Discovery of a distinct superfamily of Kunitz-type toxin (KTT) from tarantulas.

BACKGROUND: Kuntiz-type toxins (KTTs) have been found in the venom of animals such as snake, cone snail and sea anemone. The main ancestral function of Kunitz-type proteins was the inhibition of a diverse array of serine proteases, while toxic activities (such as ion-channel blocking) were developed...

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Published in:	PLoS ONE
Main Authors:	Chun-Hua Yuan, Quan-Yuan He, Kuan Peng, Jian-Bo Diao, Li-Ping Jiang, Xing Tang, Song-Ping Liang
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-01-01
Online Access:	http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2561067?pdf=render