A novel α-conotoxin identified by gene sequencing is active in suppressing the vascular response to selective stimulation of sensory nerves in vivo

Biochemistry

Volumn 42, Issue 22, 2003, Pages 6904-6911

  Sandall, D W ^a   Satkunanathan, N ^a   Keays, D A ^a   Polidano, M A ^a   Liping, X ^a   Pham, V ^a   Down, J G ^a   Khalil, Z ^a   Livett, B G ^a   Gayler, K R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLS; NEUROLOGY; POLYPEPTIDES;

GENE SEQUENCING;

GENES;

ALPHA CONOTOXIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CONOTOXIN; MESSENGER RNA; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; OMEGA CONOTOXIN; PEPTIDE VC1.1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHROMAFFIN CELL; GENE SEQUENCE; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING; RECEPTOR BLOCKING; SENSORY NERVE; SNAIL; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CATTLE; CHROMAFFIN CELLS; CONOTOXINS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NERVE FIBERS, UNMYELINATED; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; NEURONS, AFFERENT; NICOTINIC ANTAGONISTS; OMEGA-CONOTOXINS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

BOVINAE; GASTROPODA; INVERTEBRATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0038661000     PISSN: 00062960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bi034043e     Document Type: Article

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