Osk2, a new selective inhibitor of Kv1.2 Potassium channels purified from the venom of the scorpion Orthochirus scrobiculosus

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 286, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 841-847

  Dudina, E E ^a   Korolkova, Y V ^a   Bocharova, N E ^a   Koshelev, S G ^a   Egorov, T A ^a   Huys, I ^b   Tytgat, J ^b   Grishin, E V ^a  

^a SHEMYAKIN OVCHINNIKOV INSTITUTE OF BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Potassium channel; Scorpion toxin

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; PROTEIN OSK2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VENOM;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; SCORPION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034805860     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2001.5492     Document Type: Article

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