APETx2, ASIC3 selective inhibitor
APETx2 is a toxin that was originally isolated from Anthopleura elegantissima (Sea anemone). APETx2 selectively blocks the H(+)-gated sodium channel ASIC3 (ACCN3). The blockage is rapid and reversible. This toxin does not block isoform ASIC1a (unlike Psalmotoxin 1) and isoform ASIC1b of ASIC1 (ACCN2), nor ASIC2 (ACCN1). It also inhibits the heteromeric ASIC2b-ASIC3 channel, and has less affinity for ASIC1b-ASIC3, ASIC1a-ASIC3, and no effect on the ASIC2a-ASIC3 channels. IC50 is 63 nM on ASIC3 channel. IC50 is 117 nM on ASIC2b-ASIC3 heteromeric channel. IC50 is 0.9 µM on ASIC1b-ASIC3 heteromeric channel. IC50 is 2 µM on ASIC1a-ASIC3 heteromeric channel. Interestingly, recent studies demonstrated that APETx2 also inhibits Nav1.8 currents with an IC50 of around 2 µM.
APETx2 technical specifications
AA sequence: H-Gly-Thr-Ala-Cys4-Ser-Cys6-Gly-Asn-Ser-Lys-Gly-Ile-Tyr-Trp-Phe-Tyr-Arg-Pro-Ser-Cys20-Pro-Thr-Asp-Arg-Gly-Tyr-Thr-Gly-Ser-Cys30-Arg-Tyr-Phe-Leu-Gly-Thr-Cys37-Cys38-Thr-Pro-Ala-Asp-OH
(Disulfide bonds between Cys4-Cys37, Cys6-Cys30 and Cys20-Cys38)
Length (aa): 42
Formula: C196H280N54O61S6
Molecular Weight: 4561.13 Da
Appearance: White lyophilized solid
Solubility: water and saline buffer
CAS number: not available
Source: Synthetic
Purity rate: > 98%
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