Background/aims: The cardiac current IKs is carried by the KCNQ1/KCNE1-channel complex. Genetic aberrations that affect the activity of KCNQ1/KCNE1 can lead to the Long QT Syndrome 1 and 5 and, thereby, to a predisposition to sudden cardiac death. This might be prevented by pharmacological modulation of KCNQ1/KCNE1. The prototypic KCNQ1/KCNE1 activator 4,4'-Diisothiocyanatostilbene-2,2'-disulfonic acid (DIDS) represents a candidate drug. Here, we study the mechanism of DIDS action on KCNQ1/KCNE1.
Methods: Channels were expressed in Xenopus oocytes and iPSC cardiomyocytes. The role of the central S6 region was investigated by alanin-screening of KCNQ1 residues 333-338. DIDS effects were measured by TEVC and MEA.
Results: DIDS-action is influenced by the presence of KCNE1 but not by KCNQ1/KCNE1 stochiometry. V334A produces a significant higher increase in current amplitude, whereas deactivation (slowdown) DIDS-sensitivity is affected by residues 334-338.
Conclusion: We show that the central S6 region serves as a hub for allosteric channel activation by the drug and that DIDS shortens the pseudo QT interval in iPSC cardiomyocytes. The elucidation of the structural and mechanistic underpinnings of the DIDS action on KCNQ1/KCNE1 might allow for a targeted design of DIDS derivatives with improved potency and selectivity.
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