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We have previously reported that in bovine adrenal chromaffin cells Ptychodiscus brevis toxin-3 (PbTx-3) does not alter the veratridine-induced 22Na influx when given alone, but increases the influx of 22Na when co-applied with either α- or β-scorpion venom (Wada et al. 1992). In the present study, we characterized [3H]PbTx-3 binding in bovine adrenal chromaffin cells. [3H]PbTx-3 binding was saturable, reversible and of high-affinity with an equilibrium dissociation constant (Kd) of 32.0±4.9 nmol/1 and a maximum binding capacity Bmax of 6.2 ± 1.2 pmol/4 × 106 cells (4.5 ± 0.9 pmol/mg cell protein). A Hill plot revealed the lack of cooperative interaction among the binding sites. Unlabelled PbTx-3 inhibited [3H]PbTx-3 binding with an IC50 of 31 nmol/l. However, tetrodotoxin, veratridine, α- and β-scorpion venom, or veratridine in combination with either α- or β-scorpion venom did not alter [3H]PbTx-3 binding. All these results suggest that PbTx-3 binds to a site (site 5) distinct from the previously known four toxin binding sites, which does not gate voltage-dependent Na channels by itself, but is specifically involved in the allosteric modulation of Na channels in adrenal medullary cells.
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Yuhi, T., Wada, A., Yamamoto, R. et al. Characterization of [3H]brevetoxin binding to voltage-dependent sodium channels in adrenal medullary cells. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Arch Pharmacol 350, 209–212 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00241098
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