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Block of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors by philanthotoxins is strongly dependent on their subunit composition

Philanthotoxin-433 (PhTX-433) is an active component of the venom from the Egyptian digger wasp, Philanthus triangulum. PhTX-433 inhibits several excitatory ligand-gated ion channels, and to improve selectivity two synthetic analogues, PhTX-343 and PhTX-12, were developed. Previous work showed a 22-...

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Autores principales: Kachel, Hamid S., Patel, Rohit N., Franzyk, Henrik, Mellor, Ian R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5128878/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27901080
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep38116