Cloning and characterization of a cDNA sequence encoding the precursor of a chlorotoxin-like peptide from the Chinese scorpion Buthus martensii Karsch.
- X. Zeng, W. Li, F. H. Yiang
- Biology, ChemistryToxicon
- 1 August 2000
Presence of serotonin in the venom of Conus imperialis.
- J. McIntosh, T. Foderaro, W. Li, C. Ireland, B. Olivera
- BiologyToxicon
- 1 December 1993
Genomic Organization of BmTXKβ and BmTXKS2, Two Scorpion Venom Peptides From Buthus martensii Karsch
- Z. Cao, S. Zhu, W. Li, D. Jiang, X. He, H. Liu
- BiologyIUBMB Life - A Journal of the International Union…
- 1 May 2001
Toelucidate genomic organization of BmTXK βand BmTXKS2, two scorpion venom peptides from Chinese scorpion Buthus martensii Karsch(BmK) were first isolated and their genomic regions characterized…
Nine novel precursors of Buthus martensii scorpion alpha-toxin homologues.
The cDNAs encoding nine novel alpha-toxin homologues showed, together with higher homology at nucleotide level than that at amino acid level, that these toxins may originate from a common ancestor.
Molecular evolution of scorpion α-toxins——Accelerated substitutions and functional divergence
Analysis of cDNA sequences and phylogenetic analysis indicate that scorpion α-toxins have evolved by accelerated substitutions in the mature toxin regions, and four hot spot mutation sites in the molecular surface are found to distribute in the putative functional regions of a-toxic molecules.
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