α-RgIA: A Novel Conotoxin That Specifically and Potently Blocks the α9α10 nAChR,
- 13 January 2006
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Biochemistry
- Vol. 45 (5), 1511-1517
- https://doi.org/10.1021/bi0520129
Abstract
The alpha9 and alpha10 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) subunits assemble to form the alpha9alpha10 nAChR subtype. This receptor is believed to mediate cholinergic synaptic transmission between efferent olivocochlear fibers and the hair cells of the cochlea. In addition alpha9 and/or alpha10 expression has been described in dorsal root ganglion neurons, lymphocytes, skin keratinocytes, and the pars tuberalis of the pituitary. Specific antagonists that selectively block the alpha9alpha10 channel could be valuable tools for elucidating its role in these diverse tissues. This study describes a novel alpha-conotoxin from the Western Atlantic species Conus regius, alpha-conotoxin RgIA (alpha-RgIA), that is a subtype specific blocker of the alpha9alpha10 nAChR. alpha-RgIA belongs to the alpha4/3 subfamily of the alpha-conotoxin family; sequence and subtype specificity comparisons between alpha-RgIA and previously characterized alpha4/3 toxins indicate that the amino acids in the C-terminal half of alpha-RgIA are responsible for its preferential inhibition of the alpha9alpha10 nAChR subtype.Keywords
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