%0 Journal Article
%T Cnidarian Toxins Acting on Voltage-Gated Ion Channels
%A Shanta M. Messerli
%A Robert M. Greenberg
%J Marine Drugs
%D 2006
%I MDPI AG
%R 10.3390/md403070
%X Voltage-gated ion channels generate electrical activity in excitable cells. As such, they are essential components of neuromuscular and neuronal systems, and are targeted by toxins from a wide variety of phyla, including the cnidarians. Here, we review cnidarian toxins known to target voltage-gated ion channels, the specific channel types targeted, and, where known, the sites of action of cnidarian toxins on different channels.
%K Cnidaria
%K ion channels
%K toxin
%K sodium channel
%K potassium channel
%U http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/4/3/70