敬钊毒素-Ⅲ对Nav1.8通道的抑制作用

敬钊毒素-Ⅲ(JingzhaotoxinⅢ,JZTX-Ⅲ)是从敬钊缨毛蛛毒液中分离到的一种门控调节型毒素,能选择性抑制钠通道亚型Nav1.5激活,但对其他6种钠通道亚型(Nav1.1 Nav1.4 Nav1.6和Nav1.7)无抑制作用。为了更好地研究钠通道结构与功能之间的关系,采用全细胞膜片钳技术检测了JZTX-Ⅲ对表达在ND7123细胞上的Nav1.8画道的影响。结果显示,JZTX-Ⅲ抑制Nav1.8电流,并且这种抑制作用具有时间和浓度依赖性,抑制时间常数和IC_(50)值分别为41.15±0.6 s和1.4±0.23μmol/L;1μmol/JZTX-Ⅲ使Nav1.8画道的电流-电压关系曲线和激活曲线分别向去极化方向漂移10 mV和9mV,使Nav.1.8通道的稳态失活曲线向超极化方向漂移16 mV,明显改变Nav1.8通道的激活和稳态失活动力学。此外,钠通道序列比对结果提示JZTX-Ⅲ可能通过结合Nav1.8通道DIIS3~S4连接环上的Lys(K)残基抑制Nav1.8通道。以上研究结果为进一步探索钠通道结构与功能之间的关系奠定了基础。     

海南捕鸟蛛毒素-IV对大鼠背根神经节细胞钠通道的抑制影响(英文)

海南捕鸟蛛毒素 IV(HNTX IV)是从中国捕鸟蛛Seleconosmiahainana粗毒中分离得到的一种肽类神经毒素 ,在成年大鼠背根神经节 (DRG)细胞上观察了该毒素对电压门控钠通道的影响。在全细胞膜片钳条件下 ,HNTX IV能明显抑制哺乳动物神经性河豚毒敏感型 (TTX S)钠电流 ,但不影响河豚毒不敏感型 (TTX R)钠电流。HNTX IV对DRG细胞TTX S钠电流的抑制作用具有浓度依从性 ,其有效半抑制浓度 (IC50 )为 44 .6nmol/L。该毒素不影响DRG钠电流的激活与失活时间特征 ,但能导致钠通道的半数稳态失活电压向超极化方向漂移约 10 .1mV。结果表明HNTX IV是一种新型的蜘蛛毒素 ,其影响电压门控钠通道的机制可能有别于那些结合于通道位点 3来延缓钠电流失活时间特征的蜘蛛毒素如δ 澳洲漏斗网蛛毒素、μ 美洲漏斗网蛛毒素I VI等。     

敬钊毒素-XI与突变体R3A-JZTX-XI的合成、复性及其药理活性鉴定

表达于b-胰岛细胞上的Kv2.1钾通道电流负责动作电位的复极化,从而调节胰岛素的分泌,是治疗2型糖尿病的有效作用靶点。敬钊毒素-XI(JZTX-XI) 是从敬钊缨毛蛛Chilobrachys jingzhao粗毒中分离纯化到的一种新型的肽类神经毒素,能够抑制非洲爪蟾卵母细胞上表达的Kv2.1钾通道电流。为了研究JZTX-XI的结构与功能关系,用芴甲氧羰基 (Fomc) 固相多肽合成方法合成了野生型JZTX-XI和突变体R3A-JZTX-XI,结合反相HPLC和质谱对不同条件下的氧化复性结果进行检测,从而得     

