Hexapod Assassins’ Potion: Venom Composition and Bioactivity from the Eurasian Assassin Bug <i>Rhynocoris iracundus</i>

Hexapod Assassins’ Potion: Venom Composition and Bioactivity from the Eurasian Assassin Bug <i>Rhynocoris iracundus</i>

Assassin bug venoms are potent and exert diverse biological functions, making them potential biomedical goldmines. Besides feeding functions on arthropods, assassin bugs also use their venom for defense purposes causing localized and systemic reactions in vertebrates. However, assassin bug venoms re...

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Main Authors: Nicolai Rügen, Timothy P. Jenkins, Natalie Wielsch, Heiko Vogel, Benjamin-Florian Hempel, Roderich D. Süssmuth, Stuart Ainsworth, Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz, Andreas Vilcinskas, Miray Tonk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-07-01
Series:Biomedicines
Subjects:
assassin bugs
venom
transcriptomics
proteomics
bioactivity
paralysis
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/9/7/819

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