Purification and cDNA cloning of LaIT2, a novel insecticidal toxin from venom of the scorpion Liocheles australasiae.
The novel insecticidal toxin, LaIT2, was isolated from venom of the scorpion Liocheles australasiae. The amino acid sequence of LaIT2 was determined by an Edman degradation analysis and subsequent cDNA cloning. LaIT2 is composed of 59 amino acids with three disulfide bridges, and shares sequence similarity to the scorpion beta-KTx peptides.
Matsushita
Nobuto
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Division of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Japan.
Miyashita
Masahiro
M
Ichiki
Yayoi
Y
Ogura
Takehiko
T
Sakuradani
Eiji
E
Nakagawa
Yoshiaki
Y
Shimizu
Sakayu
S
Miyagawa
Hisashi
H
D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000235:genetics*; D007306:Insecticides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012604:Scorpion Venoms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012605:Scorpions
D018076:DNA, Complementary; D007306:Insecticides; D012604:Scorpion Venoms