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The Bi-Functional Paxilline Enriched in Skin Secretion of Tree Frogs (Hyla japonica) Targets the KCNK18 and BK(Ca) Channels
The skin secretion of tree frogs contains a vast array of bioactive chemicals for repelling predators, but their structural and functional diversity is not fully understood. Paxilline (PAX), a compound synthesized by Penicillium paxilli, has been known as a specific antagonist of large conductance C...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9862588/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36668889 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/toxins15010070 |
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author | Yin, Chuanling Zeng, Fanpeng Huang, Puyi Shi, Zhengqi Yang, Qianyi Pei, Zhenduo Wang, Xin Chai, Longhui Zhang, Shipei Yang, Shilong Dong, Wenqi Lu, Xiancui Wang, Yunfei |
author_facet | Yin, Chuanling Zeng, Fanpeng Huang, Puyi Shi, Zhengqi Yang, Qianyi Pei, Zhenduo Wang, Xin Chai, Longhui Zhang, Shipei Yang, Shilong Dong, Wenqi Lu, Xiancui Wang, Yunfei |
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description | The skin secretion of tree frogs contains a vast array of bioactive chemicals for repelling predators, but their structural and functional diversity is not fully understood. Paxilline (PAX), a compound synthesized by Penicillium paxilli, has been known as a specific antagonist of large conductance Ca(2+)-activated K(+) Channels (BK(Ca)). Here, we report the presence of PAX in the secretions of tree frogs (Hyla japonica) and that this compound has a novel function of inhibiting the potassium channel subfamily K member 18 (KCNK18) channels of their predators. The PAX-induced KCNK18 inhibition is sufficient to evoke Ca(2+) influx in charybdotoxin-insensitive DRG neurons of rats. By forming π-π stacking interactions, four phenylalanines located in the central pore of KCNK18 stabilize PAX to block the ion permeation. For PAX-mediated toxicity, our results from animal assays suggest that the inhibition of KCNK18 likely acts synergistically with that of BK(Ca) to elicit tingling and buzzing sensations in predators or competitors. These results not only show the molecular mechanism of PAX-KCNK18 interaction, but also provide insights into the defensive effects of the enriched PAX. |
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spelling | pubmed-98625882023-01-22 The Bi-Functional Paxilline Enriched in Skin Secretion of Tree Frogs (Hyla japonica) Targets the KCNK18 and BK(Ca) Channels Yin, Chuanling Zeng, Fanpeng Huang, Puyi Shi, Zhengqi Yang, Qianyi Pei, Zhenduo Wang, Xin Chai, Longhui Zhang, Shipei Yang, Shilong Dong, Wenqi Lu, Xiancui Wang, Yunfei Toxins (Basel) Article The skin secretion of tree frogs contains a vast array of bioactive chemicals for repelling predators, but their structural and functional diversity is not fully understood. Paxilline (PAX), a compound synthesized by Penicillium paxilli, has been known as a specific antagonist of large conductance Ca(2+)-activated K(+) Channels (BK(Ca)). Here, we report the presence of PAX in the secretions of tree frogs (Hyla japonica) and that this compound has a novel function of inhibiting the potassium channel subfamily K member 18 (KCNK18) channels of their predators. The PAX-induced KCNK18 inhibition is sufficient to evoke Ca(2+) influx in charybdotoxin-insensitive DRG neurons of rats. By forming π-π stacking interactions, four phenylalanines located in the central pore of KCNK18 stabilize PAX to block the ion permeation. For PAX-mediated toxicity, our results from animal assays suggest that the inhibition of KCNK18 likely acts synergistically with that of BK(Ca) to elicit tingling and buzzing sensations in predators or competitors. These results not only show the molecular mechanism of PAX-KCNK18 interaction, but also provide insights into the defensive effects of the enriched PAX. MDPI 2023-01-12 /pmc/articles/PMC9862588/ /pubmed/36668889 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/toxins15010070 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Yin, Chuanling Zeng, Fanpeng Huang, Puyi Shi, Zhengqi Yang, Qianyi Pei, Zhenduo Wang, Xin Chai, Longhui Zhang, Shipei Yang, Shilong Dong, Wenqi Lu, Xiancui Wang, Yunfei The Bi-Functional Paxilline Enriched in Skin Secretion of Tree Frogs (Hyla japonica) Targets the KCNK18 and BK(Ca) Channels |
title | The Bi-Functional Paxilline Enriched in Skin Secretion of Tree Frogs (Hyla japonica) Targets the KCNK18 and BK(Ca) Channels |
title_full | The Bi-Functional Paxilline Enriched in Skin Secretion of Tree Frogs (Hyla japonica) Targets the KCNK18 and BK(Ca) Channels |
title_fullStr | The Bi-Functional Paxilline Enriched in Skin Secretion of Tree Frogs (Hyla japonica) Targets the KCNK18 and BK(Ca) Channels |
title_full_unstemmed | The Bi-Functional Paxilline Enriched in Skin Secretion of Tree Frogs (Hyla japonica) Targets the KCNK18 and BK(Ca) Channels |
title_short | The Bi-Functional Paxilline Enriched in Skin Secretion of Tree Frogs (Hyla japonica) Targets the KCNK18 and BK(Ca) Channels |
title_sort | bi-functional paxilline enriched in skin secretion of tree frogs (hyla japonica) targets the kcnk18 and bk(ca) channels |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9862588/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36668889 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/toxins15010070 |
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