Characterization of conantokin Rl-A: Molecular phylogeny as structure/function study

Journal of Peptide Science

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 375-382

  Gowd, Konkallu H ^a   Watkins, Maren ^a   Twede, Vernon D ^a   Bulaj, Grzegorz W ^a   Olivera, Baldomero M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Conantokin; Conformational interconversion; Electrophysiology; Helical peptide; Molecular phylogeny

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; CONANTOKIN RI A; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 2A; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 2B; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 2C; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 2D; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CONOTOXIN; MOLLUSC VENOM;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ELUTION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; ANIMAL; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CLASSIFICATION; CONUS SNAIL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; OOCYTE; PHYLOGENY; XENOPUS;

ANIMALS; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CONOTOXINS; CONUS SNAIL; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MOLLUSK VENOMS; OOCYTES; PEPTIDES; PHYLOGENY; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; XENOPUS;

EID: 77957300637     PISSN: 10752617     EISSN: 10991387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/psc.1249     Document Type: Article

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