Snake α-neurotoxin binding site on the Egyptian cobra (Naja haje) nicotinic acetylcholine receptor is conserved

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1800-1809

  Takacs, Z ^a   Wilhelmsen, K C ^a   Sorota, S ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine receptor; Elapidae; Evolution; Naja; Resistance; Snake neurotoxin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA BUNGAROTOXIN; NEUROKININ A; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; GLYCOSYLATION; NAJA HAJE; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OOCYTE; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SNAKE; XENOPUS;

NAJA HAJE;

EID: 0034883249     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a003967     Document Type: Article

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