Analysis of the genomic organization of a novel scorpion toxin BmTXKβ

Acta Genetica Sinica

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 663-667

  Xiao, Fan ^a   Cao, Zhi Jian ^a   Lü, Meng ^a   Jiang, Da He ^a   Mao, Xin ^a   Liu, Hui ^a   Li, Wen Xin ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

BmK (Buthus martensii Karsch); BmTXK ; Genomic organization; Potassium channel toxin

Indexed keywords

BMK TOXIN BETA; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DNA BASE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL AFFECTING AGENT; PRIMER DNA; SCORPION VENOM; SIGNAL PEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; DNA FLANKING REGION; DNA LIBRARY; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; INTRON; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SCORPION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; GENETIC STRUCTURES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SCORPION VENOMS;

BUTHUS; INVERTEBRATA; MESOBUTHUS MARTENSII; SCORPIONES;

EID: 0037700431     PISSN: 03794172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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