HgeTx1, the first K+-channel specific toxin characterized from the venom of the scorpion Hadrurus gertschi Soleglad

Toxicon

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1046-1053

  Schwartz, Elisabeth F ^a,c   Schwartz, Carlos A ^a   Gómez Lagunas, Froylan ^b   Zamudio, Fernando Z ^c   Possani, Lourival D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c INSTITUTO DE BIOTECNOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Amino acid sequence; Hadrurus gertschi; HgeTx1; K+ channel; Scorpion toxin; Shaker B

Indexed keywords

HADRURUS GERTSCHI TOXIN 1; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; SCORPION VENOM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; DISULFIDE BOND; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ISOLATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TOXIN ANALYSIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; INSECTS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; SCORPION VENOMS; SCORPIONS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SHAKER SUPERFAMILY OF POTASSIUM CHANNELS;

HADRURUS; HETEROMETRUS; PANDINUS IMPERATOR; SCORPIO MAURUS; SCORPIONES;

EID: 33751080760     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2006.08.009     Document Type: Article

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