Amino acid sequence studies on cytolytic toxins from sea anemone Heteractis magnifica, Entacmaea quadricolor and Stichodactyla mertensii (Anthozoa)

Authors
Samejima, Y Yanagisawa, M Aoki-Tomomatsu, Y Iwasaki, E Ando, J Mebs, D
Citation
Y. Samejima et al., Amino acid sequence studies on cytolytic toxins from sea anemone Heteractis magnifica, Entacmaea quadricolor and Stichodactyla mertensii (Anthozoa), TOXICON, 38(2), 2000, pp. 259-264
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Pharmacology & Toxicology
Journal title
TOXICON
ISSN journal
00410101 → ACNP
Volume
38
Issue
2
Year of publication
2000
Pages
259 - 264
Database
ISI
SICI code
0041-0101(200002)38:2<259:AASSOC>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
The complete amino acid sequence of a cytolytic toxin, HmT, isolated from s ea anemone Heteractis magnifica was determined, It is composed of 177 amino acid residues and lacks half-cystines. Partial N-terminal sequences of thr ee other cytolysins from Entacmaea quadricolor (EnT) and Stichodactyla mert ensii (SmT-1 and SmT-2) were also determined, Comparing these sequences wit h those of other sea anemone cytolysins, a high degree of homology was obse rved. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.