Crown-of-thorns starfish spines secrete defence proteins

BACKGROUND: The crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS; Acanthaster species) is a slow-moving corallivore protected by an extensive array of long, sharp toxic spines. Envenomation can result in nausea, numbness, vomiting, joint aches and sometimes paralysis. Small molecule saponins and the plancitoxin prote...

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Autores principales: Hillberg, Adam K., Smith, Meaghan K., Lausen, Blake S., Suwansa-ard, Saowaros, Johnston, Ryan, Mitu, Shahida A., MacDonald, Leah E., Zhao, Min, Motti, Cherie A., Wang, Tianfang, Elizur, Abigail, Nakashima, Keisuke, Satoh, Noriyuki, Cummins, Scott F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PeerJ Inc. 2023
Materias:
Marine Biology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10448888/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37637177
http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15689

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10448888/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37637177
http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15689

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