPSC-derived cardiomyocytes can be used to provide histological and functional confirmation of a suspected genetic basis for DCM identified by WES.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1395-1403
Number of pages9
JournalHuman Molecular Genetics
Volume22
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2013
Externally publishedYes

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Patient-specific induced-pluripotent stem cells-derived cardiomyocytes recapitulate the pathogenic phenotypes of dilated cardiomyopathy due to a novel DES mutation identified by whole exome sequencing'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this