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M. Gurevitz · SciRah

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h-index: 44
Works: 165
Citations: 5,202

Most-cited papers

Identification of Amino Acid Residues in the Insect Sodium Channel Critical for Pyrethroid Binding
Jianguo Tan, Zhiqi Liu, Rui-Wu Wang, Z. Huang +3 more
2005Molecular Pharmacology139 citations
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The insecticidal potential of scorpion β-toxins
M. Gurevitz, Izhar Karbat, L. Cohen, N. Ilan +6 more
2007126 citations
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Sea anemone toxins affecting voltage-gated sodium channels - molecular and evolutionary features
Y. Moran, D. Gordon, M. Gurevitz
2009Toxicon117 citations Open access
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The differential preference of scorpion alpha-toxins for insect or mammalian sodium channels: implications for improved insect control.
D. Gordon, Izhar Karbat, N. Ilan, L. Cohen +6 more
2007Toxicon117 citations
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Mapping the receptor site for α-scorpion toxins on a Na+ channel voltage sensor
Jinti Wang, Vladimir Yarov-Yarovoy, Roy Kahn, D. Gordon +3 more
2011Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America116 citations Open access
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Neurotoxin localization to ectodermal gland cells uncovers an alternative mechanism of venom delivery in sea anemones
Y. Moran, G. Genikhovich, D. Gordon, S. Wienkoop +4 more
2012Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences109 citations Open access
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Common Features in the Functional Surface of Scorpion β-Toxins and Elements That Confer Specificity for Insect and Mammalian Voltage-gated Sodium Channels*
L. Cohen, Izhar Karbat, N. Gilles, N. Ilan +3 more
2005Journal of Biological Chemistry100 citations Open access
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Arthropod and mollusk defensins--evolution by exon-shuffling.
O. Froy, M. Gurevitz
2003Trends in Genetics100 citations
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Molecular Basis of the High Insecticidal Potency of Scorpion α-Toxins*
Izhar Karbat, F. Frolow, O. Froy, N. Gilles +4 more
2004Journal of Biological Chemistry97 citations Open access
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Concerted evolution of sea anemone neurotoxin genes is revealed through analysis of the Nematostella vectensis genome.
Y. Moran, Hagar Weinberger, J. Sullivan, A. Reitzel +2 more
2008Molecular biology and evolution91 citations Open access
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Convergent Evolution of Sodium Ion Selectivity in Metazoan Neuronal Signaling
Maya Gur Barzilai, A. Reitzel, Johanna M. Kraus, D. Gordon +3 more
2012Cell Reports80 citations Open access
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Structure-Function Map of the Receptor Site for β-Scorpion Toxins in Domain II of Voltage-gated Sodium Channels*
Joel Z. Zhang, Vladimir Yarov-Yarovoy, T. Scheuer, Izhar Karbat +4 more
2011Journal of Biological Chemistry78 citations Open access
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Positions under positive selection--key for selectivity and potency of scorpion alpha-toxins.
Hagar Weinberger, Y. Moran, D. Gordon, M. Turkov +2 more
2010Molecular biology and evolution77 citations
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Mapping of scorpion toxin receptor sites at voltage-gated sodium channels.
