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Identification and functional characterization of the human ether-a-go-go-related gene Q738X mutant associated with hereditary long QT syndrome type 2

  • Authors:
    • Sheng-Na Han
    • Song-Hua Yang
    • Yu Zhang
    • Xiao-Yan Sun
    • Yan-Yan Duan
    • Xiang-Jie Hu
    • Tian-Li Fan
    • Chen-Zheng Huang
    • Ge Yang
    • Zhao Zhang
    • Lirong Zhang
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    Affiliations: Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, P.R. China, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, P.R. China, Pharmacy College of Zhengzhou Railway Vocational and Technical College, Zhengzhou, Henan, P.R. China, Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory for Molecular Medical Biotechnology, College of Life Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, P.R. China
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    Published online on: July 1, 2014
       https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.2014.1827
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Abstract

QT interval prolongation, a risk factor for arrhythmias, may be associated with genetic variants in genes governing cardiac repolarization. Long QT syndrome type 2 (LQT2) is caused by mutations in the human ether-a-go‑go-related gene (hERG). This gene encodes a voltage-gated potassium channel comprised of 4 subunits, and the formation of functional channels requires the proper assembly of these 4 subunits. In the present study, we investigated the role of the LQT2 mutation, Q738X, which causes truncation of the C-terminus of hERG channels, in the assembly and function of hERG channels. When expressed in HEK293 cells, Q738X did not generate an hERG current. The co-expression of Q738X with wild-type (WT)-hERG did not cause the dominant-negative suppression of the WT-hERG current. Western blot analysis and confocal microscopy revealed that the Q738X mutation caused defective trafficking of hERG channel proteins. Co-immunoprecipitation demonstrated that Q738X did not exhibit dominant-negative effects due to the failure of the mutant and WT subunits to co-assemble. In conclusion, the functional loss caused by the Q738X mutation in hERG K+ channels may be attributed to the disruption of tetrameric assembly.
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Han S, Yang S, Zhang Y, Sun X, Duan Y, Hu X, Fan T, Huang C, Yang G, Zhang Z, Zhang Z, et al: Identification and functional characterization of the human ether-a-go-go-related gene Q738X mutant associated with hereditary long QT syndrome type 2. Int J Mol Med 34: 810-815, 2014.
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Han, S., Yang, S., Zhang, Y., Sun, X., Duan, Y., Hu, X. ... Zhang, L. (2014). Identification and functional characterization of the human ether-a-go-go-related gene Q738X mutant associated with hereditary long QT syndrome type 2. International Journal of Molecular Medicine, 34, 810-815. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.2014.1827
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Han, S., Yang, S., Zhang, Y., Sun, X., Duan, Y., Hu, X., Fan, T., Huang, C., Yang, G., Zhang, Z., Zhang, L."Identification and functional characterization of the human ether-a-go-go-related gene Q738X mutant associated with hereditary long QT syndrome type 2". International Journal of Molecular Medicine 34.3 (2014): 810-815.
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Han, S., Yang, S., Zhang, Y., Sun, X., Duan, Y., Hu, X., Fan, T., Huang, C., Yang, G., Zhang, Z., Zhang, L."Identification and functional characterization of the human ether-a-go-go-related gene Q738X mutant associated with hereditary long QT syndrome type 2". International Journal of Molecular Medicine 34, no. 3 (2014): 810-815. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.2014.1827
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Han S, Yang S, Zhang Y, Sun X, Duan Y, Hu X, Fan T, Huang C, Yang G, Zhang Z, Zhang Z, et al: Identification and functional characterization of the human ether-a-go-go-related gene Q738X mutant associated with hereditary long QT syndrome type 2. Int J Mol Med 34: 810-815, 2014.
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Han, S., Yang, S., Zhang, Y., Sun, X., Duan, Y., Hu, X. ... Zhang, L. (2014). Identification and functional characterization of the human ether-a-go-go-related gene Q738X mutant associated with hereditary long QT syndrome type 2. International Journal of Molecular Medicine, 34, 810-815. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.2014.1827
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Han, S., Yang, S., Zhang, Y., Sun, X., Duan, Y., Hu, X., Fan, T., Huang, C., Yang, G., Zhang, Z., Zhang, L."Identification and functional characterization of the human ether-a-go-go-related gene Q738X mutant associated with hereditary long QT syndrome type 2". International Journal of Molecular Medicine 34.3 (2014): 810-815.
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Han, S., Yang, S., Zhang, Y., Sun, X., Duan, Y., Hu, X., Fan, T., Huang, C., Yang, G., Zhang, Z., Zhang, L."Identification and functional characterization of the human ether-a-go-go-related gene Q738X mutant associated with hereditary long QT syndrome type 2". International Journal of Molecular Medicine 34, no. 3 (2014): 810-815. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.2014.1827
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