平颏海蛇3种短链神经毒素的基因克隆与功能比较

通过构建平颏海蛇毒腺cDNA文库得到 3个编码短链神经毒素的cDNA ,sn12、sn36和sn16 0 ,它们编码6 0个氨基酸的成熟肽 ,氨基酸序列比较表明三者之间只存在第 46位氨基酸残基的差异 ,分别为Pro4 6、His4 6和Arg4 6。在大肠杆菌中重组表达以上 3种同源序列 ,重组神经毒素SN12、SN36和SN16 0对昆明小鼠 (i.p .)的半致死剂量 (LD50 )分别是 0 .0 95 6mg/kg、0 .346 7mg/kg和 0 .2 192mg/kg ;在对昆明小鼠 (i.p .)的醋酸扭体反应镇痛实验中 ,SN12和SN16 0表现出相似的效果 ,而SN36则存在明显的差异。平颏海蛇短链神经毒素SN12、SN36和SN16 0之间只存在第 46位氨基酸残基的差异 ,在生物活性上却显示出明显的区别 ,因而推测第 46位氨基酸与短链神经毒素对烟碱型乙酰胆碱受体结合功能相关

Identification and Funtional Characterization of Three Postsynaptic Short chain Neurotoxins from Hydrophiinae, Lapemis hardwickii Gray

Three cDNA clones, sn 12, sn 36 and sn 160, encoding isoforms of postsynaptic short chain neurotoxins, were cloned by screening a cDNA library of the venom from Hydrophiinae, Lapemis hardwickii Gray. The sequences of three cDNA clones encoded proteins consisting of 60 amino acid residues. There was only one amino acid substitution among the three isoforms SN12, SN36 and SN160 at the position 46 of mature proteins, and they were Pro 46 , His 46 and Arg 46 , respectively. The three molecules were expressed in Escherichia coli and the recombinant proteins were characterized. Different LD 50 were obtained, namely 0.0956 mg/kg, 0.3467 mg/kg and 0.2192 mg/kg, when the SN12, SN36 and SN160 were injected into Kunming mice(i.p.). In analgesic effect assayed by the acetic acid induced writhing method, SN12 and SN160 showed similar analgesic effect, but SN36 had effects significantly different with the other two. Our studies suggested that the amino acid residues on position 46 could affect the combination between the postsynaptic short chain neurotoxins and the nicotinic acetylchoine receptor, since different amino acid substitution resulted in different biological activities.