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King Kong Peptide |
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King Kong Peptide A 27-amino acid neurotoxin produced by the gold cone snail—Conus textile—so named because, when injected, it causes an otherwise subordinate lobster to assume an exaggerated dominant position with bizarre aggressive behaviour, a stance fancifully likened to that of King Kong, the venerated Hollywood behemoth. When the peptide is injected into snails—the cone snail’s prey—the victim snail suffers periodic convulsive undulations, instead of retreating within its shell Mechanism of action Unknown The King Kong peptide is now known as TxVIA Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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