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XB-ART-9678
Br J Pharmacol 2001 Jan 01;1322:381-4. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0703861.
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Characterization of KCNQ5/Q3 potassium channels expressed in mammalian cells.

Wickenden AD , Zou A , Wagoner PK , Jegla T .


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Heteromeric KCNQ5/Q3 channels were stably expressed in Chinese Hamster ovary cells and characterized using the whole cell voltage-clamp technique. KCNQ5/Q3 channels were activated by the novel anticonvulsant, retigabine (EC(50) 1.4 microM) by a mechanism that involved drug-induced, leftward shifts in the voltage-dependence of channel activation (-31.8 mV by 30 microM retigabine). KCNQ5/Q3 channels were inhibited by linopirdine (IC(50) 7.7 microM) and barium (IC(50) 0.46 mM), at concentrations similar to those required to inhibit native M-currents. These findings identify KCNQ5/Q3 channels as a molecular target for retigabine and raise the possibility that activation of KCNQ5/Q3 channels may be responsible for some of the anti-convulsant activity of this agent. Furthermore, the sensitivity of KCNQ5/Q3 channels to linopirdine supports the possibility that potassium channels comprised of KCNQ5 and KCNQ3 may make a contribution to native M-currents.

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Species referenced: Xenopus laevis
Genes referenced: kcnq3 kcnq5

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