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Primary Accession Number DB00489
Secondary Accession Number
  • APRD01230
Name Sotalol
Drug Type
  • Approved
  • Small Molecule
Description An adrenergic beta-antagonist that is used in the treatment of life-threatening arrhythmias. [PubChem]
Synonyms
  1. Sotalol HCL
Brand Names
  1. Betapace
  2. Betapace AF
  3. Sorine
Brand Mixtures Not Available
Chemical IUPAC Name N-[4-[1-hydroxy-2-(propan-2-ylamino)ethyl]phenyl]methanesulfonamide
Chemical Formula C12H20N2O3S
Chemical Structure Structure
CAS Registry Number 3930-20-9
InChI Identifier InChI=1/C12H20N2O3S/c1-9(2)13-8-12(15)10-4-6-11(7-5-10)14-18(3,16)17/h4-7,9,12-15H,8H2,1-3H3
InChI Key ZBMZVLHSJCTVON-UHFFFAOYAR
KEGG Drug Not Available
KEGG Compound C07309 Link Image
PubChem Compound 5253 Link Image
PubChem Substance 9517 Link Image
ChEBI ID Not Available
PharmGKB ID PA451457 Link Image
HET ID Not Available
GenBank ID Not Available
Drug ID Number [DIN] 02257858 Link Image
RxList Link http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic/betapaceaf.htm Link Image
PDRhealth Link Not Available
Wikipedia Link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sotalol Link Image
FDA Label
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) Not Available
Synthesis Reference Not Available
Average Molecular Weight 272.3640
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight 272.1195
State Solid
Melting Point 206.5-207 oC
Experimental Water Solubility Soluble (5510 mg/L) Source: PhysProp
Predicted Water Solubility 7.82e-01 mg/mL Calculated using ALOGPS
Experimental LogP/Hydrophobicity 1.1 Source: PhysProp
Predicted LogP 0.85 Calculated using ALOGPS
Experimental LogS Not Available
Predicted LogS -2.54 Calculated using ALOGPS
Experimental Caco2 Permeability Not Available
pKa/Isoelectric Point Not Available
Mass Spectrum Not Available
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2D Structure
3D Structure
Experimental PDB ID Not Available
Isomeric SMILES CC(C)NC[C@@H](O)C1=CC=C(NS(C)(=O)=O)C=C1
Canonical SMILES CC(C)NCC(O)C1=CC=C(NS(C)(=O)=O)C=C1
Drug Category
  • Adrenergic beta-Antagonists
  • Anti-Arrhythmia Agents
  • Sympatholytics
ATC Codes
AHFS Codes
  • 24:24.00
Indication For the maintenance of normal sinus rhythm [delay in time to recurrence of atrial fibrillation/atrial flutter (AFIB/AFL)] in patients with symptomatic AFIB/AFL who are currently in sinus rhythm. Also for the treatment of documented life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias.
Pharmacology Sotalol is an antiarrhythmic drug. It falls into the class of beta blockers (and class II antiarrhythmic agents) because of its primary action on the β-adrenergic receptors in the heart. In addition to its actions on the beta receptors in the heart, sotalol inhibits the inward potassium ion channels of the heart. In so doing, sotalol prolongs repolarization, therefore lengthening the QT interval and decreasing automaticity. It also slows atrioventricular (AV) nodal conduction. Because of these actions on the cardiac action potential, it is also considered a class III antiarrhythmic agent. The beta-blocking effect of sotalol is non-cardioselective, half maximal at about 80mg/day and maximal at doses between 320 and 640 mg/day. Sotalol does not have partial agonist or membrane stabilizing activity. Although significant beta-blockade occurs at oral doses as low as 25 mg, significant Class Ieffects are seen only at daily doses of 160 mg and above.
Mechanism of Action Sotalol has both beta-adrenoreceptor blocking (Vaughan Williams Class I) and cardiac action potential duration prolongation (Vaughan Williams Class I) antiarrhythmic properties. Sotalol is a racemic mixture of d- and l-sotalol. Both isomers have similar Class I antiarrhythmic effects, while the l-isomer is responsible for virtually all of the beta-blocking activity.
Absorption In healthy subjects, the oral bioavailability of sotalol is 90-100%. Absorption is reduced by approximately 20% compared to fasting when administered with a standard meal.
