Brevenal, a brevetoxin antagonist from Karenia brevis, binds to a previously unreported site on mammalian sodium channels

Gold, Elena P.; Jacocks, Henry M.; Bourdelais, Andrea J.; Baden, Daniel G.

doi:10.1016/j.hal.2013.03.001

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“…A further possible explanation for the differences noted between CBA-N2a and LC-MS/MS data may be that neuro-2a cytotoxicity will actually reflect the complex interactions on voltage-gated sodium channels (VGSCs) exerted by the combination of bioactive compounds present in G. polynesiensis culture extracts. In some instances, this may result in structural or chemical competition, as had been demonstrated for brevenal and brevetoxin in K. brevis [74].…”

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Intraspecific Variability in the Toxin Production and Toxin Profiles of In Vitro Cultures of Gambierdiscus polynesiensis (Dinophyceae) from French Polynesia

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Viallon

et al. 2019

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Ciguatera poisoning (CP) is a foodborne disease caused by the consumption of seafood contaminated with ciguatoxins (CTXs) produced by dinoflagellates in the genera Gambierdiscus and Fukuyoa. The toxin production and toxin profiles were explored in four clones of G. polynesiensis originating from different islands in French Polynesia with contrasted CP risk: RIK7 (Mangareva, Gambier), NHA4 (Nuku Hiva, Marquesas), RAI-1 (Raivavae, Australes), and RG92 (Rangiroa, Tuamotu). Productions of CTXs, maitotoxins (MTXs), and gambierone group analogs were examined at exponential and stationary growth phases using the neuroblastoma cell-based assay and liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry. While none of the strains was found to produce known MTX compounds, all strains showed high overall P-CTX production ranging from 1.1 ± 0.1 to 4.6 ± 0.7 pg cell−1. In total, nine P-CTX analogs were detected, depending on strain and growth phase. The production of gambierone, as well as 44-methylgamberione, was also confirmed in G. polynesiensis. This study highlighted: (i) intraspecific variations in toxin production and profiles between clones from distinct geographic origins and (ii) the noticeable increase in toxin production of both CTXs, in particular CTX4A/B, and gambierone group analogs from the exponential to the stationary phase.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 92%

Intraspecific Variability in the Toxin Production and Toxin Profiles of In Vitro Cultures of Gambierdiscus polynesiensis (Dinophyceae) from French Polynesia

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Sibat

Viallon

et al. 2019

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“…Gambierol and gambieric acid A inhibit binding of the brevetoxins to the VGSC 23. Brevenal, a non‐toxic molecule containing only five polyether rings binds to the VGSC at a site that is distinct from the brevetoxin site 24. Gambierol is also a potent potassium channel blocker,25 and maitotoxin is a calcium channel activator 26.…”

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Brevetoxin, the Dinoflagellate Neurotoxin, Localizes to Thylakoid Membranes and Interacts with the Light‐Harvesting Complex II (LHCII) of Photosystem II

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The brevetoxins are neurotoxins that are produced by the "Florida red tide" dinoflagellate Karenia brevis. They bind to and activate the voltage-gated sodium channels in higher organisms, specifically the Nav 1.4 and Nav 1.5 channel subtypes. However, the native physiological function that the brevetoxins perform for K. brevis is unknown. By using fluorescent and photoactivatable derivatives, brevetoxin was shown to localize to the chloroplast of K. brevis where it binds to the light-harvesting complex II (LHCII) and thioredoxin. The LHCII is essential to non-photochemical quenching (NPQ), whereas thioredoxins are critical to the maintenance of redox homeostasis within the chloroplast and contribute to the scavenging of reactive oxygen. A culture of K. brevis producing low levels of toxin was shown to be deficient in NPQ and produced reactive oxygen species at twice the rate of the toxic culture, implicating a role in NPQ for the brevetoxins.

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“…This toxin can inhibit respiratory and myocardial function, resulting in spontaneous and repeated dose-dependent muscle contraction, leading to beam tremor, convulsion or jump, dose-related decrease in respiratory rate and bronchoconstriction of central and peripheral nerves. The LD 50 of BTX-2 towards mice is 55.36 mg/kg [55], the toxicity of which is much weaker than that of shellfish-accumulated marine toxins including STX, PTX, TTX. BTX combines with the target site of sodium channel receptor and opening the sodium channel on the excited membrane, the permeability of cell membranes to sodium ion can be enhanced and the voltage-gated sodium channel can be activated.…”

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Marine Toxins Detection by Biosensors Based on Aptamers

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Liu

Zhang

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Marine toxins cause great harm to human health through seafood, therefore, it is urgent to exploit new marine toxins detection methods with the merits of high sensitivity and specificity, low detection limit, convenience, and high efficiency. Aptasensors have emerged to replace classical detection methods for marine toxins detection. The rapid development of molecular biological approaches, sequencing technology, material science, electronics and chemical science boost the preparation and application of aptasensors. Taken together, the aptamer-based biosensors would be the best candidate for detection of the marine toxins with the merits of high sensitivity and specificity, convenience, time-saving, relatively low cost, extremely low detection limit, and high throughput, which have reduced the detection limit of marine toxins from nM to fM. This article reviews the detection of marine toxins by aptamer-based biosensors, as well as the selection approach for the systematic evolution of ligands by exponential enrichment (SELEX), the aptamer sequences. Moreover, the newest aptasensors and the future prospective are also discussed, which would provide thereotical basis for the future development of marine toxins detection by aptasensors.Key Contribution: This article reviews systematically the toxicity of marine toxins, the development of aptarmer-based biosensors, and progress in the marine toxin detection by aptasensors.Toxins 2020, 12, 1 2 of 22 selection technology and biosensor fabrication technology offer a new solution for the detection of marine toxins with high efficiency and sensitivity [13][14][15][16][17].Marine toxins are a class of small molecular compounds mainly produced by red tide algae. In recent years, with the aggravation of environmental pollution, human deaths due to accidental ingestion of toxic shellfish are also often reported [18][19][20][21]. At present, the main methods for the detection of marine toxins include mouse bioassay (MBA) [22], enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) [23][24][25], high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS), etc. [26][27][28]. However, these traditional methods have some drawbacks including the requirement of a technician, poor repeatability, expensive equipment, and issues related to animal ethics [22]. As a new detection technology, the biosensor is a kind of analysis systems using cell molecules and other bio-materials as sensitive elements, combined with a secondary sensor to detect a variety of chemicals by cascade amplified signal [29]. Because of their advantages of simple operation, high speed, high sensitivity, miniaturization, and easy automation, biosensors have been widely used in different fields including cell physiology [30], drug screening [31,32], food safety detection [33], disease diagnosis [34], etc.Aptamer, meaning "to fit", is a kind of oligonucleotide which can bind to target molecules with high selectivity and affinity. On account of the existence of aptamers in nature and the po...

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Brevenal, a brevetoxin antagonist from Karenia brevis, binds to a previously unreported site on mammalian sodium channels

Cited by 23 publications

References 29 publications

Intraspecific Variability in the Toxin Production and Toxin Profiles of In Vitro Cultures of Gambierdiscus polynesiensis (Dinophyceae) from French Polynesia

Intraspecific Variability in the Toxin Production and Toxin Profiles of In Vitro Cultures of Gambierdiscus polynesiensis (Dinophyceae) from French Polynesia

Brevetoxin, the Dinoflagellate Neurotoxin, Localizes to Thylakoid Membranes and Interacts with the Light‐Harvesting Complex II (LHCII) of Photosystem II

Marine Toxins Detection by Biosensors Based on Aptamers

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