![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090509061755im_/http://www.nsf.gov/images/x.gif) News From the Field Peptide Discovered in Scorpion Venom May Hold Key to Secretory Diseases
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February 15, 2008
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Researchers have discovered a peptide in scorpion venom that may hold the key to understanding and controlling cystic fibrosis and other secretory diseases. The novel peptide, called GaTx1, can control the movement of ions and water out of cells by interacting with a crucial chloride channel that is commonly mutated in patients with cystic fibrosis.
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Source Georgia Institute of Technology Research News
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