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Zebrafish with truncating TTN variants exhibit age and location-dependent cardiac and skeletal muscle dysfunction, with distal truncations resulting in more severe impairment. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.NOVEL_FINDING. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

What question did this study set out to answer?

The research aims to understand how truncating variants in the TTN gene affect cardiac and skeletal muscle function based on their location.

January 9, 2026Circulation Research

Zebrafish with truncating TTN variants showed age and location-dependent cardiac and skeletal muscle dysfunction, with distal truncations leading to more severe impairment.

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CSCeline Santiago IHInken G. Huttner ABAilbhe O Brien

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Demonstrates location-dependent cardiac and skeletal muscle dysfunction in zebrafish models of titin variants, indicating implications for disease severity.

Key Points

The research aims to understand how truncating variants in the TTN gene affect cardiac and skeletal muscle function based on their location.
Generated 6 zebrafish lines with truncating ttn.2 variants.
Evaluated titin transcript and protein levels using quantitative polymerase chain reaction and proteomics.
Conducted phenotype analysis during embryonic development and in adult hearts.
Homozygous embryos showed reduced Z-disk and I-band ttn.2 transcripts, with varying reductions based on variant location.
All homozygous embryos died between 7 to 10 days postfertilization, showing impaired cardiac morphology and function.
Heterozygous embryos appeared normal but showed reduced ventricular contraction under stress in specific mutant lines.

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Santiago et al. (2026) studied this question. Zebrafish with truncating TTN variants showed age and location-dependent cardiac and skeletal muscle dysfunction, with distal truncations leading to more severe impairment.

synapsesocial.com/papers/696128ef44c2cd6c68456be5 https://doi.org/10.1161/circresaha.124.325999

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January 9, 2026Circulation Research

Zebrafish with truncating TTN variants showed age and location-dependent cardiac and skeletal muscle dysfunction, with distal truncations leading to more severe impairment.

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Key result

Zebrafish with truncating TTN variants showed age and location-dependent cardiac and skeletal muscle dysfunction, with distal truncations leading to more severe impairment.

Authors

CSCeline Santiago IHInken G. Huttner ABAilbhe O Brien

Discussion

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Overview

Demonstrates location-dependent cardiac and skeletal muscle dysfunction in zebrafish models of titin variants, indicating implications for disease severity.

Key Points

The research aims to understand how truncating variants in the TTN gene affect cardiac and skeletal muscle function based on their location.
Generated 6 zebrafish lines with truncating ttn.2 variants.
Evaluated titin transcript and protein levels using quantitative polymerase chain reaction and proteomics.
Conducted phenotype analysis during embryonic development and in adult hearts.
Homozygous embryos showed reduced Z-disk and I-band ttn.2 transcripts, with varying reductions based on variant location.
All homozygous embryos died between 7 to 10 days postfertilization, showing impaired cardiac morphology and function.
Heterozygous embryos appeared normal but showed reduced ventricular contraction under stress in specific mutant lines.

Cite This Study

synapsesocial.com/papers/696128ef44c2cd6c68456be5 https://doi.org/10.1161/circresaha.124.325999

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