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A single conserved basic residue in the potassium channel filter region controls KCNQ1 insensitivity toward scorpion toxins

open access: yes, 2015
Although many studies concerning the sensitivity mechanism of scorpion toxin-potassium channel interactions have been reported, few have explored the biochemical insensitivity mechanisms of potassium channel receptors toward natural scorpion toxin ...
Chen, Zongyun   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Characterization of Four Medically Important Toxins from Centruroides huichol Scorpion Venom and Its Neutralization by a Single Recombinant Antibody Fragment

open access: yesToxins, 2022
Centruroides huichol scorpion venom is lethal to mammals. Analysis of the venom allowed the characterization of four lethal toxins named Chui2, Chui3, Chui4, and Chui5.
Hugo Valencia-Martínez   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Potential therapeutic targeting of BKCa channels in glioblastoma treatment

open access: yesMolecular Oncology, Volume 20, Issue 6, Page 1398-1419, June 2026.
This review summarizes current insights into the role of BKCa and mitoBKCa channels in glioblastoma biology, their potential classification as oncochannels, and the emerging pharmacological strategies targeting these channels, emphasizing the translational challenges in developing BKCa‐directed therapies for glioblastoma treatment.
Kamila Maliszewska‐Olejniczak   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Can I Have a Bite? The Influence of Infant Begging on Food Sharing in Capuchin Monkeys (Sapajus Libidinosus)

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Primatology, Volume 88, Issue 6, June 2026.
Food sharing between mother and offspring in capuchin monkeys is a response to the infant's begging. Infants solicit more frequently high‐quality and hard‐to‐process foods and they are more likely to succeed when they are older and if the food item is not a lizard. ABSTRACT In primates, food sharing from mothers to infants may serve two main functions:
Julia Omena   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Scorpion venom allergies. Report of three cases. [PDF]

open access: yesBatna Journal of Medical Sciences
Scorpion envenomations are widespread in many countries around the world. In Algeria, Androctonus australis hector (Aah) and Buthus occitanus tunetanus (Bot) are the cause of the greatest number of envenomations by scorpions and are responsible for ...
Abdelhak ABABSA MOUAKI   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Treatment Advances in Gynecologic Cancers: Insights From Recent Clinical Trials

open access: yesCancer Innovation, Volume 5, Issue 3, June 2026.
Overview of immunotherapy and antibody‐drug conjugates, and their mechanism against cancer. (The Graphical Abstract Image was created with BioRender.) ABSTRACT Gynecologic cancers remain a major global health burden for women. Their management has evolved toward a gynecologic oncologist‐led multimodal paradigm.
Yiyang Shen   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dissecting Toxicity: The Venom Gland Transcriptome and the Venom Proteome of the Highly Venomous Scorpion Centruroides limpidus (Karsch, 1879)

open access: yesToxins, 2019
Venom glands and soluble venom from the Mexican scorpion Centruroides limpidus (Karsch, 1879) were used for transcriptomic and proteomic analyses, respectively.
Jimena I. Cid-Uribe   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Arizona bark scorpion venom resistance in the pallid bat, Antrozous pallidus. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2017
The pallid bat (Antrozous pallidus), a gleaning bat found in the western United States and Mexico, hunts a wide variety of ground-dwelling prey, including scorpions.
Bradley H Hopp   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Edible Antifungal Coatings Based on Litchi Chinensis Seed Starch Enriched With Pericarp Procyanidins for the Postharvest Preservation of Strawberries

open access: yesFood Chemistry International, Volume 2, Issue 2, Page 200-210, June 2026.
Lychee starch coatings enriched with procyanidins showed strong antifungal activity and effectively preserved strawberry quality postharvest, reducing weight loss, decay, and senescence. This highlights their potential as a sustainable natural alternative for shelf‐life extension and fungal control in fresh produce.
Guillermo Castillo‐Olvera   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of New World scorpion toxins on single-channel and whole cell cardiac sodium currents

open access: yes, 1988
Purified toxins from a North American scorpion, Centruroides noxius (Cn II-10), and a South American scorpion, Tityus serrulatus (Ts-gamma), were tested on cardiac sodium channels using patch-clamp methods to record whole cell and single-channel ...
G. E. Kirsch   +3 more
core   +1 more source

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