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. 2012 Nov;167(5):970–989. doi: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.2012.02082.x

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.