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Novel Kunitz-like Peptides Discovered in the Zoanthid Palythoa caribaeorum through Transcriptome Sequencing | |
Liao, Qiwen1; Li, Shengnan1; Siu, Shirley Weng In2; Yang, Binrui1; Huang, Chen1; Chan, Judy Yuet-Wa1; Morlighem, Jean-Etienne R. L.3; Wong, Clarence Tsun Ting4; Radis-Baptista, Gandhi3; Lee, Simon Ming-Yuen1 | |
2018-02 | |
Source Publication | JOURNAL OF PROTEOME RESEARCH |
ISSN | 1535-3893 |
Volume | 17Issue:2Pages:891-902 |
Abstract | Palythoa caribaeorum (class Anthozoa) is a zoanthid that together jellyfishes, hydra, and sea anemones, which are venomous and predatory, belongs to the Phyllum Cnidaria. The distinguished feature in these marine animals is the cnidocytes in the body tissues, responsible for toxin production and injection that are used majorly for prey capture and defense. With exception for other anthozoans, the toxin cocktails of zoanthids have been scarcely studied and are poorly known. Here, on the basis of the analysis of P. caribaeorum transcriptome, numerous predicted venom featured polypeptides were identified including allergens, neurotoxins, membrane-active, and Kunitz-like peptides (PcKuz). The three predicted PcKuz isotoxins (1-3) were selected for functional studies. Through computational processing comprising structural phylogenetic analysis, molecular docking, and dynamics simulation, PcKuz3 was shown to be a potential voltage gated potassium-channel inhibitor. PcKuz3 fitted well as new functional Kunitz-type toxins with strong antilocomotor activity as in vivo assessed in zebrafish larvae, with weak inhibitory effect toward proteases, as evaluated in vitro. Notably, PcKuz3 can suppress, at low concentration, the 6-OHDA-induced neurotoxicity on the locomotive behavior of zebrafish, which indicated PcKuz3 may have a neuroprotective effect. Taken together, PcKuz3 figures as a novel neurotoxin structure, which differs from known homologous peptides expressed in sea anemone. Moreover, the novel PcKuz3 provides an insightful hint for biodrug development for prospective neurodegenerative disease treatment. |
Keyword | Soft Coral Transcriptome Kunitz-like Peptides Protein Docking Zebrafish Neurotoxin Zoanthids |
DOI | 10.1021/acs.jproteome.7b00686 |
URL | View the original |
Indexed By | SCIE |
Language | 英語English |
WOS Research Area | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology |
WOS Subject | Biochemical Research Methods |
WOS ID | WOS:000424730700013 |
Publisher | AMER CHEMICAL SOC |
The Source to Article | WOS |
Scopus ID | 2-s2.0-85041457968 |
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Document Type | Journal article |
Collection | DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences THE STATE KEY LABORATORY OF QUALITY RESEARCH IN CHINESE MEDICINE (UNIVERSITY OF MACAU) DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCE |
Corresponding Author | Radis-Baptista, Gandhi; Lee, Simon Ming-Yuen |
Affiliation | 1.State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine and Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macau, China 2.Department of Computer and Information Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Macau, Macau, China 3.Laboratory of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Institute for Marine Sciences, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza 60020-181, Brazil 4.Department of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China |
First Author Affilication | Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences |
Corresponding Author Affilication | Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences |
Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Liao, Qiwen,Li, Shengnan,Siu, Shirley Weng In,et al. Novel Kunitz-like Peptides Discovered in the Zoanthid Palythoa caribaeorum through Transcriptome Sequencing[J]. JOURNAL OF PROTEOME RESEARCH, 2018, 17(2), 891-902. |
APA | Liao, Qiwen., Li, Shengnan., Siu, Shirley Weng In., Yang, Binrui., Huang, Chen., Chan, Judy Yuet-Wa., Morlighem, Jean-Etienne R. L.., Wong, Clarence Tsun Ting., Radis-Baptista, Gandhi., & Lee, Simon Ming-Yuen (2018). Novel Kunitz-like Peptides Discovered in the Zoanthid Palythoa caribaeorum through Transcriptome Sequencing. JOURNAL OF PROTEOME RESEARCH, 17(2), 891-902. |
MLA | Liao, Qiwen,et al."Novel Kunitz-like Peptides Discovered in the Zoanthid Palythoa caribaeorum through Transcriptome Sequencing".JOURNAL OF PROTEOME RESEARCH 17.2(2018):891-902. |
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