Chemical modification of arginine residues in alpha-bungarotoxin
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Chemical modification of arginine residues in alpha-bungarotoxin
Abstract
The reaction of alpha-bungarotoxin (alpha-BuTX) with 1,2-cyclohexanedione resulted in the modification of only Arg-72 but arginine at position 36 or 72, as well as both were modified by reaction of the toxin with p-hydroxyphenylglyoxal. No derivative modified at Arg-25 was obtained, indicating that this residue may be located in the interior region of alpha-BuTX molecule. Monoderivative at Arg-72 showed about 50% of the lethal toxicity and binding activity of alpha-BuTX to nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (AChR), while the activity was decreased to one-third when the invariant Arg-36 was modified, indicating that the latter residue is more closely related to the interaction of the toxin with AChR. Approx. 13% of the residual activity was observed when both arginine residues at 36 and 72 were modified. The antigenicity of alpha-BuTX was still retained essentially intact after Arg-36 or -72 was modified, whereas it decreased to 50% when both these arginine residues were modified. The present study indicates that Arg-36 and -72 in alpha-BuTX may be involved in the multipoint contact between the toxin and AChR, but neither is absolutely essential for the binding.
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