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ArticleJournal of neurochemistry2009

A novel fluorescent alpha-conotoxin for the study of alpha7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors.

Arik J Hone, Paul Whiteaker, Sean Christensen, Yingxian Xiao, Erin L Meyer, J Michael McIntosh

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Article in Journal of neurochemistry, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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22citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 33 citations in OpenAlex.

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  19. Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in dorsal root ganglion neurons include the α6β4* subtype.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2012
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  20. Onset of cholinergic efferent synaptic function in sensory hair cells of the rat cochlea.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2011
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Arik J HoneInterdepartmental Program in Neuroscience, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
Paul Whiteaker
Sean Christensen
Yingxian Xiao
Erin L Meyer
J Michael McIntosh
University of Utah · USBarrow Neurological Institute · USGeorgetown University · US

Funding

Venoms, Biological Resources, Molecular BiologyP01GM048677 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI OLIVERA, BALDOMERO M · 1993 to 2018
$32.2M
Novel Neuronal nAChR-Targeted PeptidesR01MH053631 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI MCINTOSH, J MICHAEL · 2001 to 2011
$3.6M
ALPHA-CONOTOXIN MII--SELECTIVE NICOTINIC RECEPTOR PROBER01DA012242 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER · PI WHITEAKER, PAUL · 1999 to 2011
$3.5M
Design/charcterization of alpha-7 nicotinic radioprobesR21DA013199 · NIDA · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI DANNALS, ROBERT F · 2001 to 2003
$399k
NOVEL NEURONAL NACHR-TARGETED PEPTIDESR29MH053631 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI MCINTOSH, J MICHAEL · 1996 to 2000
$107k
NIDA NIH HHS DA12242NIDA NIH HHS DA13199NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA012242NIDA NIH HHS R21 DA013199NIGMS NIH HHS GM48677NIGMS NIH HHS P01 GM048677NIMH NIH HHS MH53631NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH053631NIMH NIH HHS R29 MH053631
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Homomeric alpha7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors are a well-established, pharmacologically distinct subtype. The more recently identified alpha9 subunit can also form functional homopentamers as well as alpha9alpha10 heteropentamers. Current fluorescent probes for alpha7 nicotinic ACh receptors are derived from alpha-bungarotoxin (alpha-BgTx). However, alpha-BgTx also binds to alpha9* and alpha1* receptors which are coexpressed with alpha7 in multiple tissues. We used an analog of alpha-conotoxin ArIB to develop a highly selective fluorescent probe for alpha7 receptors. This fluorescent alpha-conotoxin, Cy3-ArIB[V11L;V16A], blocked ACh-evoked alpha7 currents in Xenopus laevis oocytes with an IC(50) value of 2.0 nM. Observed rates of blockade were minute-scale with recovery from blockade even slower. Unlike FITC-conjugated alpha-BgTx, Cy3-ArIB[V11L;V16A] did not block alpha9alpha10 or alpha1beta1deltaepsilon receptors. In competition binding assays, Cy3-ArIB[V11L;V16A] potently displaced [(125)I]-alpha-BgTx binding to mouse hippocampal membranes with a K(i) value of 21 nM. Application of Cy3-ArIB[V11L;V16A] resulted in specific punctate labeling of KXalpha7R1 cells but not KXalpha3beta2R4, KXalpha3beta4R2, or KXalpha4beta2R2 cells. This labeling could be abolished by pre-treatment with alpha-cobratoxin. Thus, Cy3-ArIB[V11L;V16A] is a novel and selective fluorescent probe for alpha7 receptors.

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Acetylcholinealpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine ReceptorAnimalsBinding, CompetitiveBinding SitesBiophysicsBungarotoxinsCarbacholCell Line, TransformedCholinergic AgonistsCholinergic AntagonistsCobra Neurotoxin ProteinsConotoxinsDose-Response Relationship, DrugElectric StimulationHumansAcetylcholinealpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptoralpha-cobratoxinBungarotoxinsCarbacholCholinergic AgonistsCholinergic AntagonistsChrna7 protein, humanChrna7 protein, mouseChrna7 protein, ratCobra Neurotoxin ProteinsConotoxinsIodine IsotopesReceptors, Nicotinic

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PMID19650873
PMCPMC2749889
OpenAlexW2008527154

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