Reduced Toxicity of <i>Centruroides vittatus</i> (Say, 1821) May Result from Lowered Sodium β Toxin Gene Expression and Toxin Protein Production

Body tissue and venom glands from an eastern population of the scorpion <i>Centruroides vittatus</i> (Say, 1821) were homogenized and molecular constituents removed to characterize putative sodium β toxin gene diversity, RT-qPCR, transcriptomic, and proteomic variation. We cloned sodium...

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Main Authors: Aimee Bowman, Chloe Fitzgerald, Jeff F. Pummill, Douglas D. Rhoads, Tsunemi Yamashita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-11-01
Series:Toxins
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/13/11/828