title: Peptide neurotoxins that affect voltage-gated calcium channels: a close-up on ω-agatoxins.
abstract: Peptide neurotoxins found in animal venoms have gained great interest in the field of neurotransmission. As they are high affinity ligands for calcium, potassium and sodium channels, they have become useful tools for studying channel structure and activity. Peptide neurotoxins represent the clinical potential of ion-channel modulators across several therapeutic fields, especially in developing new strategies for treatment of ion channel-related diseases. The aim of this review is to overview the latest updates in the domain of peptide neurotoxins that affect voltage-gated calcium channels, with a special focus on ω-agatoxins.
authors: IBMM, UMR 5247, CNRS, Max Mousseron Institut of Biomolecules, Montpellier 1 & 2, Place E. Bataillon, Montpellier, France. epringos@univ-montp2.fr
authors: Emilie
authors: E
authors: Pringos
authors: Michel
authors: M
authors: Vignes
authors: Jean
authors: J
authors: Martinez
authors: Valerie
authors: V
authors: Rolland
mesh_terms: D060848:Agatoxins / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001665:Binding Sites; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015220:Calcium Channels / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D008024:Ligands; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009498:Neurotoxins / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010455:Peptides / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011485:Protein Binding
chemical_list: D060848:Agatoxins; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers; D015220:Calcium Channels; D008024:Ligands; D009498:Neurotoxins; D010455:Peptides