Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology (MOE), School of Pharmacy, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, China.
Institute of Biosciences and Technology, College of Medicine, Texas A&M University, Houston, TX 77030, United States.
Curr Med Chem. 2020;27(18):3046-3054. doi: 10.2174/0929867326666181129094455.
hERG (Human ether-a-go-go-related gene) potassium channel, which plays an essential role in cardiac action potential repolarization, is responsible for inherited and druginduced long QT syndrome. Recently, the Cryo-EM structure capturing the open conformation of hERG channel was determined, thus pushing the study on hERG channel at 3.8 Å resolution. This report focuses primarily on summarizing the design rationale and application of several fluorescent probes that target hERG channels, which enables dynamic and real-time monitoring of potassium pore channel affinity to further advance the understanding of the channels.
hERG(人 Ether-a-go-go 相关基因)钾通道在心脏动作电位复极化中起着至关重要的作用,是遗传性和药物诱导的长 QT 综合征的原因。最近,确定了 hERG 通道开放构象的冷冻电镜结构,从而将 hERG 通道的研究推进到 3.8Å分辨率。本报告主要侧重于总结几种靶向 hERG 通道的荧光探针的设计原理和应用,这些探针能够动态和实时监测钾通道亲和力,从而进一步加深对通道的理解。