This review discusses the Ca2+-activated K+ channels of intermediate conductance (IK
channels), and their historical discovery in erythrocytes, their classical biophysical …

Scorpion toxins have been central to the investigation and understanding of the
physiological role of potassium (K+) channels and their expansive function in membrane …

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) play a key role in the external immunity of animals, offering
an interesting model for studying the influence of the environment on the diversification and …

Maurotoxin, a 34-amino acid toxin from Scorpio maurus scorpion venom, was examined for
its ability to inhibit cloned human SK (SK1, SK2, and SK3), IK1, and Slo1 calcium-activated …

The Om-toxins are short peptides (23–27 amino acids) purified from the venom of the
scorpion Opisthacanthus madagascariensis. Their pharmacological targets are thought to …

The intermediate conductance Ca2+-activated K+ (IK) channel is distinguished from the
functionally related Ca2+-activated K+ channels of smaller and larger unitary conductance …

Transforming the neuroactive toxins of cone snails into small‐size compounds poses a
challenge due to the presence of multiple disulfide bridges. Herein we describe our …

Background Mycobacterium abscessus, a fast-growing non-tuberculous mycobacterium, is
an emerging opportunistic pathogen responsible for chronic bronchopulmonary infections in …

Maurotoxin (MTX) and HsTx1 are two scorpion toxins belonging to the α-KTx6 structural
family. These 34-residue toxins, cross-linked by four disulfide bridges, share 59% sequence …

Pi4 is a 38‐residue toxin cross‐linked by four disulfide bridges that has been isolated from
the venom of the Chactidae scorpion Pandinus imperator. Together with maurotoxin, Pi1 …