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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
24
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-12-4
pubmed:abstractText
Using the metabolomics-guided screening coupled to N-ethyl-N-nitrosourea-mediated mutagenesis, we identified mice that exhibited elevated levels of long-chain acylcarnitines. Whole genome homozygosity mapping with 262 SNP markers mapped the disease gene to chromosome 5 where candidate genes Hadha and Hadhb, encoding the mitochondria trifunctional protein (MTP) alpha- and beta-subunits, respectively, are located. Direct sequencing revealed a normal alpha-subunit, but detected a nucleotide T-to-A transversion in exon 14 (c.1210T>A) of beta-subunit (Hadhb) which resulted in a missense mutation of methionine to lysine (M404K). Western blot analysis showed a significant reduction of both the alpha- and beta-subunits, consistent with reduced enzyme activity in both the long-chain 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase and the long-chain 3-ketoacyl-CoA thiolase activities. These mice had a decreased weight gain and cardiac arrhythmias which manifested from a prolonged PR interval to a complete atrio-ventricular dissociation, and died suddenly between 9 and 16 months of age. Histopathological studies showed multifocal cardiac fibrosis and hepatic steatosis. This mouse model will be useful to further investigate the mechanisms underlying arrhythmogenesis relating to lipotoxic cardiomyopathy and to investigate pathophysiology and treatment strategies for human MTP deficiency.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0964-6906
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
15
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
3569-77
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:17116638-Adipose Tissue, pubmed-meshheading:17116638-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:17116638-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:17116638-Blotting, Western, pubmed-meshheading:17116638-Carnitine, pubmed-meshheading:17116638-Chromosome Mapping, pubmed-meshheading:17116638-Ethylnitrosourea, pubmed-meshheading:17116638-Fatty Liver, pubmed-meshheading:17116638-Female, pubmed-meshheading:17116638-Fibrosis, pubmed-meshheading:17116638-Lipid Metabolism Disorders, pubmed-meshheading:17116638-Male, pubmed-meshheading:17116638-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:17116638-Mice, Inbred C57BL, pubmed-meshheading:17116638-Multienzyme Complexes, pubmed-meshheading:17116638-Mutagenesis, pubmed-meshheading:17116638-Myocardium, pubmed-meshheading:17116638-Point Mutation, pubmed-meshheading:17116638-Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:17116638-Pregnancy, pubmed-meshheading:17116638-Tandem Mass Spectrometry
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
ENU mutagenesis identifies mice with cardiac fibrosis and hepatic steatosis caused by a mutation in the mitochondrial trifunctional protein beta-subunit.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Nankang, Taipei, Taiwan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't