Functional and structural study comparing the C-terminal amidated β-neurotoxin Ts1 with its isoform Ts1-G isolated from Tityus serrulatus venom.

Mature Ts1, the main neurotoxin from Tityus serrulatus venom, has its C-terminal Cys amidated, while the isolated isoform of Ts1, named Ts1-G, keeps the non-amidated Gly residue at the C-terminal region, allowing the study of the comparative functional importance of amidation at the C-terminal between these two native toxins. Voltage dependent sodium current measurements showed that the affinity of Ts1-G for sodium channels is smaller than that of the mature Ts1, confirming the important role played by the C-terminal amidation in determining Ts1 activity.
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