A novel inhibitor of α9α10 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors from Conus vexillum delineates a new conotoxin superfamily.

Conotoxins (CTxs) selectively target a range of ion channels and receptors, making them widely used tools for probing nervous system function. Conotoxins have been previously grouped into superfamilies according to signal sequence and into families based on their cysteine framework and biological ta...

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Main Authors: Sulan Luo, Sean Christensen, Dongting Zhangsun, Yong Wu, Yuanyan Hu, Xiaopeng Zhu, Sandeep Chhabra, Raymond S Norton, J Michael McIntosh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3559828?pdf=render