Sudden infant death syndrome-associated mutations in the sodium channel beta subunits.

Tan, Bi-Hua; Pundi, Kavitha N.; Van Norstrand, David W; Valdivia, Carmen R.; Tester, David J.; Medeiros Domingo, Argelia; Makielski, Jonathan C.; Ackerman, Michael J. (2010). Sudden infant death syndrome-associated mutations in the sodium channel beta subunits. Heart rhythm, 7(6), pp. 771-778. Elsevier 10.1016/j.hrthm.2010.01.032

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BACKGROUND

Approximately 10% of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) cases may stem from potentially lethal cardiac channelopathies, with approximately half of channelopathic SIDS involving the Na(V)1.5 cardiac sodium channel. Recently, Na(V) beta subunits have been implicated in various cardiac arrhythmias. Thus, the 4 genes encoding Na(V) beta subunits represent plausible candidate genes for SIDS.

OBJECTIVE

This study sought to determine the spectrum, prevalence, and functional consequences of sodium channel beta-subunit mutations in a SIDS cohort.

METHODS

In this institutional review board-approved study, mutational analysis of the 4 beta-subunit genes, SCN1B to 4B, was performed using polymerase chain reaction, denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography, and direct DNA sequencing of DNA derived from 292 SIDS cases. Engineered mutations were coexpressed with SCN5A in HEK 293 cells and were whole-cell patch clamped. One of the putative SIDS-associated mutations was similarly studied in adenovirally transduced adult rat ventricular myocytes.

RESULTS

Three rare (absent in 200 to 800 reference alleles) missense mutations (beta3-V36M, beta3-V54G, and beta4-S206L) were identified in 3 of 292 SIDS cases. Compared with SCN5A+beta3-WT, beta3-V36M significantly decreased peak I(Na) and increased late I(Na), whereas beta3-V54G resulted in a marked loss of function. beta4-S206L accentuated late I(Na) and positively shifted the midpoint of inactivation compared with SCN5A+beta4-WT. In native cardiomyocytes, beta4-S206L accentuated late I(Na) and increased the ventricular action potential duration compared with beta4-WT.

CONCLUSION

This study provides the first molecular and functional evidence to implicate the Na(V) beta subunits in SIDS pathogenesis. Altered Na(V)1.5 sodium channel function due to beta-subunit mutations may account for the molecular pathogenic mechanism underlying approximately 1% of SIDS cases.

Item Type:	Journal Article (Original Article)
Division/Institute:	04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Cardiovascular Disorders (DHGE) > Clinic of Cardiology
UniBE Contributor:	Medeiros Domingo, Argelia
Subjects:	600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health
ISSN:	1547-5271
Publisher:	Elsevier
Language:	English
Submitter:	Argelia Medeiros Domingo
Date Deposited:	19 Jun 2014 16:05
Last Modified:	05 Dec 2022 14:28
Publisher DOI:	10.1016/j.hrthm.2010.01.032
PubMed ID:	20226894
URI:	https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/42277