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Valentin JP, Hoffmann P, Ortemann-Renon C, Koerner J, Pierson J, Gintant G, Willard J, Garnett C, Skinner M, Vargas HM, Wisialowski T, Pugsley MK. OUP accepted manuscript. Toxicol Sci 2022; 187:3-24. [PMID: 35148401 PMCID: PMC9041548 DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfac013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The content of this article derives from a Health and Environmental Sciences Institute (HESI) consortium with a focus to improve cardiac safety during drug development. A detailed literature review was conducted to evaluate the concordance between nonclinical repolarization assays and the clinical thorough QT (TQT) study. Food and Drug Administration and HESI developed a joint database of nonclinical and clinical data, and a retrospective analysis of 150 anonymized drug candidates was reviewed to compare the performance of 3 standard nonclinical assays with clinical TQT study findings as well as investigate mechanism(s) potentially responsible for apparent discrepancies identified. The nonclinical assays were functional (IKr) current block (Human ether-a-go-go related gene), action potential duration, and corrected QT interval in animals (in vivo corrected QT). Although these nonclinical assays demonstrated good specificity for predicting negative clinical QT prolongation, they had relatively poor sensitivity for predicting positive clinical QT prolongation. After review, 28 discordant TQT-positive drugs were identified. This article provides an overview of direct and indirect mechanisms responsible for QT prolongation and theoretical reasons for lack of concordance between clinical TQT studies and nonclinical assays. We examine 6 specific and discordant TQT-positive drugs as case examples. These were derived from the unique HESI/Food and Drug Administration database. We would like to emphasize some reasons for discordant data including, insufficient or inadequate nonclinical data, effects of the drug on other cardiac ion channels, and indirect and/or nonelectrophysiological effects of drugs, including altered heart rate. We also outline best practices that were developed based upon our evaluation.
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- Jean-Pierre Valentin
- Department of Investigative Toxicology, UCB Biopharma SRL, Braine-l’Alleud B-1420, Belgium
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- Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, FDA, Silver Spring, Maryland 20993, USA
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- To whom correspondence should be addressed at Health and Environmental Sciences Institute, 740 15th Street, N.W., Suite 600, Washington, DC 20005, USA. E-mail:
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- Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, FDA, Silver Spring, Maryland 20993, USA
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- Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, FDA, Silver Spring, Maryland 20993, USA
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- Department of Safety Pharmacology & Animal Research Center, Amgen, Thousand Oaks, California 91320, USA
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- Department of Safety Pharmacology, Pfizer, Groton, Connecticut 06340, USA
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- Department of Toxicology, Cytokinetics, South San Francisco, California 94080, USA
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Oliveira‐Mendes B, Feliciangeli S, Ménard M, Chatelain F, Alameh M, Montnach J, Nicolas S, Ollivier B, Barc J, Baró I, Schott J, Probst V, Kyndt F, Denjoy I, Lesage F, Loussouarn G, De Waard M. A standardised hERG phenotyping pipeline to evaluate KCNH2 genetic variant pathogenicity. Clin Transl Med 2021; 11:e609. [PMID: 34841674 PMCID: PMC8609418 DOI: 10.1002/ctm2.609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2021] [Revised: 09/22/2021] [Accepted: 09/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Mutations in KCNH2 cause long or short QT syndromes (LQTS or SQTS) predisposing to life-threatening arrhythmias. Over 1000 hERG variants have been described by clinicians, but most remain to be characterised. The objective is to standardise and accelerate the phenotyping process to contribute to clinician diagnosis and patient counselling. In silico evaluation was also included to characterise the structural impact of the variants. METHODS We selected 11 variants from known LQTS patients and two variants for which diagnosis was problematic. Using the Gibson assembly strategy, we efficiently introduced mutations in hERG cDNA despite GC-rich sequences. A pH-sensitive fluorescent tag was fused to hERG for efficient evaluation of channel trafficking. An optimised 35-s patch-clamp protocol was developed to evaluate hERG channel activity in transfected cells. R software was used to speed up analyses. RESULTS In the present work, we observed a good correlation between cell surface expression, assessed by the pH-sensitive tag, and current densities. Also, we showed that the new biophysical protocol allows a significant gain of time in recording ion channel properties and provides extensive information on WT and variant channel biophysical parameters, that can all be recapitulated in a single parameter defined herein as the repolarisation power. The impacts of the variants on channel structure were also reported where structural information was available. These three readouts (trafficking, repolarisation power and structural impact) define three pathogenicity indexes that may help clinical diagnosis. CONCLUSIONS Fast-track characterisation of KCNH2 genetic variants shows its relevance to discriminate mutants that affect hERG channel activity from variants with undetectable effects. It also helped the diagnosis of two new variants. This information is meant to fill a patient database, as a basis for personalised medicine. The next steps will be to further accelerate the process using an automated patch-clamp system.
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- Labex ICST, Université Côte d'Azur, INSERMCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut de Pharmacologie Moléculaire et CellulaireValbonneFrance
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- l'Institut du ThoraxInserm UMR 1087/CNRS UMR 6291NantesFrance
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- Labex ICST, Université Côte d'Azur, INSERMCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut de Pharmacologie Moléculaire et CellulaireValbonneFrance
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- l'Institut du ThoraxInserm UMR 1087/CNRS UMR 6291NantesFrance
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- l'Institut du ThoraxInserm UMR 1087/CNRS UMR 6291NantesFrance
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- l'Institut du ThoraxInserm UMR 1087/CNRS UMR 6291NantesFrance
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- l'Institut du ThoraxInserm UMR 1087/CNRS UMR 6291NantesFrance
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- CHU Nantes, l'Institut du Thorax, INSERM, CNRSUNIV NantesNantesFrance
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- CHU Nantes, l'Institut du Thorax, INSERM, CNRSUNIV NantesNantesFrance
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- Service de Cardiologie et CNMR Maladies Cardiaques Héréditaires RaresHôpital BichatParisFrance
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- Labex ICST, Université Côte d'Azur, INSERMCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut de Pharmacologie Moléculaire et CellulaireValbonneFrance
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- l'Institut du ThoraxInserm UMR 1087/CNRS UMR 6291NantesFrance
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Chahal CAA, Salloum MN, Alahdab F, Gottwald JA, Tester DJ, Anwer LA, So EL, Murad MH, St Louis EK, Ackerman MJ, Somers VK. Systematic Review of the Genetics of Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy: Potential Overlap With Sudden Cardiac Death and Arrhythmia-Related Genes. J Am Heart Assoc 2020; 9:e012264. [PMID: 31865891 PMCID: PMC6988156 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.119.012264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2019] [Accepted: 09/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Background Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is the leading cause of epilepsy-related death. SUDEP shares many features with sudden cardiac death and sudden unexplained death in the young and may have a similar genetic contribution. We aim to systematically review the literature on the genetics of SUDEP. Methods and Results PubMed, MEDLINE Epub Ahead of Print, Ovid Medline In-Process & Other Non-Indexed Citations, MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, and Scopus were searched through April 4, 2017. English language human studies analyzing SUDEP for known sudden death, ion channel and arrhythmia-related pathogenic variants, novel variant discovery, and copy number variant analyses were included. Aggregate descriptive statistics were generated; data were insufficient for meta-analysis. A total of 8 studies with 161 unique individuals were included; mean was age 29.0 (±SD 14.2) years; 61% males; ECG data were reported in 7.5% of cases; 50.7% were found prone and 58% of deaths were nocturnal. Cause included all types of epilepsy. Antemortem diagnosis of Dravet syndrome and autism (with duplication of chromosome 15) was associated with 11% and 9% of cases. The most frequently detected known pathogenic variants at postmortem were in Na+ and K+ ion channel subunits, as were novel potentially pathogenic variants (11%). Overall, the majority of variants were of unknown significance. Analysis of copy number variant was insignificant. Conclusions SUDEP case adjudication and evaluation remains limited largely because of crucial missing data such as ECGs. The most frequent pathogenic/likely pathogenic variants identified by molecular autopsy are in ion channel or arrhythmia-related genes, with an ≈11% discovery rate. Comprehensive postmortem examination should include examination of the heart and brain by specialized pathologists and blood storage.
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- C. Anwar A. Chahal
- Mayo Clinic College of MedicineMayo ClinicRochesterMN
- Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical SciencesMayo ClinicRochesterMN
- Department of Cardiovascular MedicineMayo ClinicRochesterMN
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- Internal MedicineIcahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiQueens Hospital CenterNew YorkNY
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- Evidence‐Based Practice Research ProgramMayo ClinicRochesterMN
- Division of Preventive, Occupational and Aerospace MedicineMayo ClinicRochesterMN
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- Mayo Clinic College of MedicineMayo ClinicRochesterMN
- Department of Cardiovascular MedicineMayo ClinicRochesterMN
- Windland Smith Rice Sudden Death Genomics LaboratoryMayo ClinicRochesterMN
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- Mayo Clinic College of MedicineMayo ClinicRochesterMN
- Department of Cardiovascular SurgeryMayo ClinicRochesterMN
- General SurgeryUIC/MGHChicagoIL
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- Evidence‐Based Practice Research ProgramMayo ClinicRochesterMN
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- Evidence‐Based Practice Research ProgramMayo ClinicRochesterMN
- Division of Preventive, Occupational and Aerospace MedicineMayo ClinicRochesterMN
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- Mayo Clinic College of MedicineMayo ClinicRochesterMN
- Department of NeurologyMayo ClinicRochesterMN
- Mayo Center for Sleep MedicineMayo ClinicRochesterMN
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- Mayo Clinic College of MedicineMayo ClinicRochesterMN
- Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical SciencesMayo ClinicRochesterMN
- Department of Cardiovascular MedicineMayo ClinicRochesterMN
- Windland Smith Rice Sudden Death Genomics LaboratoryMayo ClinicRochesterMN
- Department of PediatricsMayo ClinicRochesterMN
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- Mayo Clinic College of MedicineMayo ClinicRochesterMN
- Department of Cardiovascular MedicineMayo ClinicRochesterMN
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Iivonen AP, Känsäkoski J, Karppinen A, Kivipelto L, Schalin-Jäntti C, Karhu A, Raivio T. Screening for germline KCNQ1 and KCNE2 mutations in a set of somatotropinoma patients. Endocr Connect 2018; 7:645-652. [PMID: 29703730 PMCID: PMC5931228 DOI: 10.1530/ec-18-0123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2018] [Accepted: 04/09/2018] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Recently, mutations in KCNQ1, a potassium channel gene usually linked to long QT syndrome, were reported to cause maternally inherited gingival fibromatosis and growth hormone deficiency (GHD). Expression of the mutated KCNQ1 with the auxiliary potassium channel subunit KCNE2 was shown to reduce pituitary hormone secretion in functional experiments. Here, we investigated if germline mutations in KCNQ1 and KCNE2 were present in patients with somatotropinomas, which represent a model of growth hormone excess. DESIGN AND METHODS KCNQ1 and KCNE2 were screened for germline mutations in 53 patients with acromegaly by Sanger sequencing. Effects of the variants were predicted by in silico tools. RESULTS Only deep intronic and synonymous polymorphisms were detected in KCNQ1. These findings were likely insignificant based on in silico predictions and the variants' frequencies in the general population. In KCNE2, a heterozygous c.22A>G, p.(Thr8Ala) mutation with unknown significance was found in three patients. It was present in the database controls with a frequency of 0.0038. CONCLUSIONS KCNQ1 or KCNE2 mutations do not appear to account for somatotropinoma formation, although larger patient series are needed to validate the findings.
