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Autor:
Edward Moczydlowski
Publikováno v:
Toxicon. 63:165-183
In many respects tetrodotoxin (TTX) is the quintessential natural toxin. It is unequivocally toxic to mammals with LD(50) values for mice in the range of 10 μg/kg (intraperitoneal), 16 μg/kg (subcutaneous), and 332 μg/kg (oral) (Kao, 1966). Its bi
Publikováno v:
Channels. 6:41-49
Spermidine and spermine, are endogenous polyamines (PAs) that regulate cell growth and modulate the activity of numerous ion channel proteins. In particular, intracellular PAs are potent blockers of many different cation channels and are responsible
Publikováno v:
The Journal of General Physiology
Journal of General Physiology, vol. 140, no. 4, pp. 435-454
Journal of General Physiology, vol. 140, no. 4, pp. 435-454
Voltage-gated Na+ channels (NaV channels) are specifically blocked by guanidinium toxins such as tetrodotoxin (TTX) and saxitoxin (STX) with nanomolar to micromolar affinity depending on key amino acid substitutions in the outer vestibule of the chan
Publikováno v:
Biochemistry. 47:5354-5367
The selectivity filter of most K+ channels contains a highly conserved Thr residue that uniquely forms the S4 binding site for K+ by dual coordination with the backbone carbonyl oxygen and side chain hydroxyl of the same residue. This study examines
Publikováno v:
Bioconjugate Chemistry. 17:689-699
Iberiotoxin (IbTx) is a scorpion venom peptide that inhibits BK Ca2+-activated K+ channels with high affinity and specificity. Automated solid-phase synthesis was used to prepare a biotin-labeled derivative (IbTx-LC-biotin) of IbTx by substitution of
Autor:
John Down, Alun Jones, Bruce G. Livett, Natalie M. Broxton, Jon-Paul Bingham, Edward Moczydlowski
Publikováno v:
Analytical Biochemistry. 338:48-61
We describe a strategy for the efficient, unambiguous assignment of disulfide connectivities in alpha-conotoxin SII, of which approximately 30% of its mass is cysteine, as an example of a generalizable technique for investigation of cysteine-rich pep
Publikováno v:
The Journal of General Physiology
Crystal structures of the tetrameric KcsA K+ channel reveal seven distinct binding sites for K+ ions within the central pore formed at the fourfold rotational symmetry axis. Coordination of an individual K+ ion by eight protein oxygen atoms within th
Publikováno v:
Journal of General Physiology. 124:691-701
According to the classic modulated receptor hypothesis, local anesthetics (LAs) such as benzocaine and lidocaine bind preferentially to fast-inactivated Na+ channels with higher affinities. However, an alternative view suggests that activation of Na+
Publikováno v:
Receptors and Channels. 10:131-138
After transient transfection of an hNav1.4-L443C/A444W mutant clone, HEK-293 cells exhibited large inactivation-deficient Na+currents. We subsequently established a stable cell line expressing robust inactivation-deficient Na+currents. Persistent lat
Publikováno v:
Journal of General Physiology. 121:375-398
Incorporation of BK Ca2+–activated K+ channels into planar bilayers composed of negatively charged phospholipids such as phosphatidylserine (PS) or phosphatidylinositol (PI) results in a large enhancement of unitary conductance (gch) in comparison