Unique gene organization of colubrid three-finger toxins: Complete cDNA and gene sequences of denmotoxin, a bird-specific toxin from colubrid snake Boiga dendrophila (Mangrove Catsnake)

Biochimie

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 868-877

  Pawlak, Joanna ^a   Kini, R Manjunatha ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Molecular evolution; Neurotoxins; Snake venom

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DENMOTOXIN; SNAKE VENOM;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BIRD; BOIGA DENDROPHILA; EXON; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ORGANIZATION; INTRON; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; SNAKE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; EXONS; INTRONS; MATRIX ATTACHMENT REGIONS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROTEIN SORTING SIGNALS; RNA, SMALL NUCLEOLAR; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SNAKE VENOMS;

AVES; BOIGA DENDROPHILA; COLUBRIDAE; ELAPIDAE; SERPENTES;

EID: 44649158955     PISSN: 03009084     EISSN: 61831638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2008.02.016     Document Type: Article

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