Molecular diversity and evolution of cystine knot toxins of the tarantula Chilobrachys jingzhao

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 65, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 2431-2444

  Chen, J ^a   Deng, M ^a   He, Q ^a   Meng, E ^a   Jiang, L ^a   Liao, Z ^a,b   Rong, M ^a   Liang, S ^a  

^a HUNAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Classification; Evolution; Gating modifier; Molecular diversity; Pore blocking; Toxin

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CYSTINE KNOT TOXIN; ION CHANNEL; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; SPIDER VENOM; TETRODOTOXIN; TOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOLTAGE GATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL; VOLTAGE GATED SODIUM CHANNEL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARACHNID; ARTICLE; CHILOBRACHYS JINGZHAO; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATCH CLAMP; PHYLOGENY; RAT; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPIDER; SPINAL GANGLION; TOXIN STRUCTURE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMALS; CYSTINE KNOT MOTIFS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GANGLIA, SPINAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEURONS; RATS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SPIDER VENOMS; SPIDERS; STRUCTURAL HOMOLOGY, PROTEIN; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ARANEAE; CHILOBRACHYS JINGZHAO; TARANTULA;

EID: 49249092203     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: 15691632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-008-8135-x     Document Type: Article

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