A new type of scorpion Na+-channel-toxin-like polypeptide active on K+ channels

Biochemical Journal

Volumn 388, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 455-464

  Srairi Abid, Najet ^a   Guijarro, Joseba Iñaki ^b   Benkhalifa, Rym ^a   Mantegazza, Massimo ^c   Cheikh, Amani ^a   Ben Aissa, Manel ^b   Haumont, Pierre Yves ^d   Delepierre, Muriel ^b   El Ayeb, Mohamed ^a  

^a PASTEUR INSTITUTE OF TUNIS   (Tunisia)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^c Istituto Neurologico   (Italy)

^d Applied Biosystems   (France)

Author keywords

Androctonus australis scorpion; dyad F K; K+ channel; Na + channel; Scorpion toxin; Structure function relationship

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; CHARACTERIZATION; CONFORMATIONS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SODIUM; TOXICITY;

ANDROCTONUS AUSTRALIS HECTOR; CONFORMATIONAL EXCHANGE; CYSTEINS; LONG-CHAIN TOXINS;

POLYPEPTIDES;

PEPTIDE KAAH1; PEPTIDE KAAH2; SCORPION VENOM; SODIUM CHANNEL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOLTAGE GATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ALPHA HELIX; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BETA SHEET; COMPARATIVE STUDY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; SCORPION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; XENOPUS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; FEMALE; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OOCYTES; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEINS; SCORPION VENOMS; SCORPIONS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SODIUM CHANNELS; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANDROCTONUS AUSTRALIS; ANDROCTONUS AUSTRALIS HECTOR; MAMMALIA; SCORPIONES;

EID: 20544475920     PISSN: 02646021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BJ20041407     Document Type: Article

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