The scorpion toxin and the potassium channel.
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Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 23705072.
- Also identified by DOI 10.7554/eLife.00873 and PMC identifier 3660739.
- Licence recorded as CC BY.
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Abstract
The structure of a complex containing a toxin bound to a potassium ion channel has been solved for the first time, revealing how scorpions have designed toxins that can recognize and target the filter that controls the movement of potassium ions through these channels.
Medical subject headings
- Potassium Channels
- Toxins, Biological