海南捕鸟蛛毒素-Ⅴ分离纯化及其抑制河豚毒敏感型钠通道活性研究

经阳离子交换和反相HPLC柱层析从海南捕鸟蛛（Seleconosmia hainana）粗毒中分离到1种新的神经毒素,命记为海南捕鸟蛛毒素－Ⅴ（Hainantoxin-Ⅴ,HNTX-Ⅴ）,MALDI－TOF质谱鉴定分子量为3969.5Da。在全细胞记录膜片钳模式下,HNTX－Ⅴ对成年大鼠背根神经节（DRG）细胞河豚毒敏感型（TTX－S）钠电流有抑制作用,但对河豚鼠不敏感型（TTX－R）钠电流无明显影响。HNTX－Ⅴ对TTX－S钠电流的抑制作用具有浓度依从性,其有效半抑制浓度（IC50）为46.8nmol/L。HNTX－Ⅴ不影响TTX－S钠电流的激活相和失活相,对钠通道的激活阈值和最大激活电压也无明显改变,表明HNTX－Ⅴ影响钠通道的作用机制明显有别于δ－ACTXs等蜘蛛毒素,推测HNTX－Ⅴ很可能类似于河豚毒、Saxitoxin和μ－conotoxins,同样作用于钠通道的位点S1。     

敬钊毒素-V对Kv4.3通道的抑制作用

K+通道亚型Kv4.3在调节心肌细胞动作电位的幅度与时程方面具有重要作用,是治疗心律失常的有效作用靶点,但目前世界上该通道的特异性抑制剂非常缺乏。敬钊毒素-V(Jingzhaotoxin-V,JZTX-V)是从敬钊缨毛蜘蛛粗毒中纯化到的一种新型肽类神经毒素,能够部分抑制大鼠背根神经节细胞上的瞬时外向K+电流,其半数有效抑制浓度(IC50值)为52.3nmol/L。为了研究JZTX-V对Kv4.3通道的作用,本实验通过多肽固相化学合成的方法得到JZTX-V,并用双电极杆电压钳技术检测JZTX-V对表达在非洲爪蟾卵母细胞上的Kv4.3通道电流的作用。结果显示,JZTX-V能够完全抑制Kv4.3通道电流,并且这种抑制作用具有浓度依赖性和时间依赖性,其IC50值为425.1nmol/L,JZTX-V还能够使通道的电流-电压关系曲线和稳态失活曲线分别向去极化方向漂移大约29mV和10mV,改变Kv4.3通道的动力学特征,因此我们推测JZTX-V是一种Kv4.3通道门控调制毒素。以上研究结果对于开发心肌Kv4.3通道的分子探针及以Kv4.3通道为靶点的药物设计具有借鉴作用。     

Lys4突变对敬钊缨毛蛛毒素-V钠通道活性的影响

敬钊缨毛蛛毒素-V(jingzhauotoxin-V,JZTX-V)是从敬钊缨毛蛛粗毒中纯化到的一种新型河豚毒素不敏感型钠通道抑制剂,为了深入研究该毒素的结构与功能关系,应用芴甲氧羰基(Fmoc)固相多肽化学合成方法合成了用丙氨酸(Ala)替代JZTX-V第4位赖氨酸残基的突变体K4A-JZTX-V,合成线性多肽经反相高效液相色谱分离纯化后进行谷胱甘肽氧化复性.复性产物分别用MALDI-TOF/TOF质谱进行相时分子质量的鉴定,用膜片钳电生理方法进行电压门控钠通道抑制活性分析.研究结果表明,Lys4被Ala取代后,K4A-JZTX-V对大鼠背根神经节细胞膜上表达的河豚毒素敏感型(TTX-S)钠通道的抑制活性与天然JZTX-V基本相当,提示Lys4与JZTX-V时TTX-S钠通道的抑制活性关系不大;而K4A-JZTX-V对河豚毒素不敏感型(TTX-R)钠通道的抑制活性却比天然JZTX-V下降了约8.3倍,说明Lye4是JZTX-V与河豚毒素不敏感型钠通道抑制活性相关的氨基酸残基.     

东亚钳蝎氯毒素BmKCT的表达和功能鉴定(英文)

从中国东亚钳蝎ButhusmartensiiKarsch的毒腺cDNA文库中分离得到了一个编码毒素蛋白多肽 (命名为BmKCT)前体的全长cDNA序列 .该毒素多肽与已报道的氯毒素 (chlorotoxin)高度同源 ,其蛋白质一级序列有 6 8%的同源性 .为了鉴定BmKCT的生物学功能 ,通过pGEX系统成功地表达了BmKCT ,并用GST亲和层析和凝胶过滤的方法获得了纯化的重组BmKCT毒素蛋白 (rBmKCT) .通过膜片钳实验 ,记录了rBmKCT对人脑星型胶质瘤细胞 (gliomascell)表面的氯离子通道电流的作用 .结果显示 ,BmKCT可以显著抑制人脑星型胶质瘤细胞表面的氯离子通道电流 ,并且这种抑制作用在一定程度上是可逆的 .实验证明 ,在细胞水平上 ,BmKCT是一种新的短链氯离子通道抑制剂 .     

