Venom phospholipase A2 (PLA2) enzymes share similarity in structure and catalytic function
with mammalian enzymes. However, in contrast to mammalian enzymes, many are toxic and …

The voltage-gated Na+, Ca*+, and K+ channels are responsible for the generation of action
potentials in neurons and other excitable cells. These channels are also involved in cellular …

Completely revised and expanded to reflect the latest advancements in the field,
Polysaccharides: Structural Diversity and Functional Versatility, Second Edition outlines …

Structural and functional diversity of voltage-gated Kv1-type potassium channels in rat brain
is enhanced by the association of two different types of subunits, the membrane-bound, pore …

Since the first discovery of Kvβ-subunits more than 15 years ago, many more ancillary Kv
channel subunits were characterized, for example, KChIPs, KCNEs, and BKβ-subunits. The …

Snake envenomation employs three well integrated strategies: prey immobilization via
hypotension, prey immobilization via paralysis, and prey digestion. Purines (adenosine …

Voltage-gated K+ channels are protein complexes composed of ion-conducting integral
membrane α subunits and cytoplasmic β subunits. Here, we show that, in transfected …

Dendrotoxins are small proteins that were isolated 20 years ago from mamba (Dendroaspis)
snake venoms (Harvey, AL, Karlsson, E., 1980. Dendrotoxin from the venom of the green …

The charybdotoxin receptor, purified from bovine tracheal smooth muscle, consists of two
subunits (alpha and beta) and, when reconstituted into planar lipid bilayers, forms functional …

Phospholipase A2 (PLA2) enzymes from snake venom are toxic and induce a wide
spectrum of pharmacological effects, despite similarity in primary, secondary and tertiary …