A chemical chaperone improves muscle function in mice with a RyR1 mutation

oleh: Chang Seok Lee, Amy D. Hanna, Hui Wang, Adan Dagnino-Acosta, Aditya D. Joshi, Mark Knoblauch, Yan Xia, Dimitra K. Georgiou, Jianjun Xu, Cheng Long, Hisayuki Amano, Corey Reynolds, Keke Dong, John C. Martin, William R. Lagor, George G. Rodney, Ergun Sahin, Caroline Sewry, Susan L. Hamilton

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2017-03-01

Deskripsi

Mutations in the RyR1 channel cause core myopathies. Here the authors show that ER stress and the unfolded protein response underlie the pathology caused by a common RyR1 channel mutation, and show that treatment with a chemical chaperone restores muscle function in mice.