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- Anna-Pauliina Iivonen
- Institute of Biomedicine/PhysiologyBiomedicum Helsinki, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Institute of Biomedicine/PhysiologyBiomedicum Helsinki, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of NeurosurgeryHelsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of NeurosurgeryHelsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of EndocrinologyAbdominal Center, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Medical and Clinical GeneticsRPU, Biomedicum Helsinki, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Institute of Biomedicine/PhysiologyBiomedicum Helsinki, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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Hyltén-Cavallius L, Iepsen EW, Wewer Albrechtsen NJ, Svendstrup M, Lubberding AF, Hartmann B, Jespersen T, Linneberg A, Christiansen M, Vestergaard H, Pedersen O, Holst JJ, Kanters JK, Hansen T, Torekov SS. Patients With Long-QT Syndrome Caused by Impaired hERG-Encoded K v11.1 Potassium Channel Have Exaggerated Endocrine Pancreatic and Incretin Function Associated With Reactive Hypoglycemia. Circulation 2017; 135:1705-1719. [PMID: 28235848 PMCID: PMC5412733 DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.116.024279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2016] [Accepted: 02/14/2017] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Supplemental Digital Content is available in the text. Background: Loss-of-function mutations in hERG (encoding the Kv11.1 voltage-gated potassium channel) cause long-QT syndrome type 2 (LQT2) because of prolonged cardiac repolarization. However, Kv11.1 is also present in pancreatic α and β cells and intestinal L and K cells, secreting glucagon, insulin, and the incretins glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) and GIP (glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide), respectively. These hormones are crucial for glucose regulation, and long-QT syndrome may cause disturbed glucose regulation. We measured secretion of these hormones and cardiac repolarization in response to glucose ingestion in LQT2 patients with functional mutations in hERG and matched healthy participants, testing the hypothesis that LQT2 patients have increased incretin and β-cell function and decreased α-cell function, and thus lower glucose levels. Methods: Eleven patients with LQT2 and 22 sex-, age-, and body mass index–matched control participants underwent a 6-hour 75-g oral glucose tolerance test with ECG recording and blood sampling for measurements of glucose, insulin, C-peptide, glucagon, GLP-1, and GIP. Results: In comparison with matched control participants, LQT2 patients had 56% to 78% increased serum insulin, serum C-peptide, plasma GLP-1, and plasma GIP responses (P=0.03–0.001) and decreased plasma glucose levels after glucose ingestion (P=0.02) with more symptoms of hypoglycemia (P=0.04). Sixty-three percent of LQT2 patients developed hypoglycemic plasma glucose levels (<70 mg/dL) versus 36% control participants (P=0.16), and 18% patients developed serious hypoglycemia (<50 mg/dL) versus none of the controls. LQT2 patients had defective glucagon responses to low glucose, P=0.008. β-Cell function (Insulin Secretion Sensitivity Index-2) was 2-fold higher in LQT2 patients than in controls (4398 [95% confidence interval, 2259–8562] versus 2156 [1961–3201], P=0.03). Pharmacological Kv11.1 blockade (dofetilide) in rats had similar effect, and small interfering RNA inhibition of hERG in β and L cells increased insulin and GLP-1 secretion up to 50%. Glucose ingestion caused cardiac repolarization disturbances with increased QTc intervals in both patients and controls, but with a 122% greater increase in QTcF interval in LQT2 patients (P=0.004). Conclusions: Besides a prolonged cardiac repolarization phase, LQT2 patients display increased GLP-1, GIP, and insulin secretion and defective glucagon secretion, causing decreased plasma glucose and thus increased risk of hypoglycemia. Furthermore, glucose ingestion increased QT interval and aggravated the cardiac repolarization disturbances in LQT2 patients. Clinical Trial Registration: URL: http://clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifier: NCT02775513.
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- Louise Hyltén-Cavallius
- From Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (L.H.-C., E.W.I., N.J.W.A., A.F.L., B.H., T.J., M.C., J.J.H., J.K.K., S.S.T.); Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (L.H.-C., E.W.I., N.J.W.A., M.S., B.H., H.V., O.P., J.J.H., T.H., S.S.T.); Research Centre for Prevention and Health, the Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen (A.L.); Gentofte, Aalborg and Herlev University Hospitals, Denmark (J.K.K.); Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, Odense (T.H.); Department of Clinical Experimental Research, Rigshospitalet, Denmark (A.L.); Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (A.L.); Danish Diabetes Academy, Odense, Denmark (E.W.I., M.S.); Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark (M.C.); and Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Gentofte, Denmark (H.V.)
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- From Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (L.H.-C., E.W.I., N.J.W.A., A.F.L., B.H., T.J., M.C., J.J.H., J.K.K., S.S.T.); Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (L.H.-C., E.W.I., N.J.W.A., M.S., B.H., H.V., O.P., J.J.H., T.H., S.S.T.); Research Centre for Prevention and Health, the Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen (A.L.); Gentofte, Aalborg and Herlev University Hospitals, Denmark (J.K.K.); Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, Odense (T.H.); Department of Clinical Experimental Research, Rigshospitalet, Denmark (A.L.); Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (A.L.); Danish Diabetes Academy, Odense, Denmark (E.W.I., M.S.); Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark (M.C.); and Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Gentofte, Denmark (H.V.)
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- From Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (L.H.-C., E.W.I., N.J.W.A., A.F.L., B.H., T.J., M.C., J.J.H., J.K.K., S.S.T.); Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (L.H.-C., E.W.I., N.J.W.A., M.S., B.H., H.V., O.P., J.J.H., T.H., S.S.T.); Research Centre for Prevention and Health, the Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen (A.L.); Gentofte, Aalborg and Herlev University Hospitals, Denmark (J.K.K.); Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, Odense (T.H.); Department of Clinical Experimental Research, Rigshospitalet, Denmark (A.L.); Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (A.L.); Danish Diabetes Academy, Odense, Denmark (E.W.I., M.S.); Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark (M.C.); and Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Gentofte, Denmark (H.V.)
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- From Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (L.H.-C., E.W.I., N.J.W.A., A.F.L., B.H., T.J., M.C., J.J.H., J.K.K., S.S.T.); Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (L.H.-C., E.W.I., N.J.W.A., M.S., B.H., H.V., O.P., J.J.H., T.H., S.S.T.); Research Centre for Prevention and Health, the Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen (A.L.); Gentofte, Aalborg and Herlev University Hospitals, Denmark (J.K.K.); Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, Odense (T.H.); Department of Clinical Experimental Research, Rigshospitalet, Denmark (A.L.); Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (A.L.); Danish Diabetes Academy, Odense, Denmark (E.W.I., M.S.); Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark (M.C.); and Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Gentofte, Denmark (H.V.)
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- From Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (L.H.-C., E.W.I., N.J.W.A., A.F.L., B.H., T.J., M.C., J.J.H., J.K.K., S.S.T.); Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (L.H.-C., E.W.I., N.J.W.A., M.S., B.H., H.V., O.P., J.J.H., T.H., S.S.T.); Research Centre for Prevention and Health, the Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen (A.L.); Gentofte, Aalborg and Herlev University Hospitals, Denmark (J.K.K.); Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, Odense (T.H.); Department of Clinical Experimental Research, Rigshospitalet, Denmark (A.L.); Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (A.L.); Danish Diabetes Academy, Odense, Denmark (E.W.I., M.S.); Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark (M.C.); and Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Gentofte, Denmark (H.V.)
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- From Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (L.H.-C., E.W.I., N.J.W.A., A.F.L., B.H., T.J., M.C., J.J.H., J.K.K., S.S.T.); Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (L.H.-C., E.W.I., N.J.W.A., M.S., B.H., H.V., O.P., J.J.H., T.H., S.S.T.); Research Centre for Prevention and Health, the Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen (A.L.); Gentofte, Aalborg and Herlev University Hospitals, Denmark (J.K.K.); Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, Odense (T.H.); Department of Clinical Experimental Research, Rigshospitalet, Denmark (A.L.); Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (A.L.); Danish Diabetes Academy, Odense, Denmark (E.W.I., M.S.); Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark (M.C.); and Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Gentofte, Denmark (H.V.)
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- From Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (L.H.-C., E.W.I., N.J.W.A., A.F.L., B.H., T.J., M.C., J.J.H., J.K.K., S.S.T.); Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (L.H.-C., E.W.I., N.J.W.A., M.S., B.H., H.V., O.P., J.J.H., T.H., S.S.T.); Research Centre for Prevention and Health, the Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen (A.L.); Gentofte, Aalborg and Herlev University Hospitals, Denmark (J.K.K.); Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, Odense (T.H.); Department of Clinical Experimental Research, Rigshospitalet, Denmark (A.L.); Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (A.L.); Danish Diabetes Academy, Odense, Denmark (E.W.I., M.S.); Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark (M.C.); and Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Gentofte, Denmark (H.V.)
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- From Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (L.H.-C., E.W.I., N.J.W.A., A.F.L., B.H., T.J., M.C., J.J.H., J.K.K., S.S.T.); Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (L.H.-C., E.W.I., N.J.W.A., M.S., B.H., H.V., O.P., J.J.H., T.H., S.S.T.); Research Centre for Prevention and Health, the Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen (A.L.); Gentofte, Aalborg and Herlev University Hospitals, Denmark (J.K.K.); Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, Odense (T.H.); Department of Clinical Experimental Research, Rigshospitalet, Denmark (A.L.); Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (A.L.); Danish Diabetes Academy, Odense, Denmark (E.W.I., M.S.); Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark (M.C.); and Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Gentofte, Denmark (H.V.)
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- From Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (L.H.-C., E.W.I., N.J.W.A., A.F.L., B.H., T.J., M.C., J.J.H., J.K.K., S.S.T.); Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (L.H.-C., E.W.I., N.J.W.A., M.S., B.H., H.V., O.P., J.J.H., T.H., S.S.T.); Research Centre for Prevention and Health, the Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen (A.L.); Gentofte, Aalborg and Herlev University Hospitals, Denmark (J.K.K.); Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, Odense (T.H.); Department of Clinical Experimental Research, Rigshospitalet, Denmark (A.L.); Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (A.L.); Danish Diabetes Academy, Odense, Denmark (E.W.I., M.S.); Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark (M.C.); and Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Gentofte, Denmark (H.V.)
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- From Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (L.H.-C., E.W.I., N.J.W.A., A.F.L., B.H., T.J., M.C., J.J.H., J.K.K., S.S.T.); Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (L.H.-C., E.W.I., N.J.W.A., M.S., B.H., H.V., O.P., J.J.H., T.H., S.S.T.); Research Centre for Prevention and Health, the Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen (A.L.); Gentofte, Aalborg and Herlev University Hospitals, Denmark (J.K.K.); Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, Odense (T.H.); Department of Clinical Experimental Research, Rigshospitalet, Denmark (A.L.); Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (A.L.); Danish Diabetes Academy, Odense, Denmark (E.W.I., M.S.); Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark (M.C.); and Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Gentofte, Denmark (H.V.)
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- From Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (L.H.-C., E.W.I., N.J.W.A., A.F.L., B.H., T.J., M.C., J.J.H., J.K.K., S.S.T.); Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (L.H.-C., E.W.I., N.J.W.A., M.S., B.H., H.V., O.P., J.J.H., T.H., S.S.T.); Research Centre for Prevention and Health, the Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen (A.L.); Gentofte, Aalborg and Herlev University Hospitals, Denmark (J.K.K.); Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, Odense (T.H.); Department of Clinical Experimental Research, Rigshospitalet, Denmark (A.L.); Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (A.L.); Danish Diabetes Academy, Odense, Denmark (E.W.I., M.S.); Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark (M.C.); and Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Gentofte, Denmark (H.V.)
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- From Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (L.H.-C., E.W.I., N.J.W.A., A.F.L., B.H., T.J., M.C., J.J.H., J.K.K., S.S.T.); Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (L.H.-C., E.W.I., N.J.W.A., M.S., B.H., H.V., O.P., J.J.H., T.H., S.S.T.); Research Centre for Prevention and Health, the Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen (A.L.); Gentofte, Aalborg and Herlev University Hospitals, Denmark (J.K.K.); Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, Odense (T.H.); Department of Clinical Experimental Research, Rigshospitalet, Denmark (A.L.); Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (A.L.); Danish Diabetes Academy, Odense, Denmark (E.W.I., M.S.); Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark (M.C.); and Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Gentofte, Denmark (H.V.)
