L-R4W2
Biological Activity
L-R4W2 is a vanilloid TRPV1 (VR1) receptor antagonist peptide (IC50 ~ 0.1 μM); blocks Ca2+ currents in dorsal root ganglion neurons. Analgesic in vivo.Technical Data
(Modifications: Trp-6 = C-terminal amide)
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Background References
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The arginine-rich hexapeptide R4W2 is a stereoselective antagonist at the vanilloid receptor 1: a Ca2+ imaging study in adult rat dorsal root ganglion neurons.
Himmel et al.
J.Pharmacol.Exp.Ther., 2002;301:981 -
Arginine-rich peptides are blockers of VR-1 channels with analgesic activity.
Planells-Cases et al.
FEBS Lett., 2000;481:131
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