Reference List

The references are sorted by year then first author.
Each reference is followed by a 'P' link and a 'NA' link that search the corresponding protein sequences and nucleic acid sequences, respectively.

2009 Aguilar,M.B., Flores-Torres,A., Batista,C.V., Falcon,A., Lopez-Vera,E. and de la Cotera,E.P. Structural characterization of five post-translationally modified isomorphs of a novel putative delta-conotoxin from the vermivorous snail Conus delessertii from the Mexican Caribbean Sea. Peptides (2009) 30: 458-466 [P, NA]

Biass,D., Dutertre,S., Gerbault,A., Menou,J.L., Offord,R., Favreau,P. and Stöcklin,R. Comparative proteomic study of the venom of the piscivorous cone snail Conus consors. J Proteomics (2009) 72: 210-218 [P, NA]

Davis,J., Jones,A. and Lewis,R.J. Remarkable inter- and intra-species complexity of conotoxins revealed by LC/MS. Peptides (2009) 30: 1222-1227 [P, NA]

Duda,T.F. Jr. and Lee,T. Ecological release and venom evolution of a predatory marine snail at Easter Island. PLoS ONE (2009) 4 [P, NA]

Duda,T.F. Jr., Chang,D., Lewis,B.D. and Lee,T. Geographic variation in venom allelic composition and diets of the widespread predatory marine gastropod Conus ebraeus. PLoS ONE (2009) 4 [P, NA]

Halai,R., Clark,R.J., Nevin,S.T., Jensen,J.E., Adams,D.J. and Craik,D.J. Scanning mutagenesis of alpha-conotoxin Vc1.1 reveals residues crucial for activity at the alpha9alpha10 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor. J. Biol. Chem. (2009) [P, NA]

Han TS, Zhang MM, Walewska A, Gruszczynski P, Robertson CR, Cheatham TE 3rd, Yoshikami D, Olivera BM, Bulaj G Structurally minimized mu-conotoxin analogues as sodium channel blockers: implications for designing conopeptide-based therapeutics. ChemMedChem (2009) 4: 406-414 [P, NA]

Holford,M., Zhang,M.M., Gowd,K.H., Azam,L., Green,B.R., Watkins,M., Ownby,J.P., Yoshikami,D., Bulaj,G. and Olivera,B.M. Pruning nature: Biodiversity-derived discovery of novel sodium channel blocking conotoxins from Conus bullatus. Toxicon (2009) 53: 90-98 [P, NA]

Hone,A.J., Whiteaker,P., Christensen,S., Xiao,Y., Meyer,E.L. and McIntosh,J.M. A novel fluorescent alpha-conotoxin for the study of alpha7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. J. Neurochem. (2009) 111: 80-89 [P, NA]

Huang,F. and Du,W. Solution Structure of Hyp10Pro variant of conomarphin, a cysteine-free and D-amino-acid containing conopeptide. Toxicon (2009) [P, NA]

Kasheverov,I.E., Zhmak,M.N., Fish,A., Rucktooa,P., Khruschov,A.Y., Osipov,A.V., Ziganshin,R.H., D'hoedt,D., Bertrand,D., Sixma,T.K., Smit,A.B. and Tsetlin,V.I. Interaction of alpha-conotoxin ImII and its analogs with nicotinic receptors and acetylcholine-binding proteins: additional binding sites on Torpedo receptor. J. Neurochem. (2009) 111: 934-944 [P, NA]

Kauferstein,S., Kendel,Y., Nicke,A., Coronas,F.I., Possani,L.D., Favreau,P., Krizaj,I., Wunder,C., Kauert,G. and Mebs,D. New conopeptides of the D-superfamily selectively inhibiting neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. Toxicon (2009) 54: 295-301 [P, NA]

Khoo,K.K., Feng,Z.P., Smith,B.J., Zhang,M.M., Yoshikami,D., Olivera,B.M., Bulaj,G. and Norton,R.S. Structure of the Analgesic mu-Conotoxin KIIIA and Effects on the Structure and Function of Disulfide Deletion (dagger) (double dagger). Biochemistry (2009) 6: 1210-1219 [P, NA]

Lewis RJ Conotoxins: molecular and therapeutic targets. Prog. Mol. Subcell. Biol. (2009) 46: 45-65 [P, NA]

Liu,Z., Xu,N., Hu,J., Zhao,C., Yu,Z. and Dai,Q. Identification of novel I-superfamily conopeptides from several clades of Conus species found in the South China Sea. Peptides (2009) 30: 1782-1787 [P, NA]

Loughnan,M.L., Nicke,A., Lawrence,N. and Lewis,R.J. Novel alphaD-conopeptides and their precursors identified by cDNA cloning define the D-conotoxin superfamily. Biochemistry (2009) 48: 3717-3729 [P, NA]

MacRaild,C.A., Illesinghe,J., van Lierop,B.J., Townsend,A.L., Chebib,M., Livett,B.G., Robinson,A.J. and Norton,R.S. Structure and activity of (2,8)-dicarba-(3,12)-cystino alpha-ImI, an alpha-conotoxin containing a nonreducible cystine analogue. J. Med. Chem. (2009) 52: 755-762 [P, NA]

Millard EL, Nevin ST, Loughnan ML, Nicke A, Clark RJ, Alewood PF, Lewis RJ, Adams DJ, Craik DJ, Daly NL Inhibition of neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subtypes by alpha-Conotoxin GID and analogues. J Biol Chem. (2009) 284: 4944-4951 [P, NA]

Peng,C., Chen,W., Han,Y., Sanders,T., Chew,G., Liu,J., Hawrot,E., Chi,C. and Wang,C. Characterization of a novel alpha4/4-conotoxin, Qc1.2, from vermivorous Conus quercinus. Acta Biochim. Biophys. Sin. (Shanghai) (2009) 41: 858-864 [P, NA]

Quinton,L., Gilles,N. and De Pauw,E. TxXIIIA, an atypical homodimeric conotoxin found in the Conus textile venom. J Proteomics (2009) 72: 219-226 [P, NA]

Turner,M., Eidemiller,S., Martin,B., Narver,A., Marshall,J., Zemp,L., Cornell,K.A., McIntosh,J.M. and McDougal,O.M. Structural basis for alpha-conotoxin potency and selectivity. Bioorg. Med. Chem. (2009) 17: 5894-5899 [P, NA]

Twede,V.D., Miljanich,G., Olivera,B.M. and Bulaj,G. Neuroprotective and cardioprotective conopeptides: an emerging class of drug leads. Curr Opin Drug Discov Devel (2009) 12: 231-239 [P, NA]

Twede,V.D., Teichert,R.W., Walker,C.S., Gruszczynski,P., Kazmierkiewicz,R., Bulaj,G. and Olivera,B.M. Conantokin-Br from Conus brettinghami and selectivity determinants for the NR2D subunit of the NMDA receptor. Biochemistry (2009) 48: 4063-4073 [P, NA]

Ueberheide,B.M., Fenyö,D., Alewood,P.F. and Chait,B.T. Rapid sensitive analysis of cysteine rich peptide venom components. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. (2009) 106: 6910-6915 [P, NA]

Walker,C.S., Jensen,S., Ellison,M., Matta,J.A., Lee,W.Y., Imperial,J.S., Duclos,N., Brockie,P.J., Madsen,D.M., Isaac,J.T., Olivera,B. and Maricq,A.V. A novel Conus snail polypeptide causes excitotoxicity by blocking desensitization of AMPA receptors. Curr. Biol. (2009) 19: 900-908 [P, NA]

Wang,L., Liu,J., Pi,C., Zeng,X., Zhou,M., Jiang,X., Chen,S., Ren,Z. and Xu,A. Identification of a novel M-superfamily conotoxin with the ability to enhance tetrodotoxin sensitive sodium currents. Arch. Toxicol. (2009) [P, NA]

Yuan,D.D., Liu,L., Shao,X.X., Peng,C., Chi,C.W. and Guo,Z.Y. New conotoxins define the novel I3-superfamily. Peptides (2009) 30: 861-865 [P, NA]

Zamora-Bustillos,R., Aguilar,M.B. and Falcón,A. Identification, by molecular cloning, of a novel type of I(2)-superfamily conotoxin precursor and two novel I(2)-conotoxins from the worm-hunter snail Conus spurius from the Gulf of México Peptides (2009) (Ahead of print) [P, NA]

Zamora-Bustillos,R., Aguilar,M.B., Falcón,A. and Heimer de la Cotera,E.P. Identification, by RT-PCR, of four novel T-1-superfamily conotoxins from the vermivorous snail Conus spurius from the Gulf of Mexico. Peptides (2009) 30: 1396-1404 [P, NA]

2008 Aguilar,M.B., Luna-Rami­rez,K.S., Echeverria,D., Falcon,A., Olivera,B.M., Heimer de la Cotera,E.P. and Maillo,M. Conorfamide-Sr2, a gamma-carboxyglutamate-containing FMRFamide-related peptide from the venom of Conus spurius with activity in mice and mollusks. Peptides (2008) 29: 186-195 [P, NA]

Benoit,E., Favreau,P., Schlumberger,S., Cordova,M.A., Tytgat,J., Stocklin, R. abd and R. Stocklin and Molgo J. A new mu-conotoxin from Conus consors that atypically targets sodium channels in unmyelinated and myelinated nerve fibers Abstract Book, 16th European Section Meeting of the International Society on Toxinology (2008) [P, NA]

Biggs,J.S., Olivera,B.M. and Kantor,Y.I. alpha-Conopeptides specifically expressed in the salivary gland of Conus pulicarius. Toxicon (2008) 52: 101-105 [P, NA]

Buczek,O., Jimenez,E.C., Yoshikami,D., Imperial,J.S., Watkins,M., Morrison,A. and Olivera,B.M. I(1)-superfamily conotoxins and prediction of single D-amino acid occurrence. Toxicon (2008) 51: 218-229 [P, NA]

Chen,P., Garrett,J.E., Watkins,M. and Olivera,B.M. Purification and characterization of a novel excitatory peptide from Conus distans venom that defines a novel gene superfamily of conotoxins. Toxicon (2008) 52: 139-145 [P, NA]

Clark,R.J., Daly,N.L., Halai,R., Nevin,S.T., Adams,D.J. and Craik,D.J. The three-dimensional structure of the analgesic alpha-conotoxin, RgIA. FEBS Lett. (2008) 582: 597-602 [P, NA]

Duda,T.F. Jr. and Remigio,E.A. Variation and evolution of toxin gene expression patterns of six closely related venomous marine snails. Mol. Ecol. (2008) 17: 3018-3032 [P, NA]

Duda,T.F. Jr., Bolin,M.B., Meyer,C.P. and Kohn,A.J. Hidden diversity in a hyperdiverse gastropod genus: discovery of previously unidentified members of a Conus species complex. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. (2008) 49: 867-876 [P, NA]

Dutertre,S., Croker,D., Daly,N.L., Andersson,A., Muttenthaler,M., Lumsden,N.G., Craik,D.J., Alewood,P.F., Guillon,G. and Lewis,R.J. Conopressin-T from Conus tulipa reveals an antagonist switch in vasopressin-like peptides. J. Biol. Chem. (2008) 283: 7100-7108 [P, NA]

