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ArticleDisease models & mechanisms2025

Lamin variants cause cardiac arrhythmogenicity in Drosophila.

Stan W van Wijk, Puck Vree, Fabries G Huiskes, Reinier L van der Palen, Aiste Liutkute, Niels Voigt, Lori L Wallrath, Bianca J J M Brundel

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Stan W van WijkDepartment of Physiology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Failure and Arrhythmias, 1081 HZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-2921-936X
Puck VreeDepartment of Physiology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Failure and Arrhythmias, 1081 HZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Fabries G HuiskesDepartment of Physiology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Failure and Arrhythmias, 1081 HZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Reinier L van der PalenDepartment of Physiology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Failure and Arrhythmias, 1081 HZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Aiste LiutkuteInstitute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Medical Center Göttingen, 37075 Göttingen, Germany.
Niels VoigtInstitute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Medical Center Göttingen, 37075 Göttingen, Germany.
Lori L WallrathDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.
Bianca J J M BrundelDepartment of Physiology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Failure and Arrhythmias, 1081 HZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-4768-234X

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Deutsches Zentrum fur Herz-KreislaufforschungDeutsches Zentrum für Herz-Kreislaufforschung 81X4300102Hartstichting 2020Hartstichting 2020B003Muscular Dystrophy Association 22-1061420Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek NWA.1389.20.157Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
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Abstract

Atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common progressive cardiac arrhythmia, is associated with serious complications such as stroke and heart failure. Although common risk factors underlie AF onset, in 15% of the affected population, AF may have a genetic cause. Here, we investigated how LMNA variants cause cardiac arrhythmicity. Drosophila melanogaster strains were generated possessing the analogous variants in the Drosophila orthologue of human lamin A/C (LMNA), Lamin C (LamC). Heart wall movements in prepupae were recorded before (BTP) and after (ATP) tachypacing. ATP, flies expressing wild-type LamC, and the variants ΔN and p.R205W showed a significant reduction in heart rate (HR), but the arrhythmia index (AI) was not affected, compared to BTP. By contrast, those expressing p.N210K and p.R264Q showed a significant reduction in HR and increased AI, compared to BTP. p.N210K- and p.R264Q-expressing prepupae showed contrasting effects after pharmacological intervention with microtubule stabilizer taxol. Taxol attenuated the arrhythmogenicity in p.N210K-expressing prepupae, but aggravated it in p.R264Q-expressing prepupae. These findings suggest that different lamin variants trigger distinct molecular pathways that drive arrhythmogenic effects in Drosophila.

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Arrhythmias, CardiacDrosophila melanogasterDrosophila ProteinsGenetic VariationLamin Type AAnimalsHeart RateHumansMicrotubulesMutationDrosophila ProteinsLamin Type AAtrial fibrillationDNA damageDrosophila melanogasterHeart wallLamin A/C variantsMicrotubules

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PMID40605555
PMCPMC12320974

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