The cnidarian parasite Ceratonova shasta utilizes inherited and recruited venom-like compounds during infection [PDF]
PeerJ, 2021 Background Cnidarians are the most ancient venomous organisms. They store a cocktail of venom proteins inside unique stinging organelles called nematocysts.
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The influence of ecological factors on cnidarian venoms [PDF]
Toxicon: X, 2021 Venom research is often focussed on medical relevance, novel compounds and venom evolution, whilst studying the relationship between a venom and its environment – venom ecology - has been conducted to a lesser extent.
E.P. O'Hara, D. Wilson, J.E. Seymour
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Cytotoxic and Cytolytic Cnidarian Venoms. A Review on Health Implications and Possible Therapeutic Applications [PDF]
Toxins, 2013 The toxicity of Cnidaria is a subject of concern for its influence on human activities and public health. During the last decades, the mechanisms of cell injury caused by cnidarian venoms have been studied utilizing extracts from several Cnidaria that ...
Gian Luigi Mariottini, Luigi Pane
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Implications of bleaching on cnidarian venom ecology. [PDF]
Toxicon X, 2022 Cnidarian bleaching research often focuses on the effects on a cnidarian's physiological health and fitness, whilst little focus has been towards the impacts of these events on their venom ecology.
Kaposi KL, Courtney RL, Seymour JE.
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Erratum to “The influence of ecological factors on cnidarian venoms” [Toxicon: X 9–10C (2021) 100067] [PDF]
Toxicon: X, 2022 E.P. O'Hara, D. Wilson, J.E. Seymour
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Pharmacological characterization of cnidarian extracts from the Caribbean Sea: evaluation of anti-snake venom and antitumor properties [PDF]
Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2018 Background Cnidarians produce toxins, which are composed of different polypeptides that induce pharmacological effects of biotechnological interest, such as antitumor, antiophidic and anti-clotting activities.
Cláudia S. Oliveira +13 more
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Evolution and diversification of the cnidarian venom system [PDF]
, 2016 The phylum Cnidaria (corals, sea pens, sea anemones, jellyfish and hydroids) is the oldest venomous animal lineage (~750 million years old), making it an ideal phylum to understand the origin and diversification of venom. Cnidarians are characterised by specialised cellular structures called cnidae, which they utilise to inject mixtures of bioactive ...
Mahdokht Jouiaei
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Transcriptomic Analysis of Four Cerianthid (Cnidaria, Ceriantharia) Venoms [PDF]
Marine Drugs, 2020 Tube anemones, or cerianthids, are a phylogenetically informative group of cnidarians with complex life histories, including a pelagic larval stage and tube-dwelling adult stage, both known to utilize venom in stinging-cell rich tentacles. Cnidarians are
Anna M. L. Klompen +3 more
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Population Specific Adaptations in Venom Production to Abiotic Stressors in a Widely Distributed Cnidarian [PDF]
, 2020 AbstractNematostella vectensisis a sea anemone (Actiniaria, Cnidaria) inhabiting estuaries over a broad geographic range where environmental conditions such as temperatures and salinity vary widely. In cnidarians, antagonistic interactions with predators and prey are mediated by their venom, which may be metabolically expensive.
Maria Y. Sachkova +8 more
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Some like it hot: population-specific adaptations in venom production to abiotic stressors in a widely distributed cnidarian [PDF]
BMC Biology, 2020 Abstract Background In cnidarians, antagonistic interactions with predators and prey are mediated by their venom, whose synthesis may be metabolically expensive. The potentially high cost of venom production has been hypothesized to drive population-specific variation in venom expression due to differences in abiotic conditions. However, the effects of
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