New binding site on common molecular scaffold provides HERG channel specificity of scorpion toxin BeKm-1.
Korolkova, Y.V., Bocharov, E.V., Angelo, K., Maslennikov, I.V., Grinenko, O.V., Lipkin, A.V., Nosyreva, E.D., Pluzhnikov, K.A., Olesen, S.P., Arseniev, A.S., Grishin, E.V.(2002) J Biol Chem 277: 43104-43109
- PubMed: 12151390 
- DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M204083200
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
1J5J, 1LGL - PubMed Abstract: 
The scorpion toxin BeKm-1 is unique among a variety of known short scorpion toxins affecting potassium channels in its selective action on ether-a-go-go-related gene (ERG)-type channels. BeKm-1 shares the common molecular scaffold with other short scorpion toxins ...