Discovery of an Insect Neuroactive Helix Ring Peptide from Ant Venom

Discovery of an Insect Neuroactive Helix Ring Peptide from Ant Venom

Ants are among the most abundant terrestrial invertebrate predators on Earth. To overwhelm their prey, they employ several remarkable behavioral, physiological, and biochemical innovations, including an effective paralytic venom. Ant venoms are thus cocktails of toxins finely tuned to disrupt the ph...

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Main Authors: Valentine Barassé, Laurence Jouvensal, Guillaume Boy, Arnaud Billet, Steven Ascoët, Benjamin Lefranc, Jérôme Leprince, Alain Dejean, Virginie Lacotte, Isabelle Rahioui, Catherine Sivignon, Karen Gaget, Mélanie Ribeiro Lopes, Federica Calevro, Pedro Da Silva, Karine Loth, Françoise Paquet, Michel Treilhou, Elsa Bonnafé, Axel Touchard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-10-01
Series:Toxins
Subjects:
ant venoms
neurotoxins
<i>Tetramorium bicarinatum</i>
potassium channel
helix peptide
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/15/10/600

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