Ellison,M., Feng,Z.P., Park,A.J., Zhang,X., Olivera,B.M., McIntosh,J.M. and Norton,R.S. Alpha-RgIA, a novel conotoxin that blocks the alpha9alpha10 nAChR: structure and identification of key receptor-binding residues. J. Mol. Biol. (2008) 377: 1216-1227 [P, NA]

Fiedler,B., Zhang,M.M., Buczek,O., Azam,L., Bulaj,G., Norton,R.S., Olivera,B.M. and Yoshikami,D. Specificity, affinity and efficacy of iota-conotoxin RXIA, an agonist of voltage-gated sodium channels Na(V)1.2, 1.6 and 1.7. Biochem. Pharmacol. (2008) 75: 2334-2344 [P, NA]

Gowd,K.H., Dewan,K.K., Iengar,P., Krishnan,K.S. and Balaram,P. Probing peptide libraries from Conus achatinus using mass spectrometry and cDNA sequencing: identification of delta and omega-conotoxins. J Mass Spectrom (2008) 43: 791-805 [P, NA]

Gowd,K.H., Twede,V., Watkins,M., Krishnan,K.S., Teichert,R.W., Bulaj,G. and Olivera,B.M. Conantokin-P, an unusual conantokin with a long disulfide loop. Toxicon (2008) 52: 203-213 [P, NA]

Han,Y., Huang,F., Jiang,H., Liu,L., Wang,Q., Wang,Y., Shao,X., Chi,C., Du,W. and Wang,C. Purification and structural characterization of a D-amino acid-containing conopeptide, conomarphin, from Conus marmoreus. FEBS J. (2008) 275: 1976-1987 [P, NA]

Liu,L., Wu,X., Yuan,D., Chi,C. and Wang,C. Identification of a novel S-superfamily conotoxin from vermivorous Conus caracteristicus. Toxicon (2008) 51: 1331-1337 [P, NA]

Lluisma,A.O., López-Vera,E., Bulaj,G., Watkins,M. and Olivera,B.M. Characterization of a novel psi-conotoxin from Conus parius Reeve. Toxicon (2008) 51: 174-180 [P, NA]

Peng,C., Han,Y., Sanders,T., Chew,G., Liu,J., Hawrot,E., Chi,C. and Wang,C. alpha4/7-conotoxin Lp1.1 is a novel antagonist of neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. Peptides (2008) 29: 1700-1707 [P, NA]

Peng,C., Liu,L., Shao,X., Chi,C. and Wang,C. Identification of a novel class of conotoxins defined as V-conotoxins with a unique cysteine pattern and signal peptide sequence. Peptides (2008) 29: 985-991 [P, NA]

Remigio,E.A. and Duda,T.F. Jr. Evolution of ecological specialization and venom of a predatory marine gastropod. Mol. Ecol. (2008) 17: 1156-1162 [P, NA]

Romeo,C., Di Francesco,L., Oliverio,M., Palazzo,P., Massilia,G.R., Ascenzi,P., Polticelli,F. and Schininà,M.E. Conus ventricosus venom peptides profiling by HPLC-MS: a new insight in the intraspecific variation. J Sep Sci (2008) 31: 488-498 [P, NA]

Schroeder,C.I., Ekberg,J., Nielsen,K.J., Adams,D., Loughnan,M.L., Thomas,L., Adams,D.J., Alewood,P.F. and Lewis,R.J. Neuronally mu-conotoxins from Conus striatus utilize an alpha-helical motif to target mammalian sodium channels. J. Biol. Chem. (2008) 283: 21621-21628 [P, NA]

Walewska A, Skalicky JJ, Davis DR, Zhang MM, Lopez-Vera E, Watkins M, Han TS, Yoshikami D, Olivera BM, Bulaj G NMR-based mapping of disulfide bridges in cysteine-rich peptides: application to the mu-conotoxin SxIIIA J Am Chem Soc (2008) 130: 14280-14286 [P, NA]

Wang,L., Pi,C., Liu,J., Chen,S., Peng,C., Sun,D., Zhou,M., Xiang,H., Ren,Z. and Xu,A. Identification and characterization of a novel O-superfamily conotoxin from Conus litteratus. J. Pept. Sci. (2008) 14: 1077-1083 [P, NA]

Wang,Q., Jiang,H., Han,Y.H., Yuan,D.D. and Chi,C.W. Two different groups of signal sequence in M-superfamily conotoxins. Toxicon (2008) 51: 813-822 [P, NA]

Wang,Y., Shao,X., Li,M., Wang,S., Chi,C. and Wang,C. mr1e, a conotoxin from Conus marmoreus with a novel disulfide pattern. Acta Biochim. Biophys. Sin. (Shanghai) (2008) 40: 391-396 [P, NA]

Whiteaker,P., Marks,M.J., Christensen,S., Dowell,C., Collins,A.C. and McIntosh,J.M. Synthesis and characterization of 125I-alpha-conotoxin ArIB[V11L;V16A], a selective alpha7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor antagonist. J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther. (2008) 325: 910-919 [P, NA]

Yao,S., Zhang,M.M., Yoshikami,D., Azam,L., Olivera,B.M., Bulaj,G. and Norton,R.S. Structure, dynamics, and selectivity of the sodium channel blocker mu-conotoxin SIIIA. Biochemistry (2008) 47: 10940-10949 [P, NA]

Yuan,D.D., Liu,L., Shao,X.X., Peng,C., Chi,C.W. and Guo,Z.Y. Isolation and cloning of a conotoxin with a novel cysteine pattern from Conus caracteristicus. Peptides (2008) 29: 1521-1525 [P, NA]

Zugasti-Cruz,A., Aguilar,M.B., Falcón,A., Olivera,B.M. and Heimer de la Cotera,E.P. Two new 4-Cys conotoxins (framework 14) of the vermivorous snail Conus austini from the Gulf of Mexico with activity in the central nervous system of mice. Peptides (2008) 29: 179-185 [P, NA]

2007 Aguilar,M.B., López-Vera,E., Heimer de la Cotera,E.P., Falcón,A., Olivera,B.M. and Maillo,M. I-conotoxins in vermivorous species of the West Atlantic: peptide sr11a from Conus spurius. Peptides (2007) 28: 18-23 [P, NA]

Biggs,J.S., Rosenfeld,Y., Shai,Y. and Olivera,B.M. Conolysin-Mt: a conus peptide that disrupts cellular membranes. Biochemistry (2007) 46: 12586-12593 [P, NA]

Buczek,O., Wei,D., Babon,J.J., Yang,X., Fiedler,B., Chen,P., Yoshikami,D., Olivera,B.M., Bulaj,G. and Norton,R.S. Structure and sodium channel activity of an excitatory I1-superfamily conotoxin. Biochemistry (2007) 46: 9929-9940 [P, NA]

Du,W.H., Han,Y.H., Huang,F.J., Li,J., Chi,C.W. and Fang,W.H. Solution structure of an M-1 conotoxin with a novel disulfide linkage FEBS J. (2007) 274: 2596-2602 [P, NA]

Dutertre,S., Ulens,C., Büttner,R., Fish,A., van Elk,R., Kendel,Y., Hopping,G., Alewood,P.F., Schroeder,C., Nicke,A., Smit,A.B., Sixma,T.K. and Lewis,R.J. AChBP-targeted alpha-conotoxin correlates distinct binding orientations with nAChR subtype selectivity. EMBO J. (2007) 26: 3858-3867 [P, NA]

Jimenez,E.C., Olivera,B.M. and Teichert,R.W. AlphaC-conotoxin PrXA: a new family of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor antagonists. Biochemistry (2007) 46: 8717-8724 [P, NA]

Jin,A.H., Brandstaetter,H., Nevin,S.T., Tan,C.C., Clark,R.J., Adams,D.J., Alewood,P.F., Craik,D.J. and Daly,N.L. Structure of alpha-conotoxin BuIA: influences of disulfide connectivity on structural dynamics. BMC Struct. Biol. (2007) 7: 28-0 [P, NA]

Kang,T.S., Radic,Z., Talley,T.T., Jois,S.D., Taylor,P. and Kini,R.M. Protein folding determinants: structural features determining alternative disulfide pairing in alpha- and chi/lambda-conotoxins. Biochemistry (2007) 46: 3338-3355 [P, NA]

Korukottu,J., Bayrhuber,M., Montaville,P., Vijayan,V., Jung,Y.S., Becker,S. and Zweckstetter,M. Fast high-resolution protein structure determination by using unassigned NMR data. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl. (2007) 46: 1176-1179 [P, NA]

López-Vera,E., Aguilar,M.B., Schiavon,E., Marinzi,C., Ortiz,E., Restano Cassulini,R., Batista,C.V., Possani,L.D., Heimer de la Cotera,E.P., Peri,F., Becerril,B. and Wanke,E. Novel alpha-conotoxins from Conus spurius and the alpha-conotoxin EI share high-affinity potentiation and low-affinity inhibition of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. FEBS J. (2007) 274: 3972-3985 [P, NA]

López-Vera,E., Jacobsen,R.B., Ellison,M., Olivera,B.M. and Teichert,R.W. A novel alpha conotoxin (alpha-PIB) isolated from C. purpurascens is selective for skeletal muscle nicotinic acetylcholine receptors Toxicon (2007) 49: 1193-1199 [P, NA]

Lewis,R.J., Schroeder,C.I., Ekberg,J., Nielsen,K.J., Loughnan,M., Thomas,L., Adams,D.A., Drinkwater,R., Adams,D.J. and Alewood,P.F. Isolation and structure-activity of mu-conotoxin TIIIA, a potent inhibitor of tetrodotoxin-sensitive voltage-gated sodium channels Mol. Pharmacol. (2007) 71: 676-685 [P, NA]

Liu,J., Wu,Q., Pi,C., Zhao,Y., Zhou,M., Wang,L., Chen,S. and Xu,A. Isolation and characterization of a T-superfamily conotoxin from Conus litteratus with targeting tetrodotoxin-sensitive sodium channels. Peptides (2007) 28: 2313-2319 [P, NA]

Liu,L., Chew,G., Hawrot,E., Chi,C. and Wang,C. Two potent alpha3/5 conotoxins from piscivorous Conus achatinus. Acta Biochim. Biophys. Sin. (Shanghai) (2007) 39: 438-444 [P, NA]

Luna-Ramirez,K.S., Aguilar,M.B., Falcon,A., Heimer de la Cotera,E.P., Olivera,B.M. and Maillo,M. An O-conotoxin from the vermivorous Conus spurius active on mice and mollusks Peptides (2007) 28: 24-30 [P, NA]

Luo,S., Zhangsun,D., Feng,J., Wu,Y., Zhu,X. and Hu,Y. Diversity of the O-superfamily conotoxins from Conus miles J. Pept. Sci. (2007) 13: 44-53 [P, NA]