Arg20突变对敬钊缨毛蛛毒素-V钠通道活性的影响

敬钊缨毛蛛毒素-V(Jingzhaotoxin-V, JZTX-V)是从敬钊缨毛蛛粗毒中纯化到的一种新型河豚毒素不敏感型钠通道抑制剂, 为了深入研究该毒素的结构与功能关系, 应用芴甲氧羰基(Fmoc)固相多肽化学合成方法合成了用丙氨酸(Ala)替代JZTX-V第20位精氨酸残基的突变体R20A-JZTX-V, 合成线性多肽经反相高效液相色谱分离纯化后进行谷胱甘肽氧化复性。复性产物分别用基质辅助激光解析飞行时间质谱(MALDI-TOF/TOF MS)进行分子量的鉴定, 用膜片钳电生理方法进行电压门控钠通道抑制活性分析。研究结果表明, Arg20被Ala取代后, R20A-JZTX-V对大鼠背根神经节细胞(DRG)膜上表达的河豚毒素敏感型(TTX-S)钠通道的抑制活性与天然JZTX-V相当, 提示Arg20与JZTX-V对TTX-S钠通道的抑制活性无关或关系不大; 而R20A-JZTX-V对TTX-R钠通道的抑制活性却比天然JZTX-V下降了约18.3倍, 说明Arg20是与JZTX-V对河豚毒素不敏感型(TTX-R)钠通道抑制活性相关的关键活性残基之一, 推测R20A-JZTX-V活性降低的原因是用Ala替代Arg20后改变了JZTX-V与TTX-R型钠通道的作用位点。     

Thr28突变对虎纹捕鸟蛛毒素-Ⅳ钠通道活性的影响

虎纹捕鸟蛛毒素-Ⅳ(HWTX-Ⅳ)是从虎纹捕鸟蛛粗毒中分离纯化到的一种新型多肽类神经毒素,能明显抑制表达于大鼠背根神经节细胞的河豚毒素敏感型(TTX-S)钠通道.为了更好地研究该毒素的结构与功能之间的关系,采用芴甲氧羰基(Fmoc)固相多肽化学合成法合成了用谷氨酸(Glu)替代HWTX-Ⅳ第28位苏氨酸残基的突变体T28D-HWTX-Ⅳ,线性多肽合成产物经反相高效液相色谱(HPLC)分离纯化后进行谷胱甘肽氧化复性.复性产物采用基质辅助激光解析飞行时间质谱(MALDI-TOF/TOF MS)技术鉴定分子质量,通过全细胞膜片钳电生理技术测定其电压门控钠通道药理学活性.当第28位Thr残基被Glu取代后,突变体T28D-HWTX-Ⅳ对表达于大鼠DRG细胞膜上的TTX-S钠通道的IC50值约为362 nmol/L,对TTX-S钠通道的抑制活性比天然HWTX-Ⅳ(IC50值=30 nmol/L)下降了约12倍,显示第28位的Thr残基是HWTX-Ⅳ与TTX-S型钠通道相互作用的关键活性残基.目前的研究为进一步探索HWTX-Ⅳ的结构与功能关系及新型镇痛药物的研发奠定了基础.     

