Table 3.
ω-Conotoxin sequences and their corresponding VGCC subtype selectivity
| Species | Name | Sequence | VGCC target | Reference/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conus geographus | GVIA | ---CKSOGSSC---SOTSYNCC-RSCNOYTKRCY* | Cav2.2 | Olivera et al. (1984); Rivier et al. (1987); Kim et al. (1995); Lew et al. (1997); Nielsen et al. (2000); Schroeder and Lewis (2006) |
| GVIB | ---CKSOGSSC---SOTSYNCC-RSCNOYTKRCYG* | ND | Olivera et al. (1985) | |
| GVIC | ---CKSOGSSC---SOTSYNCC-RSCNOYTKRC* | ND | Olivera et al. (1985) | |
| GVIIA | ---CKSOGTOC---SRGMRDCC-TSCLLYSNKCRRY* | ND | Olivera et al. (1985) | |
| GVIIB | ---CKSOGTOC---SRGMRDCC-TSCLSYSNKCRRY* | ND | Olivera et al. (1985) | |
| Conus magus | MVIIA | ---CKGKGAKC---SRLMYDCCTGSC--RSGKC* | Cav2.2 | Olivera et al. (1985; 1987); Kim et al. (1995); Nadasdi et al. (1995); Nielsen et al. (1999a,b; 2000); Schroeder and Lewis (2006) |
| MVIIB | ---CKGKGASC---HRTSYDCCTGSC--NRGKC* | Cav2.1 | Olivera et al. (1987) | |
| MVIIC | ---CKGKGAPC---RKTMYDCCSGSC-GRRGKC* | Cav2.1 and Cav2.2 | Hillyard et al. (1992); Nielsen et al. (1999a,b); Sato et al. (2000a) | |
| MVIID | ---CQGRGASC---RKTMYNCCSGSC--NRGRC* | Cav2.1 and Cav2.2 | Monje et al. (1993) | |
| Conus catus | CVIA | ---CKSTGASC---RRTSYDCCTGSC--RSGRC* | Cav2.2 | Lewis et al. (2000) |
| CVIB | ---CKGKGASC---RKTMYDCCRGSC--RSGRC* | Cav2.1 and Cav2.2 | Lewis et al. (2000) | |
| CVIC | ---CKGKGQSC---SKLMYDCCTGSC-SRRGKC* | Cav2.1 and Cav2.2 | Lewis et al. (2000) | |
| CVID | ---CKSKGAKC---SKLMYDCCSGSCSGTVGRC* | Cav2.2 | Lewis et al. (2000); Nielsen et al. (2000); Schroeder and Lewis (2006) | |
| CVIE | ---CKGKGASC---RRTSYDCCTGSC--RSGRC* | Cav2.2 | Berecki et al. (2010) | |
| CVIF | ---CKGKGASC---RRTSYDCCTGSC--RLGRC* | Cav2.2 | Berecki et al. (2010) | |
| Conus striatus | SVIA | ---CRSSGSOC----GVTSICC-GRC--YRGRCT* | Poor specificity to mammalian VGCCs | Ramilo et al. (1992) |
| Rapid paralysis and death in fish | ||||
| SVIB | ---CKLKGQSC---RKTSYDCCSGSC-GRSGKC* | Cav2.1 and Cav2.2 | Ramilo et al. (1992) | |
| SO3 | ---CKAAGKPC---SRIAYNCCTGSC--RSGKC* | Cav2.2 | Wen et al. (2005; 2006) | |
| Conus tulipa | TVIA | ---CLSOGSSC---SOTSYNCC-RSCNOYSRKCR* | Cav2.2 | Wang et al. (1998) |
| Conus radiatus | RVIA | ---CKPOGSOC---RVSSYNCC-SSCKSYNKKC* | Cav2.2 | Miljanich et al. (1991) |
| Conus consors | CnVIIA | ---CKGKGAOC---TRLMYDCCHGSCSSSKGRC* | Cav2.2 | Favreau et al. (2001) |
| Conus pennaceus | PnVIA | --GCLEVDYFCGIPFANNGLCCSGNC---VFVCTPQ* | Blocks molluscan HVA VGCCs | Kits et al. (1996) |
| PnVIB | DDDCEPPGNFC-GMIKIGPPCCSGWC---FFACA* | Blocks molluscan HVA VGCCs | Kits et al. (1996) | |
| Conus textile | TxVII | ---CKQADEPC---DVFSLDCCTGIC---LGVCMW* | Cav1 | Fainzilber et al. (1996); Kobayashi et al. (2000) |
| Conus fulmen | FVIA | ---CKGTGKSC---SRIAYNCCTGSC--RSGKC* | Cav2.2 | Lee et al. (2010) |
C-terminal amidation.
ND, not determined.