Contryphan

Contryphan

NMR structure of Contryphan-Vn. The peptide backbone is depicted by a curved tube while the amino acid side-chains are represented by capped sticks. Carbon atoms are colored grey, nitrogen atoms blue, oxygen atoms red, and sulfur atoms yellow.[1]
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Identifiers
Symbol Contryphan_CS
Pfam PF02950
InterPro IPR011062
PROSITE PS60027
SCOP 2cco
SUPERFAMILY 2cco

The contryphans (conus + tryptophan) are a family of peptides that are active constituents of the potent venom produced by cone snail (genus conus). The two amino acid cysteine residues in contryphans are linked by a disulfide bond. In addition, contryphans undergo an unusual degree of post-translational modification including epimerization of leucine and tryptophan, tryptophan bromination, amidation of the C-terminus, and proline hydroxylation.[2]

Family members

Conus textile, which produces contryphans

Contryphan family members include:

Peptide Sequence Species Reference
Des(Gly1)contryphan-R COwEPWC-NH2 C. radiatus [3]
Contryphan-R GCOwEPWC-NH2 Conus radiatus [3]
Bromocontyphan-R GCOwEPXC-NH2 C. radiatus [4]
Contryphan-Sm GCOwQPWC-NH2 Conus stercusmuscarum [5]
Contryphan-P GCOwDPWC-NH2 C. purpurascens [5]
Contryphan-R/Tx GCOwEPWC-NH2 Conus textile [5]
Contryphan-Tx GCOWQPYC-NH2 Conus textile [5]
Contryphan-Vn GDCPwKPWC-NH2 Conus ventricosus [6]
Leu-contryphan-P GCVlLPWC-OH Conus purpurascens [7]
Leu-contryphan-Tx CVlYPWC-NH2 Conus textile [5]
Glaconryphan-M NγSγCPWHPWC-NH2 Conus marmoreus [2]

where the sequence abbreviations stand for:

and the remainder of the letters refer to the standard one letter abbreviations for amino acids.

Mechanism of toxicity

The venom of cone snails cause paralysis of their fish prey. The molecular target has not been determined for all contryphan peptides, however it is known that contryphan-Vn is a Ca2+-dependent K+ channel modulator,[6] while glacontryphan-M is a L-type calcium channel blocker.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ PDB: 1NXN​; Eliseo T, Cicero DO, Romeo C, Schininà ME, Massilia GR, Polticelli F, Ascenzi P, Paci M (June 2004). "Solution structure of the cyclic peptide contryphan-Vn, a Ca2+-dependent K+ channel modulator". Biopolymers. 74 (3): 189–98. PMID 15150794. doi:10.1002/bip.20025.
  2. 1 2 3 Hansson K, Ma X, Eliasson L, Czerwiec E, Furie B, Furie BC, Rorsman P, Stenflo J (2004). "The first gamma-carboxyglutamic acid-containing contryphan. A selective L-type calcium ion channel blocker isolated from the venom of Conus marmoreus". J. Biol. Chem. 279 (31): 32453–63. PMID 15155730. doi:10.1074/jbc.M313825200.
  3. 1 2 Jimenéz EC, Olivera BM, Gray WR, Cruz LJ (1996). "Contryphan is a D-tryptophan-containing Conus peptide". J. Biol. Chem. 271 (45): 28002–5. PMID 8910408. doi:10.1074/jbc.271.45.28002.
  4. ↑ Jimenez EC, Craig AG, Watkins M, Hillyard DR, Gray WR, Gulyas J, Rivier JE, Cruz LJ, Olivera BM (1997). "Bromocontryphan: post-translational bromination of tryptophan". Biochemistry. 36 (5): 989–94. PMID 9033387. doi:10.1021/bi962840p.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Jacobsen R, Jimenez EC, Grilley M, Watkins M, Hillyard D, Cruz LJ, Olivera BM (1998). "The contryphans, a D-tryptophan-containing family of Conus peptides: interconversion between conformers". J. Pept. Res. 51 (3): 173–9. PMID 9531419. doi:10.1111/j.1399-3011.1998.tb01213.x.
  6. 1 2 Massilia GR, Schininà ME, Ascenzi P, Polticelli F (2001). "Contryphan-Vn: a novel peptide from the venom of the Mediterranean snail Conus ventricosus". Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 288 (4): 908–13. PMID 11688995. doi:10.1006/bbrc.2001.5833.
  7. ↑ Jacobsen RB, Jimenez EC, De la Cruz RG, Gray WR, Cruz LJ, Olivera BM (1999). "A novel D-leucine-containing Conus peptide: diverse conformational dynamics in the contryphan family". J. Pept. Res. 54 (2): 93–9. PMID 10461743. doi:10.1034/j.1399-3011.1999.00093.x.
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