G002 Transfer of rolf S3-S4 linker to hERG eliminates activation gating but spares inactivation - 17/04/09
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A recent study in Shaker, a voltage-dependent potassium channel, suggests a coupling between activation and inactivation. This coupling is controversial in hERG, a fast-inactivating voltage-dependent potassium channel. To address this question, we transferred to hERG the S3-S4 linker of the voltage-independent channel, rolf, in order to selectively disrupt the activation process. This chimera shows an intact voltage-dependent inactivation process consistent with a weak coupling, if any, between both processes. Kinetic models suggest that the chimera presents only an open and an inactivated states, with identical transition rates as in hERG. The lower sensitivity of the chimera to BeKm-1, a hERG preferential closed-state inhibitor, confirms that the chimera exists only in open or inactivated conformations. This chimera allows determining the mechanism of action of hERG blockers, as exemplified by the test on ketoconazole.
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Vol 102 - N° S1
P. S62 - mars 2009 Retour au numéro
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