The Diversity of Venom: The Importance of Behavior and Venom System Morphology in Understanding Its Ecology and Evolution

The Toxins of Nemertean Worms

(2019) Ulf Göransson et al.   Toxins

Venom in Furs: Facial Masks as Aposematic Signals in a Venomous Mammal

(2019) K. Anne-Isola Nekaris et al.   Toxins

A process of convergent amplification and tissue‐specific expression dominate the evolution of toxin and toxin‐like genes in sea anemones

(2019) Joachim M. Surm et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

The birth and death of toxins with distinct functions: a case study in the sea anemone Nematostella

(2019) Maria Y Sachkova et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Effects of Predator-Prey Interactions on Predator Traits: Differentiation of Diets and Venoms of a Marine Snail

(2019) David A. Weese et al.   Toxins

Novel conorfamides from Conus austini venom modulate both nicotinic acetylcholine receptors and acid-sensing ion channels

(2019) Ai-hua Jin et al.   BIOCHEMICAL PHARMACOLOGY

The Phylogeny and Evolutionary History of Arthropods

(2019) Gonzalo Giribet et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Gonadal cnidocytes in the cubozoan Tripedalia cystophora Conant, 1897 (Cnidaria: Cubozoa)

(2019) Sandra Helmark et al.   JOURNAL OF MORPHOLOGY

Investigation of the estuarine stonefish (Synanceia horrida) venom composition

(2019) Rebekah Ziegman et al.   Journal of Proteomics

Venom Costs and Optimization in Scorpions

(2019) Edward R. J. Evans et al.   Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

Parallel Evolution of Complex Centipede Venoms Revealed by Comparative Proteotranscriptomic Analyses

(2019) Ronald A Jenner et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Peptide therapeutics from venom: Current status and potential

(2018) Michael W. Pennington et al.   BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY

Inhibition of acid-sensing ion channels by diminazene and APETx2 evoke partial and highly variable antihyperalgesia in a rat model of inflammatory pain

(2018) Jia Yu Peppermint Lee et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY

The assassin bug Pristhesancus plagipennis produces two distinct venoms in separate gland lumens

(2018) Andrew A. Walker et al.   Nature Communications

A Dipteran’s Novel Sucker Punch: Evolution of Arthropod Atypical Venom with a Neurotoxic Component in Robber Flies (Asilidae, Diptera)

(2018) Stephan Drukewitz et al.   Toxins

True Lies: Using Proteomics to Assess the Accuracy of Transcriptome-Based Venomics in Centipedes Uncovers False Positives and Reveals Startling Intraspecific Variation in Scolopendra subspinipes

(2018) Jennifer Smith et al.   Toxins

Dynamics of venom composition across a complex life cycle

(2018) Yaara Y Columbus-Shenkar et al.   eLife

PHAB toxins: a unique family of predatory sea anemone toxins evolving via intra-gene concerted evolution defines a new peptide fold

(2018) Bruno Madio et al.   CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR LIFE SCIENCES

Venom of prey-specialized spiders is more toxic to their preferred prey: A result of prey-specific toxins

(2018) Stano Pekár et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY

Venom gland size and venom complexity - essential trophic adaptations of venomous predators: a case study using spiders

(2018) Stano Pekár et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Venomous caterpillars: From inoculation apparatus to venom composition and envenomation

(2018) Isadora Maria Villas-Boas et al.   TOXICON

Venom-gland transcriptomics and venom proteomics of the giant Florida blue centipede, Scolopendra viridis

(2018) Micaiah J. Ward et al.   TOXICON

A comprehensive portrait of the venom of the giant red bull ant, Myrmecia gulosa, reveals a hyperdiverse hymenopteran toxin gene family

(2018) Samuel D. Robinson et al.   Science Advances

Trait‐based ecology of terrestrial arthropods

(2018) Mark K. L. Wong et al.   BIOLOGICAL REVIEWS

Parasitoid Jewel Wasp Mounts Multipronged Neurochemical Attack to Hijack a Host Brain

