Solution structure of potassium channel-inhibiting scorpion toxin Lq2
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The scorpion toxin and the potassium channel
The structure of a complex containing a toxin bound to a potassium ion channel has been solved for the first time, revealing how scorpions have designed toxins that can recognize and target the filter that controls the movement of potassium ions through these channels.
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عنوان ژورنال: Proteins: Structure, Function, and Genetics
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0887-3585,1097-0134
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0134(19990301)34:4<417::aid-prot1>3.0.co;2-r