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

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

Predatory robber flies (Diptera, Asilidae) have been suspected to be venomous due to their ability to overpower well-defended prey. However, details of their venom composition and toxin arsenal remained unknown. Here, we provide a detailed characterization of the venom system of robber flies through...

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Main Authors: Stephan Holger Drukewitz, Nico Fuhrmann, Eivind A. B. Undheim, Alexander Blanke, Julien Giribaldi, Rosanna Mary, Guillaume Laconde, Sébastien Dutertre, Björn Marcus von Reumont
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-01-01
Series:Toxins
Subjects:
Asilidae
neurotoxins
cysteine inhibitor knot peptide
arthropod venom evolution
functional morphology
synchrotron micro computed tomography
Asilidin
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/10/1/29

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