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- From Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (L.H.-C., E.W.I., N.J.W.A., A.F.L., B.H., T.J., M.C., J.J.H., J.K.K., S.S.T.); Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (L.H.-C., E.W.I., N.J.W.A., M.S., B.H., H.V., O.P., J.J.H., T.H., S.S.T.); Research Centre for Prevention and Health, the Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen (A.L.); Gentofte, Aalborg and Herlev University Hospitals, Denmark (J.K.K.); Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, Odense (T.H.); Department of Clinical Experimental Research, Rigshospitalet, Denmark (A.L.); Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (A.L.); Danish Diabetes Academy, Odense, Denmark (E.W.I., M.S.); Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark (M.C.); and Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Gentofte, Denmark (H.V.)
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- From Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (L.H.-C., E.W.I., N.J.W.A., A.F.L., B.H., T.J., M.C., J.J.H., J.K.K., S.S.T.); Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (L.H.-C., E.W.I., N.J.W.A., M.S., B.H., H.V., O.P., J.J.H., T.H., S.S.T.); Research Centre for Prevention and Health, the Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen (A.L.); Gentofte, Aalborg and Herlev University Hospitals, Denmark (J.K.K.); Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, Odense (T.H.); Department of Clinical Experimental Research, Rigshospitalet, Denmark (A.L.); Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (A.L.); Danish Diabetes Academy, Odense, Denmark (E.W.I., M.S.); Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark (M.C.); and Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Gentofte, Denmark (H.V.).
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- From Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (L.H.-C., E.W.I., N.J.W.A., A.F.L., B.H., T.J., M.C., J.J.H., J.K.K., S.S.T.); Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (L.H.-C., E.W.I., N.J.W.A., M.S., B.H., H.V., O.P., J.J.H., T.H., S.S.T.); Research Centre for Prevention and Health, the Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen (A.L.); Gentofte, Aalborg and Herlev University Hospitals, Denmark (J.K.K.); Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, Odense (T.H.); Department of Clinical Experimental Research, Rigshospitalet, Denmark (A.L.); Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (A.L.); Danish Diabetes Academy, Odense, Denmark (E.W.I., M.S.); Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark (M.C.); and Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Gentofte, Denmark (H.V.).
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Gentile S. hERG1 potassium channel in cancer cells: a tool to reprogram immortality. EUROPEAN BIOPHYSICS JOURNAL: EBJ 2016; 45:649-655. [PMID: 27649700 DOI: 10.1007/s00249-016-1169-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2015] [Revised: 07/21/2016] [Accepted: 08/30/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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It has been well established that changes in ion fluxes across cellular membranes as a function of time is fundamental in maintaining cellular homeostasis of every living cell. Consequently, dysregulation of ion channels activity is a critical event in pathological conditions of several tissues, including cancer. Nevertheless, the role of ion channels in cancer biology is still not well understood and very little is known about the possible therapeutic opportunities offered by the use of the vast collection of drugs that target ion channels. In this review, we focus on the recent advances in understanding the role of the voltage-gated hERG1 potassium channel in cancer and on the effects of pharmacologic manipulation of the hERG1 in cancer cells aiming to provide insights into the biochemical signaling and cellular processes that are altered by using these drugs.
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Goldman AM, Behr ER, Semsarian C, Bagnall RD, Sisodiya S, Cooper PN. Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy genetics: Molecular diagnostics and prevention. Epilepsia 2016; 57 Suppl 1:17-25. [PMID: 26749013 DOI: 10.1111/epi.13232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/05/2015] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Epidemiologic studies clearly document the public health burden of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP). Clinical and experimental studies have uncovered dynamic cardiorespiratory dysfunction, both interictally and at the time of sudden death due to epilepsy. Genetic analyses in humans and in model systems have facilitated our current molecular understanding of SUDEP. Many discoveries have been informed by progress in the field of sudden cardiac death and sudden infant death syndrome. It is becoming apparent that SUDEP genomic complexity parallels that of sudden cardiac death, and that there is a pauci1ty of analytically useful postmortem material. Because many challenges remain, future progress in SUDEP research, molecular diagnostics, and prevention rests in international, collaborative, and transdisciplinary dialogue in human and experimental translational research of sudden death.
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- Alica M Goldman
- Department of Neurology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, U.S.A
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- Cardiac Research Centre, ICCS, St George's University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- Agnes Ginges Centre for Molecular Cardiology, Centenary Institute, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Agnes Ginges Centre for Molecular Cardiology, Centenary Institute, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Neurology, Greater Manchester Neurosciences Centre, Salford, United Kingdom.,University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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Kanters JK, Skibsbye L, Hedley PL, Dembic M, Liang B, Hagen CM, Eschen O, Grunnet M, Christiansen M, Jespersen T. Combined gating and trafficking defect in Kv11.1 manifests as a malignant long QT syndrome phenotype in a large Danish p.F29L founder family. Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation 2015; 75:699-709. [PMID: 26403377 DOI: 10.3109/00365513.2015.1091090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Congenital long QT syndrome (LQTS) is a hereditary cardiac channelopathy characterized by delayed ventricular repolarization, syncope, torsades de pointes and sudden cardiac death. Thirty-three members of five apparently 'unrelated' Danish families carry the KCNH2:c.87C> A; p.F29L founder mutation. METHODS AND RESULTS Linkage disequilibrium mapping with microsatellites around KCNH2 enabled us to estimate the age of the founder mutation to be approximately 22 generations, corresponding to around 550 years. Neighbouring-Joining analysis disclosed one early and three later nodes. The median QTc time of the carriers was 490 ms (range: 415-589 ms) and no difference was seen between the different branches of the family. The mutation is malignant with a penetrance of 73%. Ten F29L carriers received implantable defibrillators (ICDs) (median age at implant 20 years), and of those four individuals experienced eight appropriate shocks. Patch-clamp analysis in HEK 293 cells, performed at 34°C disclosed a loss-of-function phenotype with fast deactivation, reduced steady-state inactivation current density and a positive voltage shift in inactivation. Western blotting of HEK 293 cells transfected with KCNH2:WT and KCNH2:c.87C> A revealed a reduced fraction of fully glycosylated hERG:p.F29L suggesting that this mutation results in defective trafficking. CONCLUSION The altered channel gating kinetics in combination with defective trafficking of mutated channels is expected to result in reduced repolarizing current density and, thus, a LQTS phenotype.
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- Jørgen K Kanters
- a Danish National Research Foundation Centre for Cardiac Arrhythmia, Department of Biomedical Sciences , University of Copenhagen , Denmark.,b Department of Cardiology , Herlev and Gentofte Hospitals , Denmark
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- a Danish National Research Foundation Centre for Cardiac Arrhythmia, Department of Biomedical Sciences , University of Copenhagen , Denmark
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- c Department for Congenital Disorders , Statens Serum Institut , Denmark.,d MRC Centre for Molecular and Cellular Biology, Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University , Aarhus , Denmark
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- a Danish National Research Foundation Centre for Cardiac Arrhythmia, Department of Biomedical Sciences , University of Copenhagen , Denmark.,c Department for Congenital Disorders , Statens Serum Institut , Denmark
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- a Danish National Research Foundation Centre for Cardiac Arrhythmia, Department of Biomedical Sciences , University of Copenhagen , Denmark
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- a Danish National Research Foundation Centre for Cardiac Arrhythmia, Department of Biomedical Sciences , University of Copenhagen , Denmark.,c Department for Congenital Disorders , Statens Serum Institut , Denmark
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- e Department of Cardiology , Center for Cardiovascular Research, Aalborg Sygehus, Aarhus University Hospital , Aarhus , Denmark
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- a Danish National Research Foundation Centre for Cardiac Arrhythmia, Department of Biomedical Sciences , University of Copenhagen , Denmark
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- a Danish National Research Foundation Centre for Cardiac Arrhythmia, Department of Biomedical Sciences , University of Copenhagen , Denmark.,c Department for Congenital Disorders , Statens Serum Institut , Denmark
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- a Danish National Research Foundation Centre for Cardiac Arrhythmia, Department of Biomedical Sciences , University of Copenhagen , Denmark
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Zhang KP, Yang BF, Li BX. Translational toxicology and rescue strategies of the hERG channel dysfunction: biochemical and molecular mechanistic aspects. Acta Pharmacol Sin 2014; 35:1473-84. [PMID: 25418379 PMCID: PMC4261120 DOI: 10.1038/aps.2014.101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2014] [Accepted: 08/20/2014] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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The human ether-à-go-go related gene (hERG) potassium channel is an obligatory anti-target for drug development on account of its essential role in cardiac repolarization and its close association with arrhythmia. Diverse drugs have been removed from the market owing to their inhibitory activity on the hERG channel and their contribution to acquired long QT syndrome (LQTS). Moreover, mutations that cause hERG channel dysfunction may induce congenital LQTS. Recently, an increasing number of biochemical and molecular mechanisms underlying hERG-associated LQTS have been reported. In fact, numerous potential biochemical and molecular rescue strategies are hidden within the biogenesis and regulating network. So far, rescue strategies of hERG channel dysfunction and LQTS mainly include activators, blockers, and molecules that interfere with specific links and other mechanisms. The aim of this review is to discuss the rescue strategies based on hERG channel toxicology from the biochemical and molecular perspectives.
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- Kai-ping Zhang
- Department of Pharmacology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
- The State-Province Key Laboratories of Biomedicine-Pharmaceutics of China (Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Research, Ministry of Education), China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
- The State-Province Key Laboratories of Biomedicine-Pharmaceutics of China (Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Research, Ministry of Education), China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
- The State-Province Key Laboratories of Biomedicine-Pharmaceutics of China (Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Research, Ministry of Education), China
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Glengarry JM, Crawford J, Morrow PL, Stables SR, Love DR, Skinner JR. Long QT molecular autopsy in sudden infant death syndrome. Arch Dis Child 2014; 99:635-40. [PMID: 24596401 PMCID: PMC4078670 DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2013-305331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2013] [Revised: 12/29/2013] [Accepted: 02/10/2014] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To describe experience of long QT (LQT) molecular autopsy in sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). DESIGN Descriptive audit from two distinct periods: (1) A prospective, population-based series between 2006 and 2008 ('unselected'). (2) Before and after 2006-2008, with testing guided by a cardiac genetic service ('selected'). LQT genes 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 and 7 were sequenced. Next of kin were offered cardiac evaluation. SETTING New Zealand. PATIENTS 102 SIDS cases. INTERVENTIONS Nil. Main outcome measures Detection of genetic variants. RESULTS Maori 49 (47%), and Pacific island 24 (23%), infants were over-represented. Risk factors were common; bed sharing was reported in 49%. Rare genetic variants were commoner within the selected than unselected populations (5 of 31 infants (16%) vs 3 of 71 infants (4%) p < 0.05). In the selected population two infants had variants of definite or probable pathogenicity (KCNQ1, E146K; KCNH2, R1047L), two had novel variants of possible pathogenicity in SCN5A (I795F, F1522Y) and one had R1193Q in SCN5A, of doubtful pathogenicity. R1193Q was also the only variant in the three cases from the unselected population and occurred as a second variant with R1047L. Engaging families proved challenging. Only 3 of 8 (38%) variant-positive cases and 18 of 94 (19%) of variant-negative families participated in cardiac/genetic screening. CONCLUSIONS LQT molecular autopsy has a very low diagnostic yield among unselected SIDS cases where risk factors are common. Diagnostic yield can be higher with case selection. Engagement of the family prior to genetic testing is essential to counsel for the possible uncertainty of the results and to permit family genotype-phenotype cosegregation studies.
