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- Title
IonFlux: A Microfluidic Patch Clamp System Evaluated with Human Ether-à-go-goRelated Gene Channel Physiology and Pharmacology.
- Authors
Andrew P. Golden; Nianzhen Li; Qin Chen; Tony Lee; Tanner Nevill; Xueying Cao; Juliette Johnson; Gül Erdemli; Cristian Ionescu-Zanetti; Laszlo Urban; Mats Holmqvist
- Abstract
AbstractIon channel assays are essential in drug discovery, not only for identifying promising new clinical compounds, but also for minimizing the likelihood of potential side effects. Both applications demand optimized throughput, cost, and predictive accuracy of measured membrane current changes evoked or modulated by drug candidates. Several competing electrophysiological technologies are available to address this demand, but important gaps remain. We describe the industrial application of a novel microfluidic-based technology that combines compounds, cells, and buffers on a single, standard well plate. Cell trapping, whole cell, and compound perfusion are accomplished in interconnecting microfluidic channels that are coupled to pneumatic valves, which emancipate the system from robotics, fluidic tubing, and associated maintenance. IonFlux™ is a state-of-the-art, compact system with temperature control and continuous voltage clamp for potential application in screening for voltage- and ligand-gated ion channel modulators. Here, ensemble recordings of the IonFlux system were validated with the human Ether-à-go-go related gene (hERG) channel (stably expressed in a Chinese hamster ovary cell line), which has established biophysical and pharmacological characteristics in other automated planar patch systems. We characterized the temperature dependence of channel activation and its reversal potential. Concentration response characteristics of known hERG blockers and control compounds obtained with the IonFlux system correlated with literature and internal data obtained on this cell line with the QPatch HT system. Based on the biophysical and pharmacological data, we conclude that the IonFlux system offers a novel, versatile, automated profiling, and screening system for ion channel targets with the benefit of temperature control.
- Subjects
ION channels; ION-permeable membranes; PATCH-clamp techniques (Electrophysiology); CELL culture; PHARMACOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGICAL effects of chemicals
- Publication
Assay & Drug Development Technologies, 2011, Vol 9, Issue 6, p608
- ISSN
1540-658X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1089/adt.2010.0362