Effect of maitotoxin on guanine nucleotide interaction with G-protein α subunits

International Journal of Toxicology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 39-44

  Khan, Ritindra N ^b   Tall, Edward G ^a   Rebecchi, Mario ^a   Ramsdell, John S ^c   Pentyala, Srinivas ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Armstrong State University   (United States)

^c CENTER FOR COASTAL ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND BIOMOLECULAR RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

G Proteins; G Subunit; Maitotoxin; Marine Toxin

Indexed keywords

GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; GUANOSINE 5' O (3 THIOTRIPHOSPHATE); GUANOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; INHIBITORY GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; MAITOTOXIN; MASTOPARAN; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; STIMULATORY GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DINOFLAGELLATE; PROTEIN BINDING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TOXICITY TESTING; TOXIN ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDES; HETEROTRIMERIC GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; MARINE TOXINS; OXOCINS; PEPTIDES; WASP VENOMS;

DINOPHYCEAE; GAMBIERDISCUS TOXICUS;

EID: 0035115741     PISSN: 10915818     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/109158101750103396     Document Type: Article

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