Abstract |
The objective of this study is to expand the applications of MyoD-forced myogenesis for research and diagnosis of human muscle disorders using a lentiviral vector (LVhMyoD) for efficient trans-differentiation of patient primary cells. LVhMyoD transduced cells readily formed striated, multinucleate myotubes expressing a wide range of genes associated with muscular dystrophy ( dystrophin, dysferlin, sarcoglycans, caveolin-3) and congenital myopathy ( nebulin, actin, desmin, tropomyosin, troponin). We demonstrate that MyoD gene-modified fibroblasts reproduce protein deficiencies associated with different forms of muscular dystrophy, and confirm that LVhMyoD gene-modified chorionic villus can be used successfully to determine the dystrophin status of the developing fetus, augmenting prenatal diagnosis of dystrophinopathy patients. Using muscle-specific cDNA derived from LVhMyoD gene-modified patient cells, we identified a female carrier bearing a large dystrophin deletion and a previously unidentified non-coding splice-site mutation within dystrophin in a Becker muscular dystrophy patient. This study highlights the significant potential of lentiviral MyoD-forced myogenesis for study of a wide range of human muscle disorders; a field constrained by the limited availability of human tissue. LVhMyoD gene-modified patient cells provide a renewable source of mutant protein and muscle-specific mRNA, facilitating accelerated mutation screening of large genes, molecular analyses of splicing abnormalities and study of disease-causing mutations.
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Authors | Sandra T Cooper, Eddy Kizana, Jonathon D Yates, Harriet P Lo, Nan Yang, Zhan He Wu, Ian E Alexander, Kathryn N North |
Journal | Neuromuscular disorders : NMD
(Neuromuscul Disord)
Vol. 17
Issue 4
Pg. 276-84
(Apr 2007)
ISSN: 0960-8966 [Print] England |
PMID | 17303423
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Dystrophin
- MyoD Protein
- RNA, Messenger
- Actinin
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Topics |
- Actinin
(metabolism)
- Cell Differentiation
- Cells, Cultured
- Chorionic Villi
(pathology)
- DNA Mutational Analysis
- Dystrophin
(metabolism)
- Female
- Fibroblasts
(pathology)
- Humans
- Lentivirus
(physiology)
- Male
- Muscle Development
(physiology)
- Muscular Dystrophies
(pathology)
- Mutation
- MyoD Protein
(genetics, metabolism)
- Protein Deficiency
(metabolism)
- RNA, Messenger
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
(methods)
- Time Factors
- Transduction, Genetic
(methods)
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