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First transcriptome analysis of the venom glands of the scorpion Hottentotta zagrosensis (Scorpions: Buthidae) with focus on venom lipolysis activating peptides

Frontiers in Pharmacology
IntroductionScorpion venom is a rich source of biological active peptides and proteins. Transcriptome analysis of the venom gland provides detailed insights about peptide and protein venom components. Following the transcriptome analysis of different species in our previous studies, our research team has focused on the Hottentotta zagrosensis as one of
Fatemeh Salabi, Hedieh Jafari, Masoud Mahdavinia, Reza Azadnasab, Saeedeh Shariati, Saeedeh Shariati, Mahsa Lari Baghal, Majid Tebianian, Masoumeh Baradaran   +8 more
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Identification, molecular and functional analysis of bioactive peptides from the venom of the scorpion, Tityus serrulatus

, 2013
Scorpion venoms are rich sources of bioactive polypeptides. They are classified into two major groups: peptides with or without disulfide bridges. Toxins with disulfide bridges are responsible for toxicity of venom by targeting ion channels on cell ...
Guo, Xiaoxiao
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Scorpion venom: A poison or a medicine-mini review [PDF]

, 2018
773-778The Scorpion’s venom considered to be highly complex mixture of nucleotides, enzymes, mucoproteins, biogenic amines, salts, as well as peptides and proteins, which have been used in traditional medicine for thousands of years mainly in Asia and ...
Shah, Pir Tariq, Ahmed, Shehzad, Mujaddad-ur-Rehman, Ali, Farooq, Qayyum, Sadia, Tauseef, Isfahan, Khan, Ibrar, Haleem, Kashif Syed, Hayat, Azam Hayat, Ramzan, Rahdia, Malik, Attiya Abdul, Noor-Ul-Huda   +11 more
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new caerin-like antibacterial peptide from the venom gland of the Iranian scorpion Mesobuthus eupeus: cDNA amplification and sequence analysis [PDF]

, 2016
Scorpion venom consists of different types of peptides and proteins which are encoded by individual genes. A full length cDNA consisting of 238 base pair nucleotides and encoding 74 amino acids peptide was isolated from the venom gland of the Iranian ...
Ghasemian, Sepideh, Jolodar, Abbas, Baradaran, Masoumeh, Jalali, Amir   +3 more
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Antibacterial Activity and Mechanism of a Scorpion Venom Peptide Derivative In Vitro and In Vivo

PLoS ONE, 2012
BmKn2 is an antimicrobial peptide (AMP) characterized from the venom of scorpion Mesobuthus martensii Karsch by our group. In this study, Kn2-7 was derived from BmKn2 to improve the antibacterial activity and decrease hemolytic activity. Kn2-7 showed increased inhibitory activity against both gram-positive bacteria and gram-negative bacteria. Moreover,
Luyang Cao, Chao Dai, Zhongjie Li, Zheng Fan, Yu Song, Yingliang Wu, Zhijian Cao, Wenxin Li   +7 more
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Cationicity-Enhanced Analogues of the Antimicrobial Peptides, AcrAP1 and AcrAP2, from the Venom of the Scorpion, Androctonus crassicauda, Display Potent Growth Modulation Effects on Human Cancer Cell Lines [PDF]

, 2014
The non disulphide-bridged peptides (NDBPs) of scorpion venoms are attracting increased interest due to their structural heterogeneity and broad spectrum of biological activities. Here, two novel peptides, named AcrAP1 and AcrAP2, have been identified in
Hou, Xiaojuan, Wang, Hui, Li, Renjie, Zhou, Mei, Chen, Tianbao, Du, Qiang, Shaw, Christopher, Wang, Lei, Wei, Minjie, Ge, Lilin   +9 more
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The action of red scorpion (Mesobuthus tamulus coconsis, pocock) venom and its isolated protein fractions on blood sodium levels

Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2007
Red scorpion (Mesobuthus tamulus or Buthus tamulus) venom samples were collected at different regions of India: western (Chiplun and Ahmednagar from Maharashtra State) and southern (Ratnagiri and Chennai from Tamil Nadu State). The action of whole venoms
R. V. Badhe, A. B. Thomas, A. D. Deshpande, N. Salvi, A. Waghmare   +4 more
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Scorpion venom as antimicrobial peptides (AMPs): A review article

The International Arabic Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 2015
The high level of reported multidrug resistant pathogens with the failure of most conventional antibiotic to kill many of them arise the global concern in the last decade to find alternatives urgently. Many researches are conducted on scorpion venom area and different antimicrobial peptides had been reported in literature also   many had been ...
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Scorpion venom peptides as therapeutic agents in cardiovascular diseases: a systematic review [PDF]

Background Scorpions have evolved a highly efficient venom that serves both to capture prey and for self-defense. As a result, peptides isolated from the venom of various scorpion species show great potential for the development of new medicines. Purpose
Santos, Filipe Ferreira
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Differential comparison on protein components of the venoms obtained from two species of the Iranian endemic scorpions, Buthidae family

Iranian South Medical Journal, 2012
Background: Two Dimensional Electrophoresis (2DE) is the most commonly and useful separation technique in proteomics. Each proteome snapshot becomes a protein profile. By means of this technique, several proteins are studied simultaneously.
Alireza Farahmandzad, Rahim Sarvari, Firooz Ebrahimi, Mehdi Kamali, Jamil Zargan   +4 more
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