Toxicity The most common signs to be expected are bradycardia, congestive heart failure, hypotension, bronchospasm and hypoglycemia. In cases of massive intentional overdosage (2-16 grams) of sotalol the following clinical findings were seen: hypotension, bradycardia, cardiac asystole, prolongation of QT interval, Torsade de Pointes, ventricular tachy-cardia, and premature ventricular complexes.
Protein Binding Sotalol does not bind to plasma proteins.
Biotransformation Sotalol is not metabolized.
Half Life Mean elimination half-life is 12 hours. Impaired renal function in geriatric patients can increase the terminal elimination half-life.
Dosage Forms
Form Route
Tablet Oral
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Drug Interactions Not Available
Food Interactions Not Available
Pathways Not Available
General References
  1. Waldo AL, Camm AJ, deRuyter H, Friedman PL, MacNeil DJ, Pauls JF, Pitt B, Pratt CM, Schwartz PJ, Veltri EP: Effect of d-sotalol on mortality in patients with left ventricular dysfunction after recent and remote myocardial infarction. The SWORD Investigators. Survival With Oral d-Sotalol. Lancet. 1996 Jul 6;348(9019):7-12. [PubMed Link Image]
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Organisms Affected
  • Humans and other mammals
Targets
  1. Potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily H member 2
Drug Target 1 [top]
Target 1 ID 101
Target 1 Name Potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily H member 2
Target 1 Synonyms
  1. Eag-related protein 1
  2. Erg1
  3. Ether-a-go-go-related gene potassium channel 1
  4. Ether-a-go-go-related protein 1
  5. H-ERG
  6. Voltage-gated potassium channel subunit Kv11.1
  7. eag homolog
Target 1 Gene Name KCNH2
Target 1 Protein Sequence >Potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily H member 2 
MPVRRGHVAPQNTFLDTIIRKFEGQSRKFIIANARVENCAVIYCNDGFCELCGYSRAEVM
QRPCTCDFLHGPRTQRRAAAQIAQALLGAEERKVEIAFYRKDGSCFLCLVDVVPVKNEDG
AVIMFILNFEVVMEKDMVGSPAHDTNHRGPPTSWLAPGRAKTFRLKLPALLALTARESSV
RSGGAGGAGAPGAVVVDVDLTPAAPSSESLALDEVTAMDNHVAGLGPAEERRALVGPGSP
PRSAPGQLPSPRAHSLNPDASGSSCSLARTRSRESCASVRRASSADDIEAMRAGVLPPPP
RHASTGAMHPLRSGLLNSTSDSDLVRYRTISKIPQITLNFVDLKGDPFLASPTSDREIIA
PKIKERTHNVTEKVTQVLSLGADVLPEYKLQAPRIHRWTILHYSPFKAVWDWLILLLVIY
TAVFTPYSAAFLLKETEEGPPATECGYACQPLAVVDLIVDIMFIVDILINFRTTYVNANE
EVVSHPGRIAVHYFKGWFLIDMVAAIPFDLLIFGSGSEELIGLLKTARLLRLVRVARKLD
RYSEYGAAVLFLLMCTFALIAHWLACIWYAIGNMEQPHMDSRIGWLHNLGDQIGKPYNSS
GLGGPSIKDKYVTALYFTFSSLTSVGFGNVSPNTNSEKIFSICVMLIGSLMYASIFGNVS
AIIQRLYSGTARYHTQMLRVREFIRFHQIPNPLRQRLEEYFQHAWSYTNGIDMNAVLKGF
PECLQADICLHLNRSLLQHCKPFRGATKGCLRALAMKFKTTHAPPGDTLVHAGDLLTALY
FISRGSIEILRGDVVVAILGKNDIFGEPLNLYARPGKSNGDVRALTYCDLHKIHRDDLLE
VLDMYPEFSDHFWSSLEITFNLRDTNMIPGSPGSTELEGGFSRQRKRKLSFRRRTDKDTE
