[Application of amanita toxic peptides in life sciences research].
Amanita toxic peptides are the main toxins in wild mushrooms and often result in animal and human intoxication and death. Due to the specific inhibition to eukaryotic cell RNA polymerases II by amatoxins and the binding to actin by phallotoxins, amanita toxic peptides play important roles in life science researches. This paper presents a latest review of applications of amanita toxic peptides in life scientific researches.
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Biology Institute of Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, China.
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D000545:Amanita / Q000737:chemistry*; D000546:Amanitins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D012321:DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases / Q000378:metabolism; D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans
D000546:Amanitins; D005656:Fungal Proteins; C018358:phallotoxin; C018207:amatoxin; D012321:DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases