Snake postsynaptic neurotoxins: Gene structure, phylogeny and applications in research and therapy

Biochimie

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 137-149

  Yee, Joyce Siew Phui ^a   Nanling, Gong ^a   Afifiyan, Fatemah ^a   Donghui, Ma ^a   Lay, Poh Siew ^a   Armugam, Arunmozhiarasi ^a   Jeyaseelan, Kandiah ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Drug discovery; Evolutionary origin; Neurotoxins; Snake venom

Indexed keywords

ALPHA BUNGAROTOXIN; COBROTOXIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; NEUROTOXIN; SNAKE VENOM;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE ISOLATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC ORGANIZATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PHYLOGENY; RECEPTOR BINDING; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SYNAPSE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; EXONS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEUROTOXINS; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SNAKE VENOMS;

MAMMALIA; SERPENTES;

EID: 1542358054     PISSN: 03009084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2003.11.012     Document Type: Article

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