Mandal,A.K., Ramasamy,M.R., Sabareesh,V., Openshaw,M.E., Krishnan,K.S. and Balaram,P. Sequencing of T-superfamily conotoxins from Conus virgo: pyroglutamic acid identification and disulfide arrangement by MALDI mass spectrometry. J. Am. Soc. Mass Spectrom. (2007) 18: 1396-1404 [P, NA]

Moller,C. and Mari,F. A vasopressin/oxytocin-related conopeptide with gamma-carboxyglutamate at position 8 Biochem. J. (2007) 404: 413-419 [P, NA]

Peng,C., Wu,X., Han,Y., Yuan,D., Chi,C. and Wang,C. Identification of six novel T-1 conotoxins from Conus pulicarius by molecular cloning. Peptides (2007) 28: 2116-2124 [P, NA]

Teichert,R.W., Jacobsen,R., Terlau,H., Yoshikami,D. and Olivera,B.M. Discovery and characterization of the short kappaA-conotoxins: a novel subfamily of excitatory conotoxins Toxicon (2007) 49: 318-328 [P, NA]

Teichert,R.W., Jimenez,E.C., Twede,V., Watkins,M., Hollmann,M., Bulaj,G. and Olivera,B.M. Novel conantokins from Conus parius venom are specific antagonists of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors. J. Biol. Chem. (2007) 282: 36905-36913 [P, NA]

Watkins, M., Hillyard, D.R., McIntosh, M.J., Jones, R.M. and Olivera, B.M. Alpha-conotoxin peptides Patent: EP 1852440-A 07-NOV-2007; University of Utah Research Foundation (US); (2007) [P, NA]

Whiteaker, P., Christensen,S., Yoshikami,D., Dowell,C., Watkins,M., Gulyas,J., Rivier,J., Olivera,B.M. and McIntosh,J.M. Discovery, Synthesis, and Structure Activity of a Highly Selective alpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Antagonist Biochemistry (2007) 46: 6628-6638 [P, NA]

Yuan,D.D., Han,Y.H., Wang,C.G. and Chi,C.W. From the identification of gene organization of alpha conotoxins to the cloning of novel toxins Toxicon (2007) 49: 1135-1149 [P, NA]

2006 Aguilar,M.B., Lezama-Monfil,L., Maillo,M., Pedraza-Lara,H., Lopez-Vera,E. and Heimer de la Cotera,E.P. A biologically active hydrophobic T-1-conotoxin from the venom of Conus spurius Peptides (2006) 27: 500-505 [P, NA]

Armishaw,C.J., Daly,N.L., Nevin,S.T., Adams,D.J., Craik,D.J. and Alewood,P.F. Alpha-selenoconotoxins, a new class of potent alpha7 neuronal nicotinic receptor antagonists J. Biol. Chem. (2006) 281: 14136-14143 [P, NA]

Bulaj,G., West,P.J., Garrett,J.E., Watkins,M., Zhang,M.-M., Norton,R.S., Smith,B.J., Yoshikami,D. and Olivera,B.M. Synthetic muO-conotoxin MrVIB blocks TTX-resistant sodium channel NaV1.8 and has a long-lasting analgesic activity. Biochemistry (2006) 45: 3116-0 [P, NA]

Bulaj,G., Zhang,M.M., Green,B.R., Fiedler,B., Layer,R.T., Wei,S., Nielsen,J.S., Low,S.J., Klein,B.D., Wagstaff,J.D., Chicoine,L., Harty,T.P., Terlau,H., Yoshikami,D. and Olivera,B.M. Synthetic muO-conotoxin MrVIB blocks TTX-resistant sodium channel NaV1.8 and has a long-lasting analgesic activity Biochemistry (2006) 45: 7404-7414 [P, NA]

Chen,W.H., Han,Y.H., Wang,Q., Miao,X.W., Ou,L. and Shao,X.X. cDNA cloning of two novel T-superfamily conotoxins from Conus leopardus Acta Biochim. Biophys. Sin. (Shanghai) (2006) 38: 287-291 [P, NA]

Chen,W.H., Han,Y.H., Wang,Q., Miao,X.W., Ou,L. and Shao,X.X. cDNA cloning of two novel T-superfamily conotoxins from Conus leopardus Acta Biochim. Biophys. Sin. (Shanghai) (2006) 38: 287-291 [P, NA]

Chi,S.W., Kim,D.H., Olivera,B.M., McIntosh,J.M. and Han,K.H. Solution conformation of a neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor antagonist alpha-conotoxin OmIA that discriminates alpha3 vs. alpha6 nAChR subtypes Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. (2006) 345: 248-254 [P, NA]

Chi,S.W., Kim,D.H., Olivera,B.M., McIntosh,J.M. and Han,K.H. NMR structure determination of alpha-conotoxin BuIA, a novel neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor antagonist with an unusual 4/4 disulfide scaffold Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. (2006) 349: 1228-1234 [P, NA]

Clark,R.J., Fischer,H., Nevin,S.T., Adams,D.J. and Craik,D.J. The synthesis, structural characterization, and receptor specificity of the alpha-conotoxin Vc1.1 J. Biol. Chem. (2006) 281: 23254-23263 [P, NA]

Craik,D.J., Daly,N.L. and Nielsen,K.J. Cyclized conotoxin peptides Patent: US 7001883-A 29 21-FEB-2006; The University of Queensland; Queensland; AU; (2006) [P, NA]

Croker D., Dutertre S., Alewood P., and Lewis R. Discovery and pharmacology of conopressin-T, a novel vasopressin-like peptide from Conus tulipa. Acta Pharmacologica Sinica (2006) 27: 351-351 [P, NA]

Czerwiec,E., Kalume,D.E., Roepstorff,P., Hambe,B., Furie,B., Furie,B.C. and Stenflo,J. Novel gamma-carboxyglutamic acid-containing peptides from the venom of Conus textile. FEBS J. (2006) 273: 2779-2788 [P, NA]

Drinkwater,R.D., Lewis,R.J., Alewood,P.F. and Nielsen,K.J. Omega.conotoxin peptides Patent: US 7101849 05-SEP-2006 (2006) [P, NA]

Dutertre,S., Lumsden,N.G., Alewood,P.F. and Lewis,R.J. Isolation and characterisation of conomap-Vt, a D-amino acid containing excitatory peptide from the venom of a vermivorous cone snail. FEBS Lett. (2006) 580: 3860-3866 [P, NA]

Dy,C.Y., Buczek,P., Imperial,J.S., Bulaj,G. and Horvath,M.P. Structure of conkunitzin-S1, a neurotoxin and Kunitz-fold disulfide variant from cone snail. Acta Crystallogr. D Biol. Crystallogr. (2006) 62: 980-990 [P, NA]

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Franco,A., Pisarewicz,K., Moller,C., Mora,D., Fields,G.B. and Mari,F. Hyperhydroxylation: a new strategy for neuronal targeting by venomous marine molluscs Prog. Mol. Subcell. Biol. (2006) 43: 83-0 [P, NA]

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Kang,T.S., Jois,S.D. and Kini,R.M. Solution structures of two structural isoforms of CMrVIA chi/lambda-conotoxin Biomacromolecules (2006) 7: 2337-2346 [P, NA]

Kasheverov,I.E., Chiara,D.C., Zhmak,M.N., Maslennikov,I.V., Pashkov,V.S., Arseniev,A.S., Utkin,Y.N., Cohen,J.B. and Tsetlin,V.I. alpha-Conotoxin GI benzoylphenylalanine derivatives. (1)H-NMR structures and photoaffinity labeling of the Torpedo californica nicotinic acetylcholine receptor FEBS J. (2006) 273: 1373-1388 [P, NA]

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Lovelace,E.S., Armishaw,C.J., Colgrave,M.L., Wahlstrom,M.E., Alewood,P.F., Daly,N.L. and Craik,D.J. Cyclic MrIA: a stable and potent cyclic conotoxin with a novel topological fold that targets the norepinephrine transporter J. Med. Chem. (2006) 49: 6561-6568 [P, NA]

Luo,S., Zhangsun,D., Lin,Q., Xie,L., Wu,Y. and Zhu,X. Sequence diversity of O-superfamily conopetides from Conus marmoreus native to Hainan Peptides (2006) 27: 3058-3068 [P, NA]

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Pi,C., Liu,J., Peng,C., Liu,Y., Jiang,X., Zhao,Y., Tang,S., Wang,L., Dong,M., Chen,S. and Xu,A. Diversity and evolution of conotoxins based on gene expression profiling of Conus litteratus Genomics (2006) 88: 809-819 [P, NA]

Pi,C., Liu,Y., Peng,C., Jiang,X., Liu,J., Xu,B., Yu,X., Yu,Y., Jiang,X., Wang,L., Dong,M., Chen,S. and Xu,A.L. Analysis of expressed sequence tags from the venom ducts of Conus striatus: focusing on the expression profile of conotoxins Biochimie (2006) 88: 131-140 [P, NA]

Quinton,L., Le Caer,J.P., Vinh,J., Gilles,N. and Chamot-Rooke,J. Fourier transform mass spectrometry: a powerful tool for toxin analysis Toxicon (2006) 47: 715-726 [P, NA]

Sabareesh,V., Gowd,K.H., Ramasamy,P., Sudarslal,S., Krishnan,K.S., Sikdar,S.K. and Balaram,P. Characterization of contryphans from Conus loroisii and Conus amadis that target calcium channels Peptides (2006) 27: 2647-2654 [P, NA]

Talley,T.T., Olivera,B.M., Han,K.H., Christensen,S.B., Dowell,C., Tsigelny,I., Ho,K.Y., Taylor,P. and McIntosh,J.M. Alpha-conotoxin OmIA is a potent ligand for the acetylcholine-binding protein as well as alpha3beta2 and alpha7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors J. Biol. Chem. (2006) 281: 24678-24686 [P, NA]

Teichert,R.W., Lopez-Vera,E., Gulyas,J., Watkins,M., Rivier,J. and Olivera,B.M. Definition and characterization of the short alphaA-conotoxins: a single residue determines dissociation kinetics from the fetal muscle nicotinic acetylcholine receptor Biochemistry (2006) 45: 1304-1312 [P, NA]

Ulens,C., Hogg,R.C., Celie,P.H., Bertrand,D., Tsetlin,V., Smit,A.B. and Sixma,T.K. Structural determinants of selective alpha-conotoxin binding to a nicotinic acetylcholine receptor homolog AChBP Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. (2006) 103: 3615-3620 [P, NA]

Wang,C.Z., Zhang,H., Jiang,H., Lu,W., Zhao,Z.Q. and Chi,C.W. A novel conotoxin from Conus striatus, mu-SIIIA, selectively blocking rat tetrodotoxin-resistant sodium channels Toxicon (2006) 47: 122-132 [P, NA]

Zhang,M.M., Fiedler,B., Green,B.R., Catlin,P., Watkins,M., Garrett,J.E., Smith,B.J., Yoshikami,D., Olivera,B.M. and Bulaj,G. Structural and functional diversities among mu-conotoxins targeting TTX-resistant sodium channels Biochemistry (2006) 45: 3723-3732 [P, NA]

