A novel µ-conopeptide, CnIIIC, exerts potent and preferential inhibition of NaV1.2/1.4 channels and blocks neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors
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Date | 2012-07 | ||||||||||||||||
Language | English | ||||||||||||||||
Author(s) | Favreau Philippe1, 2, Benoit Evelyne2, Hocking Henry G.3, Carlier Ludovic3, D'Hoedt Dieter4, Leipold Enrico5, 6, Markgraf Rene5, 6, Schlumberger Sebastien2, Cordova Marco A.7, Gaertner Hubert1, 8, Paolini-Bertrand Marianne8, Hartley Oliver8, Tytgat Jan9, Heinemann Stefan H.5, 6, Bertrand Daniel4, Boelens Rolf3, Stoecklin Reto1, Molgo Jordi2 | ||||||||||||||||
Affiliation(s) | 1 : Atheris Labs, Bernex Geneva, Switzerland. 2 : CNRS, Lab Neurobiol & Dev, Inst Neurobiol Alfred Fessard, F-91198 Gif Sur Yvette, France. 3 : Bijvoet Ctr Biomol Res, Utrecht, Netherlands. 4 : Dept Neurosci, Geneva, Switzerland. 5 : Univ Jena, Dept Biophys, Ctr Mol Biomed, Jena, Germany. 6 : Jena Univ Hosp, Jena, Germany. 7 : Univ Chile, Fac Med, Inst Biomed Sci, Lab Marine Toxins,Program Physiol & Biophys, Santiago 7, Chile. 8 : Univ Geneva, Fac Med, Dept Struct Biol & Bioinformat, CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland. 9 : Toxicol Lab, Louvain, Belgium. |
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Source | British Journal Of Pharmacology (0007-1188) (Wiley-blackwell), 2012-07 , Vol. 166 , N. 5 , P. 1654-1668 | ||||||||||||||||
DOI | 10.1111/j.1476-5381.2012.01837.x | ||||||||||||||||
WOS© Times Cited | 42 | ||||||||||||||||
Keyword(s) | cone snail venom, mu-conotoxin, voltage-gated sodium channel, nicotinic acetylcholine receptor, myorelaxant, twitch tension, NMR structure | ||||||||||||||||
Abstract | BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The mu-conopeptide family is defined by its ability to block voltage-gated sodium channels (VGSCs), a property that can be used for the development of myorelaxants and analgesics. We characterized the pharmacology of a new mu-conopeptide (mu-CnIIIC) on a range of preparations and molecular targets to assess its potential as a myorelaxant. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH mu-CnIIIC was sequenced, synthesized and characterized by its direct block of elicited twitch tension in mouse skeletal muscle and action potentials in mouse sciatic and pike olfactory nerves. mu-CnIIIC was also studied on HEK-293 cells expressing various rodent VGSCs and also on voltage-gated potassium channels and nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) to assess cross-interactions. Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) experiments were carried out for structural data. KEY RESULTS Synthetic mu-CnIIIC decreased twitch tension in mouse hemidiaphragms (IC50= 150 nM), and displayed a higher blocking effect in mouse extensor digitorum longus muscles (IC = 46 nM), compared with mu-SIIIA, mu-SmIIIA and mu-PIIIA. mu-CnIIIC blocked NaV1.4 (IC50= 1.3 nM) and NaV1.2 channels in a long-lasting manner. Cardiac NaV1.5 and DRG-specific NaV1.8 channels were not blocked at 1 mu M. mu-CnIIIC also blocked the a3 beta 2 nAChR subtype (IC50= 450 nM) and, to a lesser extent, on the a7 and a4 beta 2 subtypes. Structure determination of mu-CnIIIC revealed some similarities to a-conotoxins acting on nAChRs. CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS mu-CnIIIC potently blocked VGSCs in skeletal muscle and nerve, and hence is applicable to myorelaxation. Its atypical pharmacological profile suggests some common structural features between VGSCs and nAChR channels. |
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