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Christiansen M, Hedley PL, Theilade J, Stoevring B, Leren TP, Eschen O, Sørensen KM, Tybjærg-Hansen A, Ousager LB, Pedersen LN, Frikke-Schmidt R, Aidt FH, Hansen MG, Hansen J, Bloch Thomsen PE, Toft E, Henriksen FL, Bundgaard H, Jensen HK, Kanters JK. Mutations in Danish patients with long QT syndrome and the identification of a large founder family with p.F29L in KCNH2. BMC MEDICAL GENETICS 2014; 15:31. [PMID: 24606995 PMCID: PMC4007532 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2350-15-31] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2013] [Accepted: 02/18/2014] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Background Long QT syndrome (LQTS) is a cardiac ion channelopathy which presents clinically with palpitations, syncope or sudden death. More than 700 LQTS-causing mutations have been identified in 13 genes, all of which encode proteins involved in the execution of the cardiac action potential. The most frequently affected genes, covering > 90% of cases, are KCNQ1, KCNH2 and SCN5A. Methods We describe 64 different mutations in 70 unrelated Danish families using a routine five-gene screen, comprising KCNQ1, KCNH2 and SCN5A as well as KCNE1 and KCNE2. Results Twenty-two mutations were found in KCNQ1, 28 in KCNH2, 9 in SCN5A, 3 in KCNE1 and 2 in KCNE2. Twenty-six of these have only been described in the Danish population and 18 are novel. One double heterozygote (1.4% of families) was found. A founder mutation, p.F29L in KCNH2, was identified in 5 “unrelated” families. Disease association, in 31.2% of cases, was based on the type of mutation identified (nonsense, insertion/deletion, frameshift or splice-site). Functional data was available for 22.7% of the missense mutations. None of the mutations were found in 364 Danish alleles and only three, all functionally characterised, were recorded in the Exome Variation Server, albeit at a frequency of < 1:1000. Conclusion The genetic etiology of LQTS in Denmark is similar to that found in other populations. A large founder family with p.F29L in KCNH2 was identified. In 48.4% of the mutations disease causation was based on mutation type or functional analysis.
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- Michael Christiansen
- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Immunology and Genetics, Statens Serum Institut, Ørestads Boulevard 5, 2300S, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Du C, El Harchi A, Zhang H, Hancox JC. Modification by KCNE1 variants of the hERG potassium channel response to premature stimulation and to pharmacological inhibition. Physiol Rep 2013; 1:e00175. [PMID: 24400172 PMCID: PMC3871485 DOI: 10.1002/phy2.175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2013] [Revised: 11/02/2013] [Accepted: 11/04/2013] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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human Ether-à-go-go-Related Gene (hERG) encodes the pore-forming subunit of cardiac rapid delayed rectifier K(+) current (I Kr) channels, which play important roles in ventricular repolarization, in protecting the myocardium from unwanted premature stimuli, and in drug-induced Long QT Syndrome (LQTS). KCNE1, a small transmembrane protein, can coassemble with hERG. However, it is not known how KCNE1 variants influence the channel's response to premature stimuli or if they influence the sensitivity of hERG to pharmacological inhibition. Accordingly, whole-cell patch-clamp measurements of hERG current (I hERG) were made at 37°C from hERG channels coexpressed with either wild-type (WT) KCNE1 or with one of three KCNE1 variants (A8V, D76N, and D85N). Under both conventional voltage clamp and ventricular action potential (AP) clamp, the amplitude of I hERG was smaller for A8V, D76N, and D85N KCNE1 + hERG than for WT KCNE1 + hERG. Using paired AP commands, with the second AP waveform applied at varying time intervals following the first to mimic premature ventricular excitation, the response of I hERG carried by each KCNE1 variant was reduced compared to that with WT KCNE1 + hERG. The I hERG blocking potency of the antiarrhythmic drug quinidine was similar between WT KCNE1 and the three KCNE1 variants. However, the I hERG inhibitory potency of the antibiotic clarithromycin and of the prokinetic drug cisapride was altered by KCNE1 variants. These results demonstrate that naturally occurring KCNE1 variants can reduce the response of hERG channels to premature excitation and also alter the sensitivity of hERG channels to inhibition by some drugs linked to acquired LQTS.
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- Chunyun Du
- School of Physiology and Pharmacology and Cardiovascular Research Laboratories, Medical Sciences Building, University of Bristol Bristol, BS8 1TD, U.K
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- School of Physiology and Pharmacology and Cardiovascular Research Laboratories, Medical Sciences Building, University of Bristol Bristol, BS8 1TD, U.K
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- Biological Physics Group, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester Manchester, M13 9PL, U.K
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- School of Physiology and Pharmacology and Cardiovascular Research Laboratories, Medical Sciences Building, University of Bristol Bristol, BS8 1TD, U.K
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Trolle C, Mortensen KH, Pedersen LN, Berglund A, Jensen HK, Andersen NH, Gravholt CH. Long QT interval in Turner syndrome--a high prevalence of LQTS gene mutations. PLoS One 2013; 8:e69614. [PMID: 23936059 PMCID: PMC3723856 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0069614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2013] [Accepted: 06/07/2013] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Objectives QT-interval prolongation of unknown aetiology is common in Turner syndrome. This study set out to explore the presence of known long QT mutations in Turner syndrome and to examine the corrected QT-interval (QTc) over time and relate the findings to the Turner syndrome phenotype. Methods Adult women with Turner syndrome (n = 88) were examined thrice and 68 age-matched healthy controls were examined once. QTc was measured by one blinded reader (intra-reader variability: 0.7%), and adjusted for influence of heart rate by Bazett’s (bQTc) and Hodges’s formula (hQTc). The prevalence of mutations in genes related to Long QT syndrome was determined in women with Turner syndrome and a QTc >432.0 milliseconds (ms). Echocardiographic assessment of aortic valve morphology, 24-hour blood pressures and blood samples were done. Results The mean hQTc in women with Turner syndrome (414.0±25.5 ms) compared to controls (390.4±17.8 ms) was prolonged (p<0.001) and did not change over time (416.9±22.6 vs. 415.6±25.5 ms; p = 0.4). 45,X karyotype was associated with increased hQTc prolongation compared to other Turner syndrome karyotypes (418.2±24.8 vs. 407.6±25.5 ms; p = 0.055). In women with Turner syndrome and a bQTc >432 ms, 7 had mutations in major Long QT syndrome genes (SCN5A and KCNH2) and one in a minor Long QT syndrome gene (KCNE2). Conclusion There is a high prevalence of mutations in the major LQTS genes in women with TS and prolonged QTc. It remains to be settled, whether these findings are related to the unexplained excess mortality in Turner women. Clinical Trial Registration NCT00624949. https://register.clinicaltrials.gov/prs/app/action/SelectProtocol/sid/S0001FLI/selectaction/View/ts/3/uid/U000099E.
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- Christian Trolle
- Department of Endocrinology and Internal Medicine and Medical Research Laboratories, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Endocrinology and Internal Medicine and Medical Research Laboratories, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
- Department of Radiology, Cambridge University Hospitals, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Endocrinology and Internal Medicine and Medical Research Laboratories, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Endocrinology and Internal Medicine and Medical Research Laboratories, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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Polak S, Wiśniowska B, Glinka A, Polak M. Tox-database.net: a curated resource for data describing chemical triggered in vitro cardiac ion channels inhibition. BMC Pharmacol Toxicol 2012; 13:6. [PMID: 22947121 PMCID: PMC3506270 DOI: 10.1186/2050-6511-13-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2012] [Accepted: 08/13/2012] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Drugs safety issues are now recognized as being factors generating the most reasons for drug withdrawals at various levels of development and at the post-approval stage. Among them cardiotoxicity remains the main reason, despite the substantial effort put into in vitro and in vivo testing, with the main focus put on hERG channel inhibition as the hypothesized surrogate of drug proarrhythmic potency. The large interest in the IKr current has resulted in the development of predictive tools and informative databases describing a drug's susceptibility to interactions with the hERG channel, although there are no similar, publicly available sets of data describing other ionic currents driven by the human cardiomyocyte ionic channels, which are recognized as an overlooked drug safety target. DISCUSSION The aim of this database development and publication was to provide a scientifically useful, easily usable and clearly verifiable set of information describing not only IKr (hERG), but also other human cardiomyocyte specific ionic channels inhibition data (IKs, INa, ICa). SUMMARY The broad range of data (chemical space and in vitro settings) and the easy to use user interface makes tox-database.net a useful tool for interested scientists. DATABASE URL: http://tox-database.net.
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- Sebastian Polak
- Unit of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Faculty of Pharmacy Jagiellonian University Medical College, Medyczna 9 Street, 30-688 Krakow, Poland.
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Winkel BG, Larsen MK, Berge KE, Leren TP, Nissen PH, Olesen MS, Hollegaard MV, Jespersen T, Yuan L, Nielsen N, Haunsø S, Svendsen JH, Wang Y, Kristensen IB, Jensen HK, Tfelt-Hansen J, Banner J. The prevalence of mutations in KCNQ1, KCNH2, and SCN5A in an unselected national cohort of young sudden unexplained death cases. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2012; 23:1092-8. [PMID: 22882672 DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2012.02371.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Sudden unexplained death account for one-third of all sudden natural deaths in the young (1-35 years). Hitherto, the prevalence of genopositive cases has primarily been based on deceased persons referred for postmortem genetic testing. These deaths potentially may represent the worst of cases, thus possibly overestimating the prevalence of potentially disease causing mutations in the 3 major long-QT syndrome (LQTS) genes in the general population. We therefore wanted to investigate the prevalence of mutations in an unselected population of sudden unexplained deaths in a nationwide setting. METHODS DNA for genetic testing was available for 44 cases of sudden unexplained death in Denmark in the period 2000-2006 (equaling 33% of all cases of sudden unexplained death in the age group). KCNQ1, KCNH2, and SCN5A were sequenced and in vitro electrophysiological studies were performed on novel mutations. RESULTS In total, 5 of 44 cases (11%) carried a mutation in 1 of the 3 genes corresponding to 11% of all investigated cases (R190W KCNQ1, F29L KCNH2 (2 cases), P297S KCNH2 and P1177L SCN5A). P1177L SCN5A has not been reported before. In vitro electrophysiological studies of P1177L SCN5A revealed an increased sustained current suggesting a LQTS phenotype. CONCLUSION In a nationwide setting, the genetic investigation of an unselected population of sudden unexplained death cases aged 1-35 years finds a lower than expected number of mutations compared to referred populations previously reported. We therefore conclude that the prevalence of mutations in the 3 major LQTS associated genes may not be as abundant as previously estimated.
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- Bo Gregers Winkel
- Department of Cardiology, Rigshospitalet and Danish National Research Foundation Centre for Cardiac Arrhythmia (DARC), Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Gustina AS, Trudeau MC. HERG potassium channel regulation by the N-terminal eag domain. Cell Signal 2012; 24:1592-8. [PMID: 22522181 PMCID: PMC4793660 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2012.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2012] [Accepted: 04/04/2012] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Human ether-á-go-go related gene (hERG, K(v)11.1) potassium channels play a significant role in cardiac excitability. Like other K(v) channels, hERG is activated by membrane voltage; however, distinct from other K(v) channels, hERG channels have unusually slow kinetics of closing (deactivation). The mechanism for slow deactivation involves an N-terminal "eag domain" which comprises a PAS (Per-Arnt-Sim) domain and a short Cap domain. Here we review recent advances in understanding how the eag domain regulates deactivation, including several new Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) solution structures of the eag domain, and evidence showing that the eag domain makes a direct interaction with the C-terminal C-linker and Cyclic Nucleotide-Binding Homology Domain.
