Importance of the conserved aromatic residues in the scorpion alpha-like toxin BmK M1: the hydrophobic surface region revisited.
- Yan-Mei Sun, F. Bosmans, Dacheng Wang
- Biology, ChemistryJournal of Biological Chemistry
- 27 June 2003
The results show an eye-catching correlation between the LD50 values in mice and the EC50 values on Nav1.5 channels in oocytes, indicating large mutant-dependent differences that emphasize important specific roles for the conserved aromatic residues in BmK M1.
Importance of the Conserved Aromatic Residues in the Scorpion α-Like Toxin BmK M1
- Yan-Mei Sun, F. Bosmans, Dacheng Wang
- Biology, ChemistryJournal of Biological Chemistry
- 27 June 2003
The results show an eye-catching correlation between the LD50 values in mice and the EC50 values on Nav1.5 channels in oocytes, indicating large mutant-dependent differences that emphasize important specific roles for the conserved aromatic residues in BmK M1.
Pharmacological comparison of two different insect models using the scorpion alpha-like toxin BmK M1 from Buthus martensii Karsch.
- F. Bosmans, B. Brône, J. Tytgat
- BiologyProtein Peptide Letters
- 1 May 2005
With the aid of the alpha-like toxin BmK M1 and 5 of its mutants, the importance of aromatic residues for the interaction of the toxin with the VGSC in L. migratoria and D. melanogaster is shown.
Two new eriophyid mite species associated with Clematis terniflora var. mandshurica in China (Acari, Eriophyidae)
- Yan Dong, Yan-Mei Sun, X. Xue
- Environmental Science, BiologyZooKeys
- 10 March 2016
Two new eriophyid mite species associated with Clematis terniflora var.