Sea anemones (Anthozoa: Actiniaria) from the coast of Yucatán, Mexico
Sea anemones (order Actiniaria) are among the benthic marine invertebrate groups that commonly inhabit a wide range of coastal environments, including seagrass meadows, rocky bottoms, coral reefs, sandy patches, mangroves, and artificial substrates ...
Luis G. Herrera-Bojórquez +4 more
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Bioprospecting of Sea Anemones (Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Actiniaria) for β-Defensin-like α-Amylase Inhibitors [PDF]
Diabetes mellitus is one of the most serious diseases of our century. The drugs used are limited or have serious side effects. The search for new sources of compounds for effective treatment is relevant.
Daria Popkova +7 more
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Deep-Sea Anemones Are Prospective Source of New Antimicrobial and Cytotoxic Compounds [PDF]
The peculiarities of the survival and adaptation of deep-sea organisms raise interest in the study of their metabolites as promising drugs. In this work, the hemolytic, cytotoxic, antimicrobial, and enzyme-inhibitory activities of tentacle extracts from ...
Aleksandra Kvetkina +13 more
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Towards the Exploration and Evolution of Insulin-like Venoms in Actiniaria (Sea anemones) [PDF]
Recent studies have elucidated the diversity of genes encoding venom in Sea anemones. However, most of those genes are yet to be explored in an evolutionary context. Insulin is a common peptide across metazoans and has been coopted into a predatory venom
Alonso Delgado +2 more
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Discovery of novel peptide neurotoxins from sea anemone species
As primitive metazoa, sea anemones are rich in various bioactive peptide neurotoxins. These peptides have been applied to neuroscience research tools or directly developed as marine drugs.
Jinxing Fu +3 more
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Active provisioning of food to host sea anemones by anemonefish [PDF]
In mutualistic symbiosis, organisms often provide food to their partners. However, the processes and significance of food provisioning to hosts remain poorly understood.
Yuya Kobayashi +3 more
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The cellular basis of feeding-dependent body size plasticity in sea anemones [PDF]
Garschall K +6 more
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Sea anemones modify their hiding time based on their commensal damselfish [PDF]
Animals often retreat to refugia when alarmed and the time they spend hiding reflects an economic decision that trades off reducing predation risk with other beneficial activities.
Alexandra N. Lim +2 more
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Boxer crabs induce asexual reproduction of their associated sea anemones by splitting and intraspecific theft [PDF]
Crabs of the genus Lybia have the remarkable habit of holding a sea anemone in each of their claws. This partnership appears to be obligate, at least on the part of the crab.
Yisrael Schnytzer +3 more
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Sea Anemones, Actinoporins, and Cholesterol. [PDF]
Spanish or Spanish-speaking scientists represent a remarkably populated group within the scientific community studying pore-forming proteins. Some of these scientists, ourselves included, focus on the study of actinoporins, a fascinating group of metamorphic pore-forming proteins produced within the venom of several sea anemones.
Palacios-Ortega J +8 more
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