Obtustatin

Article number:

5250058

Chemical description:

Sequence: [Cys1-Cys10, Cys6-Cys29, Cys7-Cys34, Cys19-Cys36];H-Cys1-Thr-Thr-Gly-Pro-Cys6-Cys7-Arg-Gln-Cys10-Lys-Leu-Lys-Pro-Ala-Gly-Thr-Thr-Cys19-Trp-Lys-Thr-Ser-Leu-Thr-Ser-His-Tyr-Cys29-Thr-Gly-Lys- Ser-Cys34-Asp-Cys36-Pro-Leu-Tyr-Pro-Gly-OH

Molecular weight:

4394,20 g/mol

Obtustatin is a 41 amino acid disintegrin peptide isolated from the venom of the Vipera lebetina obtusa. It is a potent (IC50 = 2 nM) and selective inhibitor of the binding of a1ß1 integrin to collagen IV. Contrary to other known disintegrins, it does not contain the classical RGD sequence. Does not show inhibitory activity toward other integrins, including a2ß1, aIIbß3, avß3, a4ß1, a5ß1, a6ß1, and a9ß1, a4ß7 integrins. Obtustatin potently inhibits angiogenesis in chicken and in mouse model and reduces tumor development by half.

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