New insights into the therapeutic potential of Girk channels

R Luján, EMF de Velasco, C Aguado… - Trends in neurosciences, 2014 - cell.com
G protein-dependent signaling pathways control the activity of excitable cells of the nervous
system and heart, and are the targets of neurotransmitters, clinically relevant drugs, and …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of a G-protein-independent activator of GIRK channels

Y Zhao, PMU Ung, G Zahoránszky-Kőhalmi… - Cell reports, 2020 - cell.com
G-protein-gated inwardly rectifying K+(GIRK) channels are essential effectors of inhibitory
neurotransmission in the brain. GIRK channels have been implicated in diseases with …

ML297 (VU0456810), the first potent and selective activator of the GIRK potassium channel, displays antiepileptic properties in mice

K Kaufmann, I Romaine, E Days… - ACS chemical …, 2013 - ACS Publications
The G-protein activated, inward-rectifying potassium (K+) channels,“GIRKs”, are a family of
ion channels (Kir3. 1-Kir3. 4) that has been the focus of intense research interest for nearly …

Behavioral and genetic evidence for GIRK channels in the CNS: role in physiology, pathophysiology, and drug addiction

J Mayfield, YA Blednov, RA Harris - International review of neurobiology, 2015 - Elsevier
G protein-coupled inwardly rectifying potassium (GIRK) channels are widely expressed
throughout the brain and mediate the inhibitory effects of many neurotransmitters. As a …

Advances in targeting GIRK channels in disease

Y Zhao, I Gameiro-Ros, IW Glaaser… - Trends in pharmacological …, 2021 - cell.com
G protein-gated inwardly rectifying potassium (GIRK) channels are essential regulators of
cell excitability in the brain. While they are implicated in a variety of neurological diseases in …

Neuronal G protein-gated K+ channels

H Luo… - American Journal of …, 2022 - journals.physiology.org
G protein-gated inwardly rectifying K+ (GIRK/Kir3) channels exert a critical inhibitory
influence on neurons. Neuronal GIRK channels mediate the G protein-dependent …

G protein-activated inwardly rectifying potassium channels as potential therapeutic targets

T Kobayashi, K Ikeda - Current pharmaceutical design, 2006 - ingentaconnect.com
G protein-activated inwardly rectifying K+(GIRK; Kir3) channels regulate the neuronal activity
and heart rate. Molecular cloning of the GIRK channel genes has led to remarkable progress …

[HTML][HTML] The small molecule GAT1508 activates brain-specific GIRK1/2 channel heteromers and facilitates conditioned fear extinction in rodents

Y Xu, L Cantwell, AI Molosh, LD Plant… - Journal of Biological …, 2020 - ASBMB
G-protein–gated inwardly-rectifying K+(GIRK) channels are targets of G i/o-protein–signaling
systems that inhibit cell excitability. GIRK channels exist as homotetramers (GIRK2 and …

[HTML][HTML] Therapeutic potential of targeting G protein-gated inwardly rectifying potassium (GIRK) channels in the central nervous system

D Jeremic, I Sanchez-Rodriguez… - Pharmacology & …, 2021 - Elsevier
G protein-gated inwardly rectifying potassium channels (Kir3/GirK) are important for
maintaining resting membrane potential, cell excitability and inhibitory neurotransmission …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting GIRK channels for the development of new therapeutic agents

KB Walsh - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2011 - frontiersin.org
G protein-coupled inward rectifier K+ (GIRK) channels represent novel targets for the
development of new therapeutic agents. GIRK channels are activated by a large number of …