Integrated single-cell functional-proteomic profiling reveals a shift in myofibre specificity in human nemaline myopathy: A proof-of-principle study

Robert A.E. Seaborne; Roger Moreno-Justicia; Jenni Laitila; Chris T.A. Lewis; Lola Savoure; Edmar Zanoteli; Michael W. Lawlor; Heinz Jungbluth; Atul S. Deshmukh; Julien Ochala

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Integrated single-cell functional-proteomic profiling reveals a shift in myofibre specificity in human nemaline myopathy: A proof-of-principle study

Robert A.E. Seaborne^*, Roger Moreno-Justicia, Jenni Laitila, Chris T.A. Lewis, Lola Savoure, Edmar Zanoteli, Michael W. Lawlor, Heinz Jungbluth, Atul S. Deshmukh, Julien Ochala^*

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Abstract: Skeletal muscle is a complex syncytial arrangement of an array of cell types and, in the case of muscle-specific cells (myofibres), subtypes. There exists extensive heterogeneity in skeletal muscle functional behaviour and molecular landscape at the cell composition, myofibre subtype and intra-myofibre subtype level. This heterogeneity highlights limitations in currently applied methodological approaches, which has stagnated our understanding of fundamental skeletal muscle biology in both healthy and myopathic contexts. Here we developed a novel approach that combines a fluorescence-based assay for the biophysical examination of the sarcomeric protein, myosin, coupled with same-myofibre high-sensitivity proteome profiling, termed single myofibre protein function-omics (SMPFO). Applying this approach as proof-of-principle we identify the integrated relationship between myofibre functionality and the underlying proteomic landscape that guides divergent, but physiologically important, behaviour in myofibre subtypes in healthy human skeletal muscle. By applying SMPFO to two forms of human nemaline myopathy (ACTA1 and TNNT1 mutations), we reveal significant reduction in the divergence of myofibre subtypes across both biophysical and proteomic behaviour. Collectively we demonstrate preliminary findings of SMPFO to support its use to study skeletal muscle with greater specificity, accuracy and resolution than currently applied methods, facilitating that advancement in understanding of skeletal muscle tissue in both healthy and diseased states. (Figure presented.). Key points: Skeletal muscle is a complex tissue made up of an array of cell and sub-cell types, with the resident muscle cell – myofibre – critical for contractile function. Although single myofibre studies have advanced, existing methods lack the precision for simultaneous multidata analysis, hindering developments in our understanding of skeletal muscle. We introduce single myofibre protein function-omics (SMPFO), a method enabling functional analysis of sarcomeric myosin alongside global protein abundance within the same myofibre. In healthy myofibres SMyoMFO reveals extensive biochemical diversity in myosin heads, correlating with the abundance of metabolic and sarcomeric proteins, including subtype-specific patterns in sarcoglycan delta (SGCD). In contrast SMyoMFO uniquely reveals a reduction in diversity of myosin function and the myofibre proteome in two forms of nemaline myopathy, highlighting disease-associated alterations. This innovative approach provides a robust framework for investigating myofibre regulation and dysfunction in skeletal muscle biology.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	3033-3048
Number of pages	16
Journal	Journal of Physiology
Volume	603
Issue number	10
Early online date	5 May 2025
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1113/JP288363
Publication status	Published - 15 May 2025

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human muscle
myopathy
myosin
proteomics

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Seaborne, R. A. E., Moreno-Justicia, R., Laitila, J., Lewis, C. T. A., Savoure, L., Zanoteli, E., Lawlor, M. W., Jungbluth, H., Deshmukh, A. S., & Ochala, J. (2025). Integrated single-cell functional-proteomic profiling reveals a shift in myofibre specificity in human nemaline myopathy: A proof-of-principle study. Journal of Physiology, 603(10), 3033-3048. https://doi.org/10.1113/JP288363

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