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μ-conotoxin KIIIA   Click here for help

GtoPdb Ligand ID: 14461

Synonyms: μ-KIIIA | mu-KIIIA
Compound class: Peptide
Comment: μ-conotoxin KIIIA is an analgesic neuropeptide produced by Conus kinoshitai (Kinoshita's cone seasnail). It acts via blockade of mammalian neuronal voltage-gated sodium channels (NaV) [1-2].
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References
1. Khoo KK, Feng ZP, Smith BJ, Zhang MM, Yoshikami D, Olivera BM, Bulaj G, Norton RS. (2009)
Structure of the analgesic mu-conotoxin KIIIA and effects on the structure and function of disulfide deletion.
Biochemistry, 48 (6): 1210-9. [PMID:19170536]
2. Zhang MM, Green BR, Catlin P, Fiedler B, Azam L, Chadwick A, Terlau H, McArthur JR, French RJ, Gulyas J et al.. (2007)
Structure/function characterization of micro-conotoxin KIIIA, an analgesic, nearly irreversible blocker of mammalian neuronal sodium channels.
J Biol Chem, 282 (42): 30699-706. [PMID:17724025]