海南捕鸟蛛毒素—Ⅳ对大鼠背根神经节细胞钠通道的抑制影响

海南捕鸟蛛毒素-Ⅳ（HNTX-Ⅳ）是从中国捕鸟蛛Seleconosmia hainana粗毒中分离得到的一种肽类神经毒素,在成年大鼠背根神经节（DRG）细胞上观察了该毒素对电压门控钠通道的影响。在全细胞膜片钳条件下,HNTX-Ⅳ能明显抑制哺乳动物神经性河豚毒敏感型（TTX-S）钠电流,但不影响河豚毒不敏感型（TTX-R）钠电流,HNTX-Ⅳ对DRG细胞TTX-S钠电流的抑制作用具有浓度依从性。其有效半抑制浓度（IC50）为44.6nmol/L。该毒素不影响DRG钠电流的激活与失活时间特征,但能导致钠通道的半数稳态失活电压向超极化方向漂移约10.1mV。结果表明HNTX-Ⅳ是一种新型的蜘蛛毒素,其影响电压门控钠通道的机制可能有别于那些结合于通道位点3来延缓钠电流失活时间特征的蜘蛛毒素如δ-澳洲漏斗网蛛毒素,μ-美洲漏斗网蛛毒素I-Ⅵ等。     

乙酰氨基葡萄糖转移酶Ⅴ在肿瘤转移中的作用及其分子机理

目前研究表明N-乙酰氨基葡萄糖转移酶Ⅴ在肿瘤转移中有重要作用.在恶性肿瘤中, N-乙酰氨基葡萄糖转移酶Ⅴ活性增高,其催化产物β1,6分支也增加,β1,6分支与肿 瘤的侵袭转移密切相关.本文综述了N-乙酰氨基葡萄糖转移酶Ⅴ催化形成N-糖链 β1,6分支的特点以及在N-糖链生物合成中的重要作用;还介绍了N-乙酰氨基葡萄糖转移酶Ⅴ基因组成和参与其基因调控的转录因子Ets-1,及基因表达组织特异性;着重综述了近年来N-乙酰氨基葡萄糖转移酶Ⅴ与肿瘤侵袭转移相关的分子机理的最新研究进展,包括了粘附分子钙粘蛋白(cadherin)和整合素α5β1的作用,修饰表皮生长因子受体调节信号 转导,及通过对上皮衍生的细胞表面丝氨酸蛋白酶matriptase的β1,6分支修饰促进仲瘤的 侵袭等方面.提示有效抑制N-乙酰氨基葡萄糖转移酶Ⅴ参与作用的位点,为设计抗肿瘤新药提供潜在的治疗靶点.     

Estrogen modulates potassium currents and expression of the Kv4.2 subunit in GT1-7 cells

The proper maintenance of reproduction requires the pulsatile secretion of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH), which is ensured by synchronized periodic firing of multiple GnRH neurons. Both hormone secretion and electrophysiological properties of GnRH cells are influenced by estrogen. The impact of 17beta-estradiol treatment on the function of voltage gated A- and K-type potassium channels, known modulators of firing rate, was therefore examined in our experiments using immortalized GnRH-producing GT1-7 neurons. Whole cell patch clamp recordings showed the absence of the A-type current in GT1-7 cells cultured in estrogen-free medium and after 8h 17beta-estradiol treatment. Exposure of the cells to 17beta-estradiol for 24 and 48 h, respectively, resulted in the appearance of the A-type current. The induction of the A-type current by 17beta-estradiol was dose-related (50 pM to 15 nM range). In contrast, the K-type potassium current was apparent in the estrogen-free environment and 17beta-estradiol administration significantly decreased its amplitude. Co-administration of 17beta-estradiol and estrogen receptor blocker, Faslodex (ICI 182,780; 1 microM) abolished the occurrence of the A-type current. Real-time PCR data demonstrated that expression of the Kv4.2 subunit of the A-type channel was low at 0, 0.5, 2 and 8h, peaked at 24h and diminished at 48 h 17beta-estradiol treatment (15 nM). These data indicate that potassium channels of GT1-7 neurons are regulated by estrogen a mechanism that might contribute to modulation of firing rate and hormone secretion in GnRH neurons.     

