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== Function ==

'''Cardiotoxin''' or '''cytotoxin''' (CTX) is a snake toxin from the Taiwan cobra ''Naja naja''.  The cardiotoxin from the Malayan krait is called '''bucain'''.  CTX perturb the membrane structure of cells by interaction with lipids. <ref>PMID:3472200</ref> For toxins in Proteopedia see [[Toxins]].<br />

== Relevance ==

'''Cardiotoxin I''' causes necrosis of skeletal muscle cells.
'''Cardiotoxin III''' induces apoptosis in K562 cells.

== 3D Structures of Cardiotoxin ==
[[Cardiotoxin 3D structures]]

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