Allosteric interactions between scorpion toxin receptor sites on voltage-gated Na channels imply a novel role for weakly active components in arthropod venom

FASEB Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2006, Pages

  Cohen, Lior ^a   Lipstein, Noa ^a   Gordon, Dalia ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Beta toxin; Gating modifiers; Ligand binding; Scorpion alpha toxin; Toxicity to insects

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOXIN; ARTHROPOD VENOM; NEUROTOXIN; POLYPEPTIDE; SCORPION VENOM; VOLTAGE GATED SODIUM CHANNEL; SCORPION TOXIN RECEPTOR; SODIUM CHANNEL;

ALLOSTERISM; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CHANNEL GATING; CONTROLLED STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANIMAL; CELL MEMBRANE; DRUG EFFECT; FLY; GRASSHOPPER; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LARVA; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; SCORPION;

ARTHROPODA; HEXAPODA; SCORPIONES;

ANIMALS; CELL MEMBRANE; DIPTERA; GRASSHOPPERS; LARVA; NEURONS; SCORPION VENOMS; SCORPIONS; SODIUM CHANNELS;

EID: 33845564549     PISSN: 08926638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1096/fj.05-5545fje     Document Type: Article

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