2FQC
Solution structure of conotoxin pl14a
Summary for 2FQC
| Entry DOI | 10.2210/pdb2fqc/pdb |
| NMR Information | BMRB: 6951 |
| Descriptor | Alpha/kappa-conotoxin pl14a (1 entity in total) |
| Functional Keywords | alpha-helix, disulfide bonds, toxin |
| Biological source | Conus planorbis (Planorbis cone) |
| Total number of polymer chains | 1 |
| Total formula weight | 2921.54 |
| Authors | Craik, D.J.,Daly, N.L. (deposition date: 2006-01-18, release date: 2006-07-18, Last modification date: 2024-11-20) |
| Primary citation | Imperial, J.S.,Bansal, P.S.,Alewood, P.F.,Daly, N.L.,Craik, D.J.,Sporning, A.,Terlau, H.,Lopez-Vera, E.,Bandyopadhyay, P.K.,Olivera, B.M. A Novel Conotoxin Inhibitor of Kv1.6 Channel and nAChR Subtypes Defines a New Superfamily of Conotoxins Biochemistry, 45:8331-8340, 2006 Cited by PubMed Abstract: Using assay-directed fractionation of the venom from the vermivorous cone snail Conus planorbis, we isolated a new conotoxin, designated pl14a, with potent activity at both nicotinic acetylcholine receptors and a voltage-gated potassium channel subtype. pl14a contains 25 amino acid residues with an amidated C-terminus, an elongated N-terminal tail (six residues), and two disulfide bonds (1-3, 2-4 connectivity) in a novel framework distinct from other conotoxins. The peptide was chemically synthesized, and its three-dimensional structure was demonstrated to be well-defined, with an alpha-helix and two 3(10)-helices present. Analysis of a cDNA clone encoding the prepropeptide precursor of pl14a revealed a novel signal sequence, indicating that pl14a belongs to a new gene superfamily, the J-conotoxin superfamily. Five additional peptides in the J-superfamily were identified. Intracranial injection of pl14a in mice elicited excitatory symptoms that included shaking, rapid circling, barrel rolling, and seizures. Using the oocyte heterologous expression system, pl14a was shown to inhibit both a K+ channel subtype (Kv1.6, IC50 = 1.59 microM) and neuronal (IC50 = 8.7 microM for alpha3beta4) and neuromuscular (IC50 = 0.54 microM for alpha1beta1 epsilondelta) subtypes of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR). Similarities in sequence and structure are apparent between the middle loop of pl14a and the second loop of a number of alpha-conotoxins. This is the first conotoxin shown to affect the activity of both voltage-gated and ligand-gated ion channels. PubMed: 16819832DOI: 10.1021/bi060263r PDB entries with the same primary citation |
| Experimental method | SOLUTION NMR |
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