Reconstructing the Origins of the Somatostatin and Allatostatin-C Signaling Systems Using the Accelerated Evolution of Biodiverse Cone Snail Toxins
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DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msac075
Abstract: Abstract Somatostatin and its related peptides (SSRPs) form an important family of hormones with diverse physiological roles. The ubiquitous presence of SSRPs in vertebrates and several invertebrate deuterostomes suggests an ancient origin of the SSRP… read more here.
Keywords: system; cone snail; ssrp like; cone ... See more keywords
Mitochondrial genome sequencing of a vermivorous cone snail Conus quercinus supports the correlative analysis between phylogenetic relationships and dietary types of Conus species
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0193053
Abstract: Complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) sequence of a worm-hunting cone snail, Conus quercinus, was reported in this study. Its mitogenome, the longest one (16,460 bp) among reported Conus specie, is composed of 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs),… read more here.
Keywords: quercinus; cone snail; dietary types; mitochondrial genome ... See more keywords
Non-Peptidic Small Molecule Components from Cone Snail Venoms
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DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2021.655981
Abstract: Venomous molluscs (Superfamily Conoidea) comprise a substantial fraction of tropical marine biodiversity (>15,000 species). Prior characterization of cone snail venoms established that bioactive venom components used to capture prey, defend against predators and for competitive… read more here.
Keywords: non peptidic; cone snail; small molecule; snail ... See more keywords
Comparative Venomics of the Cryptic Cone Snail Species Virroconus ebraeus and Virroconus judaeus
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DOI: 10.3390/md20020149
Abstract: The venom duct transcriptomes and proteomes of the cryptic cone snail species Virroconus ebraeus and Virroconus judaeus were obtained and compared. The most abundant and shared conotoxin precursor superfamilies in both species were M, O1,… read more here.
Keywords: cone snail; cryptic cone; conotoxin; snail species ... See more keywords
Predatory and Defensive Strategies in Cone Snails
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DOI: 10.3390/toxins16020094
Abstract: Cone snails are carnivorous marine animals that prey on fish (piscivorous), worms (vermivorous), or other mollusks (molluscivorous). They produce a complex venom mostly made of disulfide-rich conotoxins and conopeptides in a compartmentalized venom gland. The… read more here.
Keywords: cone snails; defensive strategies; cone snail; predatory defensive ... See more keywords
Profiling the Paralytic Effects and Lethality of Cone Snail Venom Toxins Using Nanofractionation Analytics with In Vivo Zebrafish Larvae Assays
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DOI: 10.3390/toxins17100504
Abstract: This study presents nanofractionation analytics coupled with in vivo profiling of zebrafish embryo paralysis and lethality in response to toxins in cone snail venoms. The focus of this study is on the development of this… read more here.
Keywords: lethality; snail; nanofractionation; cone snail ... See more keywords