Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022 Marine cone snail venoms represent a vast library of bioactive peptides with proven potential as research tools, drug leads, and therapeutics. In this study, a transcriptome library of four different organs, namely radular sheath, venom duct, venom gland,
Yanling Liao +8 more
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Graph-Directed Approach for Downselecting Toxins for Experimental Structure Determination
Marine Drugs, 2020 Conotoxins are short, cysteine-rich peptides of great interest as novel therapeutic leads and of great concern as lethal biological agents due to their high affinity and specificity for various receptors involved in neuromuscular transmission. Currently,
Rachael A. Mansbach +3 more
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Calcium regulation of muscle spindle mechanosensory afferent function. [PDF]
Exp PhysiolAbstract Extracellular calcium is crucial for the normal function of muscle spindle sensory afferents. They express multiple calcium buffering proteins. Extracellular calcium is essential for recycling of synaptic‐like vesicles (SLVs) in the terminals and for the stretch‐evoked inward calcium current of the receptor potential.
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Nonspecific, Reversible Inhibition of Voltage-Gated Calcium Channels by CaMKII Inhibitor CK59 [PDF]
, 2013 Investigation of kinase-related processes often uses pharmacological inhibition to reveal pathways in which kinases are involved. However, one concern about using such kinase inhibitors is their potential lack of specificity.
Kahrls, Andrew S., Mynlieff, Michelle
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mGluR5 antagonism inhibits cocaine reinforcement and relapse by elevation of extracellular glutamate in the nucleus accumbens via a CB1 receptor mechanism. [PDF]
, 2018 Metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 (mGluR5) antagonism inhibits cocaine self-administration and reinstatement of drug-seeking behavior. However, the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying this action are poorly understood.
Bi, Guo-Hua +9 more
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Structural studies of conotoxins [PDF]
IUBMB Life, 2009 AbstractConotoxins are small disulfide‐rich peptides from the venoms of marine cone snails. They target a variety of ion channels, transporters, and receptors besides the interest in their natural functions in venoms and they are of much interest as drug leads.
Daly, Norelle L., Craik, David J.
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Biology, 2022 Predatory cone snails (Conus) developed a sophisticated neuropharmacological mechanism to capture prey, escape against other predators, and deter competitors.
Akira Kio V. Kikuchi, Lemmuel L. Tayo
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Lavender oil-potent anxiolytic properties via modulating voltage dependent calcium channels [PDF]
, 2013 Recent clinical data support the clinical use of oral lavender oil in patients suffering from subsyndromal anxiety. We identified the molecular mechanism of action that will alter the perception of lavender oil as a nonspecific ingredient of aromatherapy
Klugbauer, Norbert +5 more
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Activity-dependent plasticity of transmitter release from nerve terminals in rat fast and slow muscles [PDF]
, 2018 Available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.Peer reviewedPublisher ...
Bewick, Guy Smith +4 more
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Chemical Synthesis and NMR Solution Structure of Conotoxin GXIA from Conus geographus
Marine Drugs, 2021 Conotoxins are disulfide-rich peptides found in the venom of cone snails. Due to their exquisite potency and high selectivity for a wide range of voltage and ligand gated ion channels they are attractive drug leads in neuropharmacology.
David A. Armstrong +5 more
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