PhcrTx2, a New Crab-Paralyzing Peptide Toxin from the Sea Anemone Phymanthus crucifer

PhcrTx2, a New Crab-Paralyzing Peptide Toxin from the Sea Anemone Phymanthus crucifer

Sea anemones produce proteinaceous toxins for predation and defense, including peptide toxins that act on a large variety of ion channels of pharmacological and biomedical interest. Phymanthus crucifer is commonly found in the Caribbean Sea; however, the chemical structure and biological activity of...

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Main Authors: Armando Alexei Rodríguez, Anoland Garateix, Emilio Salceda, Steve Peigneur, André Junqueira Zaharenko, Tirso Pons, Yúlica Santos, Roberto Arreguín, Ludger Ständker, Wolf-Georg Forssmann, Jan Tytgat, Rosario Vega, Enrique Soto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-02-01
Series:Toxins
Subjects:
sea anemone
neutoxin
glutamate receptor
defensin-like fold
ion channels
Phymanthus crucifer
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/10/2/72

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