Journal: bioRxiv
Article Title: Non-canonical Sodium Channel Isoforms Underlie Chamber Specific Cardiac Excitability
doi: 10.1101/2025.08.27.672688
Figure Lengend Snippet: (A) NaV isoform selectivity of inhibitors GX-674 at 500 nM (orange; NaV1.2/1.6/1.7 and NaV1.5-GX), VSTx3 at 500 nM (green; NaV1.3/1.7/1.8), TTX at 50 nM (dark blue; NaV1.1/1.2/1.3/1.4/1.6/1.7), and μ-Conotoxin GIIIB at 200 nM (light blue; NaV1.4). (B) Average current density is similar in left and right ventricles but higher in the atria. Data from pooled WT and NaV1.5-GX cardiomyocytes (LV, n=13; RV, n=9; atria, n=18). Mean ± SD; ***, p<0.001; ****, p<0.0001; one-way ANOVA with post-hoc Tukey’s test. (C) Representative diary plots of peak current density and current traces (insets) of sodium currents during cumulative serial application of NaV inhibitors in isolated mouse cardiomyocytes from left ventricle (left), right ventricle (middle), and atria (right). Cells were held at a potential of -80 mV, hyperpolarized to -120 mV for 100 ms, and depolarized to -20 mV for 300 ms to elicit peak currents at 1 Hz in 50 mM Na + external solution. Scale bars in insets represent 5 nA (vertical) and 3 ms (horizontal). Bars above each plot indicate the application of NaV inhibitor at the concentrations described above. Experiments targeting NaV1.4, NaV1.1/1.3, and NaV1.8 in ventricle (middle left, bottom left) were performed in 140 mM Na + external solution in the presence of 500 nM GX-674 at baseline to amplify current from the target isoforms. (D) Estimated percent of the baseline sodium current attributable to each NaV isoform in LV, RV, and atria. Percentages of NaV1.4, NaV1.1/1.3, and NaV1.8 were scaled according to the average non-NaV1.5 and non-NaV1.2/1.6/1.7 current. Mean ± SD. Sample sizes are indicated above each bar. N ≥ 6 mice per heart chamber. (E) Summary of sodium current composition by NaV isoform in LV, RV, and atria. Legend as in panel D.
Article Snippet: Inhibitors were acquired from Alomone Labs (Jerusalem, Israel): VSTx-3 (STT-350), μ-conotoxin GIIIB (C-270) and TTX (T-500).
Techniques: Isolation