Cnidarian Toxins Acting on Voltage-Gated Ion Channels |
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Authors: | Shanta M. Messerli Robert M. Greenberg |
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Affiliation: | Marine Biological Laboratory, 7 MBL Street, Woods Hole, MA 02543, USA, Tel: 508 289-7981. E-mail: |
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Abstract: | Voltage-gated ion channels generate electrical activity in excitable cells. As such, they are essential components of neuromuscular and neuronal systems, and are targeted by toxins from a wide variety of phyla, including the cnidarians. Here, we review cnidarian toxins known to target voltage-gated ion channels, the specific channel types targeted, and, where known, the sites of action of cnidarian toxins on different channels. |
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Keywords: | Cnidaria ion channels toxin sodium channel potassium channel |
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