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- Ahleah S. Gustina
- Program in Neuroscience, University of Maryland, School of Medicine, 660 W Redwood St, Baltimore, MD 21201
- Department of Physiology, University of Maryland, School of Medicine, 660 W Redwood St, Baltimore, MD 21201
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- Department of Physiology, University of Maryland, School of Medicine, 660 W Redwood St, Baltimore, MD 21201
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Kinoshita K, Yamaguchi Y, Nishide K, Kimoto K, Nonobe Y, Fujita A, Asano K, Tabata T, Mori H, Inoue H, Hata Y, Fukurotani K, Nishida N. A novel missense mutation causing a G487R substitution in the S2-S3 loop of human ether-à-go-go-related gene channel. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2012; 23:1246-53. [PMID: 22764740 DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2012.02383.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Mutations of human ether-à-go-go-related gene (hERG), which encodes a cardiac K(+) channel responsible for the acceleration of the repolarizing phase of an action potential and the prevention of premature action potential regeneration, often cause severe arrhythmic disorders. We found a novel missense mutation of hERG that results in a G487R substitution in the S2-S3 loop of the channel subunit [hERG(G487R)] from a family and determined whether this mutant gene could induce an abnormality in channel function. METHODS AND RESULTS We made whole-cell voltage-clamp recordings from HEK-293T cells transfected with wild-type hERG [hERG(WT)], hERG(G487R), or both. We measured hERG channel-mediated current as the "tail" of a depolarization-elicited current. The current density of the tail current and its voltage- and time-dependences were not different among all the cell groups. The time-courses of deactivation, inactivation, and recovery from inactivation and their voltage-dependences were not different among all the cell groups. Furthermore, we performed immunocytochemical analysis using an anti-hERG subunit antibody. The ratio of the immunoreactivity of the plasma membrane to that of the cytoplasm was not different between cells transfected with hERG(WT), hERG(G487R), or both. CONCLUSION hERG(G487R) can produce functional channels with normal gating kinetics and cell-surface expression efficiency with or without the aid of hERG(WT). Therefore, neither the heterozygous nor homozygous inheritance of hERG(G487R) is thought to cause severe cardiac disorders. hERG(G487R) would be a candidate for a rare variant or polymorphism of hERG with an amino acid substitution in the unusual region of the channel subunit.
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- Koshi Kinoshita
- Department of Legal Medicine Second, Graduate School of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
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Donovan AJ, Lansu K, Williams JG, Denning MF, Gentile S. Long QT2 mutation on the Kv11.1 ion channel inhibits current activity by ablating a protein kinase Cα consensus site. Mol Pharmacol 2012; 82:428-37. [PMID: 22653970 DOI: 10.1124/mol.112.077966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Mutations that inhibit Kv11.1 ion channel activity contribute to abnormalities of cardiac repolarization that can lead to long QT2 (LQT2) cardiac arrhythmias and sudden death. However, for most of these mutations, nothing is known about the molecular mechanism linking Kv11.1 malfunction to cardiac death. We have previously demonstrated that disease-related mutations that create consensus sites for kinases on ion channels can dramatically change ion channel activity. Here, we show that a LQT2-associated mutation can inhibit Kv11.1 ion channel activity by perturbing a consensus site for the Ser/Thr protein kinase C α (PKCα). We first reveal by mass spectrometry analysis that Ser890 of the Kv11.1 ion channel is phosphorylated. Then, we demonstrate by a phospho-detection immunoassay combined with genetic manipulation that PKCα phosphorylates Ser890. Furthermore, we show that Ser890 phosphorylation is associated with an increase in Kv11.1 membrane density with alteration of recovery from inactivation. In addition, a newly discovered and as yet uncharacterized LQT2-associated nonsynonymous single nucleotide polymorphism 2660 G→A within the human ether-á-go-go-related gene 1 coding sequence, which replaces arginine 887 with a histidine residue (R887H), strongly inhibits PKCα-dependent phosphorylation of residue Ser890 on Kv11.1, and ultimately inhibits surface expression and current density. Taken together, our data provide a functional link between this channel mutation and LQT2.
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- Alexander J Donovan
- Departments of Molecular Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Loyola University, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Harley CA, Jesus CSH, Carvalho R, Brito RMM, Morais-Cabral JH. Changes in channel trafficking and protein stability caused by LQT2 mutations in the PAS domain of the HERG channel. PLoS One 2012; 7:e32654. [PMID: 22396785 PMCID: PMC3292575 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0032654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2011] [Accepted: 01/30/2012] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Inherited human long-QT2 syndrome (LQTS) results from mutations in the gene encoding the HERG channel. Several LQT2-associated mutations have been mapped to the amino terminal cytoplasmic Per-Arnt-Sim (PAS) domain of the HERG1a channel subunit. Here we have characterized the trafficking properties of some LQT2-associated PAS domain mutants and analyzed rescue of the trafficking mutants by low temperature (27°C) or by the pore blocker drug E4031. We show that the LQT2-associated mutations in the PAS domain of the HERG channel display molecular properties that are distinct from the properties of LQT2-associated mutations in the trans-membrane region. Unlike the latter, many of the tested PAS domain LQT2-associated mutations do not result in trafficking deficiency of the channel. Moreover, the majority of the PAS domain mutations that cause trafficking deficiencies are not rescued by a pore blocking drug. We have also explored the in vitro folding stability properties of isolated mutant PAS domain proteins using a thermal unfolding fluorescence assay and a chemical unfolding assay.
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- Carol A Harley
- IBMC, Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal.
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Lian J, Huang N, Zhou J, Ge S, Huang X, Huo J, Liu L, Xu W, Zhang S, Yang X, Zhou J, Huang C. Novel characteristics of a trafficking-defective G572R-hERG channel linked to hereditary long QT syndrome. Can J Cardiol 2010; 26:417-22. [PMID: 20931094 DOI: 10.1016/s0828-282x(10)70439-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The congenital long QT syndrome is a heterogeneous genetic disease associated with delayed cardiac repolarization, prolonged QT intervals, the development of ventricular arrhythmias and sudden death. Type 2 congenital long QT syndrome (LQT2) results from KCNH2 or hERG gene mutations. hERG encodes the K(v)11.1 alpha subunit of the rapidly activating delayed rectifier K(+) current in the heart. Studies of mutant hERG channels indicate that most LQT2 missense mutations generate trafficking-deficient K(v)11.1 channels. OBJECTIVE To identify the mechanism underlying G572R-hERG by using molecular and electrophysiological analyses. METHODS AND RESULTS To elucidate the electrophysiological properties of the G572R-hERG mutant channels, mutant hERG subunits were heterologously expressed in HEK293 cells alone or in combination with wild-type (WT)-hERG subunits. Patch-clamp techniques were used to record currents, and double immunofluorescence protein tagging and Western blotting were performed to examine the cellular trafficking of mutant subunits. When expressed alone, G572R-hERG subunits were not present in the cell membrane and did not produce detectable currents. When coexpressed with WT-hERG subunits, G572R-hERG decreased current density and altered gating properties of the WT-hERG channel. CONCLUSION The hERG-associated missense mutation G572R, like most LQT2 missense mutations, generates a trafficking-deficient phenotype. Furthermore, G572R-hERG causes a loss of function in hERG by a strong dominant negative effect on the WT-hERG channel.
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- Jiangfang Lian
- LiHuiLi Hospital, Medical School of Ningbo University, People's Republic of China
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Mutations in the cardiac L-type calcium channel associated with inherited J-wave syndromes and sudden cardiac death. Heart Rhythm 2010; 7:1872-82. [PMID: 20817017 DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2010.08.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 296] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2010] [Accepted: 08/30/2010] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND L-type calcium channel (LTCC) mutations have been associated with Brugada syndrome (BrS), short QT (SQT) syndrome, and Timothy syndrome (LQT8). Little is known about the extent to which LTCC mutations contribute to the J-wave syndromes associated with sudden cardiac death. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to identify mutations in the α1, β2, and α2δ subunits of LTCC (Ca(v)1.2) among 205 probands diagnosed with BrS, idiopathic ventricular fibrillation (IVF), and early repolarization syndrome (ERS). CACNA1C, CACNB2b, and CACNA2D1 genes of 162 probands with BrS and BrS+SQT, 19 with IVF, and 24 with ERS were screened by direct sequencing. METHODS/RESULTS Overall, 23 distinct mutations were identified. A total of 12.3%, 5.2%, and 16% of BrS/BrS+SQT, IVF, and ERS probands displayed mutations in α1, β2, and α2δ subunits of LTCC, respectively. When rare polymorphisms were included, the yield increased to 17.9%, 21%, and 29.1% for BrS/BrS+SQT, IVF, and ERS probands, respectively. Functional expression of two CACNA1C mutations associated with BrS and BrS+SQT led to loss of function in calcium channel current. BrS probands displaying a normal QTc had additional variations known to prolong the QT interval. CONCLUSION The study results indicate that mutations in the LTCCs are detected in a high percentage of probands with J-wave syndromes associated with inherited cardiac arrhythmias, suggesting that genetic screening of Ca(v) genes may be a valuable diagnostic tool in identifying individuals at risk. These results are the first to identify CACNA2D1 as a novel BrS susceptibility gene and CACNA1C, CACNB2, and CACNA2D1 as possible novel ERS susceptibility genes.
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Tu E, Bagnall RD, Duflou J, Semsarian C. Post-mortem review and genetic analysis of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) cases. Brain Pathol 2010; 21:201-8. [PMID: 20875080 DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3639.2010.00438.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is the most frequent epilepsy-related cause of death and is characterized by an absence of any identifiable cause of death at post-mortem, suggesting an underlying arrhythmogenic predisposition. This study sought to identify SUDEP cases in a review of post-mortem records and to undertake genetic studies in key familial long QT syndrome (LQTS) genes. All autopsies performed from 1993-2009 at a forensic centre in Sydney, Australia were reviewed and SUDEP cases identified. DNA was extracted from post-mortem blood and the three most common LQTS genes, ie, KCNQ1, KCNH2 (HERG) and SCN5A, were amplified and analyzed. Sixty-eight SUDEP cases were identified (mean age of 40 ± 16 years). Genetic analysis revealed 6 (13%) non-synonymous (amino acid changing) variants in KCNH2 (n = 2) and SCN5A (n = 4), all previously reported in LQTS patients. Specifically, KCNH2 Arg176Trp and SCN5A Pro1090Leu were identified once in SUDEP cases and absent in control alleles. Both DNA variants have been previously identified in the pathogenesis of LQTS. The cause of SUDEP is currently unknown. Our results indicate that investigation of key ion channel genes should be pursued in the investigation of the relationship between epilepsy and sudden death.
