FN Archimer Export Format PT J TI A novel ยต-conopeptide, CnIIIC, exerts potent and preferential inhibition of NaV1.2/1.4 channels and blocks neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors BT AF FAVREAU, Philippe BENOIT, Evelyne HOCKING, Henry G. CARLIER, Ludovic D'HOEDT, Dieter LEIPOLD, Enrico MARKGRAF, Rene SCHLUMBERGER, Sebastien CORDOVA, Marco A. GAERTNER, Hubert PAOLINI-BERTRAND, Marianne HARTLEY, Oliver TYTGAT, Jan HEINEMANN, Stefan H. BERTRAND, Daniel BOELENS, Rolf STOECKLIN, Reto MOLGO, Jordi AS 1:1,2;2:2;3:3;4:3;5:4;6:5,6;7:5,6;8:2;9:7;10:1,8;11:8;12:8;13:9;14:5,6;15:4;16:3;17:1;18:2; FF 1:;2:;3:;4:;5:;6:;7:;8:;9:;10:;11:;12:;13:;14:;15:;16:;17:;18:; C1 Atheris Labs, Bernex Geneva, Switzerland. CNRS, Lab Neurobiol & Dev, Inst Neurobiol Alfred Fessard, F-91198 Gif Sur Yvette, France. Bijvoet Ctr Biomol Res, Utrecht, Netherlands. Dept Neurosci, Geneva, Switzerland. Univ Jena, Dept Biophys, Ctr Mol Biomed, Jena, Germany. Jena Univ Hosp, Jena, Germany. Univ Chile, Fac Med, Inst Biomed Sci, Lab Marine Toxins,Program Physiol & Biophys, Santiago 7, Chile. Univ Geneva, Fac Med, Dept Struct Biol & Bioinformat, CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland. Toxicol Lab, Louvain, Belgium. C2 ATHERIS LABS, SWITZERLAND CNRS, FRANCE UNIV UTRECHT, NETHERLANDS UNIV GENEVA, SWITZERLAND UNIV JENA, GERMANY JENA UNIV HOSP, GERMANY UNIV CHILE, CHILE UNIV GENEVA, SWITZERLAND UNIV CATHOLIC LOUVAIN, BELGIUM IF 5.07 TC 42 UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00467/57830/60132.pdf https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00467/57830/60133.pdf https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00467/57830/60134.pdf LA English DT Article CR TROPICAL DEEP-SEA BENTHOS DE ;cone snail venom;mu-conotoxin;voltage-gated sodium channel;nicotinic acetylcholine receptor;myorelaxant;twitch tension;NMR structure AB 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. PY 2012 PD JUN SO British Journal Of Pharmacology SN 0007-1188 PU Wiley-blackwell VL 166 IS 5 UT 000305560800015 BP 1654 EP 1668 DI 10.1111/j.1476-5381.2012.01837.x ID 57830 ER EF