The similar tertiary folds of toxins from two diverse biological sources indicates a functional relevance for this common motif
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Narasimhan, L., Singh, J., Humblet, C. et al. Snail and spider toxins share a similar tertiary structure and ‘cystine motif’. Nat Struct Mol Biol 1, 850–852 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1038/nsb1294-850
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