ShK Toxin   Click here for help

GtoPdb Ligand ID: 2549

Synonyms: potassium channel toxin ShK | Stichodactyla helianthus toxin
Comment: From Stoichactis helianthus (Carribean sea anemone)
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References
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Pharmacological characterization of five cloned voltage-gated K+ channels, types Kv1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.5, and 3.1, stably expressed in mammalian cell lines.
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Genomic organization, chromosomal localization, tissue distribution, and biophysical characterization of a novel mammalian Shaker-related voltage-gated potassium channel, Kv1.7.
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3. Kalman K, Pennington MW, Lanigan MD, Nguyen A, Rauer H, Mahnir V, Paschetto K, Kem WR, Grissmer S, Gutman GA et al.. (1998)
ShK-Dap22, a potent Kv1.3-specific immunosuppressive polypeptide.
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Substitution of a single residue in Stichodactyla helianthus peptide, ShK-Dap22, reveals a novel pharmacological profile.
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5. Pennington MW, Byrnes ME, Zaydenberg I, Khaytin I, de Chastonay J, Krafte DS, Hill R, Mahnir VM, Volberg WA, Gorczyca W. (1995)
Chemical synthesis and characterization of ShK toxin: a potent potassium channel inhibitor from a sea anemone.
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6. Yan L, Herrington J, Goldberg E, Dulski PM, Bugianesi RM, Slaughter RS, Banerjee P, Brochu RM, Priest BT, Kaczorowski GJ et al.. (2005)
Stichodactyla helianthus peptide, a pharmacological tool for studying Kv3.2 channels.
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