Publikationsdatum:
2015-10-02
Beschreibung:
Article The venom of the Chinese red-headed centipede causes excruciating pain. Here, Yang et al . identify a novel toxin protein from the centipede venom and find that it can activate the nociceptive TRPV1 ion channel by binding to the channel’s outer pore to potentiate the heat activation machinery. Nature Communications doi: 10.1038/ncomms9297 Authors: Shilong Yang, Fan Yang, Ningning Wei, Jing Hong, Bowen Li, Lei Luo, Mingqiang Rong, Vladimir Yarov-Yarovoy, Jie Zheng, KeWei Wang, Ren Lai
Digitale ISSN:
2041-1723
Thema:
Biologie
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Chemie und Pharmazie
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Allgemeine Naturwissenschaft
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Physik
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