Abstract
The thiazolidinone CFTRinh-172 was identified recently as a potent and selective blocker of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) Cl- channel. Here, we characterized the CFTR inh-172 inhibition mechanism by patch-clamp and short-circuit analysis using cells stably expressing wild-type and mutant CFTRs. CFTR inh-172 did not alter CFTR unitary conductance (8 pS), but reduced open probability by >90% with Ki≈0.6 μM. This effect was due to increased mean channel closed time without changing mean channel open time. Short-circuit current experiments indicated similar CFTR inh-172 inhibitory potency (Ki≈0.5 μM) for inhibition of Cl- current in wild-type, G551D, and G1349D CFTR; however, Ki was significantly reduced to 0.2 μM for ΔF508 CFTR. Our studies provide evidence for CFTR inhibition by CFTR inh-172 by a mechanism involving altered CFTR gating.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 52-56 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | FEBS Letters |
Volume | 558 |
Issue number | 1-3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jan 30 2004 |
Keywords
- Channel blocker
- Chloride channel
- Chloride secretion
- Cystic fibrosis
- Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Biophysics
- Molecular Biology