Distinct activities of novel neurotoxins from Australian venomous snakes for nicotinic acetylcholine receptors

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 21, 2007, Pages 2829-2840

  St Pierre, L ^a,b   Fischer, H ^b   Adams, D J ^b   Schenning, M ^b   Lavidis, N ^b   De Jersey, J ^b   Masci, P P ^b   Lavin, M F ^a,b  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian elapid snake; cDNA cloning; Neurotoxin; Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor; Recombinant protein expression; Venom

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; NEUROTOXIN; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; OS SNTX 1; PT LNTX 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHROMAFFIN CELL; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENVENOMATION; EX VIVO STUDY; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OXYURANUS SCUTELLATUS; POISONOUS SNAKE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PSEUDONAJA TEXTILIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; BASE SEQUENCE; BUFO MARINUS; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; ELAPID VENOMS; ELAPIDAE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEUROTOXINS; NICOTINIC ANTAGONISTS; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

AMPHIBIA; ELAPIDAE; OXYURANUS SCUTELLATUS; PSEUDONAJA TEXTILIS; SERPENTES;

EID: 38549162189     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: 15691632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-007-7352-z     Document Type: Article

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