The skeletal muscle ryanodine receptor (RYR1) regulates Ca2+ release from the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) stores and is mutated in human central core disease (CCD) and in the pharmacogenetic syndrome, malignant hyperthermia (MH). Although MH and CCD mutations in RyR1 are thought to alter SR Ca2+ release channel function and muscle excitation-contraction (EC) coupling, the mechanisms by which these effects result in phenotypic changes in muscle characteristic of these disorders are unknown. This project will use transgenic MH and CCD knock-in mice to provide detailed analyses of the fundamental mechanisms by which RYR1 disease mutations alter in vivo muscle function. The long-term goal of this project is to define the cellular/molecular mechanisms and principles by which MH/CCD mutations alter Ca2+ homeostasis and excitation-contraction (EC) coupling in intact muscle. Our overall hypothesis is: MH and CCD mutations in MH/CCD regions 1 and 2 enhance voltage- and Ca2+-gated SR release by altering crucial intra and intermolecular interactions within RYR1 and between RYR1 and the voltage dependent Ca2+ channel in the t-tubule membrane, while CCD-selective mutations in the region 3 pore region of RyR1 disrupt Ca2+ permeation through the channel. To test this hypothesis, we propose to: 1) Create three new MH/CCD mouse lines and analyze the effects of the mutations on muscle contractile properties in response to caffeine and temperature, 2) Analyze the effects of the mutations on RYR1 structure, 3) Assess the effects of MH/CCD mutations in RyR1 on Ca2+ homeostasis and bi-directional DHPR-RyR1 coupling in myotubes and adult muscle fibers obtained from MH/CCD knock-in mice, and 4) Evaluate the effects of MH/CCD mutations on in situ release channel sensitivity to activation by RyR1 ligands and local increases in junctional Ca2+. This application brings together two collaborators, both highly committed to elucidating fundamental mechanisms of MH and CCD pathophysiology, but who approach the problems in very different, but complementary ways. This union will result in a uniquely interdisciplinary project that will determine the mechanisms by which MH/CCD disease mutations alter RyR1 structure and regulation, subcellular Ca2+ transport/handling mechanisms, muscle EC coupling, and SR Ca2+ storage/sequestration. Results will have broad implications for other disorders of Ca2+ dysregulation in [truncated in application] ? ? ?

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
Type
Research Project (R01)
Project #
1R01AR053349-01A1
Application #
7105819
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZRG1-MOSS-E (02))
Program Officer
Nuckolls, Glen H
Project Start
2006-04-01
Project End
2011-01-31
Budget Start
2006-04-01
Budget End
2007-01-31
Support Year
1
Fiscal Year
2006
Total Cost
$246,620
Indirect Cost
Name
Baylor College of Medicine
Department
Physiology
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
051113330
City
Houston
State
TX
Country
United States
Zip Code
77030
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