QPGEVSALGPGRAGAGPSSRGRPGGPWGESPSSGPSSPESSEDEGPGRSSSPLRLVPFSS
PRPPGEPPGGEPLMEDCEKSSDTCNPLSGAFSGVSNIFSFWGDSRGRQYQELPRCPAPTP
SLLNIPLSSPGRRPRGDVESRLDALQRQLNRLETRLSADMATVLQLLQRQMTLVPPAYSA
VTTPGPGPTSTSPLLPVSPLPTLTLDSLSQVSQFMACEELPPGAPELPQEGPTRRLSLPG
QLGALTSQPLHRHGSDPGS
Target 1 Number of Residues 1178
Target 1 Molecular Weight 126656
Target 1 Theoretical pI 7.97
Target 1 GO Classification
Function
catalytic activity
transferase activity
transferase activity, transferring phosphorus-containing groups
kinase activity
protein kinase activity
protein histidine kinase activity
two-component sensor molecule activity
signal transducer activity
transporter activity
ion transporter activity
ion channel activity
voltage-gated ion channel activity
voltage-gated potassium channel activity
Process
two-component signal transduction system (phosphorelay)
cellular process
cell communication
signal transduction
regulation of biological process
regulation of physiological process
regulation of metabolism
regulation of cellular metabolism
regulation of nucleobase, nucleoside, nucleotide and nucleic acid metabolism
regulation of transcription
regulation of transcription, DNA-dependent
physiological process
cellular physiological process
transport
ion transport
cation transport
monovalent inorganic cation transport
potassium ion transport
Component
cell
membrane
Target 1 General Function Voltage-gated signal transduction
Target 1 Specific Function Pore-forming (alpha) subunit of voltage-gated inwardly rectifying potassium channel. Channel properties are modulated by cAMP and subunit assembly. Mediates the rapidly activating component of the delayed rectifying potassium current in heart (IKr). Isoform 3 has no channel activity by itself, but modulates channel characteristics when associated with isoform 1
Target 1 Pathways Not Available
Target 1 Reactions Not Available
Target 1 Pfam Domain Function
Target 1 Signals
  • None
Target 1 Transmembrane Regions
  • 404-424
  • 451-471
  • 496-516
  • 521-541
  • 548-568
  • 639-659
Target 1 Essentiality Non-Essential
Target 1 GenBank ID Protein 487738 Link Image
Target 1 UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID Q12809 Link Image
Target 1 UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name KCNH2_HUMAN Link Image
Target 1 PDB ID 1BYW Link Image
Target 1 PDB File Show
Target 1 3D Structure
Target 1 Cellular Location
  • Membrane
  • multi-pass membrane protein
Target 1 Gene Sequence >3480 bp 
ATGCCGGTGCGGAGGGGCCACGTCGCGCCGCAGAACACCTTCCTGGACACCATCATCCGC
AAGTTTGAGGGCCAGAGCCGTAAGTTCATCATCGCCAACGCTCGGGTGGAGAACTGCGCC
GTCATCTACTGCAACGACGGCTTCTGCGAGCTGTGCGGCTACTCGCGGGCCGAGGTGATG
CAGCGACCCTGCACCTGCGACTTCCTGCACGGGCCGCGCACGCAGCGCCGCGCTGCCGCG
CAGATCGCGCAGGCACTGCTGGGCGCCGAGGAGCGCAAAGTGGAAATCGCCTTCTACCGG
