NMR solution structure of BmK-βIT, an excitatory scorpion β-toxin without a 'hot spot' at the relevant position

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 349, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 890-899

  Tong, Xiaotian ^a   Yao, Jing ^b   He, Fahu ^a   Chen, Xiang ^a   Zheng, Xunhai ^a   Xie, Chang ^b   Wu, Gong ^a   Zhang, Naixia ^a   Ding, Jiuping ^b   Wu, Houming ^a  

^a SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (China)

^b HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

BmK IT; Buthus martensii Karsch; NMR; Scorpion toxin; Solution structure

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE; DISULFIDE; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; GLUTAMIC ACID; INSECT VENOM; SCORPION VENOM; SODIUM CHANNEL;

ALPHA HELIX; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; BIOSENSOR; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; HYDROPHOBICITY; MAMMAL; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURIFICATION; SCORPION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE, BIOMOLECULAR; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SCORPION VENOMS; SCORPIONS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

INSECTA; MAMMALIA; MESOBUTHUS MARTENSII; SCORPIONES;

EID: 33748589461     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2006.08.131     Document Type: Article

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