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SUBMITTER: Armishaw CJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3153239 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Toxins 20100614 6
α-Conotoxins are peptide neurotoxins isolated from venomous marine cone snails that are potent and selective antagonists for different subtypes of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs). As such, they are valuable probes for dissecting the role that nAChRs play in nervous system function. In recent years, extensive insight into the binding mechanisms of α-conotoxins with nAChRs at the molecular level has aided in the design of synthetic analogs with improved pharmacological properties. This ...[more]