Abstract：
:In an earlier study exploring the potential of gene transfer to repair myocardial conduction defects, we observed that myotubes, generated by forced expression of MyoD, exhibit reduced excitability when also modified to express connexin43 (Cx43). We hypothesized that this effect was caused by gap junction-mediated coupling between myotubes and the underlying fibroblast feeder layer. This intriguing possibility has important implications for ongoing efforts to develop strategies for repairing myocardial conduction defects by gene transfer, and also provides novel insights into the electrophysiological function of naturally occurring heterologous cell coupling within the heart. Although a conductive function for fibroblasts through heterologous coupling has previously been reported, the current study provides novel evidence that fibroblasts can modulate cardiomyocyte excitability in a Cx43-dependent manner. In a co-culture study system, neonatal rat cardiomyocytes were grown on monolayers of mouse fibroblasts with genetically altered Cx43 expression and the effect on intrinsic beat frequency examined. Cardiomyocytes grown on wild-type (WT) fibroblasts expressing native levels of Cx43 beat significantly slower than cells grown on fibroblasts devoid of this molecule (germline knockout) or with dominant-negative functional suppression. Expression of Cx43 in fibroblasts from Cx43 knockout mice restored cardiomyocyte beat frequency, to rates comparable with those observed in co-culture with WT fibroblasts.
journal_name
Gene Therjournal_title
Gene therapyauthors
Kizana E,Ginn SL,Smyth CM,Boyd A,Thomas SP,Allen DG,Ross DL,Alexander IEdoi
10.1038/sj.gt.3302813subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2006-11-01 00:00:00pages
1611-5issue
22eissn
0969-7128issn
1476-5462pii
3302813journal_volume
13pub_type
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