M. Gurevitz
2012Toxicon74 citations
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Dissection of the Functional Surface of an Anti-insect Excitatory Toxin Illuminates a Putative “Hot Spot” Common to All Scorpion β-Toxins Affecting Na+ Channels*
L. Cohen, Izhar Karbat, N. Gilles, O. Froy +4 more
2004Journal of Biological Chemistry67 citations Open access
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Dual Role of Cysteine 172 in Redox Regulation of Ribulose 1,5-Bisphosphate Carboxylase/Oxygenase Activity and Degradation
Yehouda Marcus, H. Altman-Gueta, A. Finkler, M. Gurevitz
2003Journal of Bacteriology66 citations Open access
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Further enhancement of baculovirus insecticidal efficacy with scorpion toxins that interact cooperatively
A. Regev, H. Rivkin, B. Inceoglu, E. Gershburg +3 more
2003FEBS Letters65 citations Open access
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Mapping the Interaction Site for a β-Scorpion Toxin in the Pore Module of Domain III of Voltage-gated Na+ Channels*
Joel Z. Zhang, Vladimir Yarov-Yarovoy, T. Scheuer, Izhar Karbat +4 more
2012Journal of Biological Chemistry64 citations Open access
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Diversification of neurotoxins by C‐tail ‘wiggling’: a scorpion recipe for survival
M. Gurevitz, D. Gordon, Sharon BEN-NATAN, M. Turkov +1 more
2001The FASEB Journal63 citations
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The Cyanobacteria—Ecology, Physiology and Molecular Genetics
Y. Cohen, M. Gurevitz
200660 citations
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Molecular Requirements for Recognition of Brain Voltage-gated Sodium Channels by Scorpion α-Toxins*
Roy Kahn, Izhar Karbat, N. Ilan, L. Cohen +4 more
2009Journal of Biological Chemistry58 citations Open access
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X-ray structure and mutagenesis of the scorpion depressant toxin LqhIT2 reveals key determinants crucial for activity and anti-insect selectivity.
Izhar Karbat, M. Turkov, L. Cohen, Roy Kahn +3 more
2007Journal of Molecular Biology58 citations
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An 'Old World' scorpion beta-toxin that recognizes both insect and mammalian sodium channels.
D. Gordon, N. Ilan, N. Zilberberg, N. Gilles +8 more
2003European Journal of Biochemistry58 citations
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The selectivity of scorpion alpha-toxins for sodium channel subtypes is determined by subtle variations at the interacting surface.
D. Gordon, M. Gurevitz
2003Toxicon58 citations
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Molecular analysis of the sea anemone toxin Av3 reveals selectivity to insects and demonstrates the heterogeneity of receptor site-3 on voltage-gated Na+ channels.
Y. Moran, Roy Kahn, L. Cohen, M. Gur +3 more
2007Biochemical Journal51 citations Open access
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Rubisco mutagenesis provides new insight into limitations on photosynthesis and growth in Synechocystis PCC6803
Yehouda Marcus, H. Altman-Gueta, Yael Wolff, M. Gurevitz
2011Journal of Experimental Botany46 citations Open access
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The unique pharmacology of the scorpion α‐like toxin Lqh3 is associated with its flexible C‐tail
Izhar Karbat, Roy Kahn, L. Cohen, N. Ilan +8 more
200746 citations
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Intron retention as a posttranscriptional regulatory mechanism of neurotoxin expression at early life stages of the starlet anemone Nematostella vectensis.
Y. Moran, Hagar Weinberger, A. Reitzel, J. Sullivan +4 more
2008Journal of Molecular Biology45 citations
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Elucidation of the Molecular Basis of Selective Recognition Uncovers the Interaction Site for the Core Domain of Scorpion α-Toxins on Sodium Channels*
M. Gur, Roy Kahn, Izhar Karbat, Noa Regev +4 more
2011Journal of Biological Chemistry42 citations Open access
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New insight on scorpion divergence inferred from comparative analysis of toxin structure, pharmacology and distribution.
O. Froy, M. Gurevitz
2003Toxicon42 citations
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A Spider Toxin That Induces a Typical Effect of Scorpion α-Toxins but Competes with β-Toxins on Binding to Insect Sodium Channels†
G. Corzo, P. Escoubas, E. Villegas, Izhar Karbat +4 more
200539 citations
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Mutagenesis at Two Distinct Phosphate-Binding Sites Unravels Their Differential Roles in Regulation of Rubisco Activation and Catalysis
Yehouda Marcus, H. Altman-Gueta, A. Finkler, M. Gurevitz
2005Journal of Bacteriology39 citations Open access
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Drosomycin, an Innate Immunity Peptide of Drosophila melanogaster, Interacts with the Fly Voltage-gated Sodium Channel*
L. Cohen, Y. Moran, A. Sharon, D. Segal +2 more
2009Journal of Biological Chemistry37 citations Open access
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Expression and mutagenesis of the sea anemone toxin Av2 reveals key amino acid residues important for activity on voltage-gated sodium channels.
