Alpha-conotoxin SI

UniProtKB accession:  P15471

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UniProtKB description:  Alpha-conotoxins act on postsynaptic membranes, they bind to the nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChR) and thus inhibit them (PubMed:3196703). Is active on muscle nAChR (IC(50)=113 nM on adult subtype (alpha-1-beta-1-gamma-delta/CHRNA1-CHRNB1-CHRNG-CHRND) and IC(50)=142 nM on fetal subtype (alpha-1-beta-1-delta-epsilon/CHRNA1-CHRNB1-CHRND-CHRNE)) (PubMed:9174364, PubMed:35357806). On mice muscle receptors, its higher affinity site is the alpha/delta nAChR subunit interface (PubMed:9174364). On Torpedo receptors, it does not distinguish between alpha/delta and alpha/gamma acetylcholine-binding sites (PubMed:9174364). In vivo, causes paralysis followed by death when injected into goldfish (PubMed:3196703). In contrast, has no effect on mice, when similar doses are intraperitoneally or intracerebrally injected (PubMed:3196703).