Abstract
The structure of a tetrameric form of the spider neurotoxin, α-latrotoxin, has been determined by single particle cryo-electron microscopy. It reveals a pore complex with extended arms that could bind receptors involved in synaptic vesicle exocytosis.
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Saibil, H. The black widow's versatile venom. Nat Struct Mol Biol 7, 3–4 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1038/71190
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