期刊
TOXICON
卷 60, 期 4, 页码 470-477出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2012.04.340
关键词
Venomics; Conotoxins; Next generation sequencing; Mass spectrometry; Cone snails
资金
- NHMRC Program Grant
- Early Career Research grant from The University of Queensland
- UQ postdoctoral fellowship
Conopeptides and conotoxins are small peptides produced by cone snails as a part of their predatory/defense strategies that target key ion channels and receptors in the nervous system. Some of these peptides also potently target mammalian ion channels involved in pain pathways. As a result, these venoms are a source of valuable pharmacological and therapeutic agents. The traditional approach towards conopeptide discovery relied on activity-guided fractionation, which is time consuming and resource-intensive. In this review, we discuss the advances in the fields of transcriptomics, proteomics and bioinformatics that now allow researchers to integrate these three platforms towards a more efficient discovery strategy. In this review, we also highlight the challenges associated with the wealth of data generated with this integrated approach and briefly discuss the impact these methods could have on the field of toxinology. (c) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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