Zhangsun, D., Luo, S., Wu, Y., Zhu, X., Hu, Y. and Xie, L. Novel O-superfamily conotoxins identified by cDNA cloning from three vermivorous Conus species. Chem Biol Drug Des. (2006) 68: 256-265 [P, NA]

Zorn,S., Leipold,E., Hansel,A., Bulaj,G., Olivera,B.M., Terlau,H. and Heinemann,S.H. The muO-conotoxin MrVIA inhibits voltage-gated sodium channels by associating with domain-3 FEBS Lett. (2006) 580: 1360-1364 [P, NA]

Zugasti-Cruz,A., Maillo,M., Lopez-Vera,E., Falcon,A., Heimer de la Cotera,E.P., Olivera,B.M. and Aguilar,M.B. Amino acid sequence and biological activity of a gamma-conotoxin-like peptide from the worm-hunting snail Conus austini Peptides (2006) 27: 506-511 [P, NA]

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Aguilar,M.B., López-Vera,E., Ortiz,E., Becerril,B., Possani,L.D., Olivera,B.M. and Heimer de la Cotera,E.P. A novel conotoxin from Conus delessertii with posttranslationally modified lysine residues Biochemistry (2005) 44: 11130-11136 [P, NA]

Azam,L., Dowell,C., Watkins,M., Stitzel,J.A., Olivera,B.M. and McIntosh,J.M. Alpha-conotoxin BuIA, a novel peptide from Conus bullatus, distinguishes among neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors J. Biol. Chem. (2005) 280: 80-87 [P, NA]

Bayrhuber,M., Vijayan,V., Ferber,M., Graf,R., Korukottu,J., Imperial,J., Garrett,J.E., Olivera,B.M., Terlau,H., Zweckstetter,M. and Becker,S. Conkunitzin-S1 is the first member of a new Kunitz-type neurotoxin family. Structural and functional characterization. J. Biol. Chem. (2005) 280: 23766-23770 [P, NA]

Bingham,J.P., Broxton,N.M., Livett,B.G., Down,J.G., Jones,A. and Moczydlowski,E.G. Optimizing the connectivity in disulfide-rich peptides: alpha-conotoxin SII as a case study Anal. Biochem. (2005) 338: 48-61 [P, NA]

Brown,M.A., Begley,G.S., Czerwiec,E., Stenberg,L.M., Jacobs,M., Kalume,D.E., Roepstorff,P., Stenflo,J., Furie,B.C. and Furie,B. Precursors of novel Gla-containing conotoxins contain a carboxy-terminal recognition site that directs gamma-carboxylation Biochemistry (2005) 44: 9150-9159 [P, NA]

Buczek,O., Yoshikami,D., Bulaj,G., Jimenez,E.C. and Olivera,B.M. Post-translational amino acid isomerization: a functionally important D-amino acid in an excitatory peptide J. Biol. Chem. (2005) 280: 4247-4253 [P, NA]

Buczek,O., Yoshikami,D., Watkins,M., Bulaj,G., Jimenez,E.C. and Olivera,B.M. Characterization of D-amino-acid-containing excitatory conotoxins and redefinition of the I-conotoxin superfamily FEBS J. (2005) 272: 4178-4188 [P, NA]

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Celie,P.H., Kasheverov,I.E., Mordvintsev,D.Y., Hogg,R.C., van Nierop,P., van Elk,R., van Rossum-Fikkert,S.E., Zhmak,M.N., Bertrand,D., Tsetlin,V., Sixma,T.K. and Smit,A.B. Crystal structure of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor homolog AChBP in complex with an alpha-conotoxin PnIA variant Nat. Struct. Mol. Biol. (2005) 12: 582-588 [P, NA]

Chi,S.W., Lee,S.H., Kim,D.H., Kim,J.S., Olivera,B.M., McIntosh,J.M. and Han,K.H. Solution structure of alpha-conotoxin PIA, a novel antagonist of alpha6 subunit containing nicotinic acetylcholine receptors Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. (2005) 338: 1990-1997 [P, NA]

Clark,R.J., Fischer,H., Dempster,L., Daly,N.L., Rosengren,K.J., Nevin,S.T., Meunier,F.A., Adams,D.J. and Craik,D.J. Engineering stable peptide toxins by means of backbone cyclization: stabilization of the alpha-conotoxin MII Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. (2005) 102: 13767-13772 [P, NA]

Corpuz,G.P., Jacobsen,R.B., Jimenez,E.C., Watkins,M., Walker,C., Colledge,C., Garrett,J.E., McDougal,O., Li,W., Gray,W.R., Hillyard,D.R., Rivier,J., McIntosh,J.M., Cruz,L.J. and Olivera,B.M. Definition of the M-conotoxin superfamily: characterization of novel peptides from molluscivorous Conus venoms Biochemistry (2005) 44: 8176-8186 [P, NA]

Gowd,K.H., Sabareesh,V., Sudarslal,S., Iengar,P., Franklin,B., Fernando,A., Dewan,K., Ramaswami,M., Sarma,S.P., Sikdar,S., Balaram,P. and Krishnan,K.S. Novel peptides of therapeutic promise from Indian Conidae Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci. (2005) 1056: 462-0 [P, NA]

Han,Y.H., Wang,Q., Jiang,H., Miao,X.W., Chen,J.S. and Chi,C.W. Sequence diversity of T-superfamily conotoxins from Conus marmoreus Toxicon (2005) 45: 481-487 [P, NA]

Hansen,S.B., Sulzenbacher,G., Huxford,T., Marchot,P., Taylor,P. and Bourne,Y. Structures Of Aplysia Achbp Complexes With Nicotinic Agonists And Antagonists Reveal Distinctive Binding Interfaces And Conformations Embo J. (2005) 24: 3635-0 [P, NA]

Kauferstein,S., Melaun,C. and Mebs,D. Direct cDNA cloning of novel conopeptide precursors of the O-superfamily Peptides (2005) 26: 361-367 [P, NA]

Lang,P.M., Burgstahler,R., Haberberger,R.V., Sippel,W. and Grafe,P. A conus peptide blocks nicotinic receptors of unmyelinated axons in human nerves Neuroreport (2005) 16: 479-483 [P, NA]

Leipold,E., Hansel,A., Olivera,B.M., Terlau,H. and Heinemann,S.H. Molecular interaction of delta-conotoxins with voltage-gated sodium channels FEBS Lett. (2005) 579: 3881-3884 [P, NA]

Lima,V., Mueller,A., Kamikihara,S.Y., Raymundi,V., Alewood,D., Lewis,R.J., Chen,Z., Minneman,K.P. and Pupo,A.S. Differential antagonism by conotoxin rho-TIA of contractions mediated by distinct alpha1-adrenoceptor subtypes in rat vas deferens, spleen and aorta Eur. J. Pharmacol. (2005) 508: 183-192 [P, NA]

McIntosh,J.M., Plazas,P.V., Watkins,M., Gomez-Casati,M.E., Olivera,B.M. and Elgoyhen,A.B. A novel alpha-conotoxin, PeIA, cloned from Conus pergrandis, discriminates between rat alpha9alpha10 and alpha7 nicotinic cholinergic receptors J. Biol. Chem. (2005) 280: 30107-30112 [P, NA]

Moller,C., Rahmankhah,S., Lauer-Fields,J., Bubis,J., Fields,G.B. and Mari,F. A novel conotoxin framework with a helix-loop-helix (Cs alpha/alpha) fold Biochemistry (2005) 44: 15986-15996 [P, NA]

Mondal,S., Vijayan,R., Shichina,K., Babu,R.M. and Ramakumar,S. I-superfamily conotoxins: sequence and structure analysis In Silico Biol. (Gedrukt) (2005) 5: 557-571 [P, NA]

Nielsen,C.K., Lewis,R.J., Alewood,D., Drinkwater,R., Palant,E., Patterson,M., Yaksh,T.L., McCumber,D. and Smith,M.T. Anti-allodynic efficacy of the chi-conopeptide, Xen2174, in rats with neuropathic pain Pain (2005) 118: 112-124 [P, NA]

Nilsson,K.P., Lovelace,E.S., Caesar,C.E., Tynngard,N., Alewood,P.F., Johansson,H.M., Sharpe,I.A., Lewis,R.J., Daly,N.L. and Craik,D.J. Solution structure of chi-conopeptide MrIA, a modulator of the human norepinephrine transporter Biopolymers (2005) 80: 815-823 [P, NA]

Olivera,B.M., Layer,R.T., McIntosh,J.M., Nielsen,J.S. and Jones,R.M. Alpha.-conotoxin peptides Patent: US 6855805 15-FEB-2005 (2005) [P, NA]

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Pisarewicz,K., Mora,D., Pflueger,F.C., Fields,G.B. and Mari,F. Polypeptide chains containing D-gamma-hydroxyvaline J. Am. Chem. Soc. (2005) 127: 6207-6215 [P, NA]

Sarma,S.P., Kumar,G.S., Sudarslal,S., Iengar,P., Ramasamy,P., Sikdar,S.K., Krishnan,K.S. and Balaram,P. Solution structure of delta-Am2766: a highly hydrophobic delta-conotoxin from Conus amadis that inhibits inactivation of neuronal voltage-gated sodium channels. Chem. Biodivers. (2005) 2: 535-556 [P, NA]

Satkunanathan,N., Livett,B., Gayler,K., Sandall,D., Down,J. and Khalil,Z. Alpha-conotoxin Vc1.1 alleviates neuropathic pain and accelerates functional recovery of injured neurones Brain Res. (2005) 1059: 149-158 [P, NA]

Teichert,R.W., Jimenez,E.C. and Olivera,B.M. Alpha S-conotoxin RVIIIA: a structurally unique conotoxin that broadly targets nicotinic acetylcholine receptors Biochemistry (2005) 44: 7897-7902 [P, NA]

Teichert,R.W., Rivier,J., Torres,J., Dykert,J., Miller,C. and Olivera,B.M. A uniquely selective inhibitor of the mammalian fetal neuromuscular nicotinic acetylcholine receptor J. Neurosci. (2005) 25: 732-736 [P, NA]

Vianna Braga,M.C., Konno,K., Portaro,F.C., de Freitas,J.C., Yamane,T., Olivera,B.M. and Pimenta,D.C. Mass spectrometric and high performance liquid chromatography profiling of the venom of the Brazilian vermivorous mollusk Conus regius: feeding behavior and identification of one novel conotoxin Toxicon (2005) 45: 113-122 [P, NA]

Wen,L., Yang,S., Qiao,H., Liu,Z., Zhou,W., Zhang,Y. and Huang,P. SO-3, a new O-superfamily conopeptide derived from Conus striatus, selectively inhibits N-type calcium currents in cultured hippocampal neurons Br. J. Pharmacol. (2005) 145: 728-739 [P, NA]

Zhao,T.-Y., Cao,Y., Dai,X.-D., Fan,C.-X. and Chen,J.-S. Purification, sequence and disulfide bonding pattern of a novel conotoxin BtIIIB Acta Chim. Sin. (2005) 63: 163-0 [P, NA]

