Human Molecular Genetics Advance Access published online on November 20, 2006
Human Molecular Genetics, doi:10.1093/hmg/ddl433
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ENU mutagenesis identifies mice with cardiac fibrosis and hepatic steatosis caused by a mutation in the mitochondrial trifunctional protein ß-subunit
1 Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 11529, Taiwan 2 Graduate Institutes of Life Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, 11490, Taiwan 3 Department of Medical Research, China Medical College Hospital, Taichung, 40408, Taiwan 4 Department of Pediatrics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham NC, 27710, USA
* Address correspondence to: Yuan-Tsong Chen, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica 128, Academia Road, Section 2, Nankang, Taipei, Taiwan. Phone: 011-886-2-2789-9104; Fax: 011-886-2-2782-5573; Email: chen0010{at}ibms.sinica.edu.tw
Received October 2, 2006; Revised November 8, 2006; Accepted November 8, 2006
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) 
- and ß-subunits, respectively, are located. Direct sequencing revealed a normal -subunit, but detected a nucleotide T-to-A transversion in exon 14 (c.1210T>A) of ß-subunit (Hadhb) which resulted in a missense mutation of methionine to lysine (M404K). Western blot analysis showed a significant reduction of both the - and ß-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 to 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.
These authors contribute equally to the work
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