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  • Title: Expression and characterization of jingzhaotoxin-34, a novel neurotoxin from the venom of the tarantula Chilobrachys jingzhao.
    Author: Chen J, Zhang Y, Rong M, Zhao L, Jiang L, Zhang D, Wang M, Xiao Y, Liang S.
    Journal: Peptides; 2009 Jun; 30(6):1042-8. PubMed ID: 19463735.
    Abstract:
    Jingzhaotoxin-34 (JZTX-34) is a 35-residue polypeptide from the venom of Chinese tarantula Chilobrachys jingzhao. Our previous work reported its full-length cDNA sequence encoding a precursor with 87 residues. In this study we report the protein expression and biological function characterization. The toxin was efficiently expressed by the secretary pathway in yeast. Under whole-cell patch-clamp mode, the expressed JZTX-34 was able to inhibit tetrodotoxin-sensitive (TTX-S) sodium currents (IC(50) approximately 85 nM) while having no significant effects on tetrodotoxin-resistant (TTX-R) sodium currents on rat dorsal root ganglion neurons. The inhibition of TTX-S sodium channels was completely reversed by strong depolarization (+120 mV). Toxin treatment altered neither channel activation and inactivation kinetics nor recovery rate from inactivation. However, it is interesting to note that in contrast to huwentoxin-IV, a recently identified receptor site-4 toxin from Ornithoctonus huwena venom, 100 nM JZTX-34 caused a negative shift of steady-state inactivation curve of TTX-S sodium channels by approximately 10 mV. The results indicated that JZTX-34 might inhibit mammalian sensory neuronal sodium channels through a mechanism similar to HWTX-IV by trapping the IIS4 voltage sensor in the resting conformation, but their binding sites should not overlay completely.
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