The venom of the marine predatory cone snails (genus Conus) has evolved for prey capture
and defense, providing the basis for survival and rapid diversification of the now estimated …

Toxins and venom components that target voltage-gated sodium (Na V) channels have
evolved numerous times due to the importance of this class of ion channels in the normal …

Background Although diet is believed to be a major factor underlying the evolution of venom,
few comparative studies examine both venom composition and diet across a radiation of …

Millions of years of evolution have fine-tuned the ability of venom peptides to rapidly
incapacitate both prey and potential predators. Toxicofera reptiles are characterized by …

Venomous animals including cone snails, spiders, scorpions, anemones, and snakes have
evolved a myriad of components in their venoms that target the opening and/or closing of …

Venoms comprise of complex mixtures of peptides evolved for predation and defensive
purposes. Remarkably, some carnivorous cone snails can inject two distinct venoms in …

Marine cone snails have attracted researchers from all disciplines but early life stages have
received limited attention due to difficulties accessing or rearing juvenile specimens. Here …

The transcriptome of the venom duct of the Atlantic piscivorous cone species Chelyconus
ermineus (Born, 1778) was determined. The venom repertoire of this species includes at …

Venomous animals occupy one of the most successful evolutionary niches and occur on
nearly every continent. They deliver venoms via biting and stinging apparatuses with the aim …

Cone snails are predatory gastropods whose neurotoxic venom peptides (conotoxins) have
been extensively studied for pharmacological probes, venom evolution mechanisms and …