Y. Moran, L. Cohen, Roy Kahn, Izhar Karbat +2 more
2006Biochemistry37 citations
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The insecticidal potential of scorpion beta-toxins.
M. Gurevitz, Izhar Karbat, L. Cohen, N. Ilan +6 more
2007Toxicon36 citations
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Genetic polymorphism and expression of a highly potent scorpion depressant toxin enable refinement of the effects on insect Na channels and illuminate the key role of Asn-58.
D. Strugatsky, N. Zilberberg, M. Stankiewicz, N. Ilan +6 more
2005Biochemistry35 citations
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Arthropod defensins illuminate the divergence of scorpion neurotoxins
O. Froy, M. Gurevitz
2004Journal of Peptide Science32 citations
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Direct Evidence That Receptor Site-4 of Sodium Channel Gating Modifiers Is Not Dipped in the Phospholipid Bilayer of Neuronal Membranes*
L. Cohen, N. Gilles, Izhar Karbat, N. Ilan +2 more
2006Journal of Biological Chemistry31 citations Open access
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When positive selection of neurotoxin genes is missing
Y. Moran, M. Gurevitz
2006The FEBS Journal31 citations Open access
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Substitutions in the Domain III Voltage-sensing Module Enhance the Sensitivity of an Insect Sodium Channel to a Scorpion β-Toxin*
Wei-Zhong Song, Yu-Zhe Du, Zhiqi Liu, Ningguang Luo +5 more
2011Journal of Biological Chemistry30 citations Open access
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Design of a Specific Activator for Skeletal Muscle Sodium Channels Uncovers Channel Architecture*
L. Cohen, N. Ilan, M. Gur, W. Stühmer +2 more
2007Journal of Biological Chemistry30 citations Open access
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Variations in receptor site-3 on rat brain and insect sodium channels highlighted by binding of a funnel-web spider delta-atracotoxin.
N. Gilles, G. Harrison, Izhar Karbat, M. Gurevitz +2 more
2002European Journal of Biochemistry29 citations Open access
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Pore-modulating toxins exploit inherent slow inactivation to block K+ channels
Izhar Karbat, H. Altman-Gueta, Shachar Fine, T. Szanto +7 more
2019Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America27 citations Open access
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Molecular basis of the high insecticidal potency of scorpion alpha-toxins.
Izhar Karbat, F. Frolow, O. Froy, N. Gilles +4 more
2004Journal of Biological Chemistry26 citations
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Partial Agonist and Antagonist Activities of a Mutant Scorpion β-Toxin on Sodium Channels*
Izhar Karbat, N. Ilan, Joel Z. Zhang, L. Cohen +6 more
2010Journal of Biological Chemistry24 citations Open access
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New measures of insecticidal efficacy and safety obtained with the 39K promoter of a recombinant baculovirus
A. Regev, H. Rivkin, M. Gurevitz, N. Chejanovsky
2006FEBS Letters22 citations Open access
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Fusion and Retrotransposition Events in the Evolution of the Sea Anemone Anemonia viridis Neurotoxin Genes
Y. Moran, Hagar Weinberger, N. Lazarus, M. Gur +3 more
2009Journal of Molecular Evolution21 citations
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NMR analysis of interaction of LqhalphaIT scorpion toxin with a peptide corresponding to the D4/S3-S4 loop of insect para voltage-gated sodium channel.
Einat Schnur, M. Turkov, Roy Kahn, D. Gordon +2 more
2008Biochemistry21 citations
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Coupling between residues on S4 and S1 defines the voltage-sensor resting conformation in NaChBac.
Tzur Paldi, M. Gurevitz
2010Biophysical Journal20 citations Open access
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Mammalian Skeletal Muscle Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels Are Affected by Scorpion Depressant “Insect-Selective” Toxins when Preconditioned
L. Cohen, Yael Troub, M. Turkov, N. Gilles +4 more
2007Molecular Pharmacology20 citations
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