Communications Biology (Apr 2022)

A benzodiazepine activator locks Kv7.1 channels open by electro-mechanical uncoupling

  • Julian A. Schreiber,
  • Melina Möller,
  • Mark Zaydman,
  • Lu Zhao,
  • Zachary Beller,
  • Sebastian Becker,
  • Nadine Ritter,
  • Panpan Hou,
  • Jingyi Shi,
  • Jon Silva,
  • Eva Wrobel,
  • Nathalie Strutz-Seebohm,
  • Niels Decher,
  • Nicole Schmitt,
  • Sven G. Meuth,
  • Martina Düfer,
  • Bernhard Wünsch,
  • Jianmin Cui,
  • Guiscard Seebohm

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03229-8
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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The binding site and mechanism of action for a benzodiazepine-derivative agonist on Kv7.1 channels is determined for drug development to treat long QT syndrome.