Article ; Online: Tethered peptide toxins for ion channels.
2021 Volume 654, Page(s) 203–224
Abstract: In this method paper, we describe protocols for using membrane-tethered peptide toxins (T-toxins) to study the structure/function and biophysics of toxin-channel interactions with two-electrode voltage clamp (TEVC). Here, we show how T-toxins can be used ...
| Abstract | In this method paper, we describe protocols for using membrane-tethered peptide toxins (T-toxins) to study the structure/function and biophysics of toxin-channel interactions with two-electrode voltage clamp (TEVC). Here, we show how T-toxins can be used to determine toxin equilibrium affinity, to quantify toxin surface level by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and/or single-molecule total internal reflection fluorescence (smTIRF) microscopy, to assess toxin association and dissociations rate, to identify toxin residues critical to binding via scanning mutagenesis, and to study of toxin blocking mechanism. The sea anemone type I (SAK1) toxin HmK and a potassium channel are used to demonstrate the strategies. T-toxins offer experimental flexibility that facilitates studies of toxin variants by mutation of the expression plasmid, avoiding the need to synthesize and purify individual peptides, speeding and reducing the cost of studies. T-toxins can be applied to peptide toxins that target pores or regulatory domains, that inhibit or activate, that are derived from different species, and that bind to different types of ion channels. |
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| MeSH term(s) | Amino Acid Sequence ; Animals ; Ion Channels/metabolism ; Peptides/metabolism ; Potassium Channels ; Sea Anemones/metabolism |
| Chemical Substances | Ion Channels ; Peptides ; Potassium Channels |
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2021-04-01 |
| Publishing country | United States |
| Document type | Journal Article |
| ISSN | 1557-7988 |
| ISSN (online) | 1557-7988 |
| DOI | 10.1016/bs.mie.2021.03.002 |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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