Isolation and characterization of alpha-elapitoxin-Bf1b, a postsynaptic neurotoxin from Malaysian Bungarus fasciatus venom

Muhamad Rusdi Ahmad Rusmili, Ting Yee Tee, Mohamed Rais Mustafa, Iekhsan Othman, Wayne Clarence Hodgson

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Bungarus fasciatus is one of three species of krait found in Malaysia. Envenoming by B. fasciatus results in neurotoxicity due to the presence of presynaptic and postsynaptic neurotoxins. Antivenom, either monovalent or polyvalent, is the treatment of choice in systemically envenomed patients. In this study, we have isolated a postsynaptic neurotoxin which we named alpha-elapitoxin-Bf1b. This toxin has an approximate molecular weight of 6.9 kDa, with LCMS/MS data showing that it is highly homologous with Neurotoxin 3FTx-RI, a toxin identified in the Bungarus fasciatus venom gland transcriptome. alpha-Elapitoxin-Bf1b also shared similarity with short-chain neurotoxins from Laticauda colubrina and Pseudechis australis. alpha-Elapitoxin-Bf1b produced concentration- and time-dependent neurotoxicity in the indirectly-stimulated chick biventer cervicis muscle preparation, an effect partially reversible by repetitive washing of the preparation. The pA2 value for alpha-elapitoxin-Bf1b of 9.17 +/- 0.64, determined by examining the effects of the toxin on cumulative carbacol concentration-response curves, indicated that the toxin is more potent than tubocurarine and alpha-bungarotoxin. Pre-incubation of Bungarus fasciatus monovalent and neuro polyvalent antivenom failed to prevent the neurotoxic effects of alpha-elapitoxin-Bf1b in the chick biventer cervicis muscle preparation. In conclusion, the isolation of a postsynaptic neurotoxin that cannot be neutralized by either monovalent and polyvalent antivenoms may indicate the presence of isoforms of postsynaptic neurotoxins in Malaysian B. fasciatus venom.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)229 - 236
Number of pages8
JournalBiochemical Pharmacology
Volume88
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014

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Ahmad Rusmili, Muhamad Rusdi ; Tee, Ting Yee ; Mustafa, Mohamed Rais ; Othman, Iekhsan ; Hodgson, Wayne Clarence. / Isolation and characterization of alpha-elapitoxin-Bf1b, a postsynaptic neurotoxin from Malaysian Bungarus fasciatus venom. In: Biochemical Pharmacology. 2014 ; Vol. 88, No. 2. pp. 229 - 236.
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Ahmad Rusmili, MR, Tee, TY, Mustafa, MR, Othman, I & Hodgson, WC 2014, 'Isolation and characterization of alpha-elapitoxin-Bf1b, a postsynaptic neurotoxin from Malaysian Bungarus fasciatus venom' Biochemical Pharmacology, vol. 88, no. 2, pp. 229 - 236. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bcp.2014.01.004

Isolation and characterization of alpha-elapitoxin-Bf1b, a postsynaptic neurotoxin from Malaysian Bungarus fasciatus venom. / Ahmad Rusmili, Muhamad Rusdi; Tee, Ting Yee; Mustafa, Mohamed Rais; Othman, Iekhsan; Hodgson, Wayne Clarence.

In: Biochemical Pharmacology, Vol. 88, No. 2, 2014, p. 229 - 236.

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Ahmad Rusmili MR, Tee TY, Mustafa MR, Othman I, Hodgson WC. Isolation and characterization of alpha-elapitoxin-Bf1b, a postsynaptic neurotoxin from Malaysian Bungarus fasciatus venom. Biochemical Pharmacology. 2014;88(2):229 - 236. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bcp.2014.01.004

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