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SUBMITTER: Yang S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5540258 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Yang Shilong S Yang Fan F Zhang Bei B Lee Bo Hyun BH Li Bowen B Luo Lei L Zheng Jie J Lai Ren R
Science advances 20170802 8
Venomous animals use peptide toxins for hunting and self-defense. To achieve these goals, toxins need to bind to their targets with high affinity due to the small amount that a single bite or sting can deliver. The scorpion toxin BmP01 is linked to sting-induced excruciating pain; however, the reported minimum concentrations for activating TRPV1 channel or inhibiting voltage-gated potassium (Kv) channels (both in the micromolar range) appear too high to be biologically relevant. We show that the ...[more]