AAAGATGGGAGCTGCTTCCTATGTCTGGTGGATGTGGTGCCCGTGAAGAACGAGGATGGG
GCTGTCATCATGTTCATCCTCAATTTCGAGGTGGTGATGGAGAAGGACATGGTGGGGTCC
CCGGCTCATGACACCAACCACCGGGGCCCCCCCACCAGCTGGCTGGCCCCAGGCCGCGCC
AAGACCTTCCGCCTGAAGCTGCCCGCGCTGCTGGCGCTGACGGCCCGGGAGTCGTCGGTG
CGGTCGGGCGGCGCGGGCGGCGCGGGCGCCCCGGGGGCCGTGGTGGTGGACGTGGACCTG
ACGCCCGCGGCACCCAGCAGCGAGTCGCTGGCCCTGGACGAAGTGACAGCCATGGACAAC
CACGTGGCAGGGCTCGGGCCCGCGGAGGAGCGGCGTGCGCTGGTGGGTCCCGGCTCTCCG
CCCCGCAGCGCGCCCGGCCAGCTCCCATCGCCCCGGGCGCACAGCCTCAACCCCGACGCC
TCGGGCTCCAGCTGCAGCCTGGCCCGGACGCGCTCCCGAGAAAGCTGCGCCAGCGTGCGC
CGCGCCTCGTCGGCCGACGACATCGAGGCCATGCGCGCCGGGGTGCTGCCCCCGCCACCG
CGCCACGCCAGCACCGGGGCCATGCACCCACTGCGCAGCGGCTTGCTCAACTCCACCTCG
GACTCCGACCTCGTGCGCTACCGCACCATTAGCAAGATTCCCCAAATCACCCTCAACTTT
GTGGACCTCAAGGGCGACCCCTTCTTGGCTTCGCCCACCAGTGACCGTGAGATCATAGCA
CCTAAGATAAAGGAGCGAACCCACAATGTCACTGAGAAGGTCACCCAGGTCCTGTCCCTG
GGCGCCGACGTGCTGCCTGAGTACAAGCTGCAGGCACCGCGCATCCACCGCTGGACCATC
CTGCATTACAGCCCCTTCAAGGCCGTGTGGGACTGGCTCATCCTGCTGCTGGTCATCTAC
ACGGCTGTCTTCACACCCTACTCGGCTGCCTTCCTGCTGAAGGAGACGGAAGAAGGCCCG
CCTGCTACCGAGTGTGGCTACGCCTGCCAGCCGCTGGCTGTGGTGGACCTCATCGTGGAC
ATCATGTTCATTGTGGACATCCTCATCAACTTCCGCACCACCTACGTCAATGCCAACGAG
GAGGTGGTCAGCCACCCCGGCCGCATCGCCGTCCACTACTTCAAGGGCTGGTTCCTCATC
GACATGGTGGCCGCCATCCCCTTCGACCTGCTCATCTTCGGCTCTGGCTCTGAGGAGCTG
ATCGGGCTGCTGAAGACTGCGCGGCTGCTGCGGCTGGTGCGCGTGGCGCGGAAGCTGGAT
CGCTACTCAGAGTACGGCGCGGCCGTGCTGTTCTTGCTCATGTGCACCTTTGCGCTCATC
GCGCACTGGCTAGCCTGCATCTGGTACGCCATCGGCAACATGGAGCAGCCACACATGGAC
TCACGCATCGGCTGGCTGCACAACCTGGGCGACCAGATAGGCAAACCCTACAACAGCAGC
GGCCTGGGCGGCCCCTCCATCAAGGACAAGTATGTGACGGCGCTCTACTTCACCTTCAGC
AGCCTCACCAGTGTGGGCTTCGGCAACGTCTCTCCCAACACCAACTCAGAGAAGATCTTC
TCCATCTGCGTCATGCTCATTGGCTCCCTCATGTATGCTAGCATCTTCGGCAACGTGTCG
GCCATCATCCAGCGGCTGTACTCGGGCACAGCCCGCTACCACACACAGATGCTGCGGGTG
CGGGAGTTCATCCGCTTCCACCAGATCCCCAATCCCCTGCGCCAGCGCCTCGAGGAGTAC
TTCCAGCACGCCTGGTCCTACACCAACGGCATCGACATGAACGCGGTGCTGAAGGGCTTC
CCTGAGTGCCTGCAGGCTGACATCTGCCTGCACCTGAACCGCTCACTGCTGCAGCACTGC
AAACCCTTCCGAGGGGCCACCAAGGGCTGCCTTCGGGCCCTGGCCATGAAGTTCAAGACC
ACACATGCACCGCCAGGGGACACACTGGTGCATGCTGGGGACCTGCTCACCGCCCTGTAC
TTCATCTCCCGGGGCTCCATCGAGATCCTGCGGGGCGACGTCGTCGTGGCCATCCTGGGG
AAGAATGACATCTTTGGGGAGCCTCTGAACCTGTATGCAAGGCCTGGCAAGTCGAACGGG
GATGTGCGGGCCCTCACCTACTGTGACCTACACAAGATCCATCGGGACGACCTGCTGGAG
GTGCTGGACATGTACCCTGAGTTCTCCGACCACTTCTGGTCCAGCCTGGAGATCACCTTC
AACCTGCGAGATACCAACATGATCCCGGGCTCCCCCGGCAGTACGGAGTTAGAGGGTGGC
TTCAGTCGGCAACGCAAGCGCAAGTTGTCCTTCCGCAGGCGCACGGACAAGGACACGGAG
CAGCCAGGGGAGGTGTCGGCCTTGGGGCCGGGCCGGGCGGGGGCAGGGCCGAGTAGCCGG
GGCCGGCCGGGGGGGCCGTGGGGGGAGAGCCCGTCCAGTGGCCCCTCCAGCCCTGAGAGC
AGTGAGGATGAGGGCCCAGGCCGCAGCTCCAGCCCCCTCCGCCTGGTGCCCTTCTCCAGC
CCCAGGCCCCCCGGAGAGCCGCCGGGTGGGGAGCCCCTGATGGAGGACTGCGAGAAGAGC
AGCGACACTTGCAACCCCCTGTCAGGCGCCTTCTCAGGAGTGTCCAACATTTTCAGCTTC
