Solution structure of a novel α-conotoxin with a distinctive loop spacing pattern.

Abstract:

:α-Pharmacological conotoxins are among the most selective ligands of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors with typical cysteine frameworks. They are characterized by the intercysteine loop and classified into various subfamilies, such as α3/5 and α4/7 conotoxins. A novel α-conotoxin, Pu14a (DCPPHPVPGMHKCVCLKTC), with a distinct loop spacing pattern between cysteines was reported recently. Pu14a belongs to the Cys framework 14 (-C-C-C-C) family containing four proline residues in the loop 1 region. Similar to another framework 14 conotoxin Lt14a (MCPPLCKPSCTNC-NH2), Pu14a has C1-C3/C2-C4 disulfide linkage, and can inhibit some subtypes of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. In this study, the solution structure of Pu14a was investigated using 1H nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy to understand the structure-activity relationship of this conotoxin. 20 converged structures of this conopeptide, with RMSD value of 0.77 Å, were obtained based on distance constraints, dihedral angles and disulfide bond constraints. The three-dimensional structure of Pu14a showed remarkable difference from typical α-conotoxins because of a large intercysteine loop between C2 and C13, as well as a 3(10)-helix near the C-terminal. Furthermore, four proline residues in Pu14a adopted the trans conformation that may correlate with the large loop configuration and the biological activity of this conopeptide. The distinct structural characteristics of Pu14a will be very useful for studying the structure-activity relationship of α-conotoxins.

journal_name

Amino Acids

journal_title

Amino acids

authors

Zhang B,Huang F,Du W

doi

10.1007/s00726-011-1093-x

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2012-07-01 00:00:00

pages

389-96

issue

1

eissn

0939-4451

issn

1438-2199

journal_volume

43

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