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Conus peptides - A rich pharmaceutical treasure

文献类型:期刊论文

作者Wang, CZ ; Chi, CW
刊名ACTA BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA SINICA
出版日期2004
卷号36期号:11页码:713-723
关键词Conus peptide conotoxin neuropathic disorder pharmaceutical potency K-DEPENDENT CARBOXYLASE SODIUM-CHANNELS ION-CHANNEL CALCIUM-CHANNEL VENOM PEPTIDES CONANTOKIN-G DRUG DESIGN CONOTOXIN SNAILS RECEPTOR
ISSN号1672-9145
通讯作者Chi, CW (reprint author), Chinese Acad Sci, Shanghai Inst Biol Sci, Inst Biochem & Cell Biol, Shanghai 200031, Peoples R China,chi@sumn.shcnc.ac.cn
英文摘要Marine predatory cone snails (genus Conus) with over 500 species represent what is arguably the largest single genus of marine animals alive today. All Conus are venomous and utilize a complex mixture of Conus peptides to capture their preys and for other biological purposes. Each component of Conus peptides selectively targets a specific subtype of ion channels, neurotransmitter receptors or transporters. Owing to their diversity, more than 50,000 distinct active peptides are theoretically estimated in Conus venoms. These diversified toxins are generally categorized into several superfamilies and/or families based on their characteristic arrangements of cysteine residues and pharmacological actions. Some mechanisms underlying the remarkable diversity of Conus peptides have been postulated: the distinctive gene structure, gene duplication and/or allelic selection, genus speciation, and sophisticated expression pattern and post-translational modification of these peptides. Due to their highly pharmacological potency and target selectivity, Conus peptides have attracted extensive attention with their potentials to be developed as new research tools in neuroscience field and as novel medications in clinic for pain, epilepsy and other neuropathic disorders. Several instructive lessons for our drug development could be also learnt from these neuropharmacological "expertises". Conus peptides comprise a rich resource for neuropharmacologists, and most of them await to be explored.
学科主题Biochemistry & Molecular Biology ; Biophysics
收录类别SCI
语种英语
公开日期2012-07-23
源URL[http://ir.sibs.ac.cn/handle/331001/1937]  
专题上海神经科学研究所_神经所(总)
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Wang, CZ,Chi, CW. Conus peptides - A rich pharmaceutical treasure[J]. ACTA BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA SINICA,2004,36(11):713-723.
APA Wang, CZ,&Chi, CW.(2004).Conus peptides - A rich pharmaceutical treasure.ACTA BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA SINICA,36(11),713-723.
MLA Wang, CZ,et al."Conus peptides - A rich pharmaceutical treasure".ACTA BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA SINICA 36.11(2004):713-723.

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