TY - JOUR
T1 - Solid-phase synthesis and biological evaluation of Joro spider toxin-4 from Nephila clavata
AU - Barslund, Anne Fuglsang
AU - Poulsen, Mette Homann
AU - Bach, Tinna Brøbech
AU - Lucas, Simon
AU - Kristensen, Anders Skov
AU - Strømgaard, Kristian
PY - 2011/3/25
Y1 - 2011/3/25
N2 - Polyamine toxins from orb weaver spiders are attractive pharmacological tools particularly for studies of ionotropic glutamate (iGlu) receptors in the brain. These polyamine toxins are biosynthesized in a combinatorial manner, providing a plethora of related, but structurally complex toxins to be exploited in biological studies. Here, we have used solid-phase synthetic methodology for the efficient synthesis of Joro spider toxin-4 (JSTX-4) (1) from Nephila clavata, providing sufficient amounts of the toxin for biological evaluation at iGlu receptor subtypes using electrophysiology. Biological evaluation revealed that JSTX-4 inhibits iGlu receptors only in high µM concentrations, thereby being substantially less potent than structurally related polyamine toxins.
AB - Polyamine toxins from orb weaver spiders are attractive pharmacological tools particularly for studies of ionotropic glutamate (iGlu) receptors in the brain. These polyamine toxins are biosynthesized in a combinatorial manner, providing a plethora of related, but structurally complex toxins to be exploited in biological studies. Here, we have used solid-phase synthetic methodology for the efficient synthesis of Joro spider toxin-4 (JSTX-4) (1) from Nephila clavata, providing sufficient amounts of the toxin for biological evaluation at iGlu receptor subtypes using electrophysiology. Biological evaluation revealed that JSTX-4 inhibits iGlu receptors only in high µM concentrations, thereby being substantially less potent than structurally related polyamine toxins.
KW - Former Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
U2 - 10.1021/np100746w
DO - 10.1021/np100746w
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 21188966
SN - 0163-3864
VL - 74
SP - 483
EP - 486
JO - Journal of Natural Products
JF - Journal of Natural Products
IS - 3
ER -