Direct block of cloned hKv1.5 channel by cytochalasins, actin-disrupting agents
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- 1 August 2005
- journal article
- Published by American Physiological Society in American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology
- Vol. 289 (2), C425-C436
- https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpcell.00450.2004
Abstract
The action of cytochalasins, actin-disrupting agents on human Kv1.5 channel (hKv1.5) stably expressed in Ltk− cells was investigated using the whole cell patch-clamp technique. Cytochalasin B inhibited hKv1.5 currents rapidly and reversibly at +60 mV in a concentration-dependent manner with an IC50 of 4.2 μM. Cytochalasin A, which has a structure very similar to cytochalasin B, inhibited hKv1.5 (IC50 of 1.4 μM at +60 mV). Pretreatment with other actin filament disruptors cytochalasin D and cytochalasin J, and an actin filament stabilizing agent phalloidin had no effect on the cytochalasin B-induced inhibition of hKv1.5 currents. Cytochalasin B accelerated the decay rate of inactivation for the hKv1.5 currents. Cytochalasin B-induced inhibition of the hKv1.5 channels was voltage dependent with a steep increase over the voltage range of the channel's opening. However, the inhibition exhibited voltage independence over the voltage range in which channels are fully activated. Cytochalasin B produced no significant effect on the steady-state activation or inactivation curves. The rate constants for association and dissociation of cytochalasin B were 3.7 μM/s and 7.5 s−1, respectively. Cytochalasin B produced a use-dependent inhibition of hKv1.5 current that was consistent with the slow recovery from inactivation in the presence of the drug. Cytochalasin B (10 μM) also inhibited an ultrarapid delayed rectifier K+ current ( IK,ur) in human atrial myocytes. These results indicate that cytochalasin B primarily blocks activated hKv1.5 channels and endogenous IK,ur in a cytoskeleton-independent manner as an open-channel blocker.Keywords
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