Cardiotoxin III (CTX III, also known as
cytotoxin 3) is a sixty amino-acid
polypeptide toxin from the Taiwan Cobra
Naja naja atra. Recent evidence has shown that CTX III may induce
apoptosis in
K562 cells via the release of
cytochrome c . This protein belong to large family of
snake venom toxins
References
- Yang, Sheng-Huei et al., Clin. Exp. Pharm 32 pp. 515-520, 2005 Abstract