Table 1: Common genes found in zebrafish and cause of sudden death syndrome in humans.

Zebrafish Genes

Protein

Function

Syndromes

References

SCN5A

Nav1.5

INa, AP, Ph0

BrS

LQTS

Channelopathies

[1, 2, 6, 38, 41, 72-78]

KCNK1-3-4

TWK-1/2; TASK-1; TRAAK

IKP, AP, Ph0, Ph1, Ph2, Ph3, Ph4

SQTS

LQTS

KCNH2

HERG

IKr, AP, Ph3

BrS

LQTS

SQTS

KCNJ2/12

Kir 2.1/2.2

IK1, AP, Ph3, Ph4

LQTS

SQTS

KCNJ3/5

Kir 3.1/3.4

IKAch, AP, Ph4

LQTS

KCNQ1

KVLQT1

IKs, AP, Ph3

LQTS

SQTS

CACNA1C

Cav1.2

ICa,L, AP, Ph2

BrS

LQTS

SQTS

RyR2

Ryanodine receptor

Calcium release

ARVD

CPVT

Cardiomyopathy

[74-76, 79-83]

Sarcomeric genes:

cmlc1, amhc, myl7, vmhc, ttn, tnnt2

Troponin T,

Titin.

myosin light chain,

Contractility

HCM

INa: Sodium current; IKr: the fast component of delayed rectifier potassium current; IKs: the slow component of delayed rectifier potassium current; IK1: the inward rectifier potassium current; IKAch: The acetylcholine-activated inward rectifier potassium current; IKP: leak K+ currents; ICa,L: L-type calcium current; AP: Action potential; Ph0: Phase 0; Ph1: Phase 1; Ph2: Phase 2; Ph3: Phase 3; Ph4: Phase 4; BrS : Brugada syndrome; LQTS: Long QT syndrome; SQTS: Short QT syndrome; ARVD: arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia; CPVT: catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia; HCM: hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.