Venomous Noodles: The Evolution of Toxins in Nemertea through Positive Selection and Gene Duplication
Some, probably most and perhaps all, members of the phylum Nemertea are poisonous, documented so far from marine and benthic specimens. Although the toxicity of these animals has been long known, systematic studies on the characterization of toxins, mechanisms of toxicity, and toxin evolution for th...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-11-01
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| Series: | Toxins |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/15/11/650 |