The 1.1 Å crystal structure of the neuronal acetylcholine receptor antagonist, α-conotoxin PnIA from Conus pennaceus

Structure

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 417-423

  Hu, Shu Hong ^a   Gehrmann, John ^a   Guddat, Luke W ^a   Alewood, Paul F ^a   Craik, David J ^a   Martin, Jennifer L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine receptor antagonist; Crystal structure; Neurotoxin; conotoxin

Indexed keywords

CONUS PENNACEUS; GASTROPODA;

ALPHA CONOTOXIN PNIA; ALPHA-CONOTOXIN PNIA; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CONOTOXIN; MOLLUSC VENOM; OLIGOPEPTIDE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SNAIL; SYNTHESIS; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CHOLINERGIC ANTAGONISTS; CONOTOXINS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLLUSK VENOMS; OLIGOPEPTIDES; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SNAILS;

EID: 0030584684     PISSN: 09692126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-2126(96)00047-0     Document Type: Article

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