Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED)
JP20am0101071
日本
Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED)
JP20am0101083
日本
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)
18H05425
日本
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ジャーナル: Structure / 年: 2021 タイトル: Cryo-EM Structure of K-Bound hERG Channel Complexed with the Blocker Astemizole. 著者: Tatsuki Asai / Naruhiko Adachi / Toshio Moriya / Hideyuki Oki / Takamitsu Maru / Masato Kawasaki / Kano Suzuki / Sisi Chen / Ryohei Ishii / Kazuko Yonemori / Shigeru Igaki / Satoshi Yasuda / ...著者: Tatsuki Asai / Naruhiko Adachi / Toshio Moriya / Hideyuki Oki / Takamitsu Maru / Masato Kawasaki / Kano Suzuki / Sisi Chen / Ryohei Ishii / Kazuko Yonemori / Shigeru Igaki / Satoshi Yasuda / Satoshi Ogasawara / Toshiya Senda / Takeshi Murata / 要旨: The hERG channel is a voltage-gated potassium channel involved in cardiac repolarization. Off-target hERG inhibition by drugs has become a critical issue in the pharmaceutical industry. The three- ...The hERG channel is a voltage-gated potassium channel involved in cardiac repolarization. Off-target hERG inhibition by drugs has become a critical issue in the pharmaceutical industry. The three-dimensional structure of the hERG channel was recently reported at 3.8-Å resolution using cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM). However, the drug inhibition mechanism remains unclear because of the scarce structural information regarding the drug- and potassium-bound hERG channels. In this study, we obtained the cryo-EM density map of potassium-bound hERG channel complexed with astemizole, a well-known hERG inhibitor that increases risk of potentially fatal arrhythmia, at 3.5-Å resolution. The structure suggested that astemizole inhibits potassium conduction by binding directly below the selectivity filter. Furthermore, we propose a possible binding model of astemizole to the hERG channel and provide insights into the unusual sensitivity of hERG to several drugs.