2004 Al-Sabi,A., Lennartz,D., Ferber,M., Gulyas,J., Rivier,J.E., Olivera,B.M., Carlomagno,T. and Terlau,H. KappaM-conotoxin RIIIK, structural and functional novelty in a K+ channel antagonist. Biochemistry (2004) 43: 8625-8635 [P, NA]

Barbier,J., Lamthanh,H., Le Gall,F., Favreau,P., Benoit,E., Chen,H., Gilles,N., Ilan,N., Heinemann,S.H., Gordon,D., Menez,A. and Molgo,J. A delta-conotoxin from Conus ermineus venom inhibits inactivation in vertebrate neuronal Na+ channels but not in skeletal and cardiac muscles J. Biol. Chem. (2004) 279: 4680-4685 [P, NA]

Chen,Z., Rogge,G., Hague,C., Alewood,D., Colless,B., Lewis,R.J. and Minneman,K.P. Subtype-selective noncompetitive or competitive inhibition of human alpha1-adrenergic receptors by rho-TIA J. Biol. Chem. (2004) 279: 35326-35333 [P, NA]

Chi,S.W., Kim,D.H., Olivera,B.M., McIntosh,J.M. and Han,K.H. Solution conformation of alpha-conotoxin GIC, a novel potent antagonist of alpha3beta2 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors Biochem. J. (2004) 380: 347-352 [P, NA]

Chierici,S., Jourdan,M., Figuet,M. and Dumy,P. A case study of 2,2-dimethylthiazolidine as locked cis proline amide bond: synthesis, NMR and molecular modeling studies of a [small delta]-conotoxin EVIA peptide analog Org. Biomol. Chem. (2004) 2: 2437-2441 [P, NA]

Craig,A.G., Griffen,D., Olivera,B.M., Watkins,M., Hillyard,D.R., Imperial,J., Cruz,L.J., Wagstaff,J.D., Layer,R.T., Jones,R.M. and McCabe,R.T. Contulakin-G, analogs thereof and uses therefor Patent: US 6696408 24-FEB-2004 (2004) [P, NA]

Daly,N.L., Ekberg,J.A., Thomas,L., Adams,D.J., Lewis,R.J. and Craik,D.J. Structures of muO-conotoxins from Conus marmoreus. I nhibitors of tetrodotoxin (TTX)-sensitive and TTX-resistant sodium channels in mammalian sensory neurons J. Biol. Chem. (2004) 279: 25774-25782 [P, NA]

Duda,T.F. Jr. and Palumbi,S.R. Gene expression and feeding ecology: evolution of piscivory in the venomous gastropod genus Conus. Proc. Biol. Sci. (2004) 271: 1165-1174 [P, NA]

Eliseo,T., Cicero,D.O., Romeo,C., Schinina,M.E., Massilia,G.R., Polticelli,F., Ascenzi,P. and Paci,M. Solution structure of the cyclic peptide contryphan-Vn, a Ca2+-dependent K+ channel modulator Biopolymers (2004) 74: 189-198 [P, NA]

Everhart,D., Cartier,G.E., Malhotra,A., Gomes,A.V., McIntosh,J.M. and Luetje,C.W. Determinants of potency on alpha-conotoxin MII, a peptide antagonist of neuronal nicotinic receptors Biochemistry (2004) 43: 2732-2737 [P, NA]

Grant,M.A., Hansson,K., Furie,B.C., Furie,B., Stenflo,J. and Rigby,A.C. The metal-free and calcium-bound structures of a gamma-carboxyglutamic acid-containing contryphan from Conus marmoreus, glacontryphan-M J. Biol. Chem. (2004) 279: 32464-32473 [P, NA]

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Hansson,K., Ma,X., Eliasson,L., Czerwiec,E., Furie,B., Furie,B.C., Rorsman,P. and Stenflo,J. The first gamma-carboxyglutamic acid-containing contryphan. A selective L-type calcium ion channel blocker isolated from the venom of Conus marmoreus. J. Biol. Chem. (2004) 279: 32453-32463 [P, NA]

Hansson,K., Ma,X., Eliasson,L., Czerwiec,E., Furie,B., Furie,B.C., Rorsman,P. and Stenflo,J. The first gamma-carboxyglutamic acid-containing contryphan. A selective L-type calcium ion channel blocker isolated from the venom of Conus marmoreus J. Biol. Chem. (2004) 279: 32453-32463 [P, NA]

Jakubowski,J.A. and Sweedler, J.V. Sequencing and mass profiling highly modified conotoxins using global reduction/alkylation followed by mass spectrometry Anal. Chem. (2004) 76: 6541-6547 [P, NA]

Jakubowski,J.A., Keays,D.A., Kelley,W.P., Sandall,D.W., Bingham,J.P., Livett,B.G., Gayler,K.R. and Sweedler,J.V. Determining sequences and post-translational modifications of novel conotoxins in Conus victoriae using cDNA sequencing and mass spectrometry J Mass Spectrom (2004) 39: 548-557 [P, NA]

Jimenez,E.C., Watkins,M. and Olivera,B.M. Multiple 6-bromotryptophan residues in a sleep-inducing peptide Biochemistry (2004) 43: 12343-12348 [P, NA]

Kauferstein,S., Huys,I., Kuch,U., Melaun,C., Tytgat,J. and Mebs,D. Novel conopeptides of the I-superfamily occur in several clades of cone snails Toxicon (2004) 44: 539-548 [P, NA]

Loughnan,M.L., Nicke,A., Jones,A., Adams,D.J., Alewood,P.F. and Lewis,R.J. Chemical and functional identification and characterization of novel sulfated alpha-conotoxins from the cone snail Conus anemone J. Med. Chem. (2004) 47: 1234-1241 [P, NA]

McDougal,O.M. and Dale Poulter,C. Three-dimensional structure of the mini-M conotoxin mr3a Biochemistry (2004) 43: 425-429 [P, NA]

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Mould,J., Yasuda,T., Schroeder,C.I., Beedle,A.M., Doering,C.J., Zamponi,G.W., Adams,D.J. and Lewis,R.J. The alpha2delta auxiliary subunit reduces affinity of omega-conotoxins for recombinant N-type (Cav2.2) calcium channels. J. Biol. Chem. (2004) 279: 34705-34714 [P, NA]

Mould,J., Yasuda,T., Schroeder,C.I., Beedle,A.M., Doering,C.J., Zamponi,G.W., Adams,D.J. and Lewis,R.J. The alpha2delta auxiliary subunit reduces affinity of omega-conotoxins for recombinant N-type (Cav2.2) calcium channels J. Biol. Chem. (2004) 279: 34705-34714 [P, NA]

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Teichert,R.W., Rivier,J., Dykert,J., Cervini,L., Gulyas,J., Bulaj,G., Ellison,M. and Olivera,B.M. AlphaA-Conotoxin OIVA defines a new alphaA-conotoxin subfamily of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor inhibitors Toxicon (2004) 44: 207-214 [P, NA]

Volpon,L., Lamthanh,H., Barbier,J., Gilles,N., Molgo,J., Menez,A. and Lancelin,J.M. NMR solution structures of delta-conotoxin EVIA from Conus ermineus that selectively acts on vertebrate neuronal Na+ channels J. Biol. Chem. (2004) 279: 21356-21366 [P, NA]

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2003 Adams,D.J., Smith,A.B., Schroeder,C.I., Yasuda,T. and Lewis,R.J. Omega-conotoxin CVID inhibits a pharmacologically distinct voltage-sensitive calcium channel associated with transmitter release from preganglionic nerve terminals J. Biol. Chem. (2003) 278: 4057-4062 [P, NA]

Blanchfield JT, Dutton JL, Hogg RC, Gallagher OP, Craik DJ, Jones A, Adams DJ, Lewis RJ, Alewood PF, Toth I Synthesis, structure elucidation, in vitro biological activity, toxicity, and Caco-2 cell permeability of lipophilic analogues of alpha-conotoxin MII. J Med Chem (2003) 46: 1266-1272 [P, NA]

Bryan-Lluka,L.J., Bonisch,H. and Lewis,R.J. chi-Conopeptide MrIA partially overlaps desipramine and cocaine binding sites on the human norepinephrine transporter J. Biol. Chem. (2003) 278: 40324-40329 [P, NA]

Chi,S.W., Park,K.H., Suk,J.E., Olivera,B.M., McIntosh,J.M. and Han,K.H. Solution conformation of alphaA-conotoxin EIVA, a potent neuromuscular nicotinic acetylcholine receptor antagonist from Conus ermineus J. Biol. Chem. (2003) 278: 42208-42213 [P, NA]

Dai,Q., Liu,F., Zhou,Y., Lu,B., Yu,F. and Huang,P. The synthesis of SO-3, a conopeptide with high analgesic activity derived from Conus striatus J. Nat. Prod. (2003) 66: 1276-1279 [P, NA]

Dowell,C., Olivera,B.M., Garrett,J.E., Staheli,S.T., Watkins,M., Kuryatov,A., Yoshikami,D., Lindstrom,J.M. and McIntosh,J.M. Alpha-conotoxin PIA is selective for alpha6 subunit-containing nicotinic acetylcholine receptors J. Neurosci. (2003) 23: 8445-8452 [P, NA]

Ellison,M.A., McIntosh,J.M. and Olivera,B.M. alpha-Conotoxins ImI and ImII: similar alpha 7 nicotinic receptor antagonists act at different sites J. Biol. Chem. (2003) 278: 757-764 [P, NA]

Fainzilber,M., Kits,K.S., Burlingame,A.L., Olivera,B.M., Walker,C., Watkins,M., Shetty,R., Cruz,L.J., Imperial,J. and Colledge,C. Gamma-conopeptides Patent: US 6624288-A 25 23-SEP-2003; Cognetix, Inc. and University of Utah Research Foundation; Salt Lake City, UT (2003) [P, NA]

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Ferber,M., Sporning,A., Jeserich,G., DeLaCruz,R., Watkins,M., Olivera,B.M. and Terlau,H. A novel conus peptide ligand for K+ channels J. Biol. Chem. (2003) 278: 2177-2183 [P, NA]

Hillyard, D.R., Mcintosh, M.J., Jones, R.M., Cartier, E.G., Watkins, M., Olivera, B.M. and Layer, R.T. O-Superfamily Conotoxin Peptides Patent: JP 2003533178-A 1 11-NOV-2003; (2003) [P, NA]

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Kauferstein,S., Huys,I., Lamthanh,H., Stocklin,R., Sotto,F., Menez,A., Tytgat,J. and Mebs,D. A novel conotoxin inhibiting vertebrate voltage-sensitive potassium channels Toxicon (2003) 42: 43-52 [P, NA]

Keizer,D.W., West,P.J., Lee,E.F., Yoshikami,D., Olivera,B.M., Bulaj,G. and Norton,R.S. Structural basis for tetrodotoxin-resistant sodium channel binding by mu-conotoxin SmIIIA J. Biol. Chem. (2003) 278: 46805-46813 [P, NA]

