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ArticlePloS one2025

Desmin disorganisation: A key feature in feline hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

Wan-Ching Cheng, Charlotte Lawson, Lois Wilkie, Melanie Dobromylsky, Virginia Luis Fuentes, Mark R Holt, Elisabeth Ehler, David J Connolly

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8 authors.

Wan-Ching ChengDepartment of Clinical Science and Services, Royal Veterinary College, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom.
Charlotte LawsonDepartment of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, Royal College Street London, United Kingdom.
Lois WilkieDepartment of Clinical Science and Services, Royal Veterinary College, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom.
Melanie DobromylskyFinn Pathologists, Harleston, Norfolk, United Kingdom.
Virginia Luis FuentesDepartment of Clinical Science and Services, Royal Veterinary College, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom.
Mark R HoltBritish Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence, School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine and Sciences, King's College London, London, United Kingdom.
Elisabeth EhlerBritish Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence, School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine and Sciences, King's College London, London, United Kingdom.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5646-5964
David J ConnollyDepartment of Clinical Science and Services, Royal Veterinary College, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2129-1874

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is usually characterised histologically by increased ventricular wall thickness and myocyte disarray. In human and rodent HCM, subcellular alterations were detected that involve the intermediate filament cytoskeleton (mainly desmin) and proteins that are important for mechanical and electrochemical connection of the cardiomyocytes (beta-catenin and connexin-43, respectively). We demonstrate here that similar changes can be visualised in HCM samples from cats, with prominent desmin and αB-crystallin aggregates that are accompanied by increased expression at the protein level. In addition, there is a disorganisation of beta-catenin and connexin-43, which display additional aberrant signals at the lateral surface of cardiomyocytes. This suggests that the subcellular response in cardiomyocytes to HCM is shared by humans and cats.

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Cardiomyopathy, HypertrophicCat DiseasesDesminalpha-Crystallin B ChainAnimalsbeta CateninCatsConnexin 43HumansMyocytes, Cardiacalpha-Crystallin B Chainbeta CateninConnexin 43Desmin

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PMID40658643
PMCPMC12258562

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