Affiliation:
1. Randall Centre for Cell & Molecular Biophysics King's College London London UK
2. Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology University College London London UK
Abstract
AbstractTitin, the so‐called “third filament” of the sarcomere, represents a difficult challenge for the determination of damaging genetic variants. A single titin molecule extends across half the length of a sarcomere in striated muscle, fulfilling a variety of vital structural and signaling roles, and has been linked to an equally varied range of myopathies, resulting in a significant burden on individuals and healthcare systems alike. While the consequences of truncating variants of titin are well‐documented, the ramifications of the missense variants prevalent in the general population are less so. We here present a compendium of titin missense variants—those that result in a single amino‐acid substitution in coding regions—reported to be pathogenic and discuss these in light of the nature of titin and the variant position within the sarcomere and their domain, the structural, pathological, and biophysical characteristics that define them, and the methods used for characterization. Finally, we discuss the current knowledge and integration of the multiple fields that have contributed to our understanding of titin‐related pathology and offer suggestions as to how these concurrent methodologies may aid the further development in our understanding of titin and hopefully extend to other, less well‐studied giant proteins.This article is categorized under:
Cardiovascular Diseases > Genetics/Genomics/Epigenetics
Congenital Diseases > Genetics/Genomics/Epigenetics
Congenital Diseases > Molecular and Cellular Physiology
Funder
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
British Heart Foundation
H2020 European Research Council
Subject
Cell Biology,Medicine (miscellaneous)
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