Non-Peptidic Small Molecule Components from Cone Snail Venoms [PDF]
Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2021 Venomous molluscs (Superfamily Conoidea) comprise a substantial fraction of tropical marine biodiversity (>15,000 species). Prior characterization of cone snail venoms established that bioactive venom components used to capture prey, defend against ...
Zhenjian Lin +14 more
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Structural and Functional Analyses of Cone Snail Toxins [PDF]
Marine Drugs, 2019 Cone snails are marine gastropod mollusks with one of the most powerful venoms in nature. The toxins, named conotoxins, must act quickly on the cone snails´ prey due to the fact that snails are extremely slow, reducing their hunting capability ...
Harry Morales Duque +2 more
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The mitochondrial genome of the venomous cone snail Conus consors. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 Cone snails are venomous predatory marine neogastropods that belong to the species-rich superfamily of the Conoidea. So far, the mitochondrial genomes of two cone snail species (Conus textile and Conus borgesi) have been described, and these feed on ...
Age Brauer +9 more
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Cone snail species off the Brazilian coast and their venoms: a review and update [PDF]
Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2023 The genus Conus includes over 900 species of marine invertebrates known as cone snails, whose venoms are among the most powerful described so far.
Helena B. Fiorotti +3 more
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Fingerprint Analysis and Comparison of Activity Differences of Crude Venom from Five Species of Vermivorous Cone Snail in the South China Sea [PDF]
Marine DrugsThe South China Sea is rich in cone snail resources, known for producing conotoxins with diverse biological activities such as analgesic, anticancer, and insecticidal effects.
Shibo Sun +6 more
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Profiling the Paralytic Effects and Lethality of Cone Snail Venom Toxins Using Nanofractionation Analytics with In Vivo Zebrafish Larvae Assays [PDF]
ToxinsThis study presents nanofractionation analytics coupled with in vivo profiling of zebrafish embryo paralysis and lethality in response to toxins in cone snail venoms.
Jeroen Kool +6 more
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The complete mitochondrial DNA genome of a cone snail, Conus betulinus (Neogastropoda: Conidae), from the South China sea [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2021 The complete mitochondrial genome of the tubular cone snail Conus betulinus is presented in this study. The C. betulinus mitochondrial genome was 16,240 bp with 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 22 transfer RNA (tRNA) genes, 2 ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes ...
Yanling Liao +3 more
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A Combined Transcriptomics and Proteomics Approach Reveals the Differences in the Predatory and Defensive Venoms of the Molluscivorous Cone Snail Cylinder ammiralis (Caenogastropoda: Conidae) [PDF]
Toxins, 2021 Venoms are complex mixtures of proteins that have evolved repeatedly in the animal kingdom. Cone snail venoms represent one of the best studied venom systems.
Samuel Abalde +2 more
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Venomics Reveals Venom Complexity of the Piscivorous Cone Snail, Conus tulipa [PDF]
Marine Drugs, 2019 The piscivorous cone snail Conus tulipa has evolved a net-hunting strategy, akin to the deadly Conus geographus, and is considered the second most dangerous cone snail to humans. Here, we present the first venomics study of C.
Mriga Dutt +5 more
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Characterization of the First Conotoxin from Conus ateralbus, a Vermivorous Cone Snail from the Cabo Verde Archipelago [PDF]
Marine Drugs, 2019 Conus ateralbus is a cone snail endemic to the west side of the island of Sal, in the Cabo Verde Archipelago off West Africa. We describe the isolation and characterization of the first bioactive peptide from the venom of this species.
Jorge L. B. Neves +10 more
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