Nádia Mayumi Vilela Bartnick Tanaka in research grants and scholarships supported by FAPESP.
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The heterologous expression of proteins is a useful tool that allows studies of components which are hard to obtain from their natural sources. One of these components is the ±-neurotoxin Ts5 from Tityus serrulatus (Ts) venom. This scorpion is the most dangerous in Brazil because it's the most related in accidents with scorpions in the country, including those that let patients to death. …
Tityus serrulatus is considered the most dangerous scorpion species in Brazil. Its venom contains several compounds with different application potentials. Among these components, there are ±-neurotoxins, which can interact with voltage-gated sodium channels (Nav channels). These toxins are the most reactive and responsible for the toxic effects on scorpion envenoming. Ts5 is a highly toxi…
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