Slower Calcium Handling Balances Faster Cross-Bridge Cycling in Human MYBPC3 HCM.
Josè Manuel PionerGiulia VitaleSonette SteczinaMarianna LangioneFrancesca MargaraLorenzo SantiniFrancesco GiardiniErica LazzeriNicoletta PiroddiBeatrice ScelliniChiara PalandriMaike SchuldtValentina SpinelliFrancesca GirolamiFrancesco MazzarottoJolanda van der VeldenElisabetta CerbaiChiara TesiIacopo OlivottoAlfonso Bueno-OrovioLeonardo SacconiRaffaele CoppiniCorrado PoggesiMichael RegnierCorrado PoggesiPublished in: Circulation research (2023)
:c772G>A mutation invariably impairs sarcomere energetics and cross-bridge cycling. Compensatory electrophysiological changes (eg, reduced potassium channel expression) appear to preserve twitch contraction parameters, but may expose patients to greater arrhythmic propensity and disease progression. Therapeutic approaches correcting the primary sarcomeric defects may prevent secondary cardiomyocyte remodeling.