| Literature DB >> 27540685 |
Shuxi Ren1, Chunli Pang1, Junwei Li1, Yayue Huang1, Suhua Zhang1, Yong Zhan1, Hailong An1.
Abstract
Kir2.1 plays key roles in setting rest membrane potential and modulation of cell excitability. Mutations of Kir2.1, such as D172N or E299V, inducing gain-of-function, can cause type3 short QT syndrome (SQT3) due to the enlarged outward currents. So far, there is no clinical drug target to block the currents of Kir2.1. Here, we identified a novel blocker of Kir2.1, styrax, which is a kind of natural compound selected from traditional Chinese medicine. Our data show that styrax can abolish the inward and outward currents of Kir2.1. The IC50 of styrax for WT, D172N and E299V are 0.0113 ± 0.00075, 0.0204 ± 0.0048 and 0.0122 ± 0.0012 (in volume), respectively. The results indicate that styrax can serve as a novel blocker for Kir2.1.Entities:
Keywords: Kir2.1; SQT3; bloker; fluxOR™; ion channel; patch clamp; styrax
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27540685 PMCID: PMC5279881 DOI: 10.1080/19336950.2016.1207022
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Channels (Austin) ISSN: 1933-6950 Impact factor: 2.581