Calciseptine

	Calciseptine
Molecular weight	7036
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Calciseptine (CaS) is a natural neurotoxin isolated from the black mamba Dendroaspis p. polylepis venom. This toxin consists of 60 amino acids with four disulfide bonds. Calciseptine specifically blocks L-Type calcium channels, but not other voltage-dependent Ca²⁺ channels such as N-type and T-type channels.^[1]

Sequence

Its amino acid sequence is: RICYIHKASL PRATKTCVEN TCYKMFIRTQ REYISERGCG CPTAMWPYQT ECCKGDRCNK ^[2]

Isolation

Calciseptine is purified from the venom of black mamba Dendroaspis p. polyepsis via three isolation steps: (1) gel filtration, (2) ion exchange on TSK SP 5PW, and (3) reverse-phase chromatograghy on RP18. It represents 2.8% of the total venom components.^[3]

Target

Calciseptine blocks L-type Ca²⁺ channels.^[1] As a result, it blocks spontaneous contractions of rat portal vein, contractions of the rat thoracic aorta, uterus and cardiac preparations.

References

^ ^a ^b [1] De Weille, J. R., Schweitz, H., Maes, P., Tartar, A. & Lazdunski, M. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 88, 1991 2437-2440. Cite error: The named reference "De Weille1991" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
^ [2], UniProtKB article
^ Schweitz, H., Bidard, J.-N. & Lazdunski, M. Toxicon 1990, 18, 847-856.

[De_Weille1991-1] [1] De Weille, J. R., Schweitz, H., Maes, P., Tartar, A. & Lazdunski, M. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 88, 1991 2437-2440. Cite error: The named reference "De Weille1991" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).

[uniprot-2] [2], UniProtKB article

[Schweitz1990-3] Schweitz, H., Bidard, J.-N. & Lazdunski, M. Toxicon 1990, 18, 847-856.

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