Evidence for a function-specific mutation in the neurotoxin, parabutoxin 3

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1786-1792

  Huys, Isabelle ^a   Tytgat, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Affinity; Channel; Parabuthus; Scorpion; Toxin

Indexed keywords

LYSINE; NEUROTOXIN; PARABUTOXIN 3; PHENYLALANINE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PARABUTHUS TRANSVAALICUS; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN INTERACTION; SCORPION; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; FEMALE; KV1.1 POTASSIUM CHANNEL; KV1.2 POTASSIUM CHANNEL; KV1.3 POTASSIUM CHANNEL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; NEUROTOXINS; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS, VOLTAGE-GATED; SCORPION VENOMS; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0038054249     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.2003.02613.x     Document Type: Article

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