calcicludine

calcicludine
Polypeptide toxin (60 residues) from Dendroaspis angusticeps. Blocks most high-threshold calcium channels (L-, N- or P-type). Structurally homologous to Kunitz-type serine protease inhibitors and dendrotoxins.

Dictionary of molecular biology. 2004.

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