Kim, J.I., Song, W.K. and Park, Y. Double mutant omega conotoxin GVIA epitope and its monoclonalantibody Patent: KR 1020030017307-A 2 20-MAR-2003; (2003) [P, NA]

Makino,K., Oshima,K., Kurokawa,K., Yokoyama,K., Uda,T., Tagomori,K., Iijima,Y., Najima,M., Nakano,M., Yamashita,A., Kubota,Y., Kimura,S., Yasunaga,T., Honda,T., Shinagawa,H., Hattori,M. and Iida,T. Genome sequence of Vibrio parahaemolyticus: a pathogenic mechanism distinct from that of V cholerae Lancet (2003) 361: 743-749 [P, NA]

Malmberg,A.B., Gilbert,H., McCabe,R.T. and Basbaum,A.I. Powerful antinociceptive effects of the cone snail venom-derived subtype-selective NMDA receptor antagonists conantokins G and T Pain (2003) 101: 109-116 [P, NA]

Massilia,G.R., Eliseo,T., Grolleau,F., Lapied,B., Barbier,J., Bournaud,R., Molgo,J., Cicero,D.O., Paci,M., Schinina,M.E., Ascenzi,P. and Polticelli,F. Contryphan-Vn: a modulator of Ca2+-dependent K+ channels Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. (2003) 303: 238-246 [P, NA]

Nicke,A., Loughnan,M.L., Millard,E.L., Alewood,P.F., Adams,D.J., Daly,N.L., Craik,D.J. and Lewis,R.J. Isolation, Structure, and Activity of GID, a Novel alpha 4/7-Conotoxin with an Extended N-terminal Sequence J. Biol. Chem. (2003) 278: 3137-3144 [P, NA]

Olivera,B.M., Layer,R.T., Watkins,M., Hillyard,D.R., Mcintosh,M.J., Jones,R.M. and Schoenfeld,R. Alpha Conotoxin Peptides JP 2003525582-A 3 02-SEP-2003 (2003) [P, NA]

Sandall,D.W., Satkunanathan,N., Keays,D.A., Polidano,M.A., Liping,X., Pham,V., Down,J.G., Khalil,Z., Livett,B.G. and Gayler,K.R. A novel alpha-conotoxin identified by gene sequencing is active in suppressing the vascular response to selective stimulation of sensory nerves in vivo Biochemistry (2003) 42: 6904-6911 [P, NA]

Sharpe,I.A., Palant,E., Schroeder,C.I., Kaye,D.M., Adams,D.J., Alewood,P.F. and Lewis,R.J. Inhibition of the norepinephrine transporter by the venom peptide chi-MrIA. Site of action, Na+ dependence, and structure-activity relationship J. Biol. Chem. (2003) 278: 40317-40323 [P, NA]

Sharpe,I.A., Thomas,L., Loughnan,M., Motin,L., Palant,E., Croker,D.E., Alewood,D., Chen,S., Graham,R.M., Alewood,P.F., Adams,D.J. and Lewis,R.J. Allosteric alpha 1-adrenoreceptor antagonism by the conopeptide rho-TIA J. Biol. Chem. (2003) 278: 34451-34457 [P, NA]

Sudarslal,S., Majumdar,S., Ramasamy,P., Dhawan,R., Pal,P.P., Ramaswami,M., Lala,A.K., Sikdar,S.K., Sarma,S.P., Krishnan,K.S. and Balaram,P. Sodium channel modulating activity in a delta-conotoxin from an Indian marine snail FEBS Lett. (2003) 553: 209-212 [P, NA]

Van Wagoner,R.M. and Ireland,C.M. An improved solution structure for psi-conotoxin PiiiE. Biochemistry (2003) 42: 6347-6352 [P, NA]

Van Wagoner,R.M., Jacobsen,R.B., Olivera,B.M. and Ireland,C.M. Characterization and three-dimensional structure determination of psi-conotoxin Piiif, a novel noncompetitive antagonist of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors Biochemistry (2003) 42: 6353-6362 [P, NA]

Walker,C., Shetty,R., Olivera,B.M., Hooper,D., Jacobsen,R., Steele,D. and Jones,R. Tau-conotoxin peptides Patent: US 6630573 07-OCT-2003 (2003) [P, NA]

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Yan,Y., Tu,G., Luo,X., Dai,Q., Huang,P. and Zhang,R. Three-Dimensional Solution Structure Of W-Conotoxin So3 Determined By 1h Nmr Chin.Sci.Bull. (2003) 48: 1097-0 [P, NA]

Yan,Y.B., Tu,G.Z., Luo,X.C., Dai,Q.Y., Huang,P.T. and Zhang,R.Q. Three dimensional solution structure of omega-conotoxin SO3 determined by NMR Chin. Sci. Bull. (2003) 48: 1097-0 [P, NA]

2002 Craig,A.G., Griffen,D., Olivera,B.M., Watkins,M., Hillyard,D.R., Imperial,J., Cruz,L.J., Wagstaff,J.D., Layer,R.T., Jones,R.M. and McCabe,R.T. Contulakin-G, analogs thereof and uses thereof Patent: US 6489298 03-DEC-2002 (2002) [P, NA]

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Craig,G.A., Griffen,D., Olivera,B.M., Watkins,M., Hillyard,D.R., Imperial,J., Cruz,L.J., Wagstaff,J.D., Layer,R.T., Jones,R.M. and Mccabe,T.R. Contulakin-G, its analogues and utilization thereof Patent: JP 2002527093-A 2 27-AUG-2002 (2002) [P, NA]

Drinkwater,R.D., Lewis,R.J., Alewood,P.F. and Nielsen,K.J. Novel omega-conotoxin peptides Patent: JP 2002512254-A 2 23-APR-2002 (2002) [P, NA]

Dutton,J.L., Bansal,P.S., Hogg,R.C., Adams,D.J., Alewood,P.F. and Craik,D.J. A New Level of Conotoxin Diversity, a Non-native Disulfide Bond Connectivity in alpha -Conotoxin AuIB Reduces Structural Definition but Increases Biological Activity J. Biol. Chem. (2002) 277: 48849-48857 [P, NA]

Jimenez,E.C., Donevan,S., Walker,C., Zhou,L.M., Nielsen,J., Cruz,L.J., Armstrong,H., White,H.S. and Olivera,B.M. Conantokin-L, a new NMDA receptor antagonist: determinants for anticonvulsant potency Epilepsy Res. (2002) 51: 73-80 [P, NA]

Jimenez,E.C., Olivera,B.M., Gray,W.R. and Cruz,L. Contryphan peptides Patent: US 6441132 27-AUG-2002 (2002) [P, NA]

Kohno,T., Sasaki,T., Kobayashi,K., Fainzilber,M. and Sato,K. Three-dimensional solution structure of the sodium channel agonist/antagonist delta-conotoxin TxVIA J. Biol. Chem. (2002) 277: 36387-36391 [P, NA]

Maillo,M., Aguilar,M.B., Lopez-Vera,E., Craig,A.G., Bulaj,G., Olivera,B.M. and Heimer de la Cotera,E.P. Conorfamide, a Conus venom peptide belonging to the RFamide family of neuropeptides Toxicon (2002) 40: 401-407 [P, NA]

McIntosh,J.M., Dowell,C., Watkins,M., Garrett,J.E., Yoshikami,D. and Olivera,B.M. Alpha-conotoxin GIC from Conus geographus, a novel peptide antagonist of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors J. Biol. Chem. (2002) 277: 33610-33615 [P, NA]

Miles,L.A., Dy,C.Y., Nielsen,J., Barnham,K.J., Hinds,M.G., Olivera,B.M., Bulaj,G. and Norton,R.S. Structure of a Novel P-superfamily Spasmodic Conotoxin Reveals an Inhibitory Cystine Knot Motif J. Biol. Chem. (2002) 277: 43033-43040 [P, NA]

Naranjo,D. Inhibition of single Shaker K channels by kappa-conotoxin-PVIIA Biophys. J. (2002) 82: 3003-3011 [P, NA]

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Watkins,M., Olivera,B.M., Hillyard,D.R., McIntosh,J.M. and Jones,R.M. Alpha-conotoxin peptides JP 2002534996-A 11 22-OCT-2002 (2002) [P, NA]

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2001 Bulaj,G., DeLaCruz,R., Azimi-Zonooz,A., West,P., Watkins,M., Yoshikami,D. and Olivera,B.M. Delta-conotoxin structure/function through a cladistic analysis Biochemistry (2001) 40: 13201-13208 [P, NA]

Conticello,S.G., Gilad,Y., Avidan,N., Ben-Asher,E., Levy,Z. and Fainzilber,M. Mechanisms for evolving hypervariability: the case of conopeptides Mol. Biol. Evol. (2001) 18: 120-131 [P, NA]

Favreau,P., Gilles,N., Lamthanh,H., Bournaud,R., Shimahara,T., Bouet,F., Laboute,P., Letourneux,Y., Menez,A., Molgo,J. and Le Gall,F. A new omega-conotoxin that targets N-type voltage-sensitive calcium channels with unusual specificity Biochemistry (2001) 40: 14567-14575 [P, NA]

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Klein,R.C., Prorok,M., Galdzicki,Z. and Castellino,F.J. The amino acid residue at sequence position 5 in the conantokin peptides partially governs subunit-selective antagonism of recombinant N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors J. Biol. Chem. (2001) 276: 26860-26867 [P, NA]

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Massilia,G.R., Schinina,M.E., Ascenzi,P. and Polticelli,F. Contryphan-Vn: a novel peptide from the venom of the Mediterranean snail Conus ventricosus Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. (2001) 288: 908-913 [P, NA]

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Sharpe,I.A., Gehrmann,J., Loughnan,M.L., Thomas,L., Adams,D.A., Atkins,A., Palant,E., Craik,D.J., Adams,D.J., Alewood,P.F. and Lewis,R.J. Two new classes of conopeptides inhibit the alpha1-adrenoceptor and noradrenaline transporter Nat. Neurosci. (2001) 4: 902-907 [P, NA]

2000 Atkinson,R.A., Kieffer,B., Dejaegere,A., Sirockin,F. and Lefevre,J.F. Structural and dynamic characterization of omega-conotoxin MVIIA: the binding loop exhibits slow conformational exchange Biochemistry (2000) 39: 3908-3919 [P, NA]

Balaji,R.A., Ohtake,A., Sato,K., Gopalakrishnakone,P., Kini,R.M., Seow,K.T. and Bay,B.H. lambda-conotoxins, a new family of conotoxins with unique disulfide pattern and protein folding. Isolation and characterization from the venom of Conus marmoreus J. Biol. Chem. (2000) 275: 39516-39522 [P, NA]

Benie,A.J., Whitford,D., Hargittai,B., Barany,G. and Janes,R.W. Solution structure of alpha-conotoxin SI FEBS Lett. (2000) 476: 287-295 [P, NA]

Blandl,T., Warder,S.E., Prorok,M. and Castellino,F.J. Structure-function relationships of the NMDA receptor antagonist peptide, conantokin-R FEBS Lett. (2000) 470: 139-146 [P, NA]

