Binding of κ-Conotoxin-PVIIA to Open and Closed Shaker K-Channels Are Differentially Affected by the Ionic Strength
κ-Conotoxin-PVIIA (κ-PVIIA) is a potassium-channel blocking peptide from the venom of the fish-hunting snail, <i>Conus purpurascens</i>, which is essential for quick prey’s excitotoxic immobilization. Binding of one κ-PVIIA to <i>Shaker</i> K-channels occludes the K<sup>...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-10-01
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| Series: | Marine Drugs |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/18/11/533 |