Cobra CTX A3, the major cardiotoxin (CTX) from Naja atra, is a cytotoxic, basic β-sheet polypeptide that is known to induce a transient membrane leakage of ...

Glycosphingolipid-facilitated membrane insertion and internalization of cobra cardiotoxin. The sulfatide.cardiotoxin complex structure in a membrane-like ...

Oct 6, 2007 · The major cardiotoxin from Taiwan cobra (CTX A3) is a pore forming β-sheet polypeptide that requires sulfatide (sulfogalactosylceramide, ...

Here, we show that anti-sulfatide acts by blocking the binding of CTX A3 to the sulfatides in the plasma membrane to prevent sulfatide-dependent CTX A3 membrane ...

THE SULFATIDE CARDIOTOXIN COMPLEX STRUCTURE IN A MEMBRANE-LIKE ... aggregates near the membrane surface with or without membrane pore ... during membrane pore ...

Cobra venom contains cardiotoxins (CTXs) that induce tissue necrosis and systolic heart arrest in bitten victims. CTX-induced membrane pore formation is one ...

Cardiotoxins CTI and CTII Induce the Formation of Non-Bilayer Immobilized Phospholipids in Mitochondrial Membranes and Increase ATP-Synthase Activity. We have ...

A study of the complex formation kinetics of FeF2+ and AIF2+ demonstrates the eminent suitability of the fluoride-selective membrane electrode for reaction ...

Glycosphingolipid-facilitated membrane insertion and pore formation of cobra cardiotoxin. Liu, J. -H. ;; Wang, C. -H. ;; Lee, S. -C. ;; Hsiao, C. -D. ;; Wu, W ...

Glycosphingolipid-facilitated membrane insertion and pore formation of cobra cardiotoxin.