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Properties of cytotoxic peptide-formed ion channels

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2000

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Kourie, Joseph
Shorthouse, Amy

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American Physiological Society

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Cytotoxic peptides are relatively small cationic molecules such as those found 1) in venoms, e.g., melittin in bee, scorpion toxins in scorpion, pilosulin 1 in jumper ant, and lycotoxin I and II in wolf spider; 2) in skin secretions (e.g., magainin I and

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Keywords: amylin; amyloid; amyloid beta protein; carrier protein; cytotoxic factor; defensin; dermaseptin; ion channel; magainin 1; magainin 2; melittin; peptide; prion protein; scorpion venom; venom; alpha helix; calcium homeostasis; cell death; cell membrane; cyt Amyloids; Calcium homeostasis; Cell death; Cytotoxic peptides; Ion channels; Toxins

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http://hdl.handle.net/1885/90374

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American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology

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