Development of photocrosslinking probes based on Huwentoxin-IV to map the site of interaction on Nav1.7
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Journal Article
Abstract
Voltage-gated sodium (Nav) channels respond to changes in the membrane potential of excitable cells through the concerted action of four voltage-sensor domains (VSDs). Subtype Nav1.7 plays an important role in the propagation of signals in pain-sensing neurons and is a target for the clinical development of novel analgesics. Certain inhibitory cystine knot (ICK) peptides produced by venomous animals potently modulate Nav1.7, however the molecular mechanisms underlying their selective binding and activity remain elusive. This study reports on the design of a library of photoprobes based on the potent spider toxin Huwentoxin-IV and the determination of the toxin binding interface on VSD2 of Nav1.7 through a photocrosslinking and tandem mass spectrometry approach. Our Huwentoxin-IV probes selectively crosslink to extracellular loop S1-2 and helix S3 of VSD2 in a chimeric channel system. Our results provide a strategy that will enable mapping of sites of interaction of other ICK peptides on Nav channels.
Date Issued
2020-03-19
Date Acceptance
2019-10-24
Citation
Cell Chemical Biology, 2020, 27 (3), pp.306-313.e4
ISSN
2451-9456
Publisher
Elsevier
Start Page
306
End Page
313.e4
Journal / Book Title
Cell Chemical Biology
Volume
27
Issue
3
Copyright Statement
© 2019 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Sponsor
Medical Research Council (MRC)
Identifier
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451945619303563?via%3Dihub
Grant Number
MC_PC_14128
Subjects
Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
SODIUM-CHANNEL ANTAGONIST
INHIBITION
BINDING
REVEALS
POTENCY
Huwentoxin-IV
Nav1.7
diazirine
inhibitory cystine knot
peptide mapping
photoaffinity labeling
photocrosslinking
voltage-gated sodium channel
Publication Status
Published online
Date Publish Online
2019-11-12