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- Emily Tu
- Agnes Ginges Centre for Molecular Cardiology, Centenary Institute. Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Australia
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Hedley PL, Jørgensen P, Schlamowitz S, Wangari R, Moolman-Smook J, Brink PA, Kanters JK, Corfield VA, Christiansen M. The genetic basis of long QT and short QT syndromes: A mutation update. Hum Mutat 2009; 30:1486-511. [DOI: 10.1002/humu.21106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 318] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Delpón E, Cordeiro JM, Núñez L, Thomsen PEB, Guerchicoff A, Pollevick GD, Wu Y, Kanters JK, Larsen CT, Hofman-Bang J, Burashnikov E, Christiansen M, Antzelevitch C. Functional effects of KCNE3 mutation and its role in the development of Brugada syndrome. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 2009; 1:209-18. [PMID: 19122847 DOI: 10.1161/circep.107.748103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 219] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The Brugada Syndrome (BrS), an inherited syndrome associated with a high incidence of sudden cardiac arrest, has been linked to mutations in four different genes leading to a loss of function in sodium and calcium channel activity. Although the transient outward current (I(to)) is thought to play a prominent role in the expression of the syndrome, mutations in I(to)-related genes have not been identified as yet. METHODS AND RESULTS One hundred and five probands with BrS were screened for ion channel gene mutations using single strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) electrophoresis and direct sequencing. A missense mutation (R99H) in KCNE3 (MiRP2) was detected in one proband. The R99H mutation was found 4/4 phenotype positive and 0/3 phenotype-negative family members. Chinese hamster ovary (CHO)-K1 cells were co-transfected using wild-type (WT) or mutant KCNE3 and either WT KCND3 or KCNQ1. Whole-cell patch clamp studies were performed after 48 hours. Interactions between Kv4.3 and KCNE3 were analyzed in co-immunoprecipitation experiments in human atrial samples. Co-transfection of R99H-KCNE3 with KCNQ1 produced no alteration in current magnitude or kinetics. However, co-transfection of R99H KCNE3 with KCND3 resulted in a significant increase in the I(to) intensity compared to WT KCNE3+KCND3. Using tissues isolated from left atrial appendages of human hearts, we also demonstrate that K(v)4.3 and KCNE3 can be co-immunoprecipitated. CONCLUSIONS These results provide definitive evidence for a functional role of KCNE3 in the modulation of I(to) in the human heart and suggest that mutations in KCNE3 can underlie the development of BrS.
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- Eva Delpón
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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Männikkö R, Overend G, Perrey C, Gavaghan CL, Valentin JP, Morten J, Armstrong M, Pollard CE. Pharmacological and electrophysiological characterization of nine, single nucleotide polymorphisms of the hERG-encoded potassium channel. Br J Pharmacol 2009; 159:102-14. [PMID: 19673885 DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.2009.00334.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Potencies of compounds blocking K(V)11.1 [human ether-ago-go-related gene (hERG)] are commonly assessed using cell lines expressing the Caucasian wild-type (WT) variant. Here we tested whether such potencies would be different for hERG single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH SNPs (R176W, R181Q, Del187-189, P347S, K897T, A915V, P917L, R1047L, A1116V) and a binding-site mutant (Y652A) were expressed in Tet-On CHO-K1 cells. Potencies [mean IC(50); lower/upper 95% confidence limit (CL)] of 48 hERG blockers was estimated by automated electrophysiology [IonWorks HT (IW)]. In phase one, rapid potency comparison of each WT-SNP combination was made for each compound. In phase two, any compound-SNP combinations from phase one where the WT upper/lower CL did not overlap with those of the SNPs were re-examined. Electrophysiological WT and SNP parameters were determined using conventional electrophysiology. KEY RESULTS IW detected the expected sixfold potency decrease for propafenone in Y652A. In phase one, the WT lower/upper CL did not overlap with those of the SNPs for 77 compound-SNP combinations. In phase two, 62/77 cases no longer yielded IC(50) values with non-overlapping CLs. For seven of the remaining 15 cases, there were non-overlapping CLs but in the opposite direction. For the eight compound-SNP combinations with non-overlapping CLs in the same direction as for phase 1, potencies were never more than twofold apart. The only statistically significant electrophysiological difference was the voltage dependence of activation of R1047L. CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS Potencies of hERG channel blockers defined using the Caucasian WT sequence, in this in vitro assay, were representative of potencies for common SNPs.
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Marjamaa A, Newton-Cheh C, Porthan K, Reunanen A, Lahermo P, Väänänen H, Jula A, Karanko H, Swan H, Toivonen L, Nieminen MS, Viitasalo M, Peltonen L, Oikarinen L, Palotie A, Kontula K, Salomaa V. Common candidate gene variants are associated with QT interval duration in the general population. J Intern Med 2009; 265:448-58. [PMID: 19019189 PMCID: PMC2668713 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2796.2008.02026.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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OBJECTIVES QT interval prolongation is associated with increased risk of sudden cardiac death at the population level. As 30-40% of the QT-interval variability is heritable, we tested the association of common LQTS and NOS1AP gene variants with QT interval in a Finnish population-based sample. METHODS We genotyped 12 common LQTS and NOS1AP genetic variants in Health 2000, an epidemiological sample of 5043 Finnish individuals, using Sequenom MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry. ECG parameters were measured from digital 12-lead ECGs and QT intervals were adjusted for age, gender and heart rate with a nomogram (Nc) method derived from the present study population. RESULTS The KCNE1 D85N minor allele (frequency 1.4%) was associated with a 10.5 ms (SE 1.6) or 0.57 SD prolongation of the adjusted QT(Nc) interval (P=3.6 x 10(-11)) in gender-pooled analysis. In agreement with previous studies, we replicated the association with QT(Nc) interval with minor alleles of KCNH2 intronic SNP rs3807375 [1.6 ms (SE 0.4) or 0.08 SD, P=4.7 x 10(-5)], KCNH2 K897T [-2.6 ms (SE 0.5) or -0.14 SD, P=2.1 x 10(-7)] and NOSA1P variants including rs2880058 [4.0 ms (SE 0.4) or 0.22 SD, P=3.2 x 10(-24)] under additive models. CONCLUSIONS We demonstrate that each additional copy of the KCNE1 D85N minor allele is associated with a considerable 10.5 ms prolongation of the age-, gender- and heart rate-adjusted QT interval and could thus modulate repolarization-related arrhythmia susceptibility at the population level. In addition, we robustly confirm the previous findings that three independent KCNH2 and NOSA1P variants are associated with adjusted QT interval.
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- A Marjamaa
- Research Program in Molecular Medicine, Biomedicum Helsinki, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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Gopinath SCB. Mapping of RNA-protein interactions. Anal Chim Acta 2009; 636:117-28. [PMID: 19264161 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2009.01.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2008] [Revised: 01/26/2009] [Accepted: 01/26/2009] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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RNA-protein interactions are important biological events that perform multiple functions in all living organisms. The wide range of RNA interactions demands diverse conformations to provide contacts for the selective recognition of proteins. Various analytical procedures are presently available for quantitative analyses of RNA-protein complexes, but analytical-based mapping of these complexes is essential to probe specific interactions. In this overview, interactions of functional RNAs and RNA-aptamers with target proteins are discussed by means of mapping strategies.
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- Subash Chandra Bose Gopinath
- Institute for Biological Resources and Functions & Center for Applied Near Field Optics Research (CAN-FOR), National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba City 305-8562, Ibaraki, Japan
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Kanters JK, Haarmark C, Vedel-Larsen E, Andersen MP, Graff C, Struijk JJ, Thomsen PEB, Christiansen M, Jensen HK, Toft E. TpeakTend interval in long QT syndrome. J Electrocardiol 2008; 41:603-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2008.07.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2008] [Revised: 07/04/2008] [Accepted: 07/05/2008] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Schulze-Bahr E. Susceptibility genes & modifiers for cardiac arrhythmias. PROGRESS IN BIOPHYSICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2008; 98:289-300. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2009.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Zhang Y, Chang B, Hu S, Wang D, Fang Q, Huang X, Zeng Q, Qi M. Single nucleotide polymorphisms and haplotype of four genes encoding cardiac ion channels in Chinese and their association with arrhythmia. Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol 2008; 13:180-90. [PMID: 18426444 DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-474x.2008.00220.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Many studies revealed that variations in cardiac ion channels would cause cardiac arrhythmias or act as genetic risk factors. We hypothesized that specific single nucleotide polymorphisms in cardiac ion channels were associated with cardiac rhythm disturbance in the Chinese population. METHOD We analyzed 160 nonfamilial cardiac arrhythmia patients and 176 healthy individuals from which 81 individuals were selected for association study, and a total of 19 previously reported SNPs in four cardiac ion channel genes (KCNQ1, KCNH2, SCN5A, KCNE1) were genotyped. RESULTS The frequency of KCNQ1 1638G>A, as well as the haplotype harboring KCNQ1 1638A, KCNQ1 1685 + 23G and 1732 + 43T (haplotype AGT) was significantly higher in healthy controls than in arrhythmia patients. This finding implicated that this haplotype (AGT) might be a protective factor against arrhythmias. CONCLUSIONS Our study provided important information to elucidate the effect of SNPs of cardiac ion channel genes on channel function and susceptibility to cardiac arrhythmias in Chinese population.
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- Yu Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Genome Science and Information, Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Gain of function in IKs secondary to a mutation in KCNE5 associated with atrial fibrillation. Heart Rhythm 2008; 5:427-35. [PMID: 18313602 DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2007.12.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2007] [Accepted: 12/14/2007] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common clinical arrhythmia and a major cause of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Among the gene defects previously associated with AF is a gain of function of the slowly activating delayed rectifier potassium current IKs, secondary to mutations in KCNQ1. Coexpression of KCNE5, the gene encoding the MiRP4 beta-subunit, has been shown to reduce IKs. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that mutations in KCNE5 are associated with AF in a large cohort of patients with AF. METHODS One-hundred fifty-eight patients with AF were screened for mutations in the coding region of KCNE5. RESULTS A missense mutation involving substitution of a phenylalanine for leucine at position 65 (L65F) was identified in one patient. This patient did not have a history of familial AF, and neither KCNQ1 nor KCNE2 mutations were found. Transient transfection of Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells expressing IKs(KCNQ1+KCNE1) with KCNE5 suppressed the developing and tail currents of IKs in a concentration-dependent manner. Transient transfection with KCNE5-L65F failed to suppress IKs, yielding a current indistinguishable from that recorded in the absence of KCNE5. Developing currents recorded during a test pulse to +60 mV and tail currents recorded upon repolarization to -40 mV both showed a significant concentration-dependent gain of function in IKs with expression of KCNE5-L65F vs KCNE5-WT. CONCLUSION The results of this study suggest that a missense mutation in KCNE5 may be associated with nonfamilial or acquired forms of AF. The arrhythmogenic mechanism most likely is a gain of function of IKs.
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Kiehne N, Kauferstein S. Mutations in the SCN5A gene: evidence for a link between long QT syndrome and sudden death? Forensic Sci Int Genet 2007; 1:170-4. [PMID: 19083750 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2007.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2007] [Accepted: 01/27/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Mutations in cardiac ion channel genes leading to channel dysfunctions or changes in the gene expression may cause inherited arrhythmogenic diseases. These genetic diseases are important causes of sudden unexplained death (SUD). Ten cases of SUD, including six cases of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and four cases of SUD from people in the age of 14-40 years were examined by postmortem molecular analysis. Genomic DNA was extracted from blood cells and two long QT syndrome relevant genes, SCN5A encoding the alpha-subunit of the voltage-gated sodium channel Nav1.5 and KCNH2 encoding the alpha-subunit of the voltage-gated potassium channel HERG were selected for mutation analysis by complete gene sequencing. Various silent mutations in the KCNH2 and SCN5A genes as well as the known H558R polymorphism in SCN5A were detected. Moreover, sequence variations in the 3' untranslated region (3'UTR) and 5' untranslated region (5'UTR) of the SCN5A gene were observed. This study suggests that these areas are important regions to investigate the impact of changes in cardiac ion channel function on the risk of sudden unexpected death.