TGGGGGGACAGTCGGGGCCGCCAGTACCAGGAGCTCCCTCGATGCCCCGCCCCCACCCCC
AGCCTCCTCAACATCCCCCTCTCCAGCCCGGGTCGGCGGCCCCGGGGCGACGTGGAGAGC
AGGCTGGATGCCCTCCAGCGCCAGCTCAACAGGCTGGAGACCCGGCTGAGTGCAGACATG
GCCACTGTCCTGCAGCTGCTACAGAGGCAGATGACGCTGGTCCCGCCCGCCTACAGTGCT
GTGACCACCCCGGGGCCTGGCCCCACTTCCACATCCCCGCTGTTGCCCGTCAGCCCCCTC
CCCACCCTCACCTTGGACTCGCTTTCTCAGGTTTCCCAGTTCATGGCGTGTGAGGAGCTG
CCCCCGGGGGCCCCAGAGCTTCCCCAAGAAGGCCCCACACGACGCCTCTCCCTACCGGGC
CAGCTGGGGGCCCTCACCTCCCAGCCCCTGCACAGACACGGCTCGGACCCGGGCAGTTAG
Target 1 GenBank Gene ID
Target 1 GeneCard ID KCNH2 Link Image
Target 1 GenAtlas ID KCNH2 Link Image
Target 1 HGNC ID HGNC:6251 Link Image
Target 1 Chromosome Location 7
Target 1 Locus 7q35-q36
Target 1 SNPs SNPJam Report Link Image
Target 1 General References
  1. Berthet M, Denjoy I, Donger C, Demay L, Hammoude H, Klug D, Schulze-Bahr E, Richard P, Funke H, Schwartz K, Coumel P, Hainque B, Guicheney P: C-terminal HERG mutations: the role of hypokalemia and a KCNQ1-associated mutation in cardiac event occurrence. Circulation. 1999 Mar 23;99(11):1464-70. [PubMed Link Image]
  2. Chen J, Zou A, Splawski I, Keating MT, Sanguinetti MC: Long QT syndrome-associated mutations in the Per-Arnt-Sim (PAS) domain of HERG potassium channels accelerate channel deactivation. J Biol Chem. 1999 Apr 9;274(15):10113-8. [PubMed Link Image]
  3. Abbott GW, Sesti F, Splawski I, Buck ME, Lehmann MH, Timothy KW, Keating MT, Goldstein SA: MiRP1 forms IKr potassium channels with HERG and is associated with cardiac arrhythmia. Cell. 1999 Apr 16;97(2):175-87. [PubMed Link Image]
  4. Jongbloed RJ, Wilde AA, Geelen JL, Doevendans P, Schaap C, Van Langen I, van Tintelen JP, Cobben JM, Beaufort-Krol GC, Geraedts JP, Smeets HJ: Novel KCNQ1 and HERG missense mutations in Dutch long-QT families. Hum Mutat. 1999;13(4):301-10. [PubMed Link Image]
  5. Yoshida H, Horie M, Otani H, Takano M, Tsuji K, Kubota T, Fukunami M, Sasayama S: Characterization of a novel missense mutation in the pore of HERG in a patient with long QT syndrome. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 1999 Sep;10(9):1262-70. [PubMed Link Image]
  6. Larsen LA, Svendsen IH, Jensen AM, Kanters JK, Andersen PS, Moller M, Sorensen SA, Sandoe E, Jacobsen JR, Vuust J, Christiansen M: Long QT syndrome with a high mortality rate caused by a novel G572R missense mutation in KCNH2. Clin Genet. 2000 Feb;57(2):125-30. [PubMed Link Image]
  7. Paulussen A, Yang P, Pangalos M, Verhasselt P, Marrannes R, Verfaille C, Vandenberk I, Crabbe R, Konings F, Luyten W, Armstrong M: Analysis of the human KCNH2(HERG) gene: identification and characterization of a novel mutation Y667X associated with long QT syndrome and a non-pathological 9 bp insertion. Hum Mutat. 2000 May;15(5):483. [PubMed Link Image]
