β -Arrestin-Mediated Regulation of the Human Ether-a-go-go -Related Gene Potassium Channel

Molecular Pharmacology
Matthew G SangoiShetuan Zhang

Abstract

The rapidly activating delayed rectifier K+ channel (IKr) is encoded by the human ether-a-go-go-related gene (hERG), which is important for the repolarization of the cardiac action potential. Mutations in hERG or drugs can impair the function or decrease the expression level of hERG channels, leading to long QT syndrome. Thus, it is important to understand hERG channel trafficking and its regulation. For this purpose, G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), which regulate a vast array of cellular processes, represent a useful route. The development of designer GPCRs known as designer receptors exclusively activated by designer drugs (DREADDs) has made it possible to dissect specific GPCR signaling pathways in various cellular systems. In the present study, by expressing an arrestin-biased M3 muscarinic receptor-based DREADD (M3D-arr) in stable hERG-expressing human embryonic kidney (HEK) cells, we demonstrate that β-arrestin signaling plays a role in hERG regulation. By exclusively activating M3D-arr using the otherwise inert compound, clozapine-N-oxide, we found that M3D-arr activation increased mature hERG expression and current. Within this paradigm, M3D-arr recruited β-arrestin-1 to the plasma membrane, and promoted phosphoino...Continue Reading

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