Snake cytotoxins bind to membranes via interactions with phosphatidylserine head groups of lipids.

The major representatives of Elapidae snake venom, cytotoxins (CTs), share similar three-fingered fold and exert diverse range of biological activities against various cell types. CT-induced cell death starts from the membrane recognition process, whose molecular details remain unclear. It is known,...

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Main Authors: Anastasia G Konshina, Ivan A Boldyrev, Yuri N Utkin, Anton V Omel'kov, Roman G Efremov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-04-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/21559494/?tool=EBI