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Discovery and validation of new Hv1 proton channel inhibitors with onco-therapeutic potential

Published inBiochimica et biophysica acta. Molecular cell research, vol. 1870, no. 3, 119415
Publication date2023-03
First online date2023-01-12
Abstract

The voltage-gated hydrogen channel Hv1 encoded in humans by the HVCN1 gene is a highly selective proton channel that allows large fluxes of protons across biological membranes. Hv1 form functional dimers of four transmembrane spanning proteins resembling the voltage sensing domain of potassium channels. Each subunit is highly selective for protons and is controlled by changes in the transmembrane voltage and pH gradient. Hv1 is most expressed in phagocytic cells where it sustains NADPH oxidase-dependent bactericidal function and was reported to facilitate antibody production by B cells and to promote the maturation and motility of spermatocytes. Hv1 contributes to neuroinflammation following brain damage and favors cancer progression possibly by extruding protons generated during aerobic glycolysis of cancer cells. Lack of specific Hv1 inhibitors has hampered translation of this knowledge to treat immune, fertility, or malignancy diseases. In this study, we show that the genetic deletion of Hv1 delays tumor development in a mouse model of granulocytic sarcoma and report the discovery and characterization of two novel bioavailable inhibitors of Hv1 channels that we validate by orthogonal assays and electrophysiological recordings.

Keywords
  • Cancer
  • Ion channels
  • Oxidases
  • Pharmacology
  • Screening
  • PH homeostasis
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Animals
  • Humans
  • Ion Channels / genetics
  • Ion Channels / metabolism
  • Protons
  • Cell Membrane / metabolism
  • NADPH Oxidases / metabolism
  • Phagocytes / metabolism
Citation (ISO format)
CHEMALY, Antoine et al. Discovery and validation of new Hv1 proton channel inhibitors with onco-therapeutic potential. In: Biochimica et biophysica acta. Molecular cell research, 2023, vol. 1870, n° 3, p. 119415. doi: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2022.119415
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