[HTML][HTML] True lies: using proteomics to assess the accuracy of transcriptome-based venomics in centipedes uncovers false positives and reveals startling intraspecific …

JJ Smith, EAB Undheim - Toxins, 2018 - mdpi.com
Centipede venoms have emerged as a rich source of novel bioactive compounds. However,
most centipede species are commonly considered too small for venom extraction and …

Venom-gland transcriptomics and venom proteomics of the giant Florida blue centipede, Scolopendra viridis

MJ Ward, DR Rokyta - Toxicon, 2018 - Elsevier
The limited number of centipede venom characterizations have revealed a rich diversity of
toxins, and recent work has suggested centipede toxins may be more rapidly diversifying …

Parallel evolution of complex centipede venoms revealed by comparative proteotranscriptomic analyses

RA Jenner, BM von Reumont… - Molecular biology …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Centipedes are among the most ancient groups of venomous predatory arthropods. Extant
species belong to five orders, but our understanding of the composition and evolution of …

Venomic and Transcriptomic Analysis of Centipede Scolopendra subspinipes dehaani

ZC Liu, R Zhang, F Zhao, ZM Chen… - Journal of proteome …, 2012 - ACS Publications
Centipedes have venom glands in their first pair of limbs, and their venoms contain a large
number of components with different biochemical and pharmacological properties. However …

[HTML][HTML] Proteotranscriptomic analysis and discovery of the profile and diversity of toxin-like proteins in centipede

F Zhao, X Lan, T Li, Y Xiang, F Zhao, Y Zhang… - Molecular & Cellular …, 2018 - ASBMB
Centipedes are one of the oldest venomous animals and use their venoms as weapons to
attack prey or protect themselves. Their venoms contain various components with different …

[HTML][HTML] Comparative analysis of diverse toxins from a new pharmaceutical centipede, Scolopendra mojiangica

ZC Liu, JY Liang, XQ Lan, T Li, JR Zhang… - Zoological …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
As the oldest venomous animals, centipedes use their venom as a weapon to attack prey
and for protection. Centipede venom, which contains many bioactive and pharmacologically …

[HTML][HTML] Centipede venom: recent discoveries and current state of knowledge

EAB Undheim, BG Fry, GF King - Toxins, 2015 - mdpi.com
Centipedes are among the oldest extant venomous predators on the planet. Armed with a
pair of modified, venom-bearing limbs, they are an important group of predatory arthropods …

[HTML][HTML] Chemical punch packed in venoms makes centipedes excellent predators

S Yang, Z Liu, Y Xiao, Y Li, M Rong, S Liang… - Molecular & cellular …, 2012 - ASBMB
Centipedes are excellent predatory arthropods that inject venom to kill or immobilize their
prey. Although centipedes have long been known to be venomous, their venoms remain …

Venomic analyses of Scolopendra viridicornis nigra and Scolopendra angulata (Centipede, Scolopendromorpha): shedding light on venoms from a neglected group

B Rates, MP Bemquerer, M Richardson, MH Borges… - Toxicon, 2007 - Elsevier
Centipedes are venomous arthropods responsible for a significant number of non-lethal
human envenomations. Despite this, information about the composition and function of their …

Production and packaging of a biological arsenal: evolution of centipede venoms under morphological constraint

EAB Undheim, BR Hamilton… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
Venom represents one of the most extreme manifestations of a chemical arms race. Venoms
are complex biochemical arsenals, often containing hundreds to thousands of unique …