Mice deleted for heart-type cytochrome c oxidase subunit 7a1 develop dilated cardiomyopathy

  • Maik Hüttemann
  • , Scott Klewer
  • , Icksoo Lee
  • , Alena Pecinova
  • , Petr Pecina
  • , Jenney Liu
  • , Michael Lee
  • , Jeffrey W. Doan
  • , Douglas F Larson
  • , Elise Slack
  • , Bita Maghsoodi
  • , Robert P. Erickson
  • , Lawrence I. Grossman

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Abstract

Subunit 7a of mouse cytochrome c oxidase (Cox) displays a contractile muscle-specific isoform, Cox7a1, that is the major cardiac form. To gain insight into the role of this isoform, we have produced a new knockout mouse line that lacks Cox7a1. We show that homozygous and heterozygous Cox7a1 knockout mice, although viable, have reduced Cox activity and develop a dilated cardiomyopathy at 6. weeks of age. Surprisingly, the cardiomyopathy improves and stabilizes by 6. months of age. Cox7a1 knockout mice incorporate more of the "liver-type" isoform Cox7a2 into the cardiac Cox holoenzyme and, also surprisingly, have higher tissue ATP levels.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)294-304
Number of pages11
JournalMitochondrion
Volume12
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2012

Keywords

  • Dilated cardiomyopathy
  • Electron transport chain
  • Gene knockout
  • Mitochondria
  • Oxidative phosphorylation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Molecular Medicine
  • Molecular Biology
  • Cell Biology

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