Advanced Research on Animal Venoms in China

• Other Authors: Lai, Ren (Editor), Lu, Qiumin (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: Medicine; Medical toxicology; lung cancer; antimicrobial peptide; scorpion; venom; tumor; Pyemotes; genome annotation; protein; toxin; scorpion venom; antimicrobial peptides; Scorpio maurus palmatus; Smp24; A549; apoptosis; autophagy; necrosis; cell cycle arrest; Captive; Chinese cobra; Ontogeny; Snake venom; Proteomics; Transcriptomics; intraspecific differentiation; Mesobuthus martensii; sexual dimorphism; transcriptome; antitumor peptide; membrane disruption; mitochondrial dysfunction; frogs; peptides; skin wounds; HSF cells; HUVEC cells; voltage-gated sodium channel; Nav1.4; Nav1.5; analgesic-antitumor peptide; subtype selectivity; adverse drug reaction; molecular dynamics; neurotoxicity; myotoxicity; Russell's viper; Daboia siamensis; Varespladib; antivenom; tree frogs; skin secretion; paxilline; KCNK18; defensive strategy; pore-forming toxin; red-belly toad; Bombina maxima; hippocampal neuronal cell; pyroptosis; cognitive function; n/a
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Summary

Recently, Chinese researchers have made significant progress in animal venom research in comprehending the diversity and complexity of these molecules and their potential applications in medicine, biotechnology, and as research tools. Advancements in 'omics' technologies such as proteomics, genomics, and transcriptomics have empowered Chinese researchers to identify and analyze venom-coded genes and proteins, revealing a kaleidoscope of novel peptide toxins with diverse functions and activities. The reprint focus on the perspective on some of the most recent and dynamic contributions of animal toxins research by Chinese researchers. The purpose of this reprint is to provide the latest work by Chinese researchers on the discovery of animal toxins, the mechanism underlining their actions, the mining of drug leads from peptide toxins, and the diagnosis and treatment of bites or stings by venomous animals.

Physical Description

1 electronic resource (210 p.)

ISBN

books978-3-0365-7435-6
9783036574349
9783036574356

Access

Open Access