RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Identification of IQM-266, a Novel DREAM Ligand That Modulates KV4 Currents A1 Peraza, Diego A. A1 Cercós, Pilar A1 Miaja, Pablo A1 Merinero, Yaiza G. A1 Lagartera, Laura A1 Socuéllamos, Paula G. A1 Izquierdo García, Carolina A1 Sánchez, Sara A. A1 López-Hurtado, Alejandro A1 Martín-Martínez, Mercedes A1 Olivos-Oré, Luis A. A1 Naranjo, José R. A1 Artalejo, Antonio R. A1 Gutiérrez-Rodríguez, Marta A1 Valenzuela, Carmen AB Downstream Regulatory Element Antagonist Modulator (DREAM)/KChIP3/calsenilin is a neuronal calcium sensor (NCS) with multiple functions, including the regulation of A-type outward potassium currents (I A). This effect is mediated by the interaction between DREAM and KV4 potassium channels and it has been shown that small molecules that bind to DREAM modify channel function. A-type outward potassium current (I A) is responsible of the fast repolarization of neuron action potentials and frequency of firing. Using surface plasmon resonance (SPR) assays and electrophysiological recordings of KV4.3/DREAM channels, we have identified IQM-266 as a DREAM ligand. IQM-266 inhibited the KV4.3/DREAM current in a concentration-, voltage-, and time-dependent-manner. By decreasing the peak current and slowing the inactivation kinetics, IQM-266 led to an increase in the transmembrane charge ( QKV4.3/DREAM ) at a certain range of concentrations. The slowing of the recovery process and the increase of the inactivation from the closed-state inactivation degree are consistent with a preferential binding of IQM-266 to a pre-activated closed state of KV4.3/DREAM channels. Finally, in rat dorsal root ganglion neurons, IQM-266 inhibited the peak amplitude and slowed the inactivation of I A. Overall, the results presented here identify IQM-266 as a new chemical tool that might allow a better understanding of DREAM physiological role as well as modulation of neuronal I A in pathological processes. YR 2019 FD 2019 LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/66028 UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/66028 LA spa NO Front Mol Neurosci . 2019 Feb 4:12:11. doi: 10.3389/fnmol.2019.00011. eCollection 2019. DS UVaDOC RD 28-nov-2024