A new Conus peptide ligand for mammalian presynaptic Ca2+ channels - PubMed (original) (raw)

A new Conus peptide ligand for mammalian presynaptic Ca2+ channels

D R Hillyard et al. Neuron. 1992 Jul.

Abstract

Voltage-sensitive Ca2+ channels that control neurotransmitter release are blocked by omega-conotoxin (omega-CgTx) GVIA from the marine snail Conus geographus, the most widely used inhibitor of neurotransmitter release. However, many mammalian synapses are omega-CgTx-GVIA insensitive. We describe a new Conus peptide, omega-CgTx-MVIIC, that is an effective inhibitor of omega-CgTx-GVIA-resistant synaptic transmission. Ca2+ channel targets that are inhibited by omega-CgTx-MVIIC but not by omega-CgTx-GVIA include those mediating depolarization-induced 45Ca2+ uptake in rat synaptosome preparations, "P" currents in cerebellar Purkinje cells, and a subset of omega-CgTx-GVIA-resistant currents in CA1 hippocampal pyramidal cells. The characterization of omega-CgTx-MVIIC by a combination of molecular genetics and chemical synthesis defines a general approach for obtaining ligands with novel receptor subtype specificity from Conus.

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