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Three dimensional solution structure of huwentoxin-IV by 2D 1H-NMR
Structural highlights
FunctionTXH4_CYRSC This lethal neurotoxin (without cyclization at position 53) inhibits neuronal voltage-gated sodium channel Nav1.2/SCN2A (IC(50)=10-150 nM), rNav1.3/SCN3A (IC(50)=338 nM), Nav1.6/SCN8A (IC(50)=117 nM), and hNav1.7/SCN9A (IC(50)=9.6-33 nM) (PubMed:18628201, PubMed:20855463, PubMed:25658507, PubMed:29703751,PubMed:31234412, PubMed:23760503). It inhibits activation of sodium channel by trapping the voltage sensor of domain II (DIIS4) in the closed configuration (PubMed:18628201, PubMed:23760503). The toxin neither shifts the Nav1.7/SCN9A activation curve nor modifies the slope factor (PubMed:20855463). It does not slow fast-inactivation of hNav1.7/SCN9A channels (PubMed:20855463). In addition, it has only a weak affinity for lipid membranes (PubMed:18054060, PubMed:29703751, PubMed:28115115). This toxin also exists with a pyroglutamate at position 53 (PubMed:23826086). The sole difference observed between modified (mHwTx-IV) and unmodified toxins is that moderate or high depolarization voltages (200 mV) permit the unmodified toxin to dissociate, whereas mHwTx-IV toxin does not dissociate, even at high depolarization voltages (PubMed:23826086). These data indicate that mHwTx-IV strongly binds to voltage sensor of sodium channel even at extreme depolarization voltages (PubMed:23826086).[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] Publication Abstract from PubMedWe have isolated a highly potent neurotoxin from the venom of the Chinese bird spider, Selenocosmia huwena. This 4.1-kDa toxin, which has been named huwentoxin-IV, contains 35 residues with three disulfide bridges: Cys-2-Cys-17, Cys-9-Cys-24, and Cys-16-Cys-31, assigned by a chemical strategy including partial reduction of the toxin and sequence analysis of the modified intermediates. It specifically inhibits the neuronal tetrodotoxin-sensitive (TTX-S) voltage-gated sodium channel with the IC(50) value of 30 nm in adult rat dorsal root ganglion neurons, while having no significant effect on the tetrodotoxin-resistant (TTX-R) voltage-gated sodium channel. This toxin seems to be a site I toxin affecting the sodium channel through a mechanism quite similar to that of TTX: it suppresses the peak sodium current without altering the activation or inactivation kinetics. The three-dimensional structure of huwentoxin-IV has been determined by two-dimensional (1)H NMR combined with distant geometry and simulated annealing calculation by using 527 nuclear Overhauser effect constraints and 14 dihedral constraints. The resulting structure is composed of a double-stranded antiparallel beta-sheet (Leu-22-Ser-25 and Trp-30-Tyr-33) and four turns (Glu-4-Lys-7, Pro-11-Asp-14, Lys-18-Lys-21 and Arg-26-Arg-29) and belongs to the inhibitor cystine knot structural family. After comparison with other toxins purified from the same species, we are convinced that the positively charged residues of loop IV (residues 25-29), especially residue Arg-26, must be crucial to its binding to the neuronal tetrodotoxin-sensitive voltage-gated sodium channel. Function and solution structure of huwentoxin-IV, a potent neuronal tetrodotoxin (TTX)-sensitive sodium channel antagonist from Chinese bird spider Selenocosmia huwena.,Peng K, Shu Q, Liu Z, Liang S J Biol Chem. 2002 Dec 6;277(49):47564-71. Epub 2002 Sep 11. PMID:12228241[11] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. References
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