[Ala11, D-Leu15]orexin-B   Click here for help

GtoPdb Ligand ID: 1700

Comment: Synthetic analogue of human orexin-B [1]. Reduced potency as compared to orexin-B but more reduced at OX1 giving higher selectivity for OX2 than orexin-B [1-2]. Very different selectivities have been reported: 15-fold selective for OX2 in Chinese hamster ovary (CHO-K1) cells and 23-fold selective in human embryonic kidney (HEK293) cells (the selectivity of orexin-B is 3- and 8-fold, respectively), when measured in a Ca2+ elevation assay and normalizing the data the orexin-A response [2], while a more recent study reported 420-fold selectivity for OX2 under similar conditions [3].
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Peptide Sequence Click here for help
RSGPPGLQGRLQRLLQASGNHAAGILTM
Arg-Ser-Gly-Pro-Pro-Gly-Leu-Gln-Gly-Arg-Leu-Gln-Arg-Leu-Leu-Gln-Ala-Ser-Gly-Asn-His-Ala-Ala-Gly-Ile-Leu-Thr-Met-NH2
Chemical Modification
Leucine residues at position 11 and 15 of the natural sequence were replaced with alanine and D-leucine respectively