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XB-ART-206
Acta Pharmacol Sin 2006 Jul 01;277:945-9.
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Residue Phe266 in S5-S6 loop is not critical for Charybdotoxin binding to Ca2+-activated K+ (mSlo1) channels.

Yao J , Li H , Gan GL , Wu Y , Ding JP .


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AIM: To gain insight into the interaction between the Charybdotoxin (ChTX) and BK channels. METHODS: Site-directed mutagenesis was used to make two mutants: mSlo1-F266L and mSlo1-F266A. The two mutants were then expressed in Xenopus oocytes and their effects were tested on ChTX by electrophysiology experiments. RESULTS: We demonstrate an equilibrium dissociation constant Kd=3.1-4.2 nmol/L for both the mutants mSlo1-F266L and mSlo1-F266A similar to that of the wild-type mSlo1 Kd=3.9 nmol/L. CONCLUSION: The residue Phe266 does not play a crucial role in binding to ChTX, which is opposed to the result arising from the simulation of peptide-channel interaction.

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