ML 297

Description: ML 297 is a selective Kir3.1/3.2 (GIRK1/2) channel activator (IC50 values are 160, 887 and 914 nM for GIRK1/2, GIRK1/4 and GIRK1/3 respectively). ML 297 exhibits no effect on GIRK2, GIRK2/3, Kir2.1 and Kv7.4 channels, and has minimal effect on a panel of other ion channels, receptors and transporters. Target: Potassium Channel. Smiles: Cc1cc(NC(=O)Nc2ccc(F)c(F)c2)n(n1)-c1ccccc1. References: Wydeven N, Marron Fernandez de Velasco E, Du Y, Benneyworth MA, Hearing MC, Fischer RA, Thomas MJ, Weaver CD, Wickman K. Mechanisms underlying the activation of G-protein-gated inwardly rectifying K+ (GIRK) channels by the novel anxiolytic drug, ML297. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2014 Jul 22,111(29):10755-60.