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'''Joro Spider Toxin''' (Joro toxin, JSTX) - a toxin which was originally extracted from the [[spider]] ''Nephila clavata'' [[venom]]. The compound has demonstrated the ability to selectively block postsynaptic [[glutamate]] potentials, [[AMPA receptor|AMPA glutamate receptors]], and to antagonise the effect of [[NMDA receptor]]s in the [[CNS]] of vertebrates. However, it does not affect aspartate-induced neural depolarization, resting membrane potential, nerve terminal spontaneous signalling, or inhibitory postsynaptic potentials. |
'''Joro Spider Toxin''' (Joro toxin, JSTX) - a toxin which was originally extracted from the [[spider]] ''Nephila clavata'' [[venom]]. The compound has demonstrated the ability to selectively block postsynaptic [[glutamate]] potentials, [[AMPA receptor|AMPA glutamate receptors]], and to antagonise the effect of [[NMDA receptor]]s in the [[CNS]] of vertebrates. However, it does not affect aspartate-induced neural depolarization, resting membrane potential, nerve terminal spontaneous signalling, or inhibitory postsynaptic potentials. |
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==Literature== |
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* Kawai, N., et al. 1982.[http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0006899382910447 Spider venom contains specific receptor blocker of glutaminergic synapses] Brain Res. 247: 169-171. |
* Kawai, N., et al. 1982.[http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0006899382910447 Spider venom contains specific receptor blocker of glutaminergic synapses] Brain Res. 247: 169-171. |
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* Shudo, K., et al. 1987. [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0168010287900265 Newly synthesized analogues of the spider toxin block the crustacean glutamate receptor] Neurosci. Res. 5: 82-85. |
* Shudo, K., et al. 1987. [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0168010287900265 Newly synthesized analogues of the spider toxin block the crustacean glutamate receptor] Neurosci. Res. 5: 82-85. |
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IUPAC name
N1-{5-[(N-{4-[(3-aminopropyl)amino]butyl}-β-alanyl)amino]pentyl}-N2-[(2,4-dihydroxyphenyl)acetyl]-L-aspartamide
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Other names
Joro Spider toxin
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3D model (JSmol)
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ChemSpider | |
ECHA InfoCard | 100.217.900 |
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PubChem CID
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CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
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Properties | |
C27H47N7O6 | |
Molar mass | 565.7 |
Appearance | White-grey powder |
Density | 1.196 g/cm3 |
Boiling point | 979.883 °C |
Acidity (pKa) | 9.53 |
Basicity (pKb) | 10.573 |
Hazards | |
Flash point | 546.414 °C |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Joro Spider Toxin (Joro toxin, JSTX) - a toxin which was originally extracted from the spider Nephila clavata venom. The compound has demonstrated the ability to selectively block postsynaptic glutamate potentials, AMPA glutamate receptors, and to antagonise the effect of NMDA receptors in the CNS of vertebrates. However, it does not affect aspartate-induced neural depolarization, resting membrane potential, nerve terminal spontaneous signalling, or inhibitory postsynaptic potentials.
Literature
- Kawai, N., et al. 1982.Spider venom contains specific receptor blocker of glutaminergic synapses Brain Res. 247: 169-171.
- Shudo, K., et al. 1987. Newly synthesized analogues of the spider toxin block the crustacean glutamate receptor Neurosci. Res. 5: 82-85.
- Jackson, H. and Usherwood, P.N. 1988. Spider toxins as tools for dissecting elements of excitatory amino acid transmission Trends Neurosci. 11: 278-283.
- Saito, M., et al. 1989. Effects of a spider toxin (JSTX) on hippocampal CA1 neurons in vitro Brain Res. 481: 16-24.
- Sahara, Y., et al. 1991. A voltage-clamp study of the effects of Joro spider toxin and zinc on excitatory synaptic transmission in CA1 pyramidal cells of the guinea pig hippocampal sliceNeurosci. Res. 10: 200-210.
- Kawai, N. 1991. Spider toxin and pertussis toxin differentiate post- and presynaptic glutamate receptors Neurosci. Res. 12: 3-12.
- Mueller, A.L., et al. 1991. Arylamine spider toxins antagonize NMDA receptor-mediated synaptic transmission in rat hippocampal slices Synapse. 9: 244-250.