Abstract

Myotonia congenita (MC) is a skeletal muscle hyper-excitability disorder caused by loss-of-function mutations in the ClC-1 chloride channel. Mutations are scattered over the entire sequence of the channel protein, with more than 30 mutations located in the poorly characterized cytosolic C-terminal domain. In this study, we characterized, through patch clamp, seven ClC-1 mutations identified in patients affected by MC of various severity and located in the C-terminal region. The p.Val829Met, p.Thr832Ile, p.Val851Met, p.Gly859Val, and p.Leu861Pro mutations reside in CBS2 domain, while p.Pro883Thr and p.Val947Glu are in the C-terminal peptide. We showed that the functional properties of mutant channels correlated with the clinical phenotypes of affected individuals. In addition, we defined clusters of ClC-1 mutations within CBS2 and C-terminal peptide sub-domains that share the same functional defect: mutations between 829 and 835 residues and in residue 883 induced an alteration of voltage dependence, mutations between 851 and 859 residues and in residue 947 induced a reduction of chloride currents, whereas mutations on 861 residue showed no obvious change in ClC-1 function. This study improves our understanding of the mechanisms underlying MC, sheds light on the role of the C-terminal region in ClC-1 function and provides information to develop new antimyotonic drugs. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

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• Desaphy Jean Francois , Carratu' Maria Rosaria , Imbrici Paola

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• ALTAMURA C.;ALTAMURA C.;SAHBANI D.R.;CONTE D.;DESAPHY J.F.;CARRATU' M.R.;IMBRICI P.

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2018

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1059-7794

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