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'''SOLUTION STRUCTURE OF THE POTASSIUM CHANNEL INHIBITOR AGITOXIN 2: CALIPER FOR PROBING CHANNEL GEOMETRY''' | '''SOLUTION STRUCTURE OF THE POTASSIUM CHANNEL INHIBITOR AGITOXIN 2: CALIPER FOR PROBING CHANNEL GEOMETRY''' | ||
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SOLUTION STRUCTURE OF THE POTASSIUM CHANNEL INHIBITOR AGITOXIN 2: CALIPER FOR PROBING CHANNEL GEOMETRY
Overview
The structure of the potassium channel blocker agitoxin 2 was solved by solution NMR methods. The structure consists of a triple-stranded antiparallel beta-sheet and a single helix covering one face of the beta-sheet. The cysteine side chains connecting the beta-sheet and the helix form the core of the molecule. One edge of the beta-sheet and the adjacent face of the helix form the interface with the Shaker K+ channel. The fold of agitoxin is homologous to the previously determined folds of scorpion venom toxins. However, agitoxin 2 differs significantly from the other channel blockers in the specificity of its interactions. This study was thus focused on a precise characterization of the surface residues at the face of the protein interacting with the Shaker K+ channel. The rigid toxin molecule can be used to estimate dimensions of the potassium channel. Surface-exposed residues, Arg24, Lys27, and Arg31 of the beta-sheet, have been identified from mutagenesis studies as functionally important for blocking the Shaker K+ channel. The sequential and spatial locations of Arg24 and Arg31 are not conserved among the homologous toxins. Knowledge on the details of the channel-binding sites of agitoxin 2 formed a basis for site-directed mutagenesis studies of the toxin and the K+ channel sequences. Observed interactions between mutated toxin and channel are being used to elucidate the channel structure and mechanisms of channel-toxin interactions.
About this Structure
1AGT is a Single protein structure of sequence from Leiurus quinquestriatus hebraeus. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
Reference
Solution structure of the potassium channel inhibitor agitoxin 2: caliper for probing channel geometry., Krezel AM, Kasibhatla C, Hidalgo P, MacKinnon R, Wagner G, Protein Sci. 1995 Aug;4(8):1478-89. PMID:8520473 Page seeded by OCA on Fri May 2 10:15:01 2008
