Anticancer, antimicrobial, and analgesic activities of spider venoms. [PDF]
Toxicol Res (Camb), 2018 Akef HM.
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A Novel Insecticidal Spider Peptide that Affects the Mammalian Voltage-Gated Ion Channel hKv1.5
Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2021 Spider venoms include various peptide toxins that modify the ion currents, mainly of excitable insect cells. Consequently, scientific research on spider venoms has revealed a broad range of peptide toxins with different pharmacological properties, even ...
Diana Alvarado +13 more
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Comparative venomic profiles of three spiders of the genus Phoneutria
Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2022 Background: Spider venoms induce different physio-pharmacological effects by binding with high affinity on molecular targets, therefore being of biotechnological interest.
Frederico Francisco Fernandes +9 more
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A novel neurotoxin from venom of the spider, Brachypelma albopilosum. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Spiders have evolved highly selective toxins for insects. There are many insecticidal neurotoxins in spider venoms. Although a large amount of work has been done to focus on neurotoxicity of spider components, little information, which is related with ...
Yunhua Zhong +7 more
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Spider-Venom Peptides as Bioinsecticides [PDF]
Toxins, 2012 Over 10,000 arthropod species are currently considered to be pest organisms. They are estimated to contribute to the destruction of ~14% of the world’s annual crop production and transmit many pathogens. Presently, arthropod pests of agricultural and health significance are controlled predominantly through the use of chemical insecticides ...
Monique J. Windley +5 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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The deep-rooted origin of disulfide-rich spider venom toxins
eLife, 2023 Spider venoms are a complex concoction of enzymes, polyamines, inorganic salts, and disulfide-rich peptides (DRPs). Although DRPs are widely distributed and abundant, their bevolutionary origin has remained elusive.
Naeem Yusuf Shaikh, Kartik Sunagar
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Can we resolve the taxonomic bias in spider venom research?
Toxicon: X, 2019 The rate of discovery of new spider species greatly exceeds the rate of spider venom characterisation, leading to an increasing number of species with unstudied venoms.
Volker Herzig +2 more
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Dramatic expansion of the black widow toxin arsenal uncovered by multi-tissue transcriptomics and venom proteomics. [PDF]
, 2014 BackgroundAnimal venoms attract enormous interest given their potential for pharmacological discovery and understanding the evolution of natural chemistries.
Ayoub, Nadia A +4 more
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Brown Spider Venom Phospholipase-D Activity upon Different Lipid Substrates
Toxins, 2023 Brown spider envenomation results in dermonecrosis, characterized by an intense inflammatory reaction. The principal toxins of brown spider venoms are phospholipase-D isoforms, which interact with different cellular membrane components, degrade ...
Daniele Chaves-Moreira +9 more
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