  8. Cui J, Melman Y, Palma E, Fishman GI, McDonald TV: Cyclic AMP regulates the HERG K(+) channel by dual pathways. Curr Biol. 2000 Jun 1;10(11):671-4. [PubMed Link Image]
  9. Laitinen P, Fodstad H, Piippo K, Swan H, Toivonen L, Viitasalo M, Kaprio J, Kontula K: Survey of the coding region of the HERG gene in long QT syndrome reveals six novel mutations and an amino acid polymorphism with possible phenotypic effects. Hum Mutat. 2000 Jun;15(6):580-1. [PubMed Link Image]
  10. Splawski I, Shen J, Timothy KW, Lehmann MH, Priori S, Robinson JL, Moss AJ, Schwartz PJ, Towbin JA, Vincent GM, Keating MT: Spectrum of mutations in long-QT syndrome genes. KVLQT1, HERG, SCN5A, KCNE1, and KCNE2. Circulation. 2000 Sep 5;102(10):1178-85. [PubMed Link Image]
  11. 11374908 Soejima H, Kawamoto S, Akai J, Miyoshi O, Arai Y, Morohka T, Matsuo S, Niikawa N, Kimura A, Okubo K, Mukai T: Isolation of novel heart-specific genes using the BodyMap database. Genomics. 2001 May 15;74(1):115-20.
  12. 12062363 Hayashi K, Shimizu M, Ino H, Yamaguchi M, Mabuchi H, Hoshi N, Higashida H: Characterization of a novel missense mutation E637K in the pore-S6 loop of HERG in a patient with long QT syndrome. Cardiovasc Res. 2002 Apr;54(1):67-76.
  13. 12063277 Gong Q, Anderson CL, January CT, Zhou Z: Role of glycosylation in cell surface expression and stability of HERG potassium channels. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2002 Jul;283(1):H77-84.
  14. 7889573 Curran ME, Splawski I, Timothy KW, Vincent GM, Green ED, Keating MT: A molecular basis for cardiac arrhythmia: HERG mutations cause long QT syndrome. Cell. 1995 Mar 10;80(5):795-803.
  15. 8159766 Warmke JW, Ganetzky B: A family of potassium channel genes related to eag in Drosophila and mammals. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1994 Apr 12;91(8):3438-42.
  16. 8635257 Benson DW, MacRae CA, Vesely MR, Walsh EP, Seidman JG, Seidman CE, Satler CA: Missense mutation in the pore region of HERG causes familial long QT syndrome. Circulation. 1996 May 15;93(10):1791-5.
  17. 8877771 Dausse E, Berthet M, Denjoy I, Andre-Fouet X, Cruaud C, Bennaceur M, Faure S, Coumel P, Schwartz K, Guicheney P: A mutation in HERG associated with notched T waves in long QT syndrome. J Mol Cell Cardiol. 1996 Aug;28(8):1609-15.
  18. 8914737 Satler CA, Walsh EP, Vesely MR, Plummer MH, Ginsburg GS, Jacob HJ: Novel missense mutation in the cyclic nucleotide-binding domain of HERG causes long QT syndrome. Am J Med Genet. 1996 Oct 2;65(1):27-35.
  19. 9024139 Tanaka T, Nagai R, Tomoike H, Takata S, Yano K, Yabuta K, Haneda N, Nakano O, Shibata A, Sawayama T, Kasai H, Yazaki Y, Nakamura Y: Four novel KVLQT1 and four novel HERG mutations in familial long-QT syndrome. Circulation. 1997 Feb 4;95(3):565-7.