(2018) Ryan Arvidson et al.   MOLECULAR & CELLULAR PROTEOMICS

Linking neuroethology to the chemical biology of natural products: interactions between cone snails and their fish prey, a case study

(2017) Baldomero M. Olivera et al.   JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY A-NEUROETHOLOGY SENSORY NEURAL AND BEHAVIORAL PHYSIOLOGY

SPECT imaging and radionuclide therapy of glioma using 131I labeled Buthus martensii Karsch chlorotoxin

(2017) Wenli Qiao et al.   JOURNAL OF NEURO-ONCOLOGY

Revisiting venom of the sea anemone Stichodactyla haddoni : Omics techniques reveal the complete toxin arsenal of a well-studied sea anemone genus

(2017) Bruno Madio et al.   Journal of Proteomics

Melt With This Kiss: Paralyzing and Liquefying Venom of The Assassin BugPristhesancus plagipennis(Hemiptera: Reduviidae)

(2017) Andrew A. Walker et al.   MOLECULAR & CELLULAR PROTEOMICS

Pharmacology of predatory and defensive venom peptides in cone snails

(2017) Jutty Rajan Prashanth et al.   Molecular BioSystems

Potent neuroprotection after stroke afforded by a double-knot spider-venom peptide that inhibits acid-sensing ion channel 1a

(2017) Irène R. Chassagnon et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Changes in predator exposure, but not in diet, induce phenotypic plasticity in scorpion venom

(2017) Alex N. Gangur et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Venomics of Remipede Crustaceans Reveals Novel Peptide Diversity and Illuminates the Venom’s Biological Role

(2017) Björn von Reumont et al.   Toxins

Salivary Glands in Predatory Mollusks: Evolutionary Considerations

(2017) Giovanna Ponte et al.   Frontiers in Physiology

The ultimate legs of Chilopoda (Myriapoda): a review on their morphological disparity and functional variability

(2017) Matthes Kenning et al.   PeerJ

Safety and pharmacodynamics of dalazatide, a Kv1.3 channel inhibitor, in the treatment of plaque psoriasis: A randomized phase 1b trial

(2017) Eric J. Tarcha et al.   PLoS One

The tarantula toxin β/δ-TRTX-Pre1a highlights the importance of the S1-S2 voltage-sensor region for sodium channel subtype selectivity

(2017) Joshua S. Wingerd et al.   Scientific Reports

Toxin structures as evolutionary tools: Using conserved 3D folds to study the evolution of rapidly evolving peptides

(2016) Eivind A. B. Undheim et al.   BIOESSAYS

Do novel genes drive morphological novelty? An investigation of the nematosomes in the sea anemone Nematostella vectensis

(2016) Leslie S. Babonis et al.   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Dietary breadth is positively correlated with venom complexity in cone snails

(2016) Mark A. Phuong et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Understanding Biological Roles of Venoms Among the Caenophidia: The Importance of Rear-Fanged Snakes

(2016) Stephen P. Mackessy et al.   INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY

Proteomic analysis of the venom and venom sac of the woodwasp, Sirex noctilio - Towards understanding its biological impact

(2016) Tianfang Wang et al.   Journal of Proteomics

Target-Driven Positive Selection at Hot Spots of Scorpion Toxins Uncovers Their Potential in Design of Insecticides

(2016) Limei Zhu et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Selective spider toxins reveal a role for the Nav1.1 channel in mechanical pain

(2016) Jeremiah D. Osteen et al.   NATURE

Transmission mechanisms of an emerging insect-borne rickettsial pathogen

(2016) Lisa D. Brown et al.   Parasites & Vectors

Rapid Radiations and the Race to Redundancy: An Investigation of the Evolution of Australian Elapid Snake Venoms

