NMR studies of the variant-3 neurotoxin from Centruroides sculpturatus Ewing

Journal of Biomolecular Structure & Dynamics
N R KrishnaD D Watt

Abstract

We report a preliminary high-resolution proton nuclear magnetic resonance characterization of the variant-3 toxin from the scorpion Centruroides sculpturatus Ewing (range Southwestern USA). This toxin assumes a well defined folded conformation in aqueous solutions at room temperature and undergoes reversible thermal denaturation. A number of amide hydrogens exhibit exchange life times varying from several minutes to several hours. A few tentative assignments of the low field aromatic CH resonances has been made on the basis of 2D-COSY and NOE experiments. The upfield shifts exhibited by Trp-47 suggest a unique microenvironment for this residue. The NMR data suggest that there is some degree of correlation between the solution structure of the variant-3 toxin and its crystallographic structure. Our studies provide a basis for a detailed elucidation of the structure-function relationships of these interesting scorpion toxins which bind to the sodium channels of excitable membranes and delay sodium current inactivation.

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