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Peptidomics combined with cDNA library unravel the diversity of centipede venom.
Journal of proteomics - 30 Jan 2015
Rong Mingqiang, Yang Shilong, Wen Bo, Mo Guoxiang, Kang Di, Liu Jie, Lin Zhilong, Jiang Wenbin, Li Bowen, Du Chaoqin, Yang Shuanjuan, Jiang Hui, Feng Qiang, Xu Xun, Wang Jun, Lai Ren
Abstract excerpt
Centipedes are one of the oldest venomous arthropods using toxin as their weapon to capture prey. But little attention was focused on them and only few centipede toxins were demonstrated with activity on ion channels. Therefore, more deep works are needed to understand the diversity of centipede venom. In the present study, we use peptidomics combined with cDNA library to uncover the diversity of centipede...
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