Derivation of human induced pluripotent stem cell line EURACi004-A from skin fibroblasts of a patient with Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy carrying the heterozygous PKP2 mutation c.2569_3018del50
Summary
Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy (ACM) is an inherited cardiac disease characterized by arrhythmias and fibro-fatty replacement in the ventricular myocardium. Causative mutations are mainly reported in desmosomal genes, especially in plakophilin2 (PKP2). Here, using a virus-free reprogramming approach, we generated induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) from skin fibroblasts of one ACM patient carrying the frameshift heterozygous PKP2 mutation c.2569_3018del50. The iPSC line (EURACi004-A) showed the typical morphology of pluripotent cells, possessed normal karyotype and exhibited pluripotency markers and trilineage differentiation potential, including cardiomyogenic capability. Thus, this line can represent a human in vitro model to study the molecular basis of ACM. Copyright © 2018 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
| Authors | Ermon B, Volpato CB, Cattelan G, Silipigni R, Di Segni M, Cantaloni C, Casella M, Pramstaller PP, Pompilio G, Sommariva E, Meraviglia V, Rossini A |
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| Journal | Stem cell research |
| Publication Date | 2018 Oct;32:78-82 |
| PubMed | 30219716 |
| PubMed Central | PMC6189521 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.scr.2018.09.003 |