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ArticleFrontiers in cell and developmental biology2021

Incomplete Assembly of the Dystrophin-Associated Protein Complex in 2D and 3D-Cultured Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Cardiomyocytes.

Guillaume Gilbert, Chandan Kadur Nagaraju, Robin Duelen, Matthew Amoni, Pierre Bobin, Thomas Eschenhagen, H Llewelyn Roderick, Maurilio Sampaolesi, Karin R Sipido

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Article in Frontiers in cell and developmental biology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Guillaume GilbertLaboratory of Experimental Cardiology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Chandan Kadur NagarajuLaboratory of Experimental Cardiology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Robin DuelenLaboratory of Translational Cardiomyology, Department of Development and Regeneration, Stem Cell Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Matthew AmoniLaboratory of Experimental Cardiology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Pierre BobinInstitute of Experimental Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Thomas EschenhagenInstitute of Experimental Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
H Llewelyn RoderickLaboratory of Experimental Cardiology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Maurilio SampaolesiLaboratory of Translational Cardiomyology, Department of Development and Regeneration, Stem Cell Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Karin R SipidoLaboratory of Experimental Cardiology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
KU Leuven · BEGerman Centre for Cardiovascular Research · DEUniversity Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Human induced pluripotent stem cells derived cardiomyocytes (hiPSC-CM) are increasingly used to study genetic diseases on a human background. However, the lack of a fully mature adult cardiomyocyte phenotype of hiPSC-CM may be limiting the scope of these studies. Muscular dystrophies and concomitant cardiomyopathies result from mutations in genes encoding proteins of the dystrophin-associated protein complex (DAPC), which is a multi-protein membrane-spanning complex. We examined the expression of DAPC components in hiPSC-CM, which underwent maturation in 2D and 3D culture protocols. The results were compared with human adult cardiac tissue and isolated cardiomyocytes. We found that similarly to adult cardiomyocytes, hiPSC-CM express dystrophin, in line with previous studies on Duchenne's disease. β-dystroglycan was also expressed, but, contrary to findings in adult cardiomyocytes, none of the sarcoglycans nor α-dystroglycan were, despite the presence of their mRNA. In conclusion, despite the robust expression of dystrophin, the absence of several other DAPC protein components cautions for reliance on commonly used protocols for hiPSC-CM maturation for functional assessment of the complete DAPC.

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cardiomyopathyDuchenne muscular dystrophydystrophin-associated glycoprotein complexhiPSC cardiomyocyte maturationhiPSC-derived cardiomyocyteshuman induced pluripotent stem cellssarcoglycanopathy

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