Leftward shift in the voltage-dependence for Ca2+ currents activation induced by a new toxin from Phoneutria reidyi (Aranae, Ctenidae) venom

Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 129-146

  Vieira, L B ^a   Pimenta, A M C ^a   Richardson, M ^b   Bemquerer, M P ^a   Reis, H J ^a   Cruz, J S ^a   Gomez, M V ^a   Santoro, M M ^a   Ferreira De Oliveira, R ^b   Figueiredo, S G ^c   Snutch, T P ^d   Cordeiro, M N ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b FUNDAÇÃO EZEQUIEL DIAS   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amidated C terminus; Ca 2+ channel toxin; Neurotoxin; Phoneutria reidyi; Spider venom

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE; CALCIUM CHANNEL N TYPE; CALCIUM CHANNEL P TYPE; CALCIUM CHANNEL Q TYPE; CALCIUM ION; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PRTX3 7; SPIDER VENOM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGITATION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SYNAPTOSOME; CALCIUM CURRENT; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL STRAIN HEK293; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; FEMALE; FLACCID PARALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; PHONEUTRIA REIDYI; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RAT STRAIN; SPIDER;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; CELLS, CULTURED; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ION CHANNEL GATING; MALE; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SPIDER VENOMS; SPIDERS; SYNAPTOSOMES; TRANSFECTION;

ARANEAE; CTENIDAE; MUS; PHONEUTRIA NIGRIVENTER; PHONEUTRIA REIDYI; RATTUS;

EID: 33846522855     PISSN: 02724340     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10571-006-9123-z     Document Type: Article

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