| First Author | Daniel LL | Year | 2019 |
| Journal | Heart Rhythm | Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 11 | Pages | 1676-1685 |
| PubMed ID | 31125670 | Mgi Jnum | J:333144 |
| Mgi Id | MGI:7434558 | Doi | 10.1016/j.hrthm.2019.05.017 |
| Citation | Daniel LL, et al. (2019) SCN5A variant R222Q generated abnormal changes in cardiac sodium current and action potentials in murine myocytes and Purkinje cells. Heart Rhythm 16(11):1676-1685 |
| abstractText | Background: The cardiac sodium channel (SCN5A) mutation R222Q neutralizes a positive charge in the domain I voltage sensor. Mutation carriers display very frequent ectopy and dilated cardiomyopathy. Objectives: To describe the effect of SCN5A R222Q on murine myocyte and Purkinje fiber electrophysiology, and identify underlying mechanisms. Methods: We generated mice carrying humanized wild-type (H) and mutant (RQ) SCN5A channels. We characterized whole-heart and isolated ventricular and Purkinje myocyte properties. Results: RQ/RQ mice were not viable. INa from RQ/H ventricular myocytes displayed increased "window current" and hyperpolarizing shifts in both inactivation and activation compared to H/H, as previously reported in heterologous expression systems. Surprisingly, action potentials were markedly abbreviated in RQ/H myocytes (action potential durations at 90% repolarization: 12.6 ± 1.3 ms vs 29.1 ± 1.0 ms in H/H, P < .01, n = 10 each). We identified a large [K+]o-dependent outward gating pore current in RQ/H but not H/H myocytes, and decreasing [K+]o elicited early afterdepolarizations (EADs) and triggered activity in isolated myocytes and ectopic beats in whole hearts. Further, RQ/H Purkinje cells displayed striking, consistent low-voltage EADs. In vivo, however, RQ/H mice displayed little ectopy and contractile function was normal. Conclusion: While SCN5A R222Q increases plateau inward sodium current, action potentials were unexpectedly shortened, likely reflecting an outward gating-pore current. Low extracellular potassium increased this pore current, and was arrhythmogenic in vitro and ex vivo. |
