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Table 1 Amino acid residues participating in interactions of NTX-1 with receptor interface determined by docking simulation.

From: Binding of long-chain α-neurotoxin would stabilize the resting state of nAChR: A comparative study with α-conotoxin

 

T.nAChR subunit interface

NTX-1

Principal site (alpha 1)

Complementary site (gamma)

Average occupancy during MD

Loop I

   

Thr 6

Thr 191

Arg 186

 

Ile 8

Pro 194, Cys 193, Cys 192, Thr 191

Ile 172

Ile8 Thr 191 (α1) 0.8

   

Ile8 pro 194 (α1) 0.7

   

Ile8 Cys 192 (α1) 0.9

Loop II

   

TRp 31

Tyr 190, Val 188

Asp 176, Glu 175,

Trp31 Val 188 (α1) 0.9

   

Trp31 Tyr 190 (α1) 0.9

Cys 32

 

Asp 176, Thr 37

Cys32 Asp 176 (γ) 0.9

   

Cys32 Glu 175 (γ) 0.9

Gly 33

 

Trp 54

Gly33 Asp 176 (γ) 0.9

Ser 34

Tyr 93

Leu 118, Trp 54,

Ser34 Trp 54 (γ) 0.7

   

Ser34 Tyr 93 (α1) 0.6

Arg 35*

 

Glu 175

Arg 35* Leu 118 (γ) 0.9

   

Arg 35* Trp 54 (γ) 0.9

   

Arg 35* Trp 149 (α) 0.9

Gly 36

Tyr 190

Gln 58

 

Lys 37

  

Lys 37 Glu (γ) 0.8

Val 38

Thr 191

 

Val38 Thr 191 (α1) 0.9

Ile 39

Thr 191, Cys 192

 

Ile Thr 191 (α1) 0.9

Loop III

   

Ser 52

   

Tyr 53

  

Tyr53 Leu 172 (γ) 0.9

C-Tail

   

Gln 70

Pro 194, Cys 193

 

Arg72 Cys 193 (α1) 1

Lys 71

Cys 193,

 

Lys71 Cys 193 (α1) 1

Arg 72

Cys 193

 

Gln70 Cys 193 (α1) 1

Pro 73

Cys 192, Cys 193

 

Gln70 Pro 194 (α1) 0.9

  1. Average occupancies of the main anchor point residues participating in interactions of NTX-1 with receptor (α/γ interface) after 7 ns molecular dynamics simulation and within 5 Å distance along the simulation trajectory.The critical residue Arg 35 at the tip of Loop II is marked with a star. Amino acids making hydrogen bonds are underlined.