BeKm-1toxin isapeptidetoxinthathasbeenisolatedfromthevenomoftheCentralAsianscorpion Buthuseupeus.BeKm-1toxin hasbeenreportedtobeahighlyselectiveinhibitorofthehuman ether-a-go-goERG1channel(hERG1). BeKm-1 inhibitshERG1channelsexpressedinHEK-293cellswithan IC50 of3.3nM,buthasnoeffectat100nMonhumanEAG,humanSK1,ratSK2,humanIK,humanBK,KCNQ1/KCNE1,KCNQ2/KCNQ3,andKCNQ4channels.IthasalsominimaleffectsonratELK1channel. BeKm-1 inhibitsthehumanERG1+KCNE1combinationtransientlyexpressedinHEK-293cellswithanIC50 valueintherangeof10to30nM. BeKm-1toxin preferentiallyblockshumanERGchannelthroughtheclosed(resting)state,althoughsomeopenchannelblockadeisalsoreportedtooccur.
Description:
AAsequence: Arg-Pro-Thr-Asp-Ile-Lys-Cys7-Ser-Glu-Ser-Tyr-Gln-Cys13-Phe-Pro-Val-Cys17-Lys-Ser-Arg-Phe-Gly-Lys-Thr-Asn-Gly-Arg-Cys28-Val-Asn-Gly-Phe-Cys33-Asp-Cys35-Phe-OH
Disulfidebonds: Cys7-Cys28,Cys13-Cys33,andCys17-Cys35
Length(aa): 36
Formula: C174H261N51O52S6
MolecularWeight: 4091.70Da
Appearance:Whitelyophilizedsolid
Solubility: waterandsalinebuffer
CASnumber: Notavailable
Source: Synthetic
Purityrate: >97%
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