Structure of alpha-conotoxin BuIA: influences of disulfide connectivity on structural dynamics
Jin, A.H., Brandstaetter, H., Nevin, S.T., Tan, C.C., Clark, R.J., Adams, D.J., Alewood, P.F., Craik, D.J., Daly, N.L.(2007) BMC Struct Biol 7: 28-28
- PubMed: 17445276 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6807-7-28
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
2NS3 - PubMed Abstract: 
Alpha-conotoxins have exciting therapeutic potential based on their high selectivity and affinity for nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. The spacing between the cysteine residues in alpha-conotoxins is variable, leading to the classification of sub-families. BuIA is the only alpha-conotoxin containing a 4/4 cysteine spacing and thus it is of significant interest to examine the structure of this conotoxin.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Institute for Molecular Bioscience, Australian Research Council Special Research Centre for Functional and Applied Genomics, The University of Queensland, Brisbane QLD, Australia. a.jin@imb.uq.edu.au