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The three-dimensional structural surface of two beta-sheet scorpion toxins mimics that of an alpha helical dihydropyridine receptor segment

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2003

Authors

Green, Daniel
Pace, Suzy M
Curtis, Suzanne
Sakowska, Magdalena
Lamb, Graham
Dulhunty, Angela
Casarotto, Marco

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Portland Press

Abstract

An α-helical II-III loop segment of the dihydropyridine receptor activates the ryanodine receptor calcium-release channel. We describe a novel manipulation in which this agonist's activity is increased by modifying its surface structure to resemble that

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Keywords: Calcium; Catalyst activity; Muscle; Surface structure; Thermodynamic properties; Toxic materials; Sheet scorpion toxins; Biochemistry; 1,4 dihydropyridine receptor; calcium channel; ryanodine receptor; scorpion venom; article; beta sheet; binding affinity Ion channel; NMR; Peptide A; Ryanodine receptor

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http://hdl.handle.net/1885/72795

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ANU Research Publications

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Biochemical Journal

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Journal article

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10.1042/BJ20021488

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2037-12-31

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