Role of the structurally disordered N- and C-terminal residues in the Janus-faced atracotoxins

Toxicon

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1355-1361

  Maggio, Francesco ^a   King, Glenn F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Insect toxin; J ACTX Hv1c; Janus faced atracotoxin; Protein engineering

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; AMINO ACID; ATRACOTOXIN; ISOLEUCINE; TOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; MUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXIN ANALYSIS; TOXIN STRUCTURE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HOUSEFLIES; INSECT CONTROL; INSECTICIDES; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SPIDER VENOMS; SPIDERS; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

ARANEAE; ATRAX; DIPLURIDAE; HADRONYCHE; INSECTA; JANUS;

EID: 0036709419     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0041-0101(02)00154-X     Document Type: Article

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