Pandinus imperator scorpion venom blocks voltage-gated K+ channels in human lymphocytes.
Pandinus imperator scorpion venom blocks voltage-gated K+ channels in human lymphocytes.
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Pandinus imperator 蝎毒可阻断人类淋巴细胞中的电压门控 K 通道。
DOI:
10.1006/bbrc.1997.8018
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发表时间:
1998
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GasparJr,R
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PeterJr,M;Varga,Z;Panyi,G;Bene,L;Damjanovich,S;Pieri,C;Possani,LD;GasparJr,R
Using the patch-clamp technique, we determined thatPandinus imperatorscorpion venom blocked whole-cell n-type K+currents in human peripheral blood lymphocytes in a dose-dependent manner with Kd= 0.02 μg/ml. K+channel block was instantaneous and removable by washing with venom-free extracellular solution. The venom-induced block was independent of membrane potential. The venom did not influence activation and inactivation kinetics of the K+channels, however, accelerated recovery from inactivation. Purified peptides Pi1, Pi2, and Pi3 from theP. imperatorvenom powerfully blocked Kv1.3 channels in human lymphocytes with Kdvalues of 9.7 nM, 50 pM, and 0.5 nM, respectively. Flow cytometric membrane potential measurements with the oxonol dye showed that Pi2, the most effective peptide toxin of theP. imperatorvenom, depolarizes human lymphocytes in accordance with its K+channel blocking effect.