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Peptide ion channel toxins from the bootlace worm, the longest animal on Earth
Polypeptides from animal venoms have found important uses as drugs, pharmacological tools, and within biotechnological and agricultural applications. We here report a novel family of cystine knot peptides from nemertean worms, with potent activity on voltage-gated sodium channels. These toxins, name...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group UK
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5864730/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29567943 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-22305-w |