A Novel ShK-Like Toxic Peptide from the Transcriptome of the Cnidarian Palythoa caribaeorum Displays Neuroprotection and Cardioprotection in Zebrafish

A Novel ShK-Like Toxic Peptide from the Transcriptome of the Cnidarian Palythoa caribaeorum Displays Neuroprotection and Cardioprotection in Zebrafish

Palythoa caribaeorum (class Anthozoa) is a zoantharian which, together with other cnidarians, like jellyfishes, hydra, and sea anemones, possesses specialized structures in its tissues, the cnidocytes, which deliver an array of toxins in order to capture prey and deter predators. The whole transcrip...

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Main Authors: Qiwen Liao, Guiyi Gong, Shirley Weng In Siu, Clarence Tsun Ting Wong, Huidong Yu, Yu Chung Tse, Gandhi Rádis-Baptista, Simon Ming-Yuen Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-06-01
Series:Toxins
Subjects:
zoantharian
ShK-like peptide
dynamics simulation
voltage-gated K+ ion channel
calcium-activated K+ ion channel
animal toxins
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/10/6/238

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