Cryo-EM and MD simulations reveal the mechanism by which the potent neurotoxin α-latrotoxin forms calcium-permeable membrane pores. The black widow spider is one of the most feared spider species. Its venom is a cocktail of seven different toxins that attack the nervous system. These so-called latrotoxins specifically paralyze insects and crustaceans. However, one of these […]
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