Conotoxins Targeting Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors: An Overview
Marine snails of the genus Conus are a large family of predatory gastropods with an unparalleled molecular diversity of pharmacologically active compounds in their venom. Cone snail venom comprises of a rich and diverse cocktail of peptide toxins which act on a wide variety of ion channels such as v...
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| author | Eline K. M. Lebbe Steve Peigneur Isuru Wijesekara Jan Tytgat |
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| description | Marine snails of the genus Conus are a large family of predatory gastropods with an unparalleled molecular diversity of pharmacologically active compounds in their venom. Cone snail venom comprises of a rich and diverse cocktail of peptide toxins which act on a wide variety of ion channels such as voltage-gated sodium- (NaV), potassium- (KV), and calcium- (CaV) channels as well as nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) which are classified as ligand-gated ion channels. The mode of action of several conotoxins has been the subject of investigation, while for many others this remains unknown. This review aims to give an overview of the knowledge we have today on the molecular pharmacology of conotoxins specifically interacting with nAChRs along with the structure–function relationship data. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3e4dad77fa524062b83a296cc02b380c2022-12-22T04:00:20ZengMDPI AGMarine Drugs1660-33972014-05-011252970300410.3390/md12052970md12052970Conotoxins Targeting Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors: An OverviewEline K. M. Lebbe0Steve Peigneur1Isuru Wijesekara2Jan Tytgat3Toxicology and Pharmacology, KU Leuven (University of Leuven), O&N2 P.O.Box 922, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, BelgiumToxicology and Pharmacology, KU Leuven (University of Leuven), O&N2 P.O.Box 922, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, BelgiumToxicology and Pharmacology, KU Leuven (University of Leuven), O&N2 P.O.Box 922, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, BelgiumToxicology and Pharmacology, KU Leuven (University of Leuven), O&N2 P.O.Box 922, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, BelgiumMarine snails of the genus Conus are a large family of predatory gastropods with an unparalleled molecular diversity of pharmacologically active compounds in their venom. Cone snail venom comprises of a rich and diverse cocktail of peptide toxins which act on a wide variety of ion channels such as voltage-gated sodium- (NaV), potassium- (KV), and calcium- (CaV) channels as well as nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) which are classified as ligand-gated ion channels. The mode of action of several conotoxins has been the subject of investigation, while for many others this remains unknown. This review aims to give an overview of the knowledge we have today on the molecular pharmacology of conotoxins specifically interacting with nAChRs along with the structure–function relationship data.http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/12/5/2970nicotinic acetylcholine receptorcone snail toxinsα-conotoxinsmode of actionworking mechanismacetylcholine binding proteincrystallographydocking model |
| spellingShingle | Eline K. M. Lebbe Steve Peigneur Isuru Wijesekara Jan Tytgat Conotoxins Targeting Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors: An Overview Marine Drugs nicotinic acetylcholine receptor cone snail toxins α-conotoxins mode of action working mechanism acetylcholine binding protein crystallography docking model |
| title | Conotoxins Targeting Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors: An Overview |
| title_full | Conotoxins Targeting Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors: An Overview |
| title_fullStr | Conotoxins Targeting Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors: An Overview |
| title_full_unstemmed | Conotoxins Targeting Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors: An Overview |
| title_short | Conotoxins Targeting Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors: An Overview |
| title_sort | conotoxins targeting nicotinic acetylcholine receptors an overview |
| topic | nicotinic acetylcholine receptor cone snail toxins α-conotoxins mode of action working mechanism acetylcholine binding protein crystallography docking model |
| url | http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/12/5/2970 |
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