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Description: Selective α7 nAChR antagonist
Alternative Names: α-Bgtx,α-BuTX
Purity: ≥98% (HPLC)
Biological Activity for α-Bungarotoxin
α-Bungarotoxin is a neurotoxin that blocks neuromuscular transmission via irreversible inhibition of nicotinic ACh receptors (nAChRs). Prevents opening of nicotinic receptor-associated ion channels and is selective for α7 receptors over α3β4 receptors (IC50 values are 1.6 nM and > 3 μM respectively).
Technical Data for α-Bungarotoxin
| M. Wt | 7984.14 |
| Formula | C338H529N97O105S11 |
| Sequence |
IVCHTTATSPISAVTCPPGENLCYRKMWCDAFCSSRGKVVELGCAATCPSKKPYEEVTCCSTDKCNPHPKQRPG (Modifications: Disulfide bridges: 3-23, 16-44, 29-33, 48-59, 60-65) |
| Storage | Store at -20°C |
| Purity | ≥98% (HPLC) |
| CAS Number | 11032-79-4 |
| PubChem ID | 90488742 |
| InChI Key | NTCJKZSYQTZRQE-CSMGIIAWSA-N |
| Smiles | [H]N[C@@H]([C@@H](C)CC)C(=O)N[C@@H](C(C)C)C(=O)N[C@H]1CSSC[C@@H]2NC(=O)[C@H](CC(C)C)NC(=O)[C@H](CC(N)=O)NC(=O)[C@H](CCC(O)=O)NC(=O)CNC(=O)[C@@H]3CCCN3C(=O)[C@@H]3CCCN3C(=O)[C@H](CSSC[C@H](NC(=O)CNC(=O)[C@H](CC(C)C)NC(=O)[C@H](CCC(O)=O)NC(=O)[C@@H](NC(=O)[C@@H](NC(=O)[C@H](CCCCN)NC(=O)CNC(=O)[C@H](CCCNC(N)=N)NC(=O)[C@H](CO)NC(=O)[C@H](CO)NC(=O)[C@@H]3CSSC[C@H](NC(=O)[C@H](CC4=CNC5=C4C=CC=C5)NC(=O)[C@H](CCSC)NC(=O)[C@H](CCCCN)NC(=O)[C@H](CCCNC(N)=N)NC(=O)[C@H](CC4=CC=C(O)C=C4)NC2=O)C(=O)N[C@@H](CC(O)=O)C(=O)N[C@@H](C)C(=O)N[C@@H](CC2=CC=CC=C2)C(=O)N3)C(C)C)C(C)C)C(=O)N[C@@H](C)C(=O)N[C@@H](C)C(=O)N[C@@H]([C@@H](C)O)C(=O)N[C@H]2CSSC[C@H](NC(=O)[C@@H](NC(=O)[C@@H](NC(=O)[C@H](CCC(O)=O)NC(=O)[C@H](CCC(O)=O)NC(=O)[C@H](CC3=CC=C(O)C=C3)NC(=O)[C@@H]3CCCN3C(=O)[C@H](CCCCN)NC(=O)[C@H](CCCCN)NC(=O)[C@H](CO)NC(=O)[C@@H]3CCCN3C2=O)C(C)C)[C@@H](C)O)C(=O)N[C@H]2CSSC[C@H](NC(=O)[C@H](CCCCN)NC(=O)[C@H](CC(O)=O)NC(=O)[C@@H](NC(=O)[C@H](CO)NC2=O)[C@@H](C)O)C(=O)N[C@@H](CC(N)=O)C(=O)N2CCC[C@H]2C(=O)N[C@@H](CC2=CNC=N2)C(=O)N2CCC[C@H]2C(=O)N[C@@H](CCCCN)C(=O)N[C@@H](CCC(N)=O)C(=O)N[C@@H](CCCNC(N)=N)C(=O)N2CCC[C@H]2C(=O)NCC(O)=O)NC(=O)[C@@H](NC(=O)[C@@H](NC(=O)[C@H](C)NC(=O)[C@H](CO)NC(=O)[C@@H](NC(=O)[C@@H]2CCCN2C(=O)[C@H](CO)NC(=O)[C@@H](NC(=O)[C@H](C)NC(=O)[C@@H](NC(=O)[C@@H](NC(=O)[C@H](CC2=CNC=N2)NC1=O)[C@@H](C)O)[C@@H](C)O)[C@@H](C)O)[C@@H](C)CC)C(C)C)[C@@H](C)O |
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Tocris products are intended for laboratory research use only, unless stated otherwise.
Solubility Data for α-Bungarotoxin
| Solubility | Soluble in water |
Product Datasheets for α-Bungarotoxin
References for α-Bungarotoxin
References are publications that support the biological activity of the product.
