Huwentoxin-XVI, a 39 amino acids peptide, is potent and selective N-type Ca2+ channel blocker (IC50 ~ 60 nM). It can selectively and reversibly block N-type Ca2+ channels, but it does not block T-type Ca2+ channels, K+ channels or Na+ channels. It shows analgesic effects in vivo.
In this study, a novel neurotoxin named Huwentoxin-XVI (HWTX-XVI) specific for N-type calcium channels was purified and characterized from the venom of Chinese tarantula Ornithoctonus huwena. HWTX-XVI is composed of 39 amino acid residues including six cysteines that constitute three disulfide bridges. HWTX-XVI could almost completely block the twitch response of rat vas deferens to low-frequency electrical stimulation.
Huwentoxin-XVI, an analgesic, highly reversible mammalian N-type calcium channel antagonist from Chinese tarantula Ornithoctonus huwena
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