Differential interaction of equinatoxin II with model membranes in response to lipid composition

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 1343-1353

  Caaveiro, José M M ^a   Echabe, Izaskun ^a   Gutiérrez Aguirre, Ion ^a   Nieva, José L ^a   Arrondo, José L R ^a   González Mañas, Juan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EQUINATOXIN; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; SPHINGOMYELIN;

AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; ERYTHROCYTE; HEMOLYSIS; HORSE; LIPID COMPOSITION; LIPID MONOLAYER; MEMBRANE BINDING; MEMBRANE VESICLE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN LIPID INTERACTION; SEA ANEMONE; TOXIN ANALYSIS;

ACTINIA EQUINA; ACTINIARIA; ANEMONE; ANIMALIA; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0035115356     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(01)76107-3     Document Type: Article

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