| Literature DB >> 29779115 |
Ya V Makarova1, E V Kryukova2, I V Shelukhina2, D S Lebedev2, T V Andreeva2, D Yu Ryazantsev2, S V Balandin2, T V Ovchinnikova2,3, V I Tsetlin2, Yu N Utkin2.
Abstract
Genes encoding two three-finger toxins TFT-AF and TFT-VN, nucleotide sequences of which were earlier determined by cloning cDNA from venom glands of vipers Azemiops feae and Vipera nikolskii, respectively, were expressed for the first time in E. coli cells. The biological activity of these toxins was studied by electrophysiological techniques, calcium imaging, and radioligand analysis. It was shown for the first time that viper three-finger toxins are antagonists of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors of neuronal and muscle type.Entities:
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Year: 2018 PMID: 29779115 DOI: 10.1134/S1607672918020205
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Dokl Biochem Biophys ISSN: 1607-6729 Impact factor: 0.788