The CD26-related dipeptidyl aminopeptidase-like protein DPPX is a critical component of neuronal A-type K+ channels

Subthreshold-activating somatodendritic A-type potassium channels have fundamental roles in neuronal signaling and plasticity which depend on their unique cellular localization, voltage dependence, and kinetic properties. Some of the components of A-type K(+) channels have been identified; however, these do not reproduce the properties of the native channels, indicating that key molecular factors have yet to be unveiled. We purified A-type K(+) channel complexes from rat brain membranes and found that DPPX, a protein of unknown function that is structurally related to the dipeptidyl aminopeptidase and cell adhesion protein CD26, is a novel component of A-type K(+) channels. DPPX associates with the channels' pore-forming subunits, facilitates their trafficking and membrane targeting, reconstitutes the properties of the native channels in heterologous expression systems, and is coexpressed with the pore-forming subunits in the somatodendritic compartment of CNS neurons.     

It takes two to tango,but three to ISA

Rapidly inactivating A-type potassium channels are important determinants of firing frequency in many excitable cells. Nadal et al. (in this issue of Neuron) purified A-type potassium (I(SA)) channels from rat cerebellum and identified a novel beta subunit. This protein, DPPX, associates with the pore-forming subunits and endows previously elusive kinetic properties on A-type channels formed from cloned subunits.     

Effects of cyhalothrin on the transient outward potassium current in central neurons of Helicoverpa armigera

The effects of cyhalothrin on the transient outward potassium current in central neurons of Helicoverpa armigera were studied by using the patch clamp techniques. The results showed that before using cyhalothrin （10.5 mmol/L）, activation potential was approximately -40 mV, after application of the drug, the activation potential shifted roughly 10 mV to the negative potential direction, so channels can be activated more easily. Before and after cyhalothrin application, the change of current amplitude was insignificant. The value of V1/2 and k of activation curves did not change significantly, however, the V1/2 of the inactivation curves changed significantly. Inactivation curves significantly shifted to a negative direction, so that inactivation of the channels was hastened. It is indicated that there may exit a primary way in which cyhalothrin provides neurotoxicity to the nervous system through the regulation of activation potentials and inactivation state of IA channels.     

The epilepsy-linked Lgi1 protein assembles into presynaptic Kv1 channels and inhibits inactivation by Kvbeta1

The voltage-gated potassium (Kv) channel subunit Kv1.1 is a major constituent of presynaptic A-type channels that modulate synaptic transmission in CNS neurons. Here, we show that Kv1.1-containing channels are complexed with Lgi1, the functionally unassigned product of the leucine-rich glioma inactivated gene 1 (LGI1), which is causative for an autosomal dominant form of lateral temporal lobe epilepsy (ADLTE). In the hippocampal formation, both Kv1.1 and Lgi1 are coassembled with Kv1.4 and Kvbeta1 in axonal terminals. In A-type channels composed of these subunits, Lgi1 selectively prevents N-type inactivation mediated by the Kvbeta1 subunit. In contrast, defective Lgi1 molecules identified in ADLTE patients fail to exert this effect resulting in channels with rapid inactivation kinetics. The results establish Lgi1 as a novel subunit of Kv1.1-associated protein complexes and suggest that changes in inactivation gating of presynaptic A-type channels may promote epileptic activity.     

Shared requirement for dynein function and intact microtubule cytoskeleton for normal surface expression of cardiac potassium channels

Potassium channels at the cardiomyocyte surface must eventually be internalized and degraded, and changes in cardiac potassium channel expression are known to occur during myocardial disease. It is not known which trafficking pathways are involved in the control of cardiac potassium channel surface expression, and it is not clear whether all cardiac potassium channels follow a common pathway or many pathways. In the present study we have surveyed the role of retrograde microtubule-dependent transport in modulating the surface expression of several cardiac potassium channels in ventricular myocytes and heterologous cells. The disruption of microtubule transport in rat ventricular myocytes with nocodazole resulted in significant changes in potassium currents. A-type currents were enhanced 1.6-fold at +90 mV, rising from control densities of 20.9 +/- 2.8 to 34.0 +/- 5.4 pA/pF in the nocodazole-treated cells, whereas inward rectifier currents were reduced by one-third, perhaps due to a higher nocodazole sensitivity of Kir channel forward trafficking. These changes in potassium currents were associated with a significant decrease in action potential duration. When expressed in heterologous human embryonic kidney (HEK-293) cells, surface expression of Kv4.2, known to substantially underlie A-type currents in rat myocytes, was increased by nocodazole, by the dynein inhibitor erythro-9-(2-hydroxy-3-nonyl) adenine hydrochloride, and by p50 overexpression, which specifically interferes with dynein motor function. Peak current density was 360 +/- 61.0 pA/pF in control cells and 658 +/- 94.5 pA/pF in cells overexpressing p50. The expression levels of Kv2.1, Kv3.1, human ether-a-go-go-related gene, and Kir2.1 were similarly increased by p50 overexpression in this system. Thus the regulation of potassium channel expression involves a common dynein-dependent process operating similarly on the various channels.     

