VU041 is an inhibitor of Anopheles gambiae and Aedes aegypti inward rectifier potassium 1 channels (IC50: 2.5 μM and 1.7 μM, respectively). VU041 inhibits appreciably is mammalian Kir2.1 (IC50: 12.7 μM) and has less inhibitory effect on mammalian Kir1.1, Kir4.1, Kir6.2 SUR1, and Kir7.1.
Guanosine 5’-diphosphate (GDP) is a purine nucleotide and biosynthetic precursor of guanosine 5’-triphosphate .1It has been used to study the conformations of GTPases.2GDP (100 μM) activates sulfonylurea receptor 2B (SUR2B) linked to the inward-rectifier potassium channel 6.1 (Kir6.1) in HEK293T cells in a patch-clamp assay.3 1.Berg, J.M., Tymoczko, J.L., and Stryer, L.Biochemistry(2002) 2.Vetter, I.R., and Wittinghofer, A.The guanine nucleotide-binding switch in three dimensionsScience294(5545)1299-1304(2001) 3.Yamada, M., Isomoto, S., Matsumoto, S., et al.Sulphonylurea receptor 2B and Kir6.1 form a sulphonylurea-sensitive but ATP-insensitive K+ channelJ. Physiol.499(Pt 3)715-720(1997)
4,9-Anhydrotetrodotoxin (4,9-anhydro-TTX) is a derivative of TTX that selectively blocks inward sodium current through Nav1.6 voltage-activated sodium channels (IC50 = 7.8 nM in Xenopus oocytes). [1][2][3] It demonstrates IC50 values of 1.3, 0.34, 0.99, 78.5, 1.3, and >30 µM for Nav1.2, Nav1.3, Nav1.4, Nav1.5, Nav1.7, and Nav1.8, respectively.[1]
Bilaid C is a tetrapeptide μ-opioid receptor agonist (Ki= 210 nM in HEK293 cell membranes expressing the human receptor) that has been found inPenicillium.1It inhibits forskolin-induced cAMP accumulation by 77% in HEK293 cells expressing the human μ-opioid receptor when used at a concentration of 10 μM. Bilaid C induces inward rectifying potassium channel (Kir) currents in rat locus coeruleus slices that endogenously express high levels of the μ-opioid receptor (EC50= 4.2 μM). 1.Dekan, Z., Sianati, S., Yousuf, A., et al.A tetrapeptide class of biased analgesics from an Australian fungus targets the μ-opioid receptorProc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA116(44)22353-22358(2019)
DPNB-ABT 594 is a nitrobenzyl-caged ABT 594, a selective α4β2 nAChR agonist. One-photon uncaging evokes large inward currents and Ca2+transients on cell bodies and dendrites of medial habenular neurons in mouse brain slices. Two-photon uncaging induces fast nAChR-mediated currents. Photolyzed with high quantum yield of 0.20. Effective photolysis occurs using one- or two-photon excitation; one-photon uncaging requires illumination at 410 nm for 1.5-3 ms; two-photon uncaging requires illumination with appropriate two photon pulse laser at 710 nm for ~2 ms.
Zacopride is a selective agonist of inward rectifier potassium current (I K1) channel, inhibiting ventricular arrhythmias without affecting atrial arrhythmias.