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- Nadine Kiehne
- Zentrum der Rechtsmedizin, University of Frankfurt, Kennedyallee 104, D-60596 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Koo SH, Ho WF, Lee EJD. Genetic polymorphisms in KCNQ1, HERG, KCNE1 and KCNE2 genes in the Chinese, Malay and Indian populations of Singapore. Br J Clin Pharmacol 2006; 61:301-8. [PMID: 16487223 PMCID: PMC1885019 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2005.02545.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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AIMS To determine the genetic variability of long QT syndrome (LQTS)-associated genes (KCNQ1, HERG, KCNE1 and KCNE2) among three distinct ethnic groups in the Singapore population. METHODS Genomic DNA samples from up to 265 normal healthy Chinese, 118 Malay and 139 Indian volunteer subjects were screened for genetic variations in the coding region of the LQTS-associated genes using denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography and sequencing analyses. RESULTS In total, 37 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were identified in the coding exons of the LQTS-associated potassium ion channel genes, seven of which were novel nonsynonymous polymorphisms. SNPs 356G-->A (exon 1 of KCNQ1), 2624C-->T and 2893G-->A (exon 11 of HERG), 3164G-->A, 3322C-->G and 3460G-->A (exon 14 of HERG), and 79C-->T (exon 3 of KCNE2) resulted in Gly119Asp, Thr875Met, Gly965Arg, Arg1055Gln, Leu1108Val, Gly1154Ser and Arg27Cys amino acid substitutions, respectively. In addition, 16 intronic variants were detected. The functional consequence of these variants has not been studied and their association with risk of LQTS is unclear. CONCLUSIONS There exist multiple genetic polymorphisms of the LQTS-associated genes in the three distinct Asian populations. Though the functional significance of many of these SNPs is unknown, this interindividual and interethnic genetic variability may underlie the different susceptibilities of individuals to developing LQTS.
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- Seok Hwee Koo
- Department of Pharmacology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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Struijk JJ, Kanters JK, Andersen MP, Hardahl T, Graff C, Christiansen M, Toft E. Classification of the long-QT syndrome based on discriminant analysis of T-wave morphology. Med Biol Eng Comput 2006; 44:543-9. [PMID: 16937190 DOI: 10.1007/s11517-006-0061-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2005] [Accepted: 04/24/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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The long QT syndrome (LQTS) is a genetic disorder, typically characterized by a prolonged QT interval in the ECG due to abnormal cardiac repolarization. LQTS may lead to syncopal episodes and sudden cardiac death. Various parameters based on T-wave morphology, as well as the QT interval itself have been shown to be useful discriminators, but no single ECG parameter has been sufficient to solve the diagnostic problem. In this study we present a method for discrimination among persons with a normal genotype and those with mutations in the KCNQ1 (KvLQT1 or LQT1) and KCNH2 (HERG or LQT2) genes on the basis of parameters describing T-wave morphology in terms of duration, asymmetry, flatness and amplitude. Discriminant analyses based on 4 or 5 parameters both resulted in perfect discrimination in a learning set of 36 subjects. In both cases cross-validation of the resulting classifiers showed no misclassifications either.
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- J J Struijk
- Department of Health Science and Technology, Center for Sensory Motor Interaction, Fredrik Bajers Vej 7D3, 9220, Aalborg, Denmark.
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Wehrens XHT. Structural determinants of potassium channel blockade and drug-induced arrhythmias. Handb Exp Pharmacol 2006:123-57. [PMID: 16610343 DOI: 10.1007/3-540-29715-4_5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Cardiac K+ channels play an important role in the regulation of the shape and duration of the action potential. They have been recognized as targets for the actions of neurotransmitters, hormones, and anti-arrhythmic drugs that prolong the action potential duration (APD) and increase refractoriness. However, pharmacological therapy, often for the purpose of treating syndromes unrelated to cardiac disease, can also increase the vul- nerability of some patients to life-threatening rhythm disturbances. This may be due to an underlying propensity stemming from inherited mutations or polymorphisms, or structural abnormalities that provide a substrate allowing for the initiation of arrhythmic triggers. A number of pharmacological agents that have proved useful in the treatment of allergic reactions, gastrointestinal disorders, and psychotic disorders, among others, have been shown to reduce repolarizing K+ currents and prolong the Q-T interval on the electrocardiogram. Understanding the structural determinants of K+ channel blockade might provide new insights into the mechanism and rate-dependent effects of drugs on cellular physiology. Drug-induced disruption of cellular repolarization underlies electrocardiographic abnormalities that are diagnostic indicators of arrhythmia susceptibility.
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- X H T Wehrens
- Center for Molecular Cardiology, Dept. of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, 630 West 168th Street, P&S 9-401, New York, NY 10032, USA.
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Shim SH, Ito M, Maher T, Milunsky A. Gene Sequencing in Neonates and Infants with the Long QT Syndrome. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 9:281-4. [PMID: 16379539 DOI: 10.1089/gte.2005.9.281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The objective was to analyze the clinical and molecular findings in a cohort of neonates and infants with the autosomal dominant long QT syndrome (LQTS). Those affected face a high risk of ventricular arrhythmia resulting in syncope, seizure or sudden death. Blood samples submitted for molecular diagnostic studies on 7 infants were subject to DNA extraction and mutation analysis of 18 selected exons in 5 LQTS genes (KCNQ1, HERG, SCN5A, KCNE1, and KCNE2). We detected 11 mutations in these 7 patients. Four patients had 2 mutations in 1 gene (compound heterozygotes) or 2 different genes (digenic inheritance), while 3 patients had 1 mutation each. Except for 1 mutation in KCNE1, all other mutations were detected alone or in combination within HERG and the SCN5A genes. Four of the mutations we found are novel. The lethal nature of the LQTS demands careful attention to the family history and prompt and precise diagnosis and treatment with serious consideration of endocardial pacemaker implantation. While much larger studies are needed, our data suggest that compound heterozygotes or those with 2 mutations in different genes are likely to have a more severe LQTS including early manifestations in neonates and infants.
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- Sung Han Shim
- Center for Human Genetics, Boston University School of Medicine, MA 02118, USA
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Lai LP, Su YN, Chiang FT, Juang JM, Liu YB, Ho YL, Chen WJ, Yeh SJ, Wang CC, Ko YL, Wu TJ, Ueng KC, Lei MH, Tsao HM, Chen SA, Lin TK, Wu MH, Lo HM, Huang SKS, Lin JL. Denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography screening of the long QT syndrome-related cardiac sodium and potassium channel genes and identification of novel mutations and single nucleotide polymorphisms. J Hum Genet 2005; 50:490-496. [PMID: 16155735 DOI: 10.1007/s10038-005-0283-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2005] [Accepted: 07/18/2005] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Mutations in cardiac potassium and sodium channel genes are responsible for several hereditary cardiac arrhythmia syndromes. We established a denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography (DHPLC) protocol for rapid mutation screening of these genes, and reported mutations and variations identified by this method. We included 28 patients with Brugada syndrome, 4 with congenital long QT syndrome (LQTS), 11 with drug-induced LQTS, 4 with idiopathic ventricular fibrillation, and 50 normal volunteers. Polymerase chain reactions were performed to amplify the entire coding region of these genes. DHPLC was used to screen for heteroduplexes then DNA sequencing was performed. With this method, we identified the mutation(s) in all four patients with congenital LQTS (KCNQ1 A341V, KCNH2 N633D, KCNH2 2768Cdel and KCNE1 K70 N Y81C double mutations). We also identified the SCN5A A551T mutation in 1 of the 28 patients with Brugada syndrome. All the above-mentioned mutations were novel except KCNQ1 A341V. No mutations were identified in patients with drug-induced LQTS or idiopathic ventricular fibrillation. In total, 25 single nucleotide polymorphisms were identified, 10 of which were novel. In conclusion, DHPLC is a sensitive and rapid method for detection of cardiac sodium and potassium channel gene mutations.
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- Ling-Ping Lai
- Institute of Pharmacology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Genetics, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, No. 7, Chung-Shan S Road, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, No. 7, Chung-Shan S Road, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, No. 7, Chung-Shan S Road, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, No. 7, Chung-Shan S Road, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, No. 7, Chung-Shan S Road, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Taichung Veterans General Hospital, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, Institute of Medicine, Chung-Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Poh-Ai Hospital, Lotung, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Poh-Ai Hospital, Lotung, Taiwan
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- School of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Cardiovascular Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Buddhist Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital, Dalin, Taiwan
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- Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, No. 7, Chung-Shan S Road, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, No. 7, Chung-Shan S Road, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Frank-Hansen R, Larsen LA, Andersen P, Jespersgaard C, Christiansen M. Mutations in the genes KCND2 and KCND3 encoding the ion channels Kv4.2 and Kv4.3, conducting the cardiac fast transient outward current (ITO,f), are not a frequent cause of long QT syndrome. Clin Chim Acta 2005; 351:95-100. [PMID: 15563876 DOI: 10.1016/j.cccn.2004.08.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2004] [Revised: 08/06/2004] [Accepted: 08/06/2004] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Long QT syndrome (LQTS) is a hereditary cardiac arrhythmogenic disorder characterized by prolongation of the QT interval in the electrocardiogram, torsades de pointes arrhythmia, and syncopes and sudden death. LQTS is caused by mutations in ion channel genes. However, only in half of the families is it possible to identify mutations in one of the seven known LQTS genes, why further genetic heterogeneity is expected. The genes KCND2 and KCND3, encoding the alpha-subunits of the voltage-gated potassium channels Kv4.2 and Kv4.3 conducting the fast transient outward current (I(TO,f)) of the cardiac action potential (AP) in the myocardium, have been associated with prolongation of AP duration and QT prolongation in murine models. METHODS KCND2 and KCND3 were examined for mutations using single-strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) analysis in 43 unrelated LQTS patients, where mutations in the coding regions of known LQTS genes had been excluded. RESULTS Seven single nucleotide polymorphismsm (SNPs) were found, two exonic SNPs in KCND2 and three exonic and two intronic in KCND3. None of the five exonic SNPs had coding effect. All seven SNPs are considered normal variants. CONCLUSION The data suggest that mutations in KCND2 and KCND3 are not a frequent cause of long QT syndrome.
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- Rune Frank-Hansen
- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Statens Serum Institut, Artillerivej 5, DK-2300 Copenhagen, Denmark
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Christiansen M, Kjeldsen K, Wettrell G, Larsen LA, Lundkvist L, Andersen PS, Tran CT, Kanters JK, Vuust J. Potassium Must Be Considered in Congenital Long QT Syndrome. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005. [DOI: 10.1159/000083388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Yamaguchi M, Shimizu M, Ino H, Terai H, Hayashi K, Kaneda T, Mabuchi H, Sumita R, Oshima T, Hoshi N, Higashida H. Compound heterozygosity for mutations Asp611→Tyr in KCNQ1 and Asp609→Gly in KCNH2 associated with severe long QT syndrome. Clin Sci (Lond) 2005; 108:143-50. [PMID: 15500450 DOI: 10.1042/cs20040220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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LQTS (long QT syndrome) is an inherited cardiac disorder characterized by prolongation of QT interval, torsades de pointes and sudden death. We have identified two heterozygous missense mutations in the KCNQ1 and KCNH2 (also known as HERG) genes [Asp611→Tyr (D611Y) in KCNQ1 and Asp609→Gly (D609G) in KCNH2] in a 2-year-old boy with LQTS. The aim of the present study was to characterize the contributions of the mutations in the KCNQ1 and KCNH2 genes relative to the clinical manifestations and electrophysiological properties of LQTS. Six of 11 carriers of D611Y in KCNQ1 had long QT intervals. D609G in KCNH2 was detected only in the proband. Studies on the electrophysiological alterations due to the two missense mutations revealed that the D611Y mutation in KCNQ1 did not show a significant suppression of the currents compared with wild-type, but the time constants of current activation in the mutants were increased compared with that in the wild-type. In contrast, the D609G mutation in KCNH2 showed a dominant-negative suppression. Our results suggest that the mild phenotype produced by the D611Y mutation in KCNQ1 became more serious by addition of the D609G mutation in KCNH2 in the proband.
