Vernon D Twede

Summary

Affiliation: University of Utah
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Conantokin-Br from Conus brettinghami and selectivity determinants for the NR2D subunit of the NMDA receptor
    Vernon D Twede
    Department of Biology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, USA
    Biochemistry 48:4063-73. 2009
  2. ncbi Characterization of conantokin Rl-A: molecular phylogeny as structure/function study
    Konkallu H Gowd
    Department of Biology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, USA
    J Pept Sci 16:375-82. 2010
  3. ncbi Neuroprotective and cardioprotective conopeptides: an emerging class of drug leads
    Vernon D Twede
    Department of Biology, University of Utah, 257 South 1400 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA
    Curr Opin Drug Discov Devel 12:231-9. 2009

Detail Information

Publications3

  1. ncbi Conantokin-Br from Conus brettinghami and selectivity determinants for the NR2D subunit of the NMDA receptor
    Vernon D Twede
    Department of Biology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, USA
    Biochemistry 48:4063-73. 2009
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  2. ncbi Characterization of conantokin Rl-A: molecular phylogeny as structure/function study
    Konkallu H Gowd
    Department of Biology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, USA
    J Pept Sci 16:375-82. 2010
    ..Thus, incorporating phylogeny in the discovery of novel ligands for the given family of ion channels or receptors is an efficient means of exploring the megadiverse group of peptides from the genus Conus...
  3. ncbi Neuroprotective and cardioprotective conopeptides: an emerging class of drug leads
    Vernon D Twede
    Department of Biology, University of Utah, 257 South 1400 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA
    Curr Opin Drug Discov Devel 12:231-9. 2009
    ..The diversity of Conus peptides that have already been shown to exhibit neuroprotective/cardioprotective activity suggests that marine snail venoms are a potentially rich source of drug leads with diverse mechanisms...