[Scorpion toxins and defensins].
The scorpion venoms possess many neurotoxic peptides which constitute a group of molecular families with a common architecture and a high degree of polymorphism. This architecture is found also in circulating antimicrobial peptides belonging to the defensins family, which are especially structurally related to the blocking potassium channels neurotoxins. The diversification in functions with a unique architectural scheme is discussed taking in account the biophysiological characteristics of the scorpion order.
Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, LERAI, Paris.
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D000818:Animals; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000737:chemistry; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000502:physiology; D023082:Defensins; D009498:Neurotoxins / Q000737:chemistry; D012604:Scorpion Venoms / Q000737:chemistry; D012605:Scorpions / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D001798:Blood Proteins; D023082:Defensins; D009498:Neurotoxins; D012604:Scorpion Venoms
Toxines et défensines de scorpions.