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Astemizole/chemistry/*pharmacology
Benzopyrans/pharmacology
Ether-A-Go-Go Potassium Channels/*metabolism
Humans
Imipramine/*pharmacology
Ion Channel Gating/*drug effects
Models, Molecular
Phenethylamines/*pharmacology
Piperidines/pharmacology
Point Mutation/*genetics
Potassium Channel Blockers/*pharmacology
Structure-Activity Relationship
Sulfonamides/*pharmacology
Abstract:
The relevance of a point mutation at the C-terminal end of the S6 helix (F468) and the introduction of C-type inactivation in the blockage of hEag1 channels by astemizole, imipramine and dofetilide was tested. C-type inactivation decreased block by astemizole and dofetilide but not imipramine, suggesting different binding sites in the channel. F468C mutation increased IC(50) for astemizole and imipramine but in contrast to HERG channels, only slightly for dofetilide. Together with measurements on recovery of blocking, our observations indicate that the mechanism of hEag1 blockage by each of these drugs is different, and suggest relevant structural differences between hEag1 and HERG channels.