An Assassin’s Secret: Multifunctional Cytotoxic Compounds in the Predation Venom of the Assassin Bug <i>Psytalla horrida</i> (Reduviidae, Hemiptera)

Predatory assassin bugs produce venomous saliva that enables them to overwhelm, kill, and pre-digest large prey animals. Venom from the posterior main gland (PMG) of the African assassin bug <i>Psytalla horrida</i> has strong cytotoxic effects, but the responsible compounds are yet unkno...

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Published in:Toxins
Main Authors: Maike Laura Fischer, Benjamin Fabian, Yannick Pauchet, Natalie Wielsch, Silke Sachse, Andreas Vilcinskas, Heiko Vogel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-04-01
Subjects:
venomics
Reduviidae
cytotoxicity
redulysin
venom protein family 2
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/15/4/302

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