Molecular Cloning and Sequence Analysis of the cDNAs Encoding Toxin-Like Peptides from the Venom Glands of Tarantula Grammostola rosea. (29th February 2012)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kimura, Tadashi; Ono, Seigo; Kubo, Tai
• Other Names: Hayashi Mirian A. F. Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: International journal of peptides. Volume 2012(2012)
• Publication Date: 2012-02-29
• Subjects: Peptides -- Periodicals; Peptides; Peptides; Electronic journals; Periodical; Periodicals; Periodicals; Internet Resources; Fulltext
• DOI: 10.1155/2012/731293
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1687-9767

Abstract

Abstract : Tarantula venom glands produce a large variety of bioactive peptides. Here we present the identification of venom components obtained by sequencing clones isolated from a cDNA library prepared from the venom glands of the Chilean common tarantula, Grammostola rosea . The cDNA sequences of about 1500 clones out of 4000 clones were analyzed after selection using several criteria. Forty-eight novel toxin-like peptides (GTx1 to GTx7, and GTx-TCTP and GTx-CRISP) were predicted from the nucleotide sequences. Among these peptides, twenty-four toxins are ICK motif peptides, eleven peptides are MIT1-like peptides, and seven are ESTX-like peptides. Peptides similar to JZTX-64, aptotoxin, CRISP, or TCTP are also obtained. GTx3 series possess a cysteine framework that is conserved among vertebrate MIT1, Bv8, prokineticins, and invertebrate astakines. GTx-CRISP is the first CRISP-like protein identified from the arthropod venom. Real-time PCR revealed that the transcripts for TCTP-like peptide are expressed in both the pereopodal muscle and the venom gland. Furthermore, a unique peptide GTx7-1, whose signal and prepro sequences are essentially identical to those of HaTx1, was obtained.