The M-superfamily of conotoxins: A review

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 17-27

  Jacob, Reed B ^a   McDougal, Owen M ^a  

^a BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conotoxin; M superfamily; Marine snail; Peptide; Review; Venom

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CODEINE; CONOTOXIN; CYSTEINE; CYSTINE; KAPPA M CONOTOXIN; M PROTEIN; M SUPERFAMILY PEPTIDE; MARINE TOXIN; MORPHINE; MU CONOTOXIN; OMEGA CONOTOXIN MVIIA; OPIATE DERIVATIVE; PEPTIDE; PEPTIDE M; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; PSI CONOTOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BINDING AFFINITY; CHRONIC PAIN; CONJUGATION; DISULFIDE BOND; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENCY; FISH; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GROWTH INHIBITION; HUMAN; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROBIOLOGY; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; POSTSYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; UBIQUITINATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CONOTOXINS; CONUS SNAIL; DISULFIDES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

GASTROPODA;

EID: 73749084685     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: 14209071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-009-0125-0     Document Type: Review

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