Dysferlin and muscle membrane repair

Curr Opin Cell Biol. 2007 Aug;19(4):409-16. doi: 10.1016/j.ceb.2007.07.001. Epub 2007 Jul 26.

Abstract

The ability to repair membrane damage is conserved across eukaryotic cells and is necessary for the cells to survive a variety of physiological and pathological membrane disruptions. Membrane repair is mediated by rapid Ca(2+)-triggered exocytosis of various intracellular vesicles, such as lysosomes and enlargeosomes, which lead to the formation of a membrane patch that reseals the membrane lesion. Recent findings suggest a crucial role for dysferlin in this repair process in muscle, possibly as a Ca(2+) sensor that triggers vesicle fusion. The importance of membrane repair is highlighted by the genetic disease, dysferlinopathy, in which the primary defect is the loss of Ca(2+)-regulated membrane repair due to dysferlin deficiency. Future research on dysferlin and its interacting partners will enhance the understanding of this important process and provide novel avenues to potential therapies.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Calcium / physiology
  • Cell Membrane / metabolism*
  • Dysferlin
  • Humans
  • Membrane Proteins / metabolism*
  • Models, Biological
  • Muscle Fibers, Skeletal / physiology
  • Muscle, Skeletal / cytology
  • Muscle, Skeletal / physiology*
  • Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / metabolism*
  • Regeneration / physiology

Substances

  • Dysf protein, mouse
  • Dysferlin
  • Membrane Proteins
  • proto-oncogene protein c-fes-fps
  • Protein-Tyrosine Kinases
  • Calcium