DNAJA2 impaired trafficking of G601S hERG but not WT hERG in low-temperature rescue conditions, suggesting that its degradation role is related to the physical stability of hERG.
Because HERG codes for a protein of the alpha subunit of a potassium ion channel, which is essential for the maintenance of normal cardiac function, inhibition of HERG is implicated in long QT syndrome, which is a potentially life-threatening arrhythmia.
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The frequency and severity of hERG inhibition drives drug discovery teams to make considerable efforts in measuring, analyzing, and mitigating hERG inhibition [4].
Here a novel structural model of hERG is presented encompassing the full transmembrane segment of hERG, including the conduction pore and the voltage sensitive domain.
Particularly, the high ranking of hERG as a potential interacting target of a query compound may serve as a hERG toxicity alert for further safety investigation.
In many of the transformations hERG inhibition follows the expected qualitative trends: decreasing lipophilicity, decreasing basicity, and increasing acidity all decrease the potency of hERG blockers.
Advances in understanding the structural basis of hERG gating, its traffic to the cell surface, and the molecular architecture involved in drug-block of hERG, are providing the foundation for rational treatment and prevention of hERG associated long QT syndrome.
