Peptide neurotoxins that affect voltage-gated calcium channels: A close-up on ω-agatoxins

Toxins

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 17-42

  Pringos, Emilie ^a   Vignes, Michel ^a   Martinez, Jean ^a   Rolland, Valerie ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

agatoxin IV B; Peptide neurotoxins; Voltage gated calcium channels

Indexed keywords

CALCISEPTINE; CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE; CALCIUM CHANNEL N TYPE; CALCIUM CHANNEL P TYPE; CALCIUM CHANNEL Q TYPE; CALCIUM CHANNEL R TYPE; GLYCEROTOXIN; KURTOXIN; NEUROTOXIN; OMEGA AGATOXIN; OMEGA AGATOXIN IVA; OMEGA CONOTOXIN; OMEGA CONOTOXIN GVIA; OMEGA CONOTOXIN MVIIA; OMEGA CONOTOXIN MVIIC; OMEGA CONOTOXIN SVIB; OMEGA FILISTATOXIN KH1A; OMEGA GRAMMOTOXIN; PHONETOXIN; PROTOXIN; SCORPION VENOM; SNAIL VENOM; SNAKE VENOM; SNX 482; SPIDER VENOM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOLTAGE GATED CALCIUM CHANNEL; VOLTAGE GATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL; VOLTAGE GATED SODIUM CHANNEL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BINDING AFFINITY; CHANNEL GATING; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BINDING; REVIEW; SCORPION; SNAIL; SNAKE; SPIDER;

AGATOXINS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; LIGANDS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEUROTOXINS; PEPTIDES; PROTEIN BINDING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 79952130482     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20726651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/toxins3010017     Document Type: Review

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