αS-conotoxin RVIIIA: A structurally unique conotoxin that broadly targets nicotinic acetylcholine receptors

Biochemistry

Volumn 44, Issue 21, 2005, Pages 7897-7902

  Teichert, Russell W ^a   Jimenez, Elsie C ^a,b   Olivera, Baldomero M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES BAGUIO   (Philippines)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONOTOXINS; CONUS RADIATUS; MOLECULAR TARGETS; NICOTINIC ACETYLCHOLINE RECEPTORS (NACHR);

AMINO ACIDS; FISHERIES; LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; MUSCLE; PURIFICATION; TOXIC MATERIALS;

BIOCHEMISTRY;

ALPHA S CONOTOXIN RVIII A; CONOTOXIN; MOLLUSC VENOM; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN 3 RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FISH; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PREY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; SEIZURE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CONOTOXINS; GOLDFISH; HUMANS; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NICOTINIC ANTAGONISTS; OOCYTES; PEPTIDES; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; SEIZURES; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; XENOPUS;

CONUS RADIATUS;

EID: 19644387101     PISSN: 00062960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bi047274+     Document Type: Article

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