Toxin diversity revealed by a transcriptomic study of Ornithoctonus huwena.

Spider venom comprises a mixture of compounds with diverse biological activities, which are used to capture prey and defend against predators. The peptide components bind a broad range of cellular targets with high affinity and selectivity, and appear to have remarkable structural diversity. Althoug...

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Main Authors: Yiya Zhang, Yong Huang, Quanze He, Jinyan Liu, Ji Luo, Li Zhu, Shanshan Lu, Pengfei Huang, Xinyi Chen, Xiongzhi Zeng, Songping Liang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4065081?pdf=render