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- Title
Altered Expression of Zonula occludens-1 Affects Cardiac Na + Channels and Increases Susceptibility to Ventricular Arrhythmias.
- Authors
El Refaey, Mona; Coles, Sara; Musa, Hassan; Stevens, Tyler L.; Wallace, Michael J.; Murphy, Nathaniel P.; Antwi-Boasiako, Steve; Young, Lindsay J.; Manring, Heather R.; Curran, Jerry; Makara, Michael A.; Sas, Kelli; Han, Mei; Koenig, Sara N.; Skaf, Michel; Kline, Crystal F.; Janssen, Paul M. L.; Accornero, Federica; Borzok, Maegen A.; Mohler, Peter J.
- Abstract
Zonula occludens-1 (ZO-1) is an intracellular scaffolding protein that orchestrates the anchoring of membrane proteins to the cytoskeleton in epithelial and specialized tissue including the heart. There is clear evidence to support the central role of intracellular auxiliary proteins in arrhythmogenesis and previous studies have found altered ZO-1 expression associated with atrioventricular conduction abnormalities. Here, using human cardiac tissues, we identified all three isoforms of ZO-1, canonical (Transcript Variant 1, TV1), CRA_e (Transcript Variant 4, TV4), and an additionally expressed (Transcript Variant 3, TV3) in non-failing myocardium. To investigate the role of ZO-1 on ventricular arrhythmogenesis, we generated a haploinsufficient ZO-1 mouse model (ZO-1+/−). ZO-1+/− mice exhibited dysregulated connexin-43 protein expression and localization at the intercalated disc. While ZO-1+/− mice did not display abnormal cardiac function at baseline, adrenergic challenge resulted in rhythm abnormalities, including premature ventricular contractions and bigeminy. At baseline, ventricular myocytes from the ZO-1+/− mice displayed prolonged action potential duration and spontaneous depolarizations, with ZO-1+/− cells displaying frequent unsolicited (non-paced) diastolic depolarizations leading to spontaneous activity with multiple early afterdepolarizations (EADs). Mechanistically, ZO-1 deficient myocytes displayed a reduction in sodium current density (INa) and an increased sensitivity to isoproterenol stimulation. Further, ZO-1 deficient myocytes displayed remodeling in ICa current, likely a compensatory change. Taken together, our data suggest that ZO-1 deficiency results in myocardial substrate susceptible to triggered arrhythmias.
- Subjects
ARRHYTHMIA; HEART; MEMBRANE proteins; SCAFFOLD proteins; EPITHELIUM; PROTEIN expression
- Publication
Cells (2073-4409), 2022, Vol 11, Issue 4, p665
- ISSN
2073-4409
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/cells11040665