Unveiling Tst3, a Multi-Target Gating Modifier Scorpion α Toxin from <i>Tityus stigmurus</i> Venom of Northeast Brazil: Evaluation and Comparison with Well-Studied Ts3 Toxin of <i>Tityus serrulatus</i>

Studies on the interaction sites of peptide toxins and ion channels typically involve site-directed mutations in toxins. However, natural mutant toxins exist among them, offering insights into how the evolutionary process has conserved crucial sequences for activities and molecular target selection....

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Published in:	Toxins
Main Authors:	Diogo Vieira Tibery, João Antonio Alves Nunes, Daniel Oliveira da Mata, Luis Felipe Santos Menezes, Adolfo Carlos Barros de Souza, Matheus de Freitas Fernandes-Pedrosa, Werner Treptow, Elisabeth Ferroni Schwartz
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2024-06-01
Subjects:	Tst3 Ts3 <i>Tityus</i> α-toxin scorpion voltage gated sodium channels
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/16/6/257