KCNQ1 is a gene encoding an α subunit of voltage-gated cardiac K+ channels, with properties similar to the slowly activating delayed rectifier K+ current, and one of the genes causing long QT syndrome (LQTS). However, genotype–phenotype correlations of the KCNQ1 gene mutations are not fully understood. The aims of this study were to identify a mutation in the KCNQ1 gene in patients with LQTS, and to characterize the clinical manifestations and electrophysiological properties of the mutation. We screened and identified mutations by PCR, single-strand conformational polymorphism analysis and DNA sequencing. We identified a novel mutation [Phe193Leu (F193L)] in the KCNQ1 gene in one family with LQTS. The patients with this mutation showed a mildly affected phenotype. The proband was a 17-year-old girl who had a prolonged QT interval. Her elder brother, father and paternal grandmother also had the mutation. None of them had any history of syncope. Sudden death was not found in this family. Next, we studied the electrophysiological characteristics of the F193L mutation in the KCNQ1 gene using the expression system in Xenopus oocytes and the two-microelectrode voltage-clamp technique. Co-expression of F193L KCNQ1 with the K+ channel minK suppressed peak (by 23.3%) and tail (by 38.2%) currents compared with those obtained by the combination of wild-type (WT) KCNQ1 and minK. Time constants of current activation in F193L KCNQ1 and F193L KCNQ1+minK were significantly slower than those of WT KCNQ1 and WT KCNQ1+minK. This electrophysiological study indicates that F193L causes less severe KCNQ1 current suppression, and thereby this mutation may result in a mildly affected phenotype.
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March 14 2003
Clinical and electrophysiological characterization of a novel mutation (F193L) in the KCNQ1 gene associated with long QT syndrome
Masato YAMAGUCHI;
*Molecular Genetics of Cardiovascular Disorders, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Takara-machi 13-1, Kanazawa 920-8641, Japan
Correspondence: Dr Masato Yamaguchi (e-mail [email protected]).
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Masami SHIMIZU;
Masami SHIMIZU
*Molecular Genetics of Cardiovascular Disorders, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Takara-machi 13-1, Kanazawa 920-8641, Japan
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Hidekazu INO;
Hidekazu INO
*Molecular Genetics of Cardiovascular Disorders, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Takara-machi 13-1, Kanazawa 920-8641, Japan
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Hidenobu TERAI;
Hidenobu TERAI
*Molecular Genetics of Cardiovascular Disorders, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Takara-machi 13-1, Kanazawa 920-8641, Japan
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Kenshi HAYASHI;
Kenshi HAYASHI
*Molecular Genetics of Cardiovascular Disorders, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Takara-machi 13-1, Kanazawa 920-8641, Japan
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Hiroshi MABUCHI;
Hiroshi MABUCHI
*Molecular Genetics of Cardiovascular Disorders, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Takara-machi 13-1, Kanazawa 920-8641, Japan
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Naoto HOSHI;
Naoto HOSHI
†Biophysical Genetics, Division of Neuroscience, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Takara-machi 13-1, Kanazawa 920-8641, Japan
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Haruhiro HIGASHIDA
Haruhiro HIGASHIDA
†Biophysical Genetics, Division of Neuroscience, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Takara-machi 13-1, Kanazawa 920-8641, Japan
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Publisher: Portland Press Ltd
Received:
June 07 2002
Revision Received:
November 25 2002
Accepted:
January 21 2003
Online ISSN: 1470-8736
Print ISSN: 0143-5221
The Biochemical Society and the Medical Research Society © 2003
2003
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (4): 377–382.
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Received:
June 07 2002
Revision Received:
November 25 2002
Accepted:
January 21 2003
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Masato YAMAGUCHI, Masami SHIMIZU, Hidekazu INO, Hidenobu TERAI, Kenshi HAYASHI, Hiroshi MABUCHI, Naoto HOSHI, Haruhiro HIGASHIDA; Clinical and electrophysiological characterization of a novel mutation (F193L) in the KCNQ1 gene associated with long QT syndrome. Clin Sci (Lond) 1 April 2003; 104 (4): 377–382. doi: https://doi.org/10.1042/cs1040377
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