(2016) Timothy Jackson et al.   Toxins

The Biochemical Toxin Arsenal from Ant Venoms

(2016) Axel Touchard et al.   Toxins

Molecular basis of the remarkable species selectivity of an insecticidal sodium channel toxin from the African spider Augacephalus ezendami

(2016) Volker Herzig et al.   Scientific Reports

Venom-spraying behavior of the scorpion Parabuthus transvaalicus (Arachnida: Buthidae)

(2015) Zia Nisani et al.   BEHAVIOURAL PROCESSES

A RNA-seq approach to identify putative toxins from acrorhagi in aggressive and non-aggressive Anthopleura elegantissima polyps

(2015) Jason Macrander et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Evolution of an Ancient Venom: Recognition of a Novel Family of Cnidarian Toxins and the Common Evolutionary Origin of Sodium and Potassium Neurotoxins in Sea Anemone

(2015) Mahdokht Jouiaei et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Optimized deep-targeted proteotranscriptomic profiling reveals unexploredConustoxin diversity and novel cysteine frameworks

(2015) Vincent Lavergne et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Production and packaging of a biological arsenal: Evolution of centipede venoms under morphological constraint

(2015) Eivind A. B. Undheim et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The Rise and Fall of an Evolutionary Innovation: Contrasting Strategies of Venom Evolution in Ancient and Young Animals

(2015) Kartik Sunagar et al.   PLoS Genetics

Cabinet of Curiosities: Venom Systems and Their Ecological Function in Mammals, with a Focus on Primates

(2015) Johanna Rode-Margono et al.   Toxins

Bioactive Components in Fish Venoms

(2015) Rebekah Ziegman et al.   Toxins

Ancient Venom Systems: A Review on Cnidaria Toxins

(2015) Mahdokht Jouiaei et al.   Toxins

Venom Proteins from Parasitoid Wasps and Their Biological Functions

(2015) Sébastien Moreau et al.   Toxins

Centipede Venom: Recent Discoveries and Current State of Knowledge

(2015) Eivind Undheim et al.   Toxins

Poke but don't pinch: risk assessment and venom metering in the western black widow spider, Latrodectus hesperus

(2014) David R. Nelsen et al.   ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR

Understanding the Molecular Basis of Toxin Promiscuity: The Analgesic Sea Anemone Peptide APETx2 Interacts with Acid-Sensing Ion Channel 3 and hERG Channels via Overlapping Pharmacophores

(2014) Jonas E. Jensen et al.   JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY

Thalassophryne nattereri fish venom: from the envenoming to the understanding of the immune system

(2014) Monica Lopes-Ferreira et al.   JOURNAL OF VENOMOUS ANIMALS AND TOXINS INCLUDING TROPICAL DISEASES

Clawing through Evolution: Toxin Diversification and Convergence in the Ancient Lineage Chilopoda (Centipedes)

(2014) Eivind A.B. Undheim et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Chemical Warfare Among Invaders: A Detoxification Interaction Facilitates an Ant Invasion

(2014) E. G. LeBrun et al.   SCIENCE

Metabolic cost of venom replenishment by Prairie Rattlesnakes (Crotalus viridis viridis)

(2014) Matthew T. Smith et al.   TOXICON

Intraspecific variations in Conus geographus defence-evoked venom and estimation of the human lethal dose

(2014) Sébastien Dutertre et al.   TOXICON

Venom regeneration in the centipede Scolopendra polymorpha: evidence for asynchronous venom component synthesis

(2014) Allen M. Cooper et al.   ZOOLOGY

A distinct sodium channel voltage-sensor locus determines insect selectivity of the spider toxin Dc1a

(2014) Niraj S. Bende et al.   Nature Communications

Evolution of separate predation- and defence-evoked venoms in carnivorous cone snails

