Contryphan

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Conus textile, which produces contryphans
Conus textile, which produces contryphans

The contryphans (conus + tryptophan) are a family of peptides (IPR011062, SCOP 58505) which are active constituents of venom produced by cone snail (genus conus). The two amino acid cysteine residues in contryphans are linked by a disulfide bond. In addition, contryphans undergo an unusual degree of post-translational modification including epimerization of leucine and tryptophan, tryptophan bromination, amidation of the C-terminus, and proline hydroxylation.[1]

Contents

Family members

Contryphan family members include:

Peptide Sequence Species Reference
Des(Gly1)contryphan-R COwEPWC-NH2 C. radiatus [2]
Contryphan-R GCOwEPWC-NH2 C. radiatus [2]
Bromocontyphan-R GCOwEPXC-NH2 C. radiatus [3]
Contryphan-Sm GCOwQPWC-NH2 C. stercusmuscarum [4]
Contryphan-P GCOwDPWC-NH2 C. purpurascens [4]
Contryphan-R/Tx GCOwEPWC-NH2 C. textile [4]
Contryphan-Tx GCOWQPYC-NH2 C. textile [4]
Contryphan-Vn GDCPwKPWC-NH2 C. ventricosus [5]
Leu-contryphan-P GCVlLPWC-OH C. purpurascens [6]
Leu-contryphan-Tx CVlYPWC-NH2 C. textile [4]
Glaconryphan-M NγSγCPWHPWC-NH2 C. marmoreus [1]

where the sequence abbreviations stand for:

and the remainder of the letters refer to the standard one letter abbreviations for amino acids.

Mechanism of toxicity

NMR structure (PDB 1NXN) of Contryphan-Vn. The peptide backbone is depicted by a curved cartoon diagram while the amino acid side chains are represented by capped sticks. Carbon atoms are colored grey, nitrogen blue, oxygen red, and sulfur atoms yellow.
NMR structure (PDB 1NXN) of Contryphan-Vn. The peptide backbone is depicted by a curved cartoon diagram while the amino acid side chains are represented by capped sticks. Carbon atoms are colored grey, nitrogen blue, oxygen red, and sulfur atoms yellow.

The venom of cone snails cause paralysis of their fish prey. The molecular target has not been determined for all contryphan peptides however it is known that contryphan-Vn is a Ca2+-dependent K+ channel modulator, [5] while glacontryphan-M is a L-type calcium channel blocker.[1]







References

  1. ^ a b c Hansson K, Ma X, Eliasson L, Czerwiec E, Furie B, Furie BC, Rorsman P, Stenflo J (2004). "The first gamma-carboxyglutamic acid-containing contryphan. A selective L-type calcium ion channel blocker isolated from the venom of Conus marmoreus". J. Biol. Chem. 279 (31): 32453–63. doi:10.1074/jbc.M313825200. PMID 15155730. 
  2. ^ a b Jimenéz EC, Olivera BM, Gray WR, Cruz LJ (1996). "Contryphan is a D-tryptophan-containing Conus peptide". J. Biol. Chem. 271 (45): 28002–5. doi:10.1074/jbc.271.45.28002. PMID 8910408. 
  3. ^ Jimenez EC, Craig AG, Watkins M, Hillyard DR, Gray WR, Gulyas J, Rivier JE, Cruz LJ, Olivera BM (1997). "Bromocontryphan: post-translational bromination of tryptophan". Biochemistry 36 (5): 989–94. doi:10.1021/bi962840p. PMID 9033387. 
  4. ^ a b c d e Jacobsen R, Jimenez EC, Grilley M, Watkins M, Hillyard D, Cruz LJ, Olivera BM (1998). "The contryphans, a D-tryptophan-containing family of Conus peptides: interconversion between conformers". J. Pept. Res. 51 (3): 173–9. PMID 9531419. 
  5. ^ a b Massilia GR, Schininà ME, Ascenzi P, Polticelli F (2001). "Contryphan-Vn: a novel peptide from the venom of the Mediterranean snail Conus ventricosus". Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 288 (4): 908–13. doi:10.1006/bbrc.2001.5833. PMID 11688995. 
  6. ^ Jacobsen RB, Jimenez EC, De la Cruz RG, Gray WR, Cruz LJ, Olivera BM (1999). "A novel D-leucine-containing Conus peptide: diverse conformational dynamics in the contryphan family". J. Pept. Res. 54 (2): 93–9. doi:10.1034/j.1399-3011.1999.00093.x. PMID 10461743. 

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