Membrane-mediated interaction of non-conventional snake three-finger toxins with nicotinic acetylcholine receptors

Affiliations

Zakhar O. Shenkarev: Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences
Yuri M. Chesnokov: National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute”
Maxim M. Zaigraev: Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences
Anton O. Chugunov: Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences
Dmitrii S. Kulbatskii: Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences
Milita V. Kocharovskaya: Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences
Alexander S. Paramonov: Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences
Maxim L. Bychkov: Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences
Mikhail A. Shulepko: Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences
Dmitry E. Nolde: Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences
Roman A. Kamyshinsky: National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute”
Evgeniy O. Yablokov: Institute of Biomedical Chemistry
Alexey S. Ivanov: Institute of Biomedical Chemistry
Mikhail P. Kirpichnikov: Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences
Ekaterina N. Lyukmanova: Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences

Abstract

The membrane plays a key role in the interaction of non-conventional neurotoxins with the nicotinic receptors.