Variants in the gene encoding trafficking protein particle complex 11 (TRAPPC11) cause limb-girdle muscular dystrophy R18 (LGMD R18). Although recently several genes related to myopathies have been identified, correlations between genetic causes and signaling events that lead from mutation to the disease phenotype are still mostly unclear. Here, we utilized zebrafish to model LGMD R18 by specifically inactivating trappc11 using antisense-mediated knockdown strategies and evaluated the resulting muscular phenotypes. Targeted ablation of trappc11 showed compromised skeletal muscle function due to muscle disorganization and myofibrosis. Our findings pinpoint that fish lacking functional trappc11 suppressed FGF8, which resulted in the aberrant activation of Notch signaling and eventually stimulated epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and fibrotic changes in the skeletal muscle. In summary, our study provides the role of FGF8 in the pathogenesis and its therapeutic potential of LGMD R18.
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Variants in the gene encoding trafficking protein particle complex 11 (TRAPPC11) cause limb-girdle muscular dystrophy R18 (LGMD R18). Although recently several genes related to myopathies have been identified, correlations between genetic causes and signaling events that lead from mutation to the disease phenotype are still mostly unclear. Here, we utilized zebrafish to model LGMD R18 by specifically inactivating trappc11 using antisense-mediated knockdown strategies and evaluated the resulting muscular phenotypes.
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