ProTx-II-Biotin,aselectiveblockerofNav1.7
ProTx-II(Protoxin-II) isatoxinthatwasoriginallyisolatedfromThrixopelmapruriens(Peruviangreenvelvettarantula).ProTx-II inhibitsbothtetrodotoxin-sensitiveandtetrodotoxin-resistant channels. ProTx-II inhibitsactivationbyshiftingthevoltage-dependenceofchannelactivationtomorepositivepotentials. ProTx-II potentlyinhibitsallsodiumchannelsubtypestested(Nav1.2/SCN2A,Nav1.5/SCN5A,Nav1.7/SCN9A,andNav1.8/SCN10A).Itisapproximately15-foldmorepotenton Nav1.7/SCN9A thanonNav1.5/SCN5AchannelsandactsonCav3.1/CACNA1GandinteractsmoreweaklywiththerelatedT-TypechannelCav3.2/CACNA1HbutpotentlyinhibitstheL-typecalciumchannelCav1.2/CACNA1C. ProTx-II alsobindstophospholipids. ProTx-II,aselectiveinhibitorofNav1.7sodiumchannels,blocksactionpotentialpropagationinnociceptors.
ProTx-II-Biotin isaN-terbiotinlabeledversionofthewild-type ProTx-II
A,Recordingtracesoftransiently-expressedhumanNav1.7currentinthepresenceofProTxII-Biotin(100nM).Thecurrentwaselicitedbya50ms-depolarizingpulseto-10mVfromaholdingpotentialof-90mV.Inter-sweepperiodwas10s.Currentamplitudeswereplottedagainsttime.Notethattoxin-inducedinhibitionisresistanttowashout,howeveritcanbepartiallyrelievedbydepolarizingthecellmembrane.B,FamiliesofhNav1.7currenttracesincontrolandinthepresenceof100nMProTxII-Biotin.Currentswereevokedbydepolarizingpulsesfrom-60mVto40mV,whilethecellwasholdat-90mV.C,Amplitude-voltagerelationshipsobtainedfromB.
Description:
AAsequence: Biotin-Tyr-Cys2-Gln-Lys-Trp-Met-Trp-Thr-Cys9-Asp-Ser-Glu-Arg-Lys-Cys15-Cys16-Glu-Gly-Met-Val-Cys21-Arg-Leu-Trp-Cys25-Lys-Lys-Lys-Leu-Trp-OH
Disulfidebonds: Cys2-Cys16,Cys9-Cys21 andCys15-Cys25
Length(aa): 30
Formula: C178H254N48O43S9
MolecularWeight: 4052.74Da
Appearance:Whitelyophilizedsolid
Solubility: waterandsalinebuffer
CASnumber:
Source: Synthetic
Purityrate: >95%
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