Abstract
Whole-cell patch-clamp-based electrophysiological techniques are powerful tools for examining the biophysical and pharmacological properties of ion channels. However, the recent validation of ion channels as novel drug targets necessitates the development of a faster screening method for ion channels. Therefore, we have developed a rapid, reliable, and sensitive cell-based high throughput screening (HTS) assay for T-type Ca2+ channels. We had previously constructed HEK293/α1G/Kir2.1 cell lines that stably expressed α1G and Kir2.1 subunits [1] and found that α1G T-type channel- sensitive Ca2+ signals were detected by the application of high concentrations of KCl under fura-2-based single cell measurements of intracellular Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i). In the present study, we applied HEK293/??1G/Kir2.1 cells to the FDSS6000 (Functional Drug Screening System) to develop a fast and reliable cell-based HTS method for α1G T-type Ca2+ channels. After detecting 70 mM KCl-induced [Ca2+]i increases using the FDSS6000 system, we verified this new α1G channel HTS system by examining two T-type Ca2+ channel blockers, Ni2+ and mibefradil, and measuring the Z- factor (Z factor = 0.66) in 96-well plates. Furthermore, we assayed selected 3,4-dihydroquinazolin derivatives using this FDSS6000-based α1G channel HTS system at the level of IC50 values and compared the results with those obtained from whole-cell patch-clamp recordings. Taken together, our results suggest that the FDSS6000-based α1G channel HTS system is a fast and feasible assay for α1G T-type Ca2+ channels. This assay can be utilized as a primary screening method for Ttype Ca2+ channel-targeted chemicals and for the development of HTS systems for other types of ion channels.
Keywords: α1G T-type Ca2+ channel, HEK293, mibefradil, Fluo-3-AM, FDSS6000, patch-clamp
Combinatorial Chemistry & High Throughput Screening
Title: High Throughput Screening Assay of α1G T-type Ca2+ Channels and Comparison with Patch-Clamp Studies
Volume: 12 Issue: 3
Author(s): Yoonjee Kim, Soonja Kang, Jae Yeol Lee and Hyewhon Rhim
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Keywords: α1G T-type Ca2+ channel, HEK293, mibefradil, Fluo-3-AM, FDSS6000, patch-clamp
Abstract: Whole-cell patch-clamp-based electrophysiological techniques are powerful tools for examining the biophysical and pharmacological properties of ion channels. However, the recent validation of ion channels as novel drug targets necessitates the development of a faster screening method for ion channels. Therefore, we have developed a rapid, reliable, and sensitive cell-based high throughput screening (HTS) assay for T-type Ca2+ channels. We had previously constructed HEK293/α1G/Kir2.1 cell lines that stably expressed α1G and Kir2.1 subunits [1] and found that α1G T-type channel- sensitive Ca2+ signals were detected by the application of high concentrations of KCl under fura-2-based single cell measurements of intracellular Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i). In the present study, we applied HEK293/??1G/Kir2.1 cells to the FDSS6000 (Functional Drug Screening System) to develop a fast and reliable cell-based HTS method for α1G T-type Ca2+ channels. After detecting 70 mM KCl-induced [Ca2+]i increases using the FDSS6000 system, we verified this new α1G channel HTS system by examining two T-type Ca2+ channel blockers, Ni2+ and mibefradil, and measuring the Z- factor (Z factor = 0.66) in 96-well plates. Furthermore, we assayed selected 3,4-dihydroquinazolin derivatives using this FDSS6000-based α1G channel HTS system at the level of IC50 values and compared the results with those obtained from whole-cell patch-clamp recordings. Taken together, our results suggest that the FDSS6000-based α1G channel HTS system is a fast and feasible assay for α1G T-type Ca2+ channels. This assay can be utilized as a primary screening method for Ttype Ca2+ channel-targeted chemicals and for the development of HTS systems for other types of ion channels.
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Kim Yoonjee, Kang Soonja, Lee Yeol Jae and Rhim Hyewhon, High Throughput Screening Assay of α1G T-type Ca2+ Channels and Comparison with Patch-Clamp Studies, Combinatorial Chemistry & High Throughput Screening 2009; 12 (3) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138620709787581710
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