hiPSC-CMs expressing the P710R MYH7 mutation exhibited pronounced disruption of the hexagonal packing of thick filaments within individual sarcomeres compared to wild-type controls.
Cryo-electron tomography reveals that the P710R MYH7 mutation causes pronounced disruption of thick filament hexagonal packing in human cardiomyocytes, providing a structural basis for sarcomeric disorganization in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Abstract Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most common monogenic inherited heart disease and is a major cause of sudden death in individuals under 35 years of age. HCM is associated with progressive tissue-level disarray and subcellular disorganization in individual cardiomyocytes. Mutations in β-cardiac myosin (MYH7), the second most common genetic cause of HCM, commonly result in changes in sarcomeric force production, but how this leads to altered cell- and tissue-level organization is unclear. Here, we use cryo-electron tomography (cryo-ET) to bridge the molecular and cellular scales by visualizing the nanoscale organization of individual myosin-containing thick filaments within sarcomeres of human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes (hiPSC-CMs). Compared to isogenic wild-type controls, hiPSC-CMs expressing P710R MYH7 exhibit pronounced disruption of the hexagonal packing of thick filaments within individual sarcomeres, which would be difficult to visualize using conventional light microscopy or even room-temperature electron microscopy. We also observe ribosome infiltration into areas of sarcomeric disorder for both wild-type and P710R MYH7 hiPSC-CMs, suggesting that disordered regions may be sites of local proteostasis or remodeling. Together, these data illuminate how altered myosin activity can propagate to yield dramatic changes in sarcomeric organization in HCM.
Zaoralová et al. (Tue,) conducted a other in Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). P710R MYH7 mutation vs. isogenic wild-type controls was evaluated on nanoscale organization of thick filaments within sarcomeres. hiPSC-CMs expressing the P710R MYH7 mutation exhibited pronounced disruption of the hexagonal packing of thick filaments within individual sarcomeres compared to wild-type controls.