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The antifungal plant defensin AtPDF2.3 from Arabidopsis thaliana blocks potassium channels
Scorpion toxins that block potassium channels and antimicrobial plant defensins share a common structural CSαβ-motif. These toxins contain a toxin signature (K-C(4)-X-N) in their amino acid sequence, and based on in silico analysis of 18 plant defensin sequences, we noted the presence of a toxin sig...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2016
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5004176/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27573545 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep32121 |