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Rahman RA, Zaman B, Khan MR, Islam MS, Rashid MH. Computational Studies Show How the H463R Mutation Turns hKv1.5 into an Inactivation State. J Phys Chem B 2024; 128:429-439. [PMID: 38179652 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.3c05634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2024]
Abstract
The KCNA5 gene provides the code for the α-subunit of the potassium channel Kv1.5. The genetic variant H463R in the Kv1.5 channel has been reported to cause a functional loss in atrial fibrillation (AF) patients. Understanding the mutations at a molecular level is key to developing improved therapeutics concerning cardiac hKv1.5 and hKv1.4 channels. Molecular dynamics and umbrella sampling free energy simulations are an effective tool to understand the mutation's effect on ion conduction, which we have employed and found that the hKv1.5[H463R] mutation imposes an energy barrier on the ion conduction pathway compared to the wild-type channel's ion free energy and pore structure. These results imply that the arginine mutation associated with the AF disease in particular modulates the inactivation process of hKv1.5. Kv1.4, encoded by the KCNA4 gene, is also present in the heart. Therefore, we considered simulation studies of the equivalent H507R mutation in the hKv1.4 channel and found that the mutation slightly reduces the ion conduction barrier in the ion conduction pathway, making it insignificant.
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- Ramisha A Rahman
- Department of Mathematics & Physics, North South University, Plot # 15, Dhaka 1229, Bangladesh
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- Department of Mathematics & Physics, North South University, Plot # 15, Dhaka 1229, Bangladesh
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- Department of Mathematics & Physics, North South University, Plot # 15, Dhaka 1229, Bangladesh
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- Department of Mathematics & Physics, North South University, Plot # 15, Dhaka 1229, Bangladesh
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico 88003, United States
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- Department of Mathematics & Physics, North South University, Plot # 15, Dhaka 1229, Bangladesh
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Rashid MH. Molecular simulation of the Kv7.4[ΔS269] mutant channel reveals that ion conduction in the cavity is perturbed due to hydrophobic gating. Biochem Biophys Rep 2020; 25:100879. [PMID: 33367117 PMCID: PMC7749434 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrep.2020.100879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2020] [Revised: 11/19/2020] [Accepted: 12/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Mutations in the voltage-gated potassium channel Kv7.4 (encoded as KCNQ4) lead to the early onset of non-syndromic hearing loss, which is significant during language acquisition. The deletion of the S269 pore residue (genetic Δ mutation) in Kv7.4 has been reported to be associated with hearing loss. So far, there is no mechanistic understanding of how this mutation modulates channel function. To understand the role of S269 in ion conduction, we performed molecular dynamics simulations for both wild type and ΔS269 mutant channels. Simulations indicate that the ΔS269 mutation suppresses the fluctuations in the neighboring Y269 residue and thereby consolidates the ring formed by I307 and F310 residues in the adjacent S6 helixes in the cavity region. We show that the long side chains of I307 near the entrance to the cavity form a hydrophobic gate. Comparison of the free energy profiles of a cavity ion in Kv7.4 and Kv7.4[ΔS269] channels reveals a sizable energy barrier in the latter case, which suppresses ion conduction. Thus the simulation studies reveal that the hydrophobic gate resulting from the ΔS269 mutation appears to be responsible for sensorineural hearing loss. DeltaS269 mutation in the Kv7.4 channel is associated with hearing loss (SNHL). The mutation effects on channel function are studied via MD simulations. DeltaS269 mutation imposes a constriction at the cavity to suppress K+ conductance. Understanding the mutation effects on channel function will help to treat SNHL.
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- Md Harunur Rashid
- School of Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria, 3001, Australia
- Department of Mathematics and Physics, North South University, Bashundhara, Dhaka, 1229, Bangladesh
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Song L, Zhang ZF, Hu LK, Zhang PH, Cao ZZ, Liu ZP, Zhang PP, Ma JH. Curcumin, a Multi-Ion Channel Blocker That Preferentially Blocks Late Na + Current and Prevents I/R-Induced Arrhythmias. Front Physiol 2020; 11:978. [PMID: 32973546 PMCID: PMC7472421 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2020.00978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2020] [Accepted: 07/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Increasing evidence shows that Curcumin (Cur) has a protective effect against cardiovascular diseases. However, the role of Cur in the electrophysiology of cardiomyocytes is currently not entirely understood. Therefore, the present study was conducted to investigate the effects of Cur on the action potential and transmembrane ion currents in rabbit ventricular myocytes to explore its antiarrhythmic property. The whole-cell patch clamp was used to record the action potential and ion currents, while the multichannel acquisition and analysis system was used to synchronously record the electrocardiogram and monophasic action potential. The results showed that 30 μmol/L Cur shortened the 50 and 90% repolarization of action potential by 17 and 7%, respectively. In addition, Cur concentration dependently inhibited the Late-sodium current (I Na.L), Transient-sodium current (I Na.T), L-type calcium current (I Ca.L), and Rapidly delayed rectifying potassium current (I Kr), with IC50 values of 7.53, 398.88, 16.66, and 9.96 μmol/L, respectively. Importantly, the inhibitory effect of Cur on I Na.L was 52.97-fold higher than that of I Na.T. Moreover, Cur decreased ATX II-prolonged APD, suppressed the ATX II-induced early afterdepolarization (EAD) and Ca2+-induced delayed afterdepolarization (DAD) in ventricular myocytes, and reduced the occurrence and average duration of ventricular tachycardias and ventricular fibrillations induced by ischemia-reperfusion injury. In conclusion, Cur inhibited I Na.L, I Na.T, I Ca.L, and I Kr; shortened APD; significantly suppressed EAD and DAD-like arrhythmogenic activities at the cellular level; and exhibited antiarrhythmic effect at the organ level. It is first revealed that Cur is a multi-ion channel blocker that preferentially blocks I Na.L and may have potential antiarrhythmic property.
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- Lv Song
- Cardio-Electrophysiological Research Laboratory, Medical College of Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,College of Life Science and Health, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Hazard Identification and Control, Medical College of Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Cardio-Electrophysiological Research Laboratory, Medical College of Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Hazard Identification and Control, Medical College of Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Tianyou Hospital Affiliated to Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Cardio-Electrophysiological Research Laboratory, Medical College of Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Hazard Identification and Control, Medical College of Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Cardio-Electrophysiological Research Laboratory, Medical College of Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Hazard Identification and Control, Medical College of Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Cardio-Electrophysiological Research Laboratory, Medical College of Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Hazard Identification and Control, Medical College of Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Cardio-Electrophysiological Research Laboratory, Medical College of Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Hazard Identification and Control, Medical College of Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Cardio-Electrophysiological Research Laboratory, Medical College of Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,College of Life Science and Health, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Hazard Identification and Control, Medical College of Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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