BrMT

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BrMT
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Names
IUPAC name
3-(2-Aminoethyl)-6-bromo-1H-indole-2-thiol
Other names
6-Bromo-2-mercaptotryptamine
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
PubChem CID
  • InChI=1S/C10H11BrN2S/c11-6-1-2-7-8(3-4-12)10(14)13-9(7)5-6/h1-2,5,13-14H,3-4,12H2
    Key: WEGSNHRPTPCHIZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • BrC=1C=CC2=C(C1)NC(S)=C2CCN
Properties
C10H11BrN2S
Molar mass 271.18 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

BrMT (6-bromo-2-mercaptotryptamine) is a neurotoxin found in the hypobranchial gland of the marine snail species Calliostoma canaliculatum . The disulfide-linked dimer of BrMT possesses inhibitory effects on the Kv1 and Kv4 families of voltage-gated potassium channels.

Contents

Source

BrMT was first isolated from the mucus of Calliostoma canaliculatum, a cone snail found in the temperate coastal waters of the western Pacific. BrMT is the first compound found in the hypobranchial gland mucus to produce a biological response. [1]

Chemistry

BrMT disulfide-linked dimer (BrMT)2.png
BrMT disulfide-linked dimer

BrMT is a brominated tryptamine. It has a thiol group, allowing dimerization via a disulfide linkage. [1] BrMT is found to be light-sensitive and unstable in a reducing environment. Its first total synthesis was reported in 2013. [2]

Target

Calliostoma canaliculatum deters predators by covering its shells with BrMT-containing mucus, in particular when exposed to a predator, such as Pycnopodia helianthoides or Pisaster giganteus . [3]

The BrMT dimer is known to affect voltage-gated potassium channels in the central nervous system. It strongly inhibits ShBΔ potassium channels, and to a lesser degree also isoforms found in humans (hKv1.1) and squid (sqKv1.A). It also affects members of Kv4 family (Kv4.1 and Kv4.2) and Drosophila ether-à-go-go channels. [1]

Mode of action

The mode of action of BrMT involves inhibition of specific voltage gated potassium channels present in the nervous system. By stabilizing the voltage sensor of the ion channel, the opening of ShBΔ ion channels and other Kv1 members is inhibited. [2] BrMT has an IC50 of 1.1 ± 0.1 μM on ShBΔ channels, a member of the Kv1 family. [4] The BrMT binding to ShBΔ has been found to be allosteric in nature, due to a change of conformation in the K+ channel subunits and not by blocking the entrance of the channel. [4] [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Kelley, Wayne P.; Wolters, Andrew M.; Sack, Jon T.; Jockusch, Rebecca A.; Jurchen, John C.; Williams, Evan R.; Sweedler, Jonathan V.; Gilly, William F. (September 2003). "Characterization of a Novel Gastropod Toxin (6-Bromo-2-mercaptotryptamine) That Inhibits Shaker K Channel Activity". Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278 (37): 34934–34942. doi: 10.1074/jbc.m301271200 . ISSN   0021-9258. PMID   12815055.
  2. 1 2 Gao, Detian; Sand, Rheanna; Fu, Hao; Sharmin, Nazlee; Gallin, Warren J.; Hall, Dennis G. (2013-10-15). "Synthesis of the non-peptidic snail toxin 6-bromo-2-mercaptotryptamine dimer (BrMT)2, its lower and higher thio homologs and their ability to modulate potassium ion channels". Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 23 (20): 5503–5506. doi:10.1016/j.bmcl.2013.08.070. ISSN   0960-894X. PMID   24021461.
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