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ArticleStem cell reports2021

Myofibrillar Structural Variability Underlies Contractile Function in Stem Cell-Derived Cardiomyocytes.

Kathryn Ufford, Sabrina Friedline, Zhaowen Tong, Vi T Tang, Amani S Dobbs, Yao-Chang Tsan, Stephanie L Bielas, Allen P Liu, Adam S Helms

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Article in Stem cell reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kathryn UffordDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Sabrina FriedlineDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Zhaowen TongDepartment of Biophysics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Vi T TangDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Amani S DobbsDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Yao-Chang TsanDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Department of Human Genetics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Stephanie L BielasDepartment of Human Genetics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Department of Neuroscience, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Allen P LiuDepartment of Biophysics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Cellular and Molecular Biology Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Adam S HelmsDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. Electronic address: adamhelm@umich.edu.
University of Michigan · US

Funding

Role of histone ubiquitination in neurodevelopment and diseaseR01NS101597 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI BIELAS, STEPHANIE LEE · 2018 to 2022
$2.0M
Genome-Engineered Stem Cell Models to Determine Disease Mechanisms in MYBPC3 Hypertrophic CardiomyopathyK08HL130455 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI HELMS, ADAM S · 2016 to 2020
$818k
NHLBI NIH HHS K08 HL130455NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS101597
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Disease modeling and pharmaceutical testing using cardiomyocytes derived from induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC-CMs) requires accurate assessment of contractile function. Micropatterning iPSC-CMs on elastic substrates controls cell shape and alignment to enable contractile studies, but determinants of intrinsic variability in this system have been incompletely characterized. The objective of this study was to determine the impact of myofibrillar structure on contractile function in iPSC-CMs. Automated analysis of micropatterned iPSC-CMs labeled with a cell-permeant F-actin dye revealed that myofibrillar abundance is widely variable among iPSC-CMs and strongly correlates with contractile function. This variability is not reduced by subcloning from single iPSCs and is independent of the iPSC-CM purification method. Controlling for myofibrillar structure reduces false-positive findings related to batch effect and improves sensitivity for pharmacologic testing and disease modeling. This analysis provides compelling evidence that myofibrillar structure should be assessed concurrently in studies investigating contractile function in iPSC-CMs.

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Biological Variation, PopulationCell DifferentiationCell LineCell ShapeFalse Positive ReactionsHumansInduced Pluripotent Stem CellsMyocardial ContractionMyocytes, CardiacMyofibrilsSingle-Cell Analysiscardiomyocytecontractile functioncontractilityiPSC-cardiomyocyteiPSC-CMmicropatternedtraction force

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PMID33577793
PMCPMC7940249
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