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Cll2
Beta-toxin Cll2, shortened to Cll2, is a toxin in the venom of the Mexican scorpion species Centruroides limpidus limpidus. The toxin belongs to the β-class family of sodium channel-inhibiting scorpion toxins. It affects voltage-dependent activation, conductance and resurgent currents of voltage gated sodium channels by binding to site 4.
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Beta-toxin Cll2, shortened to Cll2, is a toxin in the venom of the Mexican scorpion species Centruroides limpidus limpidus. The toxin belongs to the β-class family of sodium channel-inhibiting scorpion toxins. It affects voltage-dependent activation, conductance and resurgent currents of voltage gated sodium channels by binding to site 4.
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