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Molecular Diversity and Gene Evolution of the Venom Arsenal of Terebridae Predatory Marine Snails.
Genome biology and evolution - 28 May 2015
Gorson Juliette, Ramrattan Girish, Verdes Aida, Wright Elizabeth M, Kantor Yuri, Rajaram Srinivasan Ramakrishnan, Musunuri Raj, Packer Daniel, Albano Gabriel, Qiu Wei-Gang, Holford Mandë
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Venom peptides from predatory organisms are a resource for investigating evolutionary processes such as adaptive radiation or diversification, and exemplify promising targets for biomedical drug development. Terebridae are an understudied lineage of conoidean snails, which also includes cone snails and turrids. Characterization of cone snail venom peptides, conotoxins, has revealed a cocktail of bioactive...
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