Characterization of PsTX-60B, a new membrane-attack complex/perforin (MACPF) family toxin, from the venomous sea anemone Phyllodiscus semoni

Toxicon

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1208-1210

  Satoh, Hiroshi ^a   Oshiro, Naomasa ^b   Iwanaga, Setsuko ^b   Namikoshi, Michio ^a   Nagai, Hiroshi ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF MARINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b OKINAWA PREFECTURAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT   (Japan)

Author keywords

MACPF; Phyllodiscus semoni; Protein; Sea anemone; Toxin

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT MEMBRANE ATTACK COMPLEX; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; PERFORIN; PSTX 60B TOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANEMONE; ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; DNA SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLLODISCUS SEMONI; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA EXTRACTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CNIDARIAN VENOMS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PERFORIN; SEA ANEMONES; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ACTINERIA VILLOSA; ACTINIARIA; PHYLLODISCUS SEMONI;

EID: 34249031315     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2007.01.006     Document Type: Article

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