A peptide toxin in ant venom mimics vertebrate EGF-like hormones to cause long-lasting hypersensitivity in mammals
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2112630119
Abstract: Significance The targeting of mammalian ErbB receptor signaling by a venom toxin to cause hypersensitivity is a mode of action that has not previously been described. Natural selection of a defensive toxin to target ErbB… read more here.
Keywords: peptide toxin; venom; toxin ant; toxin ... See more keywords