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Conotoxins that Confer Therapeutic Possibilities [PDF]
Marine Drugs, 2012 Cone snails produce a distinctive repertoire of venom peptides that are used both as a defense mechanism and also to facilitate the immobilization and digestion of prey. These peptides target a wide variety of voltage- and ligand-gated ion channels, which make them an invaluable resource for studying the properties of these ion channels in normal and ...
Magbubah Essack +2 more
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The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology, 2000 Fil: Blanton, Michael P.
Arias, Hugo Rubén, Blanton, Michael P
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Toxins, 2015 The α9α10-nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) has been implicated in pain and has been proposed to be a novel target for analgesics. However, the evidence to support the involvement of the α9α10-nAChR in pain is conflicted.
Sarasa A. Mohammadi +1 more
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Historical Perspective of the Characterization of Conotoxins Targeting Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels
Marine Drugs, 2023 Marine toxins have potent actions on diverse sodium ion channels regulated by transmembrane voltage (voltage-gated ion channels) or by neurotransmitters (nicotinic acetylcholine receptor channels).
James R. Groome
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Recent Advances in Conotoxin Classification by Using Machine Learning Methods
Molecules, 2017 Conotoxins are disulfide-rich small peptides, which are invaluable peptides that target ion channel and neuronal receptors. Conotoxins have been demonstrated as potent pharmaceuticals in the treatment of a series of diseases, such as Alzheimer’s disease,
Fu-Ying Dao +8 more
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Marine Drugs, 2023 Conotoxins are a class of disulfide-rich peptides found in the venom of cone snails, which have attracted considerable attention in recent years due to their potent activity on ion channels and potential for therapeutics.
Yong Wu +6 more
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Molecular basis for a pore block of Tentonin 3 expressed in HEK293 cells by a conopeptide, NMB‐1
British Journal of Pharmacology, EarlyView.Background and Purpose Tentonin 3 (TTN3/TMEM150C) is a mechanosensitive ion channel that plays critical roles in mechanotransduction processes. TTN3 forms a tetramer with a predicted rectangular shape and a central pore. A conotoxin ρ‐TIA and its synthetic analog, noxious mechanosensation blocker 1 (NMB‐1), were initially developed to inhibit slowly ...
Sujin Lim +10 more
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Biomedicines, 2020 Conotoxins form a diverse group of peptide toxins found in the venom of predatory marine cone snails. Decades of conotoxin research have provided numerous measurable scientific and societal benefits.
Walden E. Bjørn-Yoshimoto +6 more
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Preparation and Functional Identification of a Novel Conotoxin QcMNCL-XIII0.1 from Conus quercinus
Toxins, 2022 Conotoxins are tools used by marine Conus snails to hunt and are a significant repository for marine drug research. Conotoxins highly selectively coordinate different subtypes of various ion channels, and a few have been used in pain management. Although
Han Zhang, Anwen Liang, Xinghua Pan
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Experimental Physiology, EarlyView.Abstract Chronic visceral pain is a key symptom of irritable bowel syndrome. Modulation of voltage‐gated calcium and potassium channels by G protein‐coupled receptors plays a key role in dampening nociceptive transmission. Both baclofen and the analgesic peptide α‐conotoxin Vc1.1 activate GABAB receptors (GABABR), resulting in inhibition of CaV2.2 and ...
Mariana Brizuela +4 more
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