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In silico prediction of the chemical block of human ether-a-go-go-related gene (hERG) K+ current.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19032804     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
A variety of compounds with different chemical properties directly interact with the cardiac repolarizing K(+) channel encoded by the human ether-a-go-go-related gene (hERG). This causes acquired forms of QT prolongation, which can result in lethal cardiac arrhythmias including torsades de pointes one of the most serious adverse effects of various therapeutic agents. Prediction of this phenomenon will improve the safety of pharmacological therapy and also facilitate the process of drug development. Here we propose a strategy for the development of an in silico system to predict the potency of chemical compounds to block hERG. The system consists of two sequential processes. The first process is a ligand-based prediction to estimate half-maximal concentrations for the block of compounds inhibiting hERG current using the relationship between chemical features and activities of compounds. The second process is a protein-based prediction that comprises homology modeling of hERG, docking simulation of chemical-channel interaction, analysis of the shape of the channel pore cavity, and Brownian dynamics simulation to estimate hERG currents in the presence and absence of chemical blockers. Since each process is a combination of various calculations, the criterion for assessment at each calculation and the strategy to integrate these steps are significant for the construction of the system to predict a chemical's block of hERG current and also to predict the risk of inducing cardiac arrhythmias from the chemical information. The principles and criteria of elemental computations along this strategy are described.
Authors:
Atsushi Inanobe; Narutoshi Kamiya; Shingo Murakami; Yoshifumi Fukunishi; Haruki Nakamura; Yoshihisa Kurachi
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2008-11-27
Journal Detail:
Title:  The journal of physiological sciences : JPS     Volume:  58     ISSN:  1880-6546     ISO Abbreviation:  J Physiol Sci     Publication Date:  2008 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-12-24     Completed Date:  2009-05-01     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101262417     Medline TA:  J Physiol Sci     Country:  Japan    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  459-70     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Division of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medicine, and the Center for Advanced Medical Engineering and Informatics, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Arrhythmias, Cardiac / chemically induced,  metabolism
Computer Simulation*
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Ether-A-Go-Go Potassium Channels / antagonists & inhibitors*,  chemistry,  genetics,  metabolism
Humans
Membrane Potentials
Models, Biological*
Models, Molecular*
Molecular Structure
Potassium / metabolism*
Potassium Channel Blockers / adverse effects,  chemistry,  pharmacology*
Protein Conformation
Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationship
Reproducibility of Results
Risk Assessment
Systems Biology
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/ERG1 potassium channel; 0/Ether-A-Go-Go Potassium Channels; 0/Potassium Channel Blockers; 7440-09-7/Potassium

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