An overview of the three dimensional structure of short spider toxins

Toxin Reviews

Volumn 24, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 359-381

  Ferrat, G ^a,b   Darbon, H ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b SUNTORY INSTITUTE FOR BIOORGANIC RESEARCH   (Japan)

Author keywords

ICK structural motif; Ion channels; Spider toxins; Spiders; Structure determination

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL; ION CHANNEL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; SODIUM CHANNEL; SPIDER VENOM;

ARTHROPOD; CATALYST; CHANNEL GATING; DISULFIDE BOND; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SPIDER;

ANIMALIA; ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 27544438861     PISSN: 07313837     EISSN: 15256057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07313830500237133     Document Type: Review

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