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Characterization of a baculovirus gene encoding a small conotoxinlike polypeptide.
Journal of virology - 1 Nov 1992
Eldridge R, Li Y, Miller L K
Abstract excerpt
We identified a gene of Autographa californica nuclear polyhedrosis virus (AcMNPV) that encodes a small cysteine-rich polypeptide which has size and sequence similarity to omega-conotoxins, a class of calcium ion (Ca2+) channel inhibitors, found in the venom of cone snails. Transcriptional analysis indicated that the 159-bp open reading frame, which we named ctl, and a downstream 984-bp open reading frame are...
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