Cited by 1,586Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmiasIon channel regulation and functionGenomics and Rare Diseases

CaV1.2 Calcium Channel Dysfunction Causes a Multisystem Disorder Including Arrhythmia and Autism

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Splawski, Igor, Timothy, Katherine W., Sharpe, Leah M., Decher, Niels, Kumar, Pradeep, Bloise, Raffaella, Napolitano, Carlo, Schwartz, Peter J. +6 more·2004·Cell

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Ca(V)1.2, the cardiac L-type calcium channel, is important for excitation and contraction of the heart. Its role in other tissues is unclear. Here we present Timothy syndrome, a novel disorder characterized by multiorgan dysfunction including lethal arrhythmias, webbing of fingers and toes, congenital heart disease, immune deficiency, intermittent hypoglycemia, cognitive abnormalities, and autism. In every case, Timothy syndrome results from the identical, de novo Ca(V)1.2 missense mutation G406R. Ca(V)1.2 is expressed in all affected tissues. Functional expression reveals that G406R produces maintained inward Ca(2+) currents by causing nearly complete loss of voltage-dependent channel inactivation. This likely induces intracellular Ca(2+) overload in multiple cell types. In the heart, prolonged Ca(2+) current delays cardiomyocyte repolarization and increases risk of arrhythmia, the ultimate cause of death in this disorder. These discoveries establish the importance of Ca(V)1.2 in human physiology and development and implicate Ca(2+) signaling in autism.

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Splawski, I., Timothy, K. W., Sharpe, L. M., Decher, N., Kumar, P., Bloise, R., Napolitano, C., Schwartz, P. J., Joseph, R. M., Condouris, K., Tager-Flusberg, H., Priori, S. G., Sanguinetti, M. C., & Keating, M. T.
Affiliations
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute (US)
  • University of Utah (US)
  • Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri (IT)
  • University of Pavia (IT)
  • Boston University (US)
Corresponding author
Splawski, Igor
Venue
Cell
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2004-10
Volume
119
Issue
1
Pages
19-31
ISSN
0092-8674 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2138773108
Cited by
1,586
References
61
Citations by year
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FWCI
41.47
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Cell (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • INFM-OAR (INFN Catania) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Funders
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (HL46401, HL-52338, P50HL052338, T32HL007572)
  • National Institute of Mental Health (MH66398, U54MH066398)
  • National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (DC03610)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Ion channel regulation and function
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genomics and Rare Diseases
Keywords
Cav1.2, cardiac L-type calcium channel, Timothy syndrome, de novo missense variant, cardiac arrhythmias, autism spectrum disorder, multisystem disease, congenital heart disease, immunodeficiency, hypoglycemia, intracellular calcium overload, calcium signaling, channel inactivation
MeSH terms
Abnormalities, Multiple, Action Potentials, Animals, Arrhythmias, Cardiac, Autistic Disorder, Brain, Brain Chemistry, Calcium, Cell Membrane, Child, Female, Cricetinae, Heart, Humans, Infant, Newborn, Male, Neurons, Oocytes, Pedigree, Syndrome, Xenopus laevis, CHO Cells, Limb Deformities, Congenital, Calcium Signaling, Mutation, Missense, Calcium Channels, L-Type, Genetic Diseases, Inborn, Myocytes, Cardiac, Mice

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