Crystal structure of Natratoxin, a novel snake secreted phospholipaseA2 neurotoxin from Naja atra venom inhibiting A-type K+ currents

Snake secreted phospholipasesA2 (sPLA2s) are widely used as pharmacological tools to investigate their role in diverse pathophysiological processes. Some members of snake venom sPLA2s have been found to block voltage-activated K(+) channels (K(v) channels). However, most studies involved in their effects on ion channels were indirectly performed on motor nerve terminals while few studies were directly done on native neurons. Here, a novel snake sPLA2 peptide neurotoxin, Natratoxin, composed of 119 amino acid residues and purified from Naja atra venom was reported. It was characterized using whole-cell patch-clamp in acutely dissociated rat dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons. It was found to effectively inhibit A-type K(+) currents and cause alterations of channel gating characters, such as the shifts of steady-state activation and inactivation curves to hyperpolarization direction and changes of V(1/2) and slope factor. Therefore, Natratoxin was suggested to be a gating modifier of K(v) channel. In addition, this inhibitory effect was found to be independent of its enzymatic activity. These results suggested that the toxin enacted its inhibitory effect by binding to K(v) channel. To further elucidate the structural basis for this electrophysiological phenomenon, we determined the crystal structure of Natratoxin at 2.2 A resolution by molecular replacement method and refined to an R-factor of 0.190. The observed overall fold has a different structural organization from other K(+) channel inhibitors in animal toxins. Compared with other K(v) channel inhibitors, a similar putative functional surface in its C-terminal was revealed to contribute to protein-protein interaction in such a blocking effect. Our results demonstrated that the spatial distribution of key amino acid residues matters most in the recognition of this toxin towards its channel target rather than its type of fold.     

A novel mechanism for the suppression of a voltage-gated potassium channel by glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide: protein kinase A-dependent endocytosis

The mechanisms involved in glucose regulation of insulin secretion by ATP-sensitive (K(ATP)) and calcium-activated (K(CA)) potassium channels have been extensively studied, but less is known about the role of voltage-gated (K(V)) potassium channels in pancreatic beta-cells. The incretin hormone, glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) stimulates insulin secretion by potentiating events underlying membrane depolarization and exerting direct effects on exocytosis. In the present study, we identified a novel role for GIP in regulating K(V)1.4 channel endocytosis. In GIP receptor-expressing HEK293 cells, GIP reduced A-type peak ionic current amplitude of K(V)1.4 via activation of protein kinase A (PKA). Using mutant forms of K(V)1.4 with Ala-Ser/Thr substitutions in a potential PKA phosphorylation site, C-terminal phosphorylation was shown to be linked to GIP-mediated current amplitude decreases. Proteinase K digestion and immunocytochemical studies on mutant K(V)1.4 localization following GIP stimulation demonstrated phosphorylation-dependent rapid endocytosis of K(V)1.4. Expression of K(V)1.4 protein was also demonstrated in human beta-cells; GIP treatment resulting in similar decreases in A-type potassium current peak amplitude to those in HEK293 cells. Transient overexpression in INS-1 beta-cells (clone 832/13) of wild-type (WT) K(V)1.4, or a T601A mutant form resistant to PKA phosphorylation, resulted in reduced glucose-stimulated insulin secretion; WT K(V)1.4 overexpression potentiated GIP-induced insulin secretion, whereas this response was absent in T601A cells. These results strongly support an important novel role for GIP in regulating K(V)1.4 cell surface expression and modulation of A-type potassium currents, which is likely to be critically important for its insulinotropic action.