Identification of small-molecule ion channel modulators in C. elegans channelopathy models

Autor: Qiang Jiang, Kai Li, Wen-Jing Lu, Shuang Li, Xin Chen, Xi-Juan Liu, Jie Yuan, Qiurong Ding, Feng Lan, Shi-Qing Cai
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
Předmět:
Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-06514-5
Popis: Mutations in the voltage-gated K+ channel human ether-a-go-go-related gene (hERG) lead to Long-QT syndrome, causing life-threatening cardiac arrhythmia. Here the authors use C. elegans as a platform to run a channelopathy drug screen, identifying drugs to target hERG mutants.
Databáze: Directory of Open Access Journals