Sea anemone venom: Ecological interactions and bioactive potential

C Menezes, NL Thakur - Toxicon, 2022 - Elsevier
This article provides a brief overview of the literature related to the chemical ecology of sea
anemones, focusing on their venom, and summarizing their bioprospecting potential. Sea …

Never, Ever make an enemy… out of an anemone: Transcriptomic comparison of clownfish hosting sea anemone venoms

A Delgado, C Benedict, J Macrander, M Daly - Marine Drugs, 2022 - mdpi.com
Sea anemones are predatory marine invertebrates and have diverse venom arsenals.
Venom is integral to their biology, and is used in competition, defense, and feeding. Three …

Venoms for all occasions: the functional toxin profiles of different anatomical regions in sea anemones are related to their ecological function

LM Ashwood, EAB Undheim, B Madio… - Molecular …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The phylum Cnidaria is the oldest extant venomous group and is defined by the presence of
nematocysts, specialized organelles responsible for venom production and delivery …

Proteotransciptomics of the Most Popular Host Sea Anemone Entacmaea quadricolor Reveals Not All Toxin Genes Expressed by Tentacles Are Recruited into Its …

CM Hoepner, ZK Stewart, R Qiao, EK Fobert, PJ Prentis… - Toxins, 2024 - mdpi.com
While the unique symbiotic relationship between anemonefishes and sea anemones is
iconic, it is still not fully understood how anemonefishes can withstand and thrive within the …

Identification, synthesis, conformation and activity of an insulin-like peptide from a sea anemone

ML Mitchell, MA Hossain, F Lin, EL Pinheiro-Junior… - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
The role of insulin and insulin-like peptides (ILPs) in vertebrate animals is well studied.
Numerous ILPs are also found in invertebrates, although there is uncertainty as to the …

The sea anemone neurotoxins modulating sodium channels: an insight at structure and functional activity after four decades of investigation

MM Monastyrnaya, RS Kalina, EP Kozlovskaya - Toxins, 2022 - mdpi.com
Many human cardiovascular and neurological disorders (such as ischemia, epileptic
seizures, traumatic brain injury, neuropathic pain, etc.) are associated with the abnormal …

Anemonefish are better taxonomists than humans

R Kashimoto, M Mercader, J Zwahlen, S Miura… - Current Biology, 2024 - cell.com
The symbiosis between giant sea anemones, algae of the family Symbiodiniaceae, and
anemonefish is an iconic example of a mutualistic trio 1, 2. Molecular analyses have shown …

Sea Anemone‐Inspired Slippery Liquid‐Infused Porous Surface (SLIPS) with Bionic Cilia for Responsive 4D Antifouling

Z Tong, S Zhang, S Chen, R Sun, P He, L Song, J Hu… - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The formation process of biofouling is actually a 4D process with both spatial and temporal
dimensions. However, most traditional antifouling coatings, including slippery liquid‐infused …

Venomics Reveals the Venom Complexity of Sea Anemone Heteractis magnifica

M Li, K Mao, M Huang, Y Liao, J Fu, K Pan, Q Shi… - Marine Drugs, 2024 - mdpi.com
The venoms of various sea anemones are rich in diverse toxins, which usually play a dual
role in capturing prey and deterring predators. However, the complex components of such …

Venom system variation and the division of labor in the colonial hydrozoan Hydractinia symbiolongicarpus

AML Klompen, SM Sanders, P Cartwright - Toxicon: X, 2022 - Elsevier
Cnidarians (jellyfish, hydroids, sea anemones, and corals) possess a unique method for
venom production, maintenance, and deployment through a decentralized system …