Chemistry: natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; – Peptides of 3 to 100 amino acid residues – 25 or more amino acid residues in defined sequence
Patent
1996-03-18
1997-09-30
Allen, Marianne P.
Chemistry: natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins;
Peptides of 3 to 100 amino acid residues
25 or more amino acid residues in defined sequence
530300, 530321, C07K 1400, C07K 14435
Patent
active
056726821
ABSTRACT:
A new peptide, .kappa.-conotoxin PVIIA, is disclosed. This peptide is found naturally in the cone snail Conus purpurascens and has the amino acid sequence Cys-Arg-Ile-Xaa-Asn-Gln-Lys-Cys-Phe-Gln-His-Leu-Asp-Asp-Cys-Cys-Ser-Arg-Ly s-Cys-Asn-Arg-Phe-Asn-Lys-Cys-Val (SEQ ID NO:1) where Xaa represents 4-trans-hydroxyproline hydroxyproline or proline. This peptide together with a previously disclosed peptide, .delta.-conotoxin PVIA, act synergistically to rapidly immobilize fish which are injected with the two peptides. Injection of .kappa.-conotoxin PVIIA alone results in different symptoms with an injected fish becoming hyperactive and then contracting and suddenly extending all major fins. This "fin-popping" occurs repeatedly resulting in a series of jerky movements, but injection of only .kappa.-conotoxin PVIIA does not immobilize or kill the fish.
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Grilley Michelle
Olivera Baldomero M.
Shon Ki-Joon
Terlau Heinrich
Allen Marianne P.
Duffy Patricia A.
University of Utah Research Foundation
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