An excitatory scorpion toxin with a distinctive feature: an additional alpha helix at the C terminus and its implications for interaction with insect sodium channels.
Oren, D.A., Froy, O., Amit, E., Kleinberger-Doron, N., Gurevitz, M., Shaanan, B.(1998) Structure 6: 1095-1103
- PubMed: 9753689 
- DOI: 10.1016/s0969-2126(98)00111-7
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1BCG - PubMed Abstract: 
Scorpion neurotoxins, which bind and modulate sodium channels, have been divided into two groups, the alpha and beta toxins, according to their activities. The beta-toxin class includes the groups of excitatory and depressant toxins, which differ in their mode of action and are highly specific against insects ...