Cho,J.H., Mok,K.H., Olivera,B.M., McIntosh,J.M., Park,K.H. and Han,K.H. Nuclear magnetic resonance solution conformation of alpha-conotoxin AuIB, an alpha(3)beta(4) subtype-selective neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor antagonist J. Biol. Chem. (2000) 275: 8680-8685 [P, NA]

Duda,T.F. Jr. and Palumbi,S.R. Evolutionary diversification of multigene families: allelic selection of toxins in predatory cone snails Mol. Biol. Evol. (2000) 17: 1286-1293 [P, NA]

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Jacobsen,R., Jimenez,E., Cruz,L.J., Olivera,B.M., Gray,W.R., Grilley,M., Watkins,M. and Hillyard,D.R. Contryphan peptides Patent: US 6077934 20-JUN-2000 (2000) [P, NA]

Jacobsen,R.B., Koch,E.D., Lange-Malecki,B., Stocker,M., Verhey,J., Van Wagoner,R.M., Vyazovkina,A., Olivera,B.M. and Terlau,H. Single amino acid substitutions in kappa-conotoxin PVIIA disrupt interaction with the shaker K+ channel J. Biol. Chem. (2000) 275: 24639-24644 [P, NA]

Kalume,D.E., Stenflo,J., Czerwiec,E., Hambe,B., Furie,B.C., Furie,B. and Roepstorff,P. Structure determination of two conotoxins from Conus textile by a combination of matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight and electrospray ionization mass spectrometry and biochemical methods J Mass Spectrom (2000) 35: 145-156 [P, NA]

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Kuryatov,A., Olale,F., Cooper,J., Choi,C. and Lindstrom,J. Human alpha6 AChR subtypes: subunit composition, assembly, and pharmacological responses Neuropharmacology (2000) 39: 2570-2590 [P, NA]

Lewis,R.J., Nielsen,K.J., Craik,D.J., Loughnan,M.L., Adams,D.A., Sharpe,I.A., Luchian,T., Adams,D.J., Bond,T., Thomas,L., Jones,A., Matheson,J.L., Drinkwater,R., Andrews,P.R. and Alewood,P.F. Novel omega-conotoxins from Conus catus discriminate among neuronal calcium channel subtypes J. Biol. Chem. (2000) 275: 35335-35344 [P, NA]

Lirazan,M.B., Hooper,D., Corpuz,G.P., Ramilo,C.A., Bandyopadhyay,P., Cruz,L.J. and Olivera,B.M. The spasmodic peptide defines a new conotoxin superfamily Biochemistry (2000) 39: 1583-1588 [P, NA]

McIntosh,J.M., Corpuz,G.O., Layer,R.T., Garrett,J.E., Wagstaff,J.D., Bulaj,G., Vyazovkina,A., Yoshikami,D., Cruz,L.J. and Olivera,B.M. Isolation and characterization of a novel conus peptide with apparent antinociceptive activity J. Biol. Chem. (2000) 275: 32391-32397 [P, NA]

Nasu,H., Iida,T., Sugahara,T., Yamaichi,Y., Park,K.S., Yokoyama,K., Makino,K., Shinagawa,H. and Honda,T. A filamentous phage associated with recent pandemic Vibrio parahaemolyticus O3:K6 strains J. Clin. Microbiol. (2000) 38: 2156-2161 [P, NA]

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Hu,S.H., Loughnan,M., Miller,R., Weeks,C.M., Blessing,R.H., Alewood,P.F., Lewis,R.J. and Martin,J.L. The 1.1 A resolution crystal structure of [Tyr15]EpI, a novel alpha-conotoxin from Conus episcopatus, solved by direct methods Biochemistry (1998) 37: 11425-11433 [P, NA]

Jacobsen,R., Jimenez,E.C., Grilley,M., Watkins,M., Hillyard,D., Cruz,L.J. and Olivera,B.M. The contryphans, a D-tryptophan-containing family of Conus peptides: interconversion between conformers J. Pept. Res. (1998) 51: 173-179 [P, NA]

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Servent,D., Lamthanh,H., Antil,S., Bertrand,D., Corringer,P.J., Changeux,J.P. and Menez,A. Functional Determinants By Which Snake And Cone Snail Toxins Block The Alpha 7 Neuronal Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors J.Physiol. Paris (1998) 92: 107-111 [P, NA]

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van Kesteren,R.E., Tensen,C.P., Smit,A.B., van Minnen,J., van Soest,P.F., Kits,K.S., Meyerhof,W., Richter,D., van Heerikhuizen,H., Vreugdenhil,E. and Geraerts,W.P.M. A novel G protein-coupled receptor mediating both vasopressin- and oxytocin-like functions of Lys-conopressin in Lymnaea stagnalis Neuron (1995) 15: 897-908 [P, NA]

1994 Fainzilber,M., Hasson,A., Oren,R., Burlingame,A.L., Gordon,D., Spira,M.E. and Zlotkin,E. New mollusc-specific alpha-conotoxins block Aplysia neuronal acetylcholine receptors Biochemistry (1994) 33: 9523-9529 [P, NA]

Fainzilber,M., Kofman,O., Zlotkin,E. and Gordon,D. A new neurotoxin receptor site on sodium channels is identified by a conotoxin that affects sodium channel inactivation in molluscs and acts as an antagonist in rat brain J. Biol. Chem. (1994) 269: 2574-2580 [P, NA]

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Kim,J.I., Takahashi,M., Ogura,A., Kohno,T., Kudo,Y. and Sato,K. Hydroxyl group of Tyr13 is essential for the activity of omega-conotoxin GVIA, a peptide toxin for N-type calcium channel J. Biol. Chem. (1994) 269: 23876-23878 [P, NA]

McIntosh,J.M., Yoshikami,D., Mahe,E., Nielsen,D.B., Rivier,J.E., Gray,W.R. and Olivera,B.M. A nicotinic acetylcholine receptor ligand of unique specificity, alpha-conotoxin ImI J. Biol. Chem. (1994) 269: 16733-16739 [P, NA]

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Nielsen,D.B., Dykert,J., Rivier,J.E. and McIntosh,J.M. Isolation of Lys-conopressin-G from the venom of the worm-hunting snail, Conus imperialis Toxicon (1994) 32: 845-848 [P, NA]

Shon,K.J., Hasson,A., Spira,M.E., Cruz,L.J., Gray,W.R. and Olivera,B.M. Delta-conotoxin GmVIA, a novel peptide from the venom of Conus gloriamaris Biochemistry (1994) 33: 11420-11425 [P, NA]

1993 Davis,J.H., Bradley,E.K., Miljanich,G.P., Nadasdi,L., Ramachandran,J. and Basus,V.J. Solution structure of omega-conotoxin GVIA using 2-D NMR spectroscopy and relaxation matrix analysis Biochemistry (1993) 32: 7396-7405 [P, NA]

Hasson,A., Fainzilber,M., Gordon,D., Zlotkin,E. and Spira,M.E. Alteration of sodium currents by new peptide toxins from the venom of a molluscivorous Conus snail Eur. J. Neurosci. (1993) 5: 56-64 [P, NA]

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Pallaghy,P.K., Duggan,B.M., Pennington,M.W. and Norton,R.S. Three-dimensional structure in solution of the calcium channel blocker omega-conotoxin J. Mol. Biol. (1993) 234: 405-420 [P, NA]

Sato,K., Park,N.G., Kohno,T., Maeda,T., Kim,J.I., Kato,R. and Takahashi,M. Role of basic residues for the binding of omega-conotoxin GVIA to N-type calcium channels Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. (1993) 194: 1292-1296 [P, NA]

Sevilla,P., Bruix,M., Santoro,J., Gago,F., Garcia,A.G. and Rico,M. Three-dimensional structure of omega-conotoxin GVIA determined by 1H NMR Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. (1993) 192: 1238-1244 [P, NA]

Skalicky,J.J., Metzler,W.J., Ciesla,D.J., Galdes,A. and Pardi,A. Solution structure of the calcium channel antagonist omega-conotoxin GVIA Protein Sci. (1993) 2: 1591-1603 [P, NA]

1992 Colledge,C.J., Hunsperger,J.P., Imperial,J.S. and Hillyard,D.R. Precursor structure of omega-conotoxin GVIA determined from a cDNA clone Toxicon (1992) 30: 1111-1116 [P, NA]

Cruz,L.J., Ramilo,C.A., Corpuz,G.P. and Olivera,B.M. Conus peptides: phylogenetic range of biological activity Biol. Bull. (1992) 183: 159-0 [P, NA]

Hillyard,D.R., Monje,V.D., Mintz,I.M., Bean,B.P., Nadasdi,L., Ramachandran,J., Miljanich,G., Azimi-Zoonooz,A., McIntosh,J.M., Cruz,L.J. et al. A new Conus peptide ligand for mammalian presynaptic Ca2+ channels Neuron (1992) 9: 69-77 [P, NA]

Olivera,B.M., Johnson,D.S., Azimi-Zonooz,A. and Cruz,L.J. Peptides in the venom of the geography cone, Conus geographus (in) Waters,D., Lavin,M., Maguire,D. and Pearn,J. (Eds.); TOXINS AND TARGETS; Harwood Academic (1992) : 19-28 [P, NA]

Ramilo,C., Zafaralla,G.C., Nadasdi,L., Hammerland,L.G., Yoshikami,D., Gray,W.R., Kristipati,R., Ramachandran,J., Miljanich,G.P., Olivera,B.M. and Cruz,L.J. Novel alpha- and omega-conotoxins from Conus striatus venom Biochemistry (1992) 31: 9919-9926 [P, NA]

van Kesteren,R.E., Smit,A.B., Dirks,R.W., de With,N.D., Geraerts,W.P. and Joosse,J. Evolution of the vasopressin/oxytocin superfamily: characterization of a cDNA encoding a vasopressin-related precursor, preproconopressin, from the mollusc Lymnaea stagnalis Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. (1992) 89: 4593-4597 [P, NA]

Wakamatsu,K., Kohda,D., Hatanaka,H., Lancelin,J.M., Ishida,Y., Oya,M., Nakamura,H., Inagaki,F. and Sato,K. Structure-activity relationships of mu-conotoxin GIIIA: structure determination of active and inactive sodium channel blocker peptides by NMR and simulated annealing calculations Biochemistry (1992) 31: 12577-12584 [P, NA]

Williams,M.E., Brust,P.F., Feldman,D.H., Patthi,S., Simerson,S., Maroufi,A., McCue,A.F., Velicelebi,G., Ellis,S.B. and Harpold,M.M. Structure and functional expression of an omega-conotoxin-sensitive human N-type calcium channel Science (1992) 257: 389-395 [P, NA]

1991 Fainzilber,M., Gordon,D., Hasson,A., Spira,M.E. and Zlotkin,E. Mollusc-specific toxins from the venom of Conus textile neovicarius Eur. J. Biochem. (1991) 202: 589-595 [P, NA]

Lancelin,J.M., Kohda,D., Tate,S., Yanagawa,Y., Abe,T., Satake,M. and Inagaki,F. Tertiary structure of conotoxin GIIIA in aqueous solution Biochemistry (1991) 30: 6908-6916 [P, NA]

