1. How to Fluorescently Label the Potassium Channel: A Case in hERG.
- Author
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Zhang X, Wang B, Liu Z, Zhou Y, and Du L
- Subjects
- Action Potentials, Heart, Humans, Long QT Syndrome, Ether-A-Go-Go Potassium Channels metabolism
- Abstract
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., (Copyright© Bentham Science Publishers; For any queries, please email at epub@benthamscience.net.)
- Published
- 2020
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