Recent Advances in Research on Widow Spider Venoms and Toxins [PDF]
Toxins, 2015 Widow spiders have received much attention due to the frequently reported human and animal injures caused by them. Elucidation of the molecular composition and action mechanism of the venoms and toxins has vast implications in the treatment of ...
Shuai Yan, Xianchun Wang
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VenoMS—A Website for the Low Molecular Mass Compounds in Spider Venoms [PDF]
Metabolites, 2020 Spider venoms are highly complex mixtures. Numerous spider venom metabolites are uniquely found in spider venoms and are of interest concerning their potential use in pharmacology, agriculture, and cosmetics.
Yvonne M. Forster +4 more
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A Proteomics and Transcriptomics Investigation of the Venom from the Barychelid Spider Trittame loki (Brush-Foot Trapdoor) [PDF]
Toxins, 2013 Although known for their potent venom and ability to prey upon both invertebrate and vertebrate species, the Barychelidae spider family has been entirely neglected by toxinologists. In striking contrast, the sister family Theraphosidae (commonly known as
Eivind A. B. Undheim +12 more
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The biology and evolution of spider venoms [PDF]
Biological Reviews, 2021 ABSTRACTSpiders are diverse, predatory arthropods that have inhabited Earth for around 400 million years. They are well known for their complex venom systems that are used to overpower their prey. Spider venoms contain many proteins and peptides with highly specific and potent activities suitable for biomedical or agrochemical applications, but the key
Tim Lüddecke +3 more
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A Web of Coagulotoxicity: Failure of Antivenom to Neutralize the Destructive (Non-Clotting) Fibrinogenolytic Activity of Loxosceles and Sicarius Spider Venoms [PDF]
Toxins, 2020 Envenomations are complex medical emergencies that can have a range of symptoms and sequelae. The only specific, scientifically-validated treatment for envenomation is antivenom administration, which is designed to alleviate venom effects.
Dwin Grashof +7 more
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Spider-Venom Peptides as Therapeutics [PDF]
Toxins, 2010 Spiders are the most successful venomous animals and the most abundant terrestrial predators. Their remarkable success is due in large part to their ingenious exploitation of silk and the evolution of pharmacologically complex venoms that ensure rapid ...
Glenn F. King +6 more
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A Comparative Analysis of the Venom Gland Transcriptomes of the Fishing Spiders Dolomedes mizhoanus and Dolomedes sulfurous. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Dolomedes sulfurous and Dolomedes mizhoanus are predaceous arthropods catching and feeding on small fish. They live in the same area and have similar habits.
Xunxun Xu +5 more
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Prospects and challenges of recombinant spider venom enzymes: insights from Loxosceles and Phoneutria venom protease expressions [PDF]
Frontiers in Bioengineering and BiotechnologySpiders use chemically complex venoms to overpower prey. Such venoms are primarily composed of neurotoxic disulfide-rich peptides, linear peptides, and enzymes.
Josephine Dresler +11 more
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Quo Vadis Venomics? A Roadmap to Neglected Venomous Invertebrates [PDF]
Toxins, 2014 Venomics research is being revolutionized by the increased use of sensitive -omics techniques to identify venom toxins and their transcripts in both well studied and neglected venomous taxa.
Bjoern Marcus von Reumont +2 more
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Peptidomic and transcriptomic profiling of four distinct spider venoms. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2017 Oldrati V +9 more
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