TABLE 9

Conantokins inhibiting NMDA glutamate receptors

SpeciesDietNameSequenceNMDA SelectivityReferences
C. caracteristicusVCon-Ca2GYγγRγIAγTVRγLEEAN.D.Franco et al., 2006
C. ermineusPCon-EGEγγHSKYQγCLRγIRVNNVQQγCN.D.Gowd et al., 2008
C. geographusPCon-GGEγγLQγNQγLIRγKSN*NR2B > NR2C, NR2DMcIntosh et al., 1984; Gowd et al., 2008
C. gloriamarisMCon-GmGAKγRNNAγAVRγRLEEIN.D.Franco et al., 2006
C. lynceusVCon-LGEγγVAKMAAγLARγDAVN*N.D.Jimenez et al., 2002
C. purpurascensPCon-PGEγγHSKYQγCLRγIRVNKVQQγCNR2B, NR2AGowd et al., 2008
C. orchroleucusVCon-OcGEγγRKAMAγLEAKKAQγALKAN.D.Franco et al., 2006
C. pariusPCon-Pr1GEDγYAγGIRγYQLIHGKINR2B, NR2DTeichert et al., 2007b
Con-Pr2DEPγYAγAIRγYQLKYGKINR2B > NR2DTeichert et al., 2007b
Con-Pr3GEPγVAKWAγGLRγKAASN*NR2B, NR2DTeichert et al., 2007b
C. quercinusVCon-QuGYγγRγVAγTVRγLDAAN.D.Franco et al., 2006
C. radiatusPCon-RGEγγVAKMAAγLARγNIAKGCKVNCYPNR2B, NR2AWhite et al., 2000
C. sulcatus (brettinghami)PCon-BrGDγγYSKFIγRERγAGRLDLSKFPNR2B, NR2D, NR2A > NR2CTwede et al., 2009
C. tulipaPCon-TGEγγYQKMLγNLRγAEVKKNA*NR2B, NR2AHaack et al., 1990; Klein et al., 2001
  • P, fish; M, molluscs; V, worms; γ, γ-carboxyglutamate;

  • * , C-terminal amidation; N.D., not determined.