Amino acid sequence studies on cytolytic toxins from sea anemone Heteractis magnifica, Entacmaea quadricolor and Stichodactyla mertensii (Anthozoa)

摘要

The complete amino acid sequence of a cytolytic toxin, HmT, isolated from sea anemone Heteractis magnifica was determined, It is composed of 177 amino acid residues and lacks half-cystines. Partial N-terminal sequences of three other cytolysins from Entacmaea quadricolor (EnT) and Stichodactyla mertensii (SmT-1 and SmT-2) were also determined, Comparing these sequences with those of other sea anemone cytolysins, a high degree of homology was observed. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved. [References: 18]