A novel alpha conotoxin (α-PIB) isolated from C. purpurascens is selective for skeletal muscle nicotinic acetylcholine receptors

Toxicon

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1193-1199

  López Vera, Estuardo ^a   Jacobsen, Richard B ^a   Ellison, Michael ^a   Olivera, Baldomero M ^a   Teichert, Russell W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

conotoxins; Conus snails; nAChR

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 4 CONOTOXIN; ALPHA CONOTOXIN MII; CONOTOXIN; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VENOM;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONUS SNAIL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PARALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURIFICATION; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CONOTOXINS; CONUS SNAIL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GOLDFISH; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NICOTINIC ANTAGONISTS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

CONUS PURPURASCENS; GASTROPODA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 34249072034     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2007.02.007     Document Type: Article

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