Protease inhibitor homologues of dendrotoxin do not bind to dendrotoxin acceptors on synaptosomal membranes or facilitate neuromuscular transmission

Marshall, D L and Harvey, A L (1992) Protease inhibitor homologues of dendrotoxin do not bind to dendrotoxin acceptors on synaptosomal membranes or facilitate neuromuscular transmission. Biological chemistry Hoppe-Seyler, 373 (8). pp. 707-714. ISSN 0177-3593 (https://doi.org/10.1515/bchm3.1992.373.2.707)

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Abstract

The dendrotoxins are a homologous group of potassium channel-blocking polypeptides found in mamba snake venom. They are similar in sequence and structure to Kunitz-type serine protease inhibitors. Modified and native protease inhibitors were assayed for dendrotoxin-like activity using radioligand-binding and twitch tension-recording methods. Despite the large number and high concentration of compounds tested, no protease inhibitor displayed dendrotoxin-like activity. The results indicate that the protease-inhibiting and potassium channel-blocking activities of these two groups of polypeptides are not linked.

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