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Accelerated proteomic visualization of individual predatory venoms of Conus purpurascens reveals separately evolved predation-evoked venom cabals

Scientific Reports, 2018
Cone snail venoms have separately evolved for predation and defense. Despite remarkable inter- and intra-species variability, defined sets of synergistic venom peptides (cabals) are considered essential for prey capture by cone snails.
S. W. A. Himaya, Frank Marí, Richard J. Lewis   +2 more
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Bibliometric Review of the Literature on Cone Snail Peptide Toxins from 2000 to 2022. [PDF]

Mar Drugs, 2023
Nguyen LTT, Craik DJ, Kaas Q.
europepmc   +1 more source

The Biological Role of Conoporins, Actinoporin-like Pore-Forming Toxins from Cone Snails

Toxins
Cone snails are a large group of marine gastropods that produce a complex mixture of toxic compounds to hunt prey and defend against predators. The majority of the venom comprises small toxic peptides named conotoxins, which target membrane receptors. In
Matija Ruparčič, Gašper Šolinc, Simon Caserman, Juan Carlos Garcia Galindo, Manuel Jimenez Tenorio, Gregor Anderluh   +5 more
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Coordinated adaptations define the ontogenetic shift from worm- to fish-hunting in a venomous cone snail. [PDF]

Nat Commun, 2023
Rogalski A, Himaya SWA, Lewis RJ.
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Comparative Venomics of the Cryptic Cone Snail Species Virroconus ebraeus and Virroconus judaeus. [PDF]

Mar Drugs, 2022
Pardos-Blas JR, Tenorio MJ, Galindo JCG, Zardoya R.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Reconstructing the Origins of the Somatostatin and Allatostatin-C Signaling Systems Using the Accelerated Evolution of Biodiverse Cone Snail Toxins. [PDF]

Mol Biol Evol, 2022
Koch TL, Ramiro IBL, Flórez Salcedo P, Engholm E, Jensen KJ, Chase K, Olivera BM, Bjørn-Yoshimoto WE, Safavi-Hemami H.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Investigating Cone Snail Venoms through Proteotranscriptomic Analyses : Application to the Molluskhunter, Cylinder Canonicus

International audienceCone snails are carnivorous marine mollusks, which use a potent neurotoxic venom, for predatory and defensive purposes in their environment [1].
Inguimbert, Nicolas, Ratibou, Zahrmina, Dutertre, Sébastien   +2 more
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A Novel Dimeric Conotoxin, FrXXA, from the Vermivorous Cone Snail Conus fergusoni, of the Eastern Pacific, Inhibits Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors. [PDF]

Toxins (Basel), 2022
Rodriguez-Ruiz XC, Aguilar MB, Ortíz-Arellano MA, Safavi-Hemami H, López-Vera E.   +4 more
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Identification of Novel Conotoxin Precursors from the Cone Snail Conus spurius by High-Throughput RNA Sequencing. [PDF]

Mar Drugs, 2021
Zamora-Bustillos R, Martínez-Núñez MA, Aguilar MB, Collí-Dula RC, Brito-Domínguez DA.   +4 more
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The Untapped Potential of Cone Snail Venom Peptides: Conopressin’s Modulation of Oxytocin and Vasopressin Hormone Receptors

25 pagesThis paper provides a review of the medical and research applications of cone snail venom components. Cone snail venom contains specialized peptides called conopeptides which are estimated to number more than 800,000 in total from across all cone
Ford, Jackson
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