The tarantula toxin β/δ-TRTX-Pre1a highlights the importance of the S1-S2 voltage-sensor region for sodium channel subtype selectivity

The tarantula toxin β/δ-TRTX-Pre1a highlights the importance of the S1-S2 voltage-sensor region for sodium channel subtype selectivity

Abstract Voltage-gated sodium (NaV) channels are essential for the transmission of pain signals in humans making them prime targets for the development of new analgesics. Spider venoms are a rich source of peptide modulators useful to study ion channel structure and function. Here we describe β/δ-TR...

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Main Authors: Joshua S. Wingerd, Christine A. Mozar, Christine A. Ussing, Swetha S. Murali, Yanni K.-Y. Chin, Ben Cristofori-Armstrong, Thomas Durek, John Gilchrist, Christopher W. Vaughan, Frank Bosmans, David J. Adams, Richard J. Lewis, Paul F. Alewood, Mehdi Mobli, Macdonald J. Christie, Lachlan D. Rash
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017-04-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-01129-0

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