Binding and sequestration of poison frog alkaloids by a plasma globulin

Binding and sequestration of poison frog alkaloids by a plasma globulin

Alkaloids are important bioactive molecules throughout the natural world, and in many animals they serve as a source of chemical defense against predation. Dendrobatid poison frogs bioaccumulate alkaloids from their diet to make themselves toxic or unpalatable to predators. Despite the proposed role...

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Main Authors: Aurora Alvarez-Buylla, Marie-Therese Fischer, Maria Dolores Moya Garzon, Alexandra E Rangel, Elicio E Tapia, Julia T Tanzo, H Tom Soh, Luis A Coloma, Jonathan Z Long, Lauren A O'Connell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2023-12-01
Series:eLife
Subjects:
plasma globulin
alkaloid binding
serpin
protein evolution
poison frogs
toxicity
Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/85096

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