(2014) Sébastien Dutertre et al.   Nature Communications

Tracing Monotreme Venom Evolution in the Genomics Era

(2014) Camilla Whittington et al.   Toxins

Molecular basis for prey relocation in viperid snakes

(2013) Anthony J Saviola et al.   BMC BIOLOGY

Mad, bad and dangerous to know: the biochemistry, ecology and evolution of slow loris venom

(2013) K Anne-Isola Nekaris et al.   JOURNAL OF VENOMOUS ANIMALS AND TOXINS INCLUDING TROPICAL DISEASES

The First Venomous Crustacean Revealed by Transcriptomics and Functional Morphology: Remipede Venom Glands Express a Unique Toxin Cocktail Dominated by Enzymes and a Neurotoxin

(2013) Björn M. von Reumont et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

A natural point mutation changes both target selectivity and mechanism of action of sea anemone toxins

(2012) Steve Peigneur et al.   FASEB JOURNAL

The Nematocyst: a molecular map of the Cnidarian stinging organelle

(2012) Anna Beckmann et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Prey orientation and the role of venom availability in the predatory behaviour of the centipede Scolopendra subspinipes mutilans (Arthropoda: Chilopoda)

(2012) Michel M. Dugon et al.   JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY

Gross morphology and ultrastructure of salivary glands of the mute cicada Karenia caelatata Distant (Hemiptera: Cicadoidea)

(2012) Hai-ying Zhong et al.   MICRON

Investigating the chemical profile of regenerated scorpion (Parabuthus transvaalicus) venom in relation to metabolic cost and toxicity

(2012) Zia Nisani et al.   TOXICON

The venom optimization hypothesis revisited

(2012) David Morgenstern et al.   TOXICON

Complex cocktails: the evolutionary novelty of venoms

(2012) Nicholas R. Casewell et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Defensive stinging by Parabuthus transvaalicus scorpions: risk assessment and venom metering

(2011) Zia Nisani et al.   ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR

Venoms as a platform for human drugs: translating toxins into therapeutics

(2011) Glenn F King   EXPERT OPINION ON BIOLOGICAL THERAPY

Toxicity and metabolic costs of the Atlantic stingray (Dasyatis sabina) venom delivery system in relation to its role in life history

(2011) L.A. Enzor et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY

Tears of Venom: Hydrodynamics of Reptilian Envenomation

(2011) Bruce A. Young et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Neurotoxin localization to ectodermal gland cells uncovers an alternative mechanism of venom delivery in sea anemones

(2011) Y. Moran et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

The evolution of pedicellariae in echinoids: an arms race against pests and parasites

(2010) Simon E. Coppard et al.   ACTA ZOOLOGICA

Spitting Performance Parameters and Their Biomechanical Implications in the Spitting Spider,Scytodes thoracica

(2010) Robert B. Suter et al.   JOURNAL OF INSECT SCIENCE

Costs of venom production in the common death adder (Acanthophis antarcticus)

(2010) Anna F.V. Pintor et al.   TOXICON

The development of Byetta (exenatide) from the venom of the Gila monster as an anti-diabetic agent

(2010) Brian L. Furman   TOXICON

Targeting voltage sensors in sodium channels with spider toxins

(2010) Frank Bosmans et al.   TRENDS IN PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES

The larval head of Nevrorthidae and the phylogeny of Neuroptera (Insecta)

(2010) ROLF G. BEUTEL et al.   ZOOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY

Venom Proteins of the Parasitoid Wasp Nasonia vitripennis: Recent Discovery of an Untapped Pharmacopee

(2010) Ellen L. Danneels et al.   Toxins

The Toxicogenomic Multiverse: Convergent Recruitment of Proteins Into Animal Venoms

(2009) Bryan G. Fry et al.   Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics

Target Promiscuity and Heterogeneous Effects of Tarantula Venom Peptides Affecting Na+and K+Ion Channels

(2009) Elisa Redaelli et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

First molecular phylogeny of the major clades of Pseudoscorpiones (Arthropoda: Chelicerata)

(2008) Jérôme Murienne et al.   MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION