Table 2.
Potency of verinurad against human (h) URAT1 and rat (r) URAT1, and chimeric point mutants in TM1, TM7 and TM11.
| Human URAT1 | Verinurad affinity (IC50, µM) | Rat URAT1 | Verinurad affinity (IC50, µM) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild type | hURAT1 | 0.025 ± 0.0036 | rURAT1 | 41 ± 2.7 |
| TM1 point mutants | h-V18L | 0.026 ± 0.015 | r-L18V | 40 ± 6.1 |
| h-T21A | 0.026 ± 0.012 | r-A21T | 36 ± 5.2 | |
| h-M22V | 0.029 ± 0.013 | r-V22M | 43 ± 2.5 | |
| h-M25V | 0.029 ± 0.010 | r-V25M | 18 ± 3.2** | |
| h-V26T | 0.014 ± 0.0015 | r-T26V | 39 ± 5.5 | |
| h-S27P | 0.039 ± 0.0090* | r-P27S | 27 ± 3.4** | |
| h-M29L | 0.011 ± 0.0029** | r-L29M | 29 ± 3.3* | |
| h-L31V | 0.031 ± 0.010 | r-V31L | 29 ± 3.2* | |
| h-C32T | 0.095 ± 0.026**** | r-T32C | 29 ± 3.1* | |
| h-S35N | 0.36 ± 0.15*** | r-N35S | 10 ± 1.5**** | |
| TM7 point mutant | h-F365Y | 4.0 ± 1.7*** | r-Y365F | 2.9 ± 1.3**** |
| TM11 point mutant | h-I481M | 0.053 ± 0.010*** | r-M481I | 11 ± 3.1*** |
Values (mean ± SEM) are from at least three dose-response experiments as shown in Fig. 3. Asterisks indicate significant differences in mean values from the corresponding wild type transporter. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001, ****p < 0.0001.