Zhang et al (1994) Neuronal acetylcholine receptors that bind α-bungarotoxin with high affinity function as ligand-gated ion channels. Neuron 12 167 PMID: 7507338
Lopez et al (1998) Unmasking the functions of the chromaffin cell α7 nicotinic receptor by using short pulses of acetylcholine and selective blockers. Proc.Natl.Acad.Sci.USA 95 14184
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28 Citations for α-Bungarotoxin
Citations are publications that use Tocris products. Selected citations for α-Bungarotoxin include:
Cao et al (2019) α7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Signaling Modulates Ovine Fetal Brain Astrocytes Transcriptome in Response to Endotoxin. Front Immunol 10 1063 PMID: 31143190
Zhang et al (2019) Müller Glial Cells Participate in Retinal Waves via Glutamate Transporters and AMPA Receptors. Cell Rep 27 2871 PMID: 31167134
Garção et al (2013) Functional interaction between pre-synaptic α6β2-containing nicotinic and adenosine A2A receptors in the control of DA release in the rat striatum. Br J Pharmacol 169 1600 PMID: 23638679
Demarque and Spitzer (2010) Activity-dependent expression of Lmx1b regulates specification of serotonergic neurons modulating swimming behavior. Neuron 67 321 PMID: 20670838
Bryant et al (2015) Cholinergic control of γ power in the midbrain spatial attention network. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 35 761 PMID: 25589769
Spurny et al (2015) Molecular blueprint of allosteric binding sites in a homologue of the agonist-binding domain of the α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor. Neuropharmacology 112 E2543 PMID: 25918415
Chatzidaki et al (2015) The influence of allosteric modulators and transmembrane mutations on desensitisation and activation of α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. PLoS One 97 75 PMID: 25998276
Mauss et al (2014) Optogenetic and pharmacologic dissection of feedforward inhibition in Drosophila motion vision. J Neurosci 34 2254 PMID: 24501364
Miyamoto et al (2016) Increasing the Receptor Tyrosine Kinase EphB2 Prevents Amyloid-β-induced Depletion of Cell Surface Glutamate Receptors by a Mechanism That Requires the PDZ-binding Motif of EphB2 and Neuronal Activity. J Neurosci 291 1719 PMID: 26589795
Morris et al (2018) Developmental nicotine exposure affects larval brain size and the adult dopaminergic system of Drosophila melanogaster. BMC Dev Biol 18 13 PMID: 29898654
Zimmermann et al (2018) Zebrafish Differentially Process Color across Visual Space to Match Natural Scenes. Curr Biol 28 2018 PMID: 29937350
Cortes et al (2017) α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor signaling modulates the inflammatory phenotype of fetal brain microglia: first evidence of interference by iron homeostasis. Sci Rep 7 10645 PMID: 28878260
Ślimak et al (2014) Habenular expression of rare missense variants of the β4 nicotinic receptor subunit alters nicotine consumption. Front Hum Neurosci 8 12 PMID: 24478678
Gill-Thind et al (2015) Structurally similar allosteric modulators of α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors exhibit five distinct pharmacological effects. J Biol Chem 290 3552 PMID: 25516597
Singh et al (2015) NE is required to promote wakefulness and for hypocretin-induced arousal in zebrafish. Elife 4 PMID: 26374985
Macpherson et al (2014) The α 7 nicotinic receptor agonist PHA-543613 hydrochloride inhibits Porphyromonas gingivalis-induced expression of interleukin-8 by oral keratinocytes. J Neurosci 63 557 PMID: 24609617
Zhong et al (2013) Nicotine elicits prolonged calcium signaling along ventral hippocampal axons. Pharmacol Res Perspect 8 e82719 PMID: 24349346
Némethova et al (2013) Nicotine attenuates activation of tissue resident macrophages in the mouse stomach through the β2 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor. Inflamm Res 8 e79264 PMID: 24223920
Krais et al (2011) CHRNA5 as negative regulator of nicotine signaling in normal and cancer bronchial cells: effects on motility, migration and p63 expression. Carcinogenesis 32 1388 PMID: 21586512
Noviello et al (2021) Structure and gating mechanism of the α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor. Cell 184 2121 PMID: 33735609
Durham et al (2019) Direct Effects of Nicotine Exposure on Murine Calvaria and Calvarial Cells. Sci Rep 9 3805 PMID: 30846819
Bader and Diener (2015) Novel aspects of cholinergic regulation of colonic ion transport. J Biol Chem 3 e00139 PMID: 26236483
Li (2015) Selective Gating of Neuronal Activity by Intrinsic Properties in Distinct Motor Rhythms. Neurotherapeutics 35 9799 PMID: 26156983
Zhu et al (2011) Skeletal muscle IP3R1 receptors amplify physiological and pathological synaptic calcium signals. J Neurosci 31 15269 PMID: 22031873
Sala et al (2013) CC4, a dimer of cytisine, is a selective partial agonist at α4β2/α6β2 nAChR with improved selectivity for tobacco smoking cessation. Br J Pharmacol 168 835 PMID: 22957729
Kamynina et al (2013) Acetylcholine and antibodies against the acetylcholine receptor protect neurons and astrocytes against beta-amyloid toxicity. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 45 899 PMID: 23353645
Moult et al (2013) Fast silencing reveals a lost role for reciprocal inhibition in locomotion. Neuron 77 129 PMID: 23312521
Sun et al (2009) Rosiglitazone inhibits alpha4 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor expression in human lung carcinoma cells through peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma-independent signals. Mol Cancer Ther 8 110 PMID: 19139119
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