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- Masato Yamaguchi
- Molecular Genetics of Cardiovascular Disorders, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa 920-8640, Japan
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Jones EMC, Roti Roti EC, Wang J, Delfosse SA, Robertson GA. Cardiac IKr Channels Minimally Comprise hERG 1a and 1b Subunits. J Biol Chem 2004; 279:44690-4. [PMID: 15304481 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m408344200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 148] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Previous studies suggest native cardiac IKr channels are composed of alpha subunits encoded solely by the 1a transcript of the ERG1 gene. Using isoform-specific ERG1 antibodies, we have new evidence that subunits encoded by an alternate transcript, ERG1b, are also expressed in rat, canine, and human heart. The ERG1a and -1b subunits associate in vivo where they localize to the T tubules of ventricular myocytes. These data indicate native ventricular IKr channels are heteromers containing two alpha subunit types, ERG1a and -1b. The hERG1b-specific exon thus represents a novel target to screen for mutations causing type 2 long QT syndrome. These findings also suggest phenotypic analyses of existing type 2 long QT syndrome mutations, especially those exclusive to the hERG1a amino terminus, should be carried out in systems expressing both subunits.
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- Eugenia M C Jones
- Department of Physiology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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Kanters JK, Fanoe S, Larsen LA, Bloch Thomsen PE, Toft E, Christiansen M. T wave morphology analysis distinguishes between KvLQT1 and HERG mutations in long QT syndrome. Heart Rhythm 2004; 1:285-92. [PMID: 15851171 DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2004.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2004] [Accepted: 05/01/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to develop an objective method to distinguish between HERG and KvLQT1 genotypes on the surface ECG. BACKGROUND The two most prevalent genes affected in long QT syndrome (LQTS) are KvLQT1 (KCNQ1) and HERG (KCNH2), which are mutated in >90% of patients with a reported LQTS genotype. It is known that T waves have lower amplitude and more notches in HERG patients than T waves in KvLQT1 patients, but this semiquantitative method lacks the discriminative power to be used in a clinical setting. We developed a simple mathematical method that allowed us to quantify T wave shape in LQTS mutations for clinical use. METHODS ECGs from 24 HERG patients, 13 KvLQT1 LQTS patients, and 13 healthy relatives were examined. The repolarizing integral (RI) was constructed from the T wave. The resulting RI is sigmoid and was modeled using the Hill equation as (RI(t) = V(max)*[t(n)/[K(m)(n) + t(n)]]). V(max) is equivalent to the total T wave area, K(m) is the time when 50% of the T wave area is reached, and n is a measure of the slope of the sigmoid RI. RESULTS The RI correlated nearly perfectly to the fitted sigmoid, r = 0.99. In lead V(2), V(max) was larger in KvLQT1 (0.148 +/- 0.021) (mean +/- SE) compared to HERG (0.080 +/- 0.012) and controls (0.067 +/- 0.021). The Hill coefficient n of the RI discriminated perfectly between HERG (2.00 +/- 0.11) and KvLQT1 (4.11 +/- 0.15). CONCLUSIONS RI allows distinguishing between HERG and KvLQT1 mutations based solely on the T wave morphology in the present LQTS population.
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Hofman-Bang J, Jespersen T, Grunnet M, Larsen LA, Andersen PS, Kanters JK, Kjeldsen K, Christiansen M. Does KCNE5 play a role in long QT syndrome? Clin Chim Acta 2004; 345:49-53. [PMID: 15193977 DOI: 10.1016/j.cccn.2004.02.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2004] [Revised: 02/01/2004] [Accepted: 02/01/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Long QT syndrome [LQTS] is a congenital cardiac disease characterised by prolonged QTC-time, syncopes and sudden cardiac death. LQTS is caused by mutations in genes coding for ion channels involved in the action potential. KCNE5 codes for a novel beta-subunit of the ion channel conducting the delayed rectifier repolarizing current IKs. As KCNE5 is expressed in the human heart and suppresses the IKs current in heterologous systems, it is a candidate gene that may be mutated in LQTS families where no causative mutations in known LQTS associated genes have been found. We examined whether this was the case. METHODS Genomic DNA from LQTS patients [n=88] and normal controls [n=90] was screened for mutations in KCNE5 by endonuclease-enhanced single strand conformation polymorphism analysis [EE-SSCP], and DNA sequencing of aberrant conformers. Mutations in other LQTS associated ion channels were excluded by SSCP. RESULTS No mutations were found in the coding region of the KCNE5 gene in LQTS patients. One polymorphism, a T-to-C transition at nucleotide 97, causing an amino acid polymorphism P33S, was present in 16 persons, nine heterozygotes and seven homozygotes. The T-allele frequency was 0.13 in LQTS patients and 0.10 in controls.
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- Jacob Hofman-Bang
- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Fodstad H, Swan H, Laitinen P, Piippo K, Paavonen K, Viitasalo M, Toivonen L, Kontula K. Four potassium channel mutations account for 73% of the genetic spectrum underlying long-QT syndrome (LQTS) and provide evidence for a strong founder effect in Finland. Ann Med 2004; 36 Suppl 1:53-63. [PMID: 15176425 DOI: 10.1080/17431380410032689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Mutations in five cardiac voltage-gated ion channel genes, including KCNQ1, HERG, SCN5A, KCNE1 and KCNE2, constitute the principal cause of inherited long-QT syndrome (LQTS). Typically, each family carries its own private mutation, and the disease manifests with varying phenotype and incomplete penetrance, even within particular families. We had previously identified 14 different LOTS-causing mutations in 92 Finnish families. AIM In order to complete the characterization of Finnish spectrum of LOTS genes, we conducted a systematic search for mutations in the five LOTS genes among 188 additional unrelated probands. METHODS The screening was performed by denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography (dHPLC) and DNA sequencing. RESULTS Nineteen novel and 12 previously described mutations were identified. Collectively, these data extend the number of molecularly defined affected Finnish LOTS families and patients at present to 150 and 939, respectively. Four presumable founder mutations (KCNQ1 G589D and IVS7-2A > G, HERG R176W and L552S) together account for as much as 73% of all established Finnish LQTS cases. CONCLUSIONS The extent of genetic homogeneity underlying LOTS in Finland is unique in the whole world, providing a major advantage for screening and presymptomatic diagnosis of LOTS, and constituting an excellent basis to study the role of genetic and non-genetic factors influencing phenotypic variability in this disease.
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- Heidi Fodstad
- Research Program in Molecular Medicine, Biomedicum Helsinki, Finland
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Laohakunakorn P, Benson DW, Yang P, Yang T, Roden DM, Kugler JD. Bidirectional ventricular tachycardia and channelopathy. Am J Cardiol 2003; 92:991-5. [PMID: 14556882 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(03)00987-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Based on similarity of electrocardiographic features, bidirectional ventricular tachycardia has been considered a variant of long QT syndrome. Genes causing long QT syndrome were used as candidate genes in 4 patients with bidirectional ventricular tachycardia. In 2 patients, we identified a common low penetrance HERG allele (R1047L) with an intermediate biophysical phenotype.
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‐glycosylation‐dependent block is a novel mechanism for drug‐induced cardiac arrhythmia. FASEB J 2003; 17:2308-9. [PMID: 14563681 DOI: 10.1096/fj.03-0577fje] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Voltage-gated potassium channels formed with the cardiac subunit HERG and a polymorphic variant of MinK-related peptide 1 (MiRP1) exhibit increased susceptibility to the antibiotic sulfamethoxazole (SMX) compared with channels formed with wild-type (WT) subunits. Here the molecular bases for SMX high-affinity block are investigated. The polymorphism causes a benign T to A amino acid mutation at position 8 (T8A) that destroys an N-glycosylation site of MiRP1. In vitro disruption of glycosylation by mutagenesis or in vivo by treatment with neuraminidase is associated with increased susceptibility to SMX and to other elementary agents such as divalent cations. Defective glycosylation does not affect the ability of T8A to form stable complexes with HERG, but rather it increases drug susceptibility through structural modifications in the channel complex. We conclude that N-glycosylation may play a key role in the etiology of life-threatening arrhythmia.
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- Ki-Ho Park
- University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
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Jongbloed R, Marcelis C, Velter C, Doevendans P, Geraedts J, Smeets H. DHPLC analysis of potassium ion channel genes in congenital long QT syndrome. Hum Mutat 2002; 20:382-91. [PMID: 12402336 DOI: 10.1002/humu.10131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Congenital long QT syndrome (LQTS) is electrocardiographically characterized by a prolonged QT interval and polymorphic ventricular arrhythmias (torsade de pointes). As a result of these arrhythmias, patients suffer from recurrent syncopes, seizures, or sudden death as the most dramatic event. Mutations in five genes, encoding cardiac ion channels, have been identified in LQTS. Two potassium-channel genes, KCNQ1 (LQT1) and KCNH2 (LQT2 or HERG), are frequently involved in LQTS. Potassium-channel defects account for approximately 50-60% of LQTS. As patients benefit from preventive medication, early detection of a genetic defect is desired to identify the family members at risk. Speed and sensitivity of mutation detection was improved by applying the denaturing high performance liquid chromatography (DHPLC) technique for analysis of the entire KCNQ1 and KCNH2 genes and the protein encoding part of the KCNE1 and KCNE2 genes. By using this methodology, seven missense mutations in the KCNQ1 gene and nine mutations (four missense, two nonsense, one insertion, and two deletions) in the KCNH2 gene have been identified in a total number of 32 index patients diagnosed with LQTS syndrome. We conclude that this method is suitable for rapid identification of LQT gene defects due to the combination of automation, high throughput, sensitivity, and short time of analysis.
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- Roselie Jongbloed
- Department of Genetics and Cell Biology, University Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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Gong Q, Anderson CL, January CT, Zhou Z. Role of glycosylation in cell surface expression and stability of HERG potassium channels. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2002; 283:H77-84. [PMID: 12063277 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00008.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The human ether-à-go-go-related gene (HERG) encodes the pore-forming subunit of the rapidly activating delayed rectifier potassium channel in the heart. We previously showed that HERG channel protein is modified by N-linked glycosylation. HERG protein sequence contains two extracellular consensus sites for N-linked glycosylation (N598, N629). In this study, we used the approaches of site-directed mutagenesis and biochemical modification to inhibit N-linked glycosylation and studied the role of glycosylation in the cell surface expression and turnover of HERG channels. Our results show that N598 is the only site for N-linked glycosylation and that glycosylation is not required for the cell surface expression of functional HERG channels. In contrast, N629 is not used for glycosylation, but mutation of this site (N629Q) causes a protein trafficking defect, which results in its intracellular retention. Pulse-chase experiments show that the turnover rate of nonglycosylated HERG channel is faster than that of the glycosylated form, suggesting that N-linked glycosylation plays an important role in HERG channel stability.
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- Qiuming Gong
- Division of Molecular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon 97201, USA
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BACKGROUND In recent decades, dramatic changes have occurred in the organization, number and type of tests, and role of medical laboratories in healthcare. The role of laboratory professionals has undergone a radical change, which calls for greater analytical accuracy, and more stringent test selection, and interpretation of results. METHODS The ancillary role of clinical laboratories in the past was analyzed in order to understand why the change has taken place, and to identify old and new areas in which laboratory information is largely used for improving upon decision making for treatment, and patient management. RESULTS The availability of real-time laboratory results and more effective tests, the enhanced clinical consulting role, the involvement in therapeutic decisions, the efforts to prevent rather than cure disease, the shift from anecdotal care to evidence-based medicine, and the assessment of outcome for laboratory tests have all contributed to the changing role and duties of medical laboratories. CONCLUSIONS Crucial elements in sustaining the changes in the role and contribution of medical laboratories to a high-quality healthcare are the ability of laboratory professionals to: guarantee the quality of laboratory tests irrespective of where they are performed; improve the quality of services; improve clinical outcomes; and perform joint clinical/laboratory research projects. A key factor in effecting the change has been the awareness of the importance of the knowledge and skills required for the new role of laboratory professionals.
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- Mario Plebani
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, University-Hospital of Padova, Padua, Italy.
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