期刊
JOURNAL OF THEORETICAL BIOLOGY
卷 293, 期 -, 页码 41-48出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2011.09.014
关键词
Ion channel; Markov; SCN5A; Computer model; Motility disorder
资金
- Ministry of Education [T13-0902-P02]
- National Institutes of Health [DK52766, DK57061]
Na(v)1.5 sodium channels, encoded by SCN5A, have been identified in human gastrointestinal interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC) and smooth muscle cells (SMC). A recent study found a novel, rare missense R76C mutation of the sodium channel interacting protein telethonin in a patient with primary intestinal pseudo-obstruction. The presence of a mutation in a patient with a motility disorder, however, does not automatically imply a cause-effect relationship between the two. Patch clamp experiments on HEK-293 cells previously established that the R76C mutation altered Na(v)1.5 channel function. Here the process through which these data were quantified to create stationary Markov state models of wildtype and R76C channel function is described. The resulting channel descriptions were included in whole cell ICC and SMC computational models and simulations were performed to assess the cellular effects of the R76C mutation. The simulated ICC slow wave was decreased in duration and the resting membrane potential in the SMC was depolarized. Thus, the R76C mutation was sufficient to alter ICC and SMC cell electrophysiology. However, the cause-effect relationship between R76C and intestinal pseudo-obstruction remains an open question. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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