Prof. Dr. med. Bernd K. Fleischmann
Institut für Physiologie 1
bernd.fleischmann@uni-bonn.de View member: Prof. Dr. med. Bernd K. Fleischmann
Stem cell research
BAG3 plays a key role in proteostasis as a central component of the chaperone-assisted selective autophagy (CASA) complex. A point mutation (p.P209L; c.626C>T) in the BAG3 gene causes severe myofibrillar myopathy-6 (MFM6), restrictive cardiomyopathy and polyneuropathy leading to muscle weakness and heart failure. Establishing suitable controls for patient-derived BAG3-induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), two isogenic controls were generated by correcting the point mutation c.626C>T in iPSCs from two MFM6-patients. We performed quality control of these lines by differentiation into the three germ layers and pluripotency tests. These isogenic hiPSC-control lines allow the correct analysis of MFM6 using corresponding patient-specific iPSCs.
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PMID: 39662463
Institut für Physiologie 1
bernd.fleischmann@uni-bonn.de View member: Prof. Dr. med. Bernd K. Fleischmann