Ryanodine receptors are part of the myospryn complex in cardiac muscle

Sci Rep. 2017 Jul 24;7(1):6312. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-06395-6.

Abstract

The Cardiomyopathy-associated gene 5 (Cmya5) encodes myospryn, a large tripartite motif (TRIM)-related protein found predominantly in cardiac and skeletal muscle. Cmya5 is an expression biomarker for a number of diseases affecting striated muscle and may also be a schizophrenia risk gene. To further understand the function of myospryn in striated muscle, we searched for additional myospryn paralogs. Here we identify a novel muscle-expressed TRIM-related protein minispryn, encoded by Fsd2, that has extensive sequence similarity with the C-terminus of myospryn. Cmya5 and Fsd2 appear to have originated by a chromosomal duplication and are found within evolutionarily-conserved gene clusters on different chromosomes. Using immunoaffinity purification and mass spectrometry we show that minispryn co-purifies with myospryn and the major cardiac ryanodine receptor (RyR2) from heart. Accordingly, myospryn, minispryn and RyR2 co-localise at the junctional sarcoplasmic reticulum of isolated cardiomyocytes. Myospryn redistributes RyR2 into clusters when co-expressed in heterologous cells whereas minispryn lacks this activity. Together these data suggest a novel role for the myospryn complex in the assembly of ryanodine receptor clusters in striated muscle.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • COS Cells
  • Carrier Proteins / genetics*
  • Carrier Proteins / metabolism
  • Chlorocebus aethiops
  • Chromatography, Affinity
  • Chromosome Duplication
  • Cloning, Molecular / methods*
  • HEK293 Cells
  • Humans
  • Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Mice
  • Muscle Proteins / genetics*
  • Muscle Proteins / metabolism
  • Ryanodine Receptor Calcium Release Channel / metabolism*
  • Sarcoplasmic Reticulum / metabolism

Substances

  • CMYA5 protein, human
  • Carrier Proteins
  • Cmya5 protein, mouse
  • Fsd2 protein, mouse
  • Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
  • Muscle Proteins
  • Ryanodine Receptor Calcium Release Channel