Evolutionary Ecology of Fish Venom: Adaptations and Consequences of Evolving a Venom System [PDF]
Toxins, 2019 Research on venomous animals has mainly focused on the molecular, biochemical, and pharmacological aspects of venom toxins. However, it is the relatively neglected broader study of evolutionary ecology that is crucial for understanding the biological ...
Richard J. Harris, Ronald A. Jenner
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A review on the Scorpaena plumieri fish venom and its bioactive compounds
Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2017 The most poisonous fish species found along the Brazilian coast is the spotted scorpionfish Scorpaena plumieri. Though hardly ever life-threatening to humans, envenomation by S.
Fabiana V. Campos +6 more
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Transcriptomic basis for an antiserum against Micrurus corallinus (coral snake) venom [PDF]
, 2009 Background Micrurus corallinus (coral snake) is a tropical forest snake belonging to the family Elapidae. Its venom shows a high neurotoxicity associated with pre- and post-synaptic toxins, causing diaphragm paralysis, which may result in death. In spite
Luciana I Leão +2 more
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Venom variation during prey capture by the cone snail, Conus textile. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Observations of the mollusc-hunting cone snail Conus textile during feeding reveal that prey are often stung multiple times in succession. While studies on the venom peptides injected by fish-hunting cone snails have become common, these approaches have ...
Cecilia A Prator +2 more
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Centipede venoms as a source of drug leads [PDF]
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Functional Diversity of Novel Lectins with Unique Structural Features in Marine Animals
Cells, 2023 Due to their remarkable structural diversity, glycans play important roles as recognition molecules on cell surfaces of living organisms. Carbohydrates exist in numerous isomeric forms and can adopt diverse structures through various branching patterns ...
Tomomitsu Hatakeyama, Hideaki Unno
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A novel α-conotoxin, PeIA, cloned from Conus pergrandis, discriminates between Rat α9α10 and α7 nicotinic cholinergic receptors [PDF]
, 2005 The α9 and α10 nicotinic cholinergic subunits assemble to form the receptor believed to mediate synaptic transmission between efferent olivocochlear fibers and hair cells of the cochlea, one of the few examples of postsynaptic function for a non-muscle ...
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BMC Genomics, 2012 Background The fish-hunting cone snail, Conus geographus, is the deadliest snail on earth. In the absence of medical intervention, 70% of human stinging cases are fatal.
Hu Hao +3 more
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Cell-Penetrating Peptides Derived from Animal Venoms and Toxins
Toxins, 2021 Cell-penetrating peptides (CPPs) comprise a class of short polypeptides that possess the ability to selectively interact with the cytoplasmic membrane of certain cell types, translocate across plasma membranes and accumulate in the cell cytoplasm ...
Gandhi Rádis-Baptista
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Consequences of Stinging Plankton Blooms on Finfish Mariculture in the Mediterranean Sea
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2017 In recent years, caged finfish mariculture across European seas suffered production losses by severe fish mortality, following episodic outbreaks of invertebrate cnidarian stingers. Due to their stinging cells and injectable venoms, medusozoan jellyfish,
Mar Bosch-Belmar +9 more
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