Summary

Human left ventricular non-compaction cardiomyopathy (LVNC-CM) is a common, yet understudied, heart disease. Many LVNC-CM mutations impact developmental genes, including LMNA, suggesting that these cardiomyopathies have a developmental origin. Here, state-of-the-art 3D left-ventricle organoids and genome engineering are combined to model LMNA mutations. The impact of patient mutations on the differentiation and function of the left ventricle will be characterized using single-cell genomics. The impact of stress on the contractile properties of mutant organoids will be assessed. A04 will thereby reveal the mechanisms by which LMNA mutations predispose and induce LVNC-CM.

SELECTED SCIENTIFIC OUTCOMES

2025

Mauz V, Britto-Borges T, Merkel T, Gjerga E, Hartmann J, Snaebjörnsson MT, Schreiter F, Oeing CU, Sticht C, Sossalla S, Okun JG, Stoecklin G, Hentze MW, Furlong EEM, Schulze A, Dewenter M, Dieterich C & Backs J.

bioRxiv. 2025.12.15.693900, 2025

2024

Laurette P, Cao C, Ramanujam D, Schwaderer M, Lueneburg T, Kuss S, Weiss L, Dilshat R, Furlong EEM, Rezende F, Engelhardt S & Gilsbach R.

Circ Res. 134:223-5, 2024.

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Prof. Dr. rer. nat.

Other scientific staff involved in the project

Valeria Taliani
Victoria Mauz
Ramile Dilshat
Xin Wang