Miljanich,G.P., Bitner,R.S., Bowersox,S.S., Fox,J.A., Valentino,K.L. and Yamashiro,D.H. Patent: 5051403, -US 24-SEP-1991; (1991) [P, NA]

Myers,R.A., Zafaralla,G.C., Gray,W.R., Abbott,J., Cruz,L.J. and Olivera,B.M. alpha-Conotoxins, small peptide probes of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors Biochemistry (1991) 30: 9370-9377 [P, NA]

Ott,K.H., Becker,S., Gordon,R.D. and Ruterjans,H. Solution structure of mu-conotoxin GIIIA analysed by 2D-NMR and distance geometry calculations FEBS Lett. (1991) 278: 160-166 [P, NA]

Sato,K., Ishida,Y., Wakamatsu,K., Kato,R., Honda,H., Ohizumi,Y., Nakamura,H., Ohya,M., Lancelin,J.M. and Kohda,D. Active site of mu-conotoxin GIIIA, a peptide blocker of muscle sodium channels. J. Biol. Chem. (1991) 266: 16989-16991 [P, NA]

1990 Haack,J.A., Rivier,J., Parks,T.N., Mena,E.E., Cruz,L.J. and Olivera,B.M. Conantokin-T. A gamma-carboxyglutamate containing peptide with N-methyl-d-aspartate antagonist activity J. Biol. Chem. (1990) 265: 6025-6029 [P, NA]

Hidaka,Y., Sato,K., Nakamura,H., Kobayashi,J., Ohizumi,Y. and Shimonishi,Y. Disulfide pairings in geographutoxin I, a peptide neurotoxin from Conus geographus FEBS Lett. (1990) 264: 29-32 [P, NA]

Olivera,B.M., Rivier,J., Clark,C., Ramilo,C.A., Corpuz,G.P., Abogadie,F.C., Mena,E.E., Woodward,S.R., Hillyard,D.R. and Cruz,L.J. Diversity of Conus neuropeptides Science (1990) 249: 257-263 [P, NA]

Woodward,S.R., Cruz,L.J., Olivera,B.M. and Hillyard,D.R. Constant and hypervariable regions in conotoxin propeptides EMBO J. (1990) 9: 1015-1020 [P, NA]

1989 Hillyard,D.R., Olivera,B.M., Woodward,S., Corpuz,G.P., Gray,W.R., Ramilo,C.A. and Cruz,L.J. A molluscivorous Conus toxin: conserved frameworks in conotoxins Biochemistry (1989) 28: 358-361 [P, NA]

Kobayashi,Y., Ohkubo,T., Kyogoku,Y., Nishiuchi,Y., Sakakibara,S., Braun,W. and Go,N. Solution conformation of conotoxin GI determined by 1H nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and distance geometry calculations Biochemistry (1989) 28: 4853-4860 [P, NA]

Pardi,A., Galdes,A., Florance,J. and Maniconte,D. Solution structures of alpha-conotoxin G1 determined by two-dimensional NMR spectroscopy Biochemistry (1989) 28: 5494-5501 [P, NA]

1988 Gray,W.R., Olivera,B.M. and Cruz,L.J. Peptide toxins from venomous Conus snails Annu. Rev. Biochem. (1988) 57: 665-0 [P, NA]

Yanagawa,Y., Abe,T., Satake,M., Odani,S., Suzuki,J. and Ishikawa,K. A novel sodium channel inhibitor from Conus geographus: purification, structure, and pharmacological properties Biochemistry (1988) 27: 6256-6262 [P, NA]

Zafaralla,G.C., Ramilo,C., Gray,W.R., Karlstrom,R., Olivera,B.M. and Cruz,L.J. Phylogenetic specificity of cholinergic ligands: alpha-conotoxin SI Biochemistry (1988) 27: 7102-7105 [P, NA]

1987 Cruz,L.J., de Santos,V., Zafaralla,G.C., Ramilo,C.A., Zeikus,R., Gray,W.R. and Olivera,B.M. Invertebrate vasopressin/oxytocin homologs. Characterization of peptides from Conus geographus and Conus straitus venoms J. Biol. Chem. (1987) 262: 15821-15824 [P, NA]

Olivera,B.M., Cruz,L.J., de Santos,V., Lecheminant,G.W., Griffin,D., Zeikus,R.D., McIntosh,J.M., Galyean,R., Varga,J., Gray,W.R. and Rivier,J.E. Neuronal calcium channel antagonists. Discrimination between calcium channel subtypes using omega-conotoxin from Conus magus venom Biochemistry (1987) 26: 2086-2090 [P, NA]

Rivier,J., Galyean,R., Gray,W.R., Azimi-Zonooz,A., McIntosh,J.M., Cruz,L.J. and Olivera,B.M. Neuronal calcium channel inhibitors. Synthesis of omega-conotoxin GVIA and effects on 45Ca uptake by synaptosomes J. Biol. Chem. (1987) 262: 1194-1198 [P, NA]

1986 Nishiuchi,Y., Kumagaye,K., Noda,Y., Watanabe,T.X. and Sakakibara,S. Synthesis and secondary-structure determination of omega-conotoxin GVIA: a 27-peptide with three intramolecular disulfide bonds Biopolymers (1986) 25 Suppl [P, NA]

Ramilo,C.A. Thesis (1986) [P, NA]

1985 Cruz,L.J., Gray,W.R., Olivera,B.M., Zeikus,R.D., Kerr,L., Yoshikami,D. and Moczydlowski,E. Conus geographus toxins that discriminate between neuronal and muscle sodium channels J. Biol. Chem. (1985) 260: 9280-9288 [P, NA]

Olivera,B.M., Gray,W.R., Zeikus,R., McIntosh,J.M., Varga,J., Rivier,J., de Santos,V. and Cruz,L.J. Peptide neurotoxins from fish-hunting cone snails Science (1985) 230: 1338-1343 [P, NA]

1984 Gray,W.R., Luque,F.A., Galyean,R., Atherton,E., Sheppard,R.C., Stone,B.L., Reyes,A., Alford,J., McIntosh,M., Olivera,B.M., Cruz,L.J. and Rivier,J. Conotoxin GI: disulfide bridges, synthesis, and preparation of iodinated derivatives Biochemistry (1984) 23: 2796-2802 [P, NA]

Kerr,L.M. and Yoshikami,D. A venom peptide with a novel presynaptic blocking action. Nature (1984) 308: 282-284 [P, NA]

McIntosh,J.M., Olivera,B.M., Cruz,L.J. and Gray,W.R. Gamma-carboxyglutamate in a neuroactive toxin J. Biol. Chem. (1984) 259: 14343-14346 [P, NA]

Olivera,B.M., McIntosh,J.M., Cruz,L.J., Luque,F.A. and Gray,W.R. Purification and sequence of a presynaptic peptide toxin from Conus geographus venom Biochemistry (1984) 23: 5087-5090 [P, NA]

1983 Gray,W.R., Rivier,J.E., Galyean,R., Cruz,L.J. and Olivera,B.M. Conotoxin MI. Disulfide bonding and conformational states J. Biol. Chem. (1983) 258: 12247-12251 [P, NA]

Sato,S., Nakamura,H., Ohizumi,Y., Kobayashi,J. and Hirata,Y. The amino acid sequences of homologous hydroxyproline-containing myotoxins from the marine snail Conus geographus venom FEBS Lett. (1983) 155: 277-280 [P, NA]

1982 McIntosh,M., Cruz,L.J., Hunkapiller,M.W., Gray,W.R. and Olivera,B.M. Isolation and structure of a peptide toxin from the marine snail Conus magus Arch. Biochem. Biophys. (1982) 218: 329-334 [P, NA]

Nishiuchi,Y. and Sakakibara,S. Primary and secondary structure of conotoxin GI, a neurotoxic tridecapeptide from a marine snail FEBS Lett. (1982) 148: 260-262 [P, NA]

1981 Gray,W.R., Luque,A., Olivera,B.M., Barrett,J. and Cruz,L.J. Peptide toxins from Conus geographus venom J. Biol. Chem. (1981) 256: 4734-4740 [P, NA]

Duda,T.F. and Palumbi,S.R. Molecular evolution of four-loop conotoxin precursors from fish-eating Conus (Unpublished) [P, NA]

Duda,T.F. Jr. Positive selection and patterns of divergence of orthologous toxin genes among related venomous predatory gastropods (Unpublished) [P, NA]

Duda,T.F. Jr. and Palumbi,S.R. Convergent evolution of venoms and feeding ecologies among polyphyletic piscivorous Conus species (Unpublished) [P, NA]

Gilly,W.F., Richmond,T., Elliger,C.A., Lebaric,Z.N., Schulz,J., Bingham,J.P. and Sweedler,J.V. Extreme Diversity in a Novel Family of Peptide Toxins from Conus californicus (Unpublished) [P, NA]

0 Jiang, X., Pi, C. and Liu, Y. A Novel Class of Conotoxin cDNAs with a Distinctive Cysteine Arrangement Unpublished (0) [P, NA]

Liu, L., Chi, C.W. and Wang, C.G. cDNA of S-superfamily conotoxin precursor from Conus caracteristicus Unpublished (0) [P, NA]

Lu,B.S., Yu,F., Wang,J.H., Zhao,D., Zhao,S.Q. and Huang,P.T. Cloning of alpha-conotoxin sequences from Conus textile venom duct (Unpublished) [P, NA]

Luo,S. and Zhangsun,D. Hainan O-superfamily peptides (Unpublished) [P, NA]

Luo,S., Zhang,B. and Zhangsun,D. A11GB conotoxin scaffold VI/VII precursor (Unpublished) [P, NA]

Luo,S., Zhang,B. and Zhangsun,D. C11GB conotoxin scaffold VI/VII precursor (Unpublished) [P, NA]

Luo,S., Zhangsun,D. and Zhang,B. Hainan O-superfamily peptides (Unpublished) [P, NA]

Luo,S., Zhangsun,D., Zhang,B. and Lin,Q. Novel O-superfamily conotoxins, and their coding polynucleotides and use (Unpublished) [P, NA]

Luo,S., Zhangsun,D., Zhang,B. and Lin,Q. Hainan O-superfamily peptides (Unpublished) [P, NA]

0 Peng, C., Wu, X., Han, Y., Yuan, D., Chi, C. and Wang, C. Identification of six novel T-1 conotoxins from the venom ducts of Conus pulicarius by molecular cloning Unpublished (0) [P, NA]

Peng, C., Wu, X., Wang, Y., Shao, X., Chi, C. and Wang, C. Identification and characterization of a new four-Cys conotoxin (framework 14) from the vermivorous Conus pulicarius, pu14a, a novel antagonist of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors Unpublished (0) [P, NA]

Walker,C., Shetty,R., Olivera,B.M., Hooper,D., Jacobsen,R., Steele,D. and Jones,R.M. Tau-conotoxin peptides (Unpublished) [P, NA]

Zhao,D. and Huang,P. Conus imperialis conotoxin ImIIA precursor mRNA (Unpublished) [P, NA]

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