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Characterization of ClC-1 chloride channels in zebrafish: a new model to study myotonia
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The function of the chloride channel ClC-1 is crucial for the control of muscle excitability. Thus, reduction of ClC-1 functions by CLCN1 mutations leads to myotonia congenita. Many different animal models have contributed to understanding the myotonia pathophysiology. However, these models do not allow in vivo screening of potentially therapeutic drugs, as the zebrafish model does. In this work, we identified and characterized the two zebrafish orthologues (clc-1a and clc-1b) of the ClC-1 channel. Both channels are mostly expressed in the skeletal muscle as revealed by RT-PCR, western blot, and electrophysiological recordings of myotubes, and clc-1a is predominantly expressed in adult stages. Characterization in Xenopus oocytes shows that the zebrafish channels display similar anion selectivity and voltage dependence to their human counterparts. However, they show reduced sensitivity to the inhibitor 9-anthracenecarboxylic acid (9-AC), and acidic pH inverts the voltage dependence of activation. Reduction of clc-1a/b expression hampers spontaneous and mechanically stimulated movement, which could be reverted by expression of human ClC-1 but not by some ClC-1 containing myotonia mutations. Treatment of clc-1-depleted zebrafish with mexiletine, a typical drug used in human myotonia, improves the motor behaviour. Our work extends the repertoire of ClC channels to evolutionary structure–function studies and proposes the zebrafish clcn1 crispant model as a simple tool to find novel therapies for myotonia.
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GAITÁN-PEÑAS, Héctor, et al. Characterization of ClC-1 chloride channels in zebrafish: a new model to study myotonia. Journal of Physiology. 2024. Vol. 602, num. 16, pags. 3975-3994. ISSN 0022-3751. [consulted: 28 of June of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/229705