title: Molecular cloning of toxins expressed by the venom gland of Lasiodora sp.
abstract: The present work describes the identification of toxins expressed by the venom gland of the spider Lasiodora sp. The toxins LTx1, LTx2 and LTx3 were identified by the screening of a cDNA library. These toxins showed significant similarity at the amino acid level with spider toxins from Lasiodora parahybana, Eurypelma californicum, Brachypelma smithii, Selenocosmia huwena.
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Biologia Celular e Molecular, Núcleo de Pesquisa em Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto, Campus do Morro do Cruzeiro, Ouro Preto, MG 35.400-00, Brazil.
authors.forename: A L G
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Vieira
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Moura
authors.forename: E H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Babá
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chávez-Olórtegui
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kalapothakis
authors.forename: I M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Castro
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D015870:Gene Expression; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D013045:Species Specificity; D013111:Spider Venoms / Q000737:chemistry*; D013112:Spiders / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: C532438:LTx2 neurotoxin, Lasiodora; D013111:Spider Venoms