Ectatomin
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ectatomin-315-6815255
title:
Ectatomin
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Ectatomin is a protein toxin from the venom of the ant Ectatomma tuberculatum. Ectatomin can efficiently insert into the plasma membrane, where it can form channels. Ectatomin was shown to inhibit L-type calcium currents in isolated rat cardiac myocytes. In these cells, ectatomin induces a gradual, irreversible increase in ion leakage across the membrane, which can lead to cell death. Ectatomin is composed of two subunits, A and B, which are homologous. The structure of ectatomin reveals that ea
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ectatomin
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2023-12-02T16:07:53Z
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