Functional analysis of the F337C mutation in the CLCN1 gene associated with dominant myotonia congenita reveals an alteration of the macroscopic conductance and voltage dependence
Jehasse, Kevin; Jacquerie, Kathleen; de Froidmont, Aliceet al.
2021 • In Molecular Genetics and Genomic Medicine, p. 1588
[en] Background: Myotonia congenita (MC) is a common channelopathy affecting skeletal muscle and which is due to pathogenic variants within the CLCN1 gene. Various alterations in the function of the channel have been reported and we here illustrate a novel one.
Methods: A patient presenting the symptoms of myotonia congenita was shown to bear a new heterozygous missense variant in exon 9 of the CLCN1 gene (c.1010 T > G, p.(Phe337Cys)). Confocal imaging and patch clamp recordings of transiently transfected HEK293 cells were used to functionally analyze the effect of this variant on channel properties.
Results: Confocal imaging showed that the F337C mutant incorporated as well as the WT channel into the plasma membrane. However, in patch clamp, we observed a smaller conductance for F337C at −80 mV. We also found a marked reduction of the fast gating component in the mutant channels, as well as an overall reduced voltage
dependence.
Conclusion: To our knowledge, this is the first report of a mixed alteration in the biophysical properties of hClC-1 consisting of a reduced conductance at resting potential and an almost abolished voltage dependence.channel gating, CLCN1, microscopy, myotonia, patch clamp
Disciplines :
Genetics & genetic processes
Author, co-author :
Jehasse, Kevin ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Neurosciences-Neurophysiology
Jacquerie, Kathleen ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Dép. d'électric., électron. et informat. (Inst.Montefiore) > Systèmes et modélisation
Grisar, Thierry ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences biomédicales et précliniques > Département des sciences biomédicales et précliniques
Stouffs, Katrien; Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel (UZ Brussel) > Neurogenetics Research Group > Neurogenetics Research Group
Lakaye, Bernard ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Stem Cells-Molecular Regulation of Neurogenesis
Seutin, Vincent ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences biomédicales et précliniques > Pharmacologie
Language :
English
Title :
Functional analysis of the F337C mutation in the CLCN1 gene associated with dominant myotonia congenita reveals an alteration of the macroscopic conductance and voltage dependence
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