  20. 9230439 McDonald TV, Yu Z, Ming Z, Palma E, Meyers MB, Wang KW, Goldstein SA, Fishman GI: A minK-HERG complex regulates the cardiac potassium current I(Kr). Nature. 1997 Jul 17;388(6639):289-92.
  21. 9351446 Lees-Miller JP, Kondo C, Wang L, Duff HJ: Electrophysiological characterization of an alternatively processed ERG K+ channel in mouse and human hearts. Circ Res. 1997 Nov;81(5):719-26.
  22. 9351462 London B, Trudeau MC, Newton KP, Beyer AK, Copeland NG, Gilbert DJ, Jenkins NA, Satler CA, Robertson GA: Two isoforms of the mouse ether-a-go-go-related gene coassemble to form channels with properties similar to the rapidly activating component of the cardiac delayed rectifier K+ current. Circ Res. 1997 Nov;81(5):870-8.
  23. 9452080 Akimoto K, Furutani M, Imamura S, Furutani Y, Kasanuki H, Takao A, Momma K, Matsuoka R: Novel missense mutation (G601S) of HERG in a Japanese long QT syndrome family. Hum Mutat. 1998;Suppl 1:S184-6.
  24. 9544837 Satler CA, Vesely MR, Duggal P, Ginsburg GS, Beggs AH: Multiple different missense mutations in the pore region of HERG in patients with long QT syndrome. Hum Genet. 1998 Mar;102(3):265-72.
  25. 9600240 Itoh T, Tanaka T, Nagai R, Kamiya T, Sawayama T, Nakayama T, Tomoike H, Sakurada H, Yazaki Y, Nakamura Y: Genomic organization and mutational analysis of HERG, a gene responsible for familial long QT syndrome. Hum Genet. 1998 Apr;102(4):435-9.
  26. 9693036 Splawski I, Shen J, Timothy KW, Vincent GM, Lehmann MH, Keating MT: Genomic structure of three long QT syndrome genes: KVLQT1, HERG, and KCNE1. Genomics. 1998 Jul 1;51(1):86-97.
  27. 9765245 Kupershmidt S, Snyders DJ, Raes A, Roden DM: A K+ channel splice variant common in human heart lacks a C-terminal domain required for expression of rapidly activating delayed rectifier current. J Biol Chem. 1998 Oct 16;273(42):27231-5.
  28. 9845367 Morais Cabral JH, Lee A, Cohen SL, Chait BT, Li M, Mackinnon R: Crystal structure and functional analysis of the HERG potassium channel N terminus: a eukaryotic PAS domain. Cell. 1998 Nov 25;95(5):649-55.
Target 1 Drug References
  1. Shimizu W, Antzelevitch C: Effects of a K(+) channel opener to reduce transmural dispersion of repolarization and prevent torsade de pointes in LQT1, LQT2, and LQT3 models of the long-QT syndrome. Circulation. 2000 Aug 8;102(6):706-12. [PubMed Link Image]
  2. Numaguchi H, Mullins FM, Johnson JP Jr, Johns DC, Po SS, Yang IC, Tomaselli GF, Balser JR: Probing the interaction between inactivation gating and Dd-sotalol block of HERG. Circ Res. 2000 Nov 24;87(11):1012-8. [PubMed Link Image]
  3. Wolpert C, Schimpf R, Giustetto C, Antzelevitch C, Cordeiro J, Dumaine R, Brugada R, Hong K, Bauersfeld U, Gaita F, Borggrefe M: Further insights into the effect of quinidine in short QT syndrome caused by a mutation in HERG. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2005 Jan;16(1):54-8. [PubMed Link Image]
  4. Wolpert C, Schimpf R, Veltmann C, Giustetto C, Gaita F, Borggrefe M: Clinical characteristics and treatment of short QT syndrome. Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2005 Jul;3(4):611-7. [PubMed Link Image]
  5. Fedida D, Orth PM, Hesketh JC, Ezrin AM: The role of late I and antiarrhythmic drugs in EAD formation and termination in Purkinje fibers. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2006 May;17 Suppl 1:S71-S78. [PubMed Link Image]

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