Myopathy associated LDB3 mutation causes Z-disc disassembly and protein aggregation through PKCα and TSC2-mTOR downregulation.

Pankaj Pathak, Yotam Blech-Hermoni, Kalpana Subedi, Jessica Mpamugo, Charissa Obeng-Nyarko, Rachel Ohman, Ilda Molloy, Malcolm Kates, Jessica Hale, Stacey Stauffer, Shyam K Sharan, Ami Mankodi

Communications biology 2021 Mar 19

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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 PKCα in the Z-disc of skeletal muscle. Studies of Ldb3Ala165Val/+ 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 PKCα 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.

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Pankaj Pathak, Yotam Blech-Hermoni, Kalpana Subedi, Jessica Mpamugo, Charissa Obeng-Nyarko, Rachel Ohman, Ilda Molloy, Malcolm Kates, Jessica Hale, Stacey Stauffer, Shyam K Sharan, Ami Mankodi. Myopathy associated LDB3 mutation causes Z-disc disassembly and protein aggregation through PKCα and TSC2-mTOR downregulation. Communications biology. 2021 Mar 19;4(1):355