Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor (mAChR) inhibitor from snake venom: interaction with subtypes of human mAChR. 1999

S Miyoshi, and A T Tu
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, 80523, USA.

Snake venoms can contain a variety of well-studied neurotoxins, especially nicotinic acetylcholine receptor inhibitor, normally called postsynaptic neurotoxin. Karlsson first reported muscarinic acetylcholine receptor (mAChR) inhibitor from snake venom. In a previous study in our laboratory, we found a mAChR inhibitor from Naja naja sputatrix venom that bound to rat brain synaptosomes. Brain synaptosomes contain all subtypes of mAChRs, and thus the exact selectivity of the inhibitor could not be determined. mAChR inhibitor from N. naja sputatrix venom was purified and the binding to all human mAChR subtypes (M1, M2, M3, M4, and M5) was investigated and is reported in this communication. The inhibitor bound to all subtypes of the human mAChR, but showed considerably high selectivity for the M5 subtype. It was also found that the reduction of disulfide bonds in the inhibitor eliminated the binding to the mAChR. This suggests that a specific tertiary conformation maintained by disulfide bonds is essential for binding to the mAChR. An oligo peptide, QIHDNCYNE, comparable to a part of the inhibitor molecule, was synthesized and studied for its binding to the mAChR. The synthetic peptide did not show any binding activity, suggesting this portion of the inhibitor molecule is not involved in mAChR binding. The selective binding of the M5 mAChR subtype to antagonists has not yet been reported. Therefore, the purified inhibitor reported in this communication may be a useful tool to clarify the mechanism of muscarinic cholinergic transmission.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007700 Kinetics The rate dynamics in chemical or physical systems.
D008969 Molecular Sequence Data Descriptions of specific amino acid, carbohydrate, or nucleotide sequences which have appeared in the published literature and/or are deposited in and maintained by databanks such as GENBANK, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), National Biomedical Research Foundation (NBRF), or other sequence repositories. Sequence Data, Molecular,Molecular Sequencing Data,Data, Molecular Sequence,Data, Molecular Sequencing,Sequencing Data, Molecular
D009842 Oligopeptides Peptides composed of between two and twelve amino acids. Oligopeptide
D010446 Peptide Fragments Partial proteins formed by partial hydrolysis of complete proteins or generated through PROTEIN ENGINEERING techniques. Peptide Fragment,Fragment, Peptide,Fragments, Peptide
D011813 Quinuclidinyl Benzilate A high-affinity muscarinic antagonist commonly used as a tool in animal and tissue studies. Benzilate, Quinuclidinyl
D011976 Receptors, Muscarinic One of the two major classes of cholinergic receptors. Muscarinic receptors were originally defined by their preference for MUSCARINE over NICOTINE. There are several subtypes (usually M1, M2, M3....) that are characterized by their cellular actions, pharmacology, and molecular biology. Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptors,Muscarinic Receptors,Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptor,Muscarinic Receptor,Acetylcholine Receptor, Muscarinic,Acetylcholine Receptors, Muscarinic,Receptor, Muscarinic,Receptor, Muscarinic Acetylcholine,Receptors, Muscarinic Acetylcholine
D011994 Recombinant Proteins Proteins prepared by recombinant DNA technology. Biosynthetic Protein,Biosynthetic Proteins,DNA Recombinant Proteins,Recombinant Protein,Proteins, Biosynthetic,Proteins, Recombinant DNA,DNA Proteins, Recombinant,Protein, Biosynthetic,Protein, Recombinant,Proteins, DNA Recombinant,Proteins, Recombinant,Recombinant DNA Proteins,Recombinant Proteins, DNA
D002122 Calcium Chloride A salt used to replenish calcium levels, as an acid-producing diuretic, and as an antidote for magnesium poisoning. Calcium Chloride Dihydrate,Calcium Chloride, Anhydrous
D004546 Elapid Venoms Venoms from snakes of the family Elapidae, including cobras, kraits, mambas, coral, tiger, and Australian snakes. The venoms contain polypeptide toxins of various kinds, cytolytic, hemolytic, and neurotoxic factors, but fewer enzymes than viper or crotalid venoms. Many of the toxins have been characterized. Cobra Venoms,Elapidae Venom,Elapidae Venoms,Naja Venoms,Cobra Venom,Elapid Venom,Hydrophid Venom,Hydrophid Venoms,King Cobra Venom,Naja Venom,Ophiophagus hannah Venom,Sea Snake Venom,Sea Snake Venoms,Venom, Cobra,Venom, Elapid,Venom, Elapidae,Venom, Hydrophid,Venom, King Cobra,Venom, Naja,Venom, Ophiophagus hannah,Venom, Sea Snake,Venoms, Cobra,Venoms, Elapid,Venoms, Elapidae,Venoms, Hydrophid,Venoms, Naja,Venoms, Sea Snake
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man

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