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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Venomous Secretions from Marine Snails of the Terebridae Family Target Acetylcholine Receptors [PDF]
Toxins, 2013 Venoms from cone snails (Conidae) have been extensively studied during the last decades, but those from other members of the suborder Toxoglossa, such as of Terebridae and Turridae superfamilies attracted less interest so far. Here, we report the effects
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Conopeptides from Cape Verde Conus crotchii [PDF]
Marine Drugs, 2013 Marine Cone snails of the genus Conus contain complex peptide toxins in their venom. Living in tropical habitats, they usually use the powerful venom for self-defense and prey capture.
Agostinho Antunes +4 more
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Phylogenetic relationships of cone snails endemic to Cabo Verde based on mitochondrial genomes [PDF]
BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2017 Background Due to their great species and ecological diversity as well as their capacity to produce hundreds of different toxins, cone snails are of interest to evolutionary biologists, pharmacologists and amateur naturalists alike.
Samuel Abalde +5 more
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Diversity and Novelty of Venom Peptides in Vermivorous Cone Snails, Subgenus Rhizoconus (Gastropoda: Mollusca) [PDF]
Marine DrugsA large majority of cone snails (a species in the genus Conus) are vermivorous (worm-hunting), but the diversity and bioactivity of their venom peptides remain largely unexplored.
Christine Marie C. Florece +3 more
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Proteo-Transcriptomic Analysis of the Venom Gland of the Cone Snail Cylinder canonicus Reveals the Origin of the Predatory-Evoked Venom [PDF]
ToxinsCone snails are carnivorous marine predators that prey on mollusks, worms, or fish. They purposefully inject a highly diversified and peptide-rich venom, which can vary according to the predatory or defensive intended use.
Zahrmina Ratibou +8 more
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Prey Shifts Drive Venom Evolution in Cone Snails. [PDF]
Mol Biol EvolAbstract Venom systems are complex traits that have independently emerged multiple times in diverse plant and animal phyla. Within each venomous lineage there typically exists interspecific variation in venom composition where several factors have been proposed as drivers of variation, including phylogeny and diet.
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Venomics-Accelerated Cone Snail Venom Peptide Discovery [PDF]
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2018 Cone snail venoms are considered a treasure trove of bioactive peptides. Despite over 800 species of cone snails being known, each producing over 1000 venom peptides, only about 150 unique venom peptides are structurally and functionally characterized.
S. Himaya, Richard Lewis
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Complete mitochondrial genome of Conus lischkeanus Weinkauff, 1875 (Neogastropoda, Conidae) and phylogenetic implications of the evolutionary diversification of dietary types of Conus species [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2022 The family Conidae, commonly known as cone snails, is one of the most intriguing gastropod groups owing to their diverse array of feeding behaviors (diets) and toxin peptides (conotoxins).
Yucheol Lee, Joong-Ki Park
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