In Silico Identification of Protein Disulfide Isomerase Gene Families in the De Novo Assembled Transcriptomes of Four Different Species of the Genus Conus.

Small peptides isolated from the venom of the marine snails belonging to the genus Conus have been largely studied because of their therapeutic value. These peptides can be classified in two groups. The largest one is composed by peptides rich in disulfide bonds, and referred to as conotoxins. Despi...

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Main Authors: Andrea Figueroa-Montiel, Marco A Ramos, Rosa E Mares, Salvador Dueñas, Genaro Pimienta, Ernesto Ortiz, Lourival D Possani, Alexei F Licea-Navarro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4747531?pdf=render