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The Mesobuthus martensii genome reveals the molecular diversity of scorpion toxins

Recent complete sequencing of the genome of the Asian scorpion, Mesobuthus martensii, highlights the molecular diversity of its venom neurotoxin/defensin genes and interesting features of their evolution.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Ma, Jianjie, Shi, Yun-Bo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3883463/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24383941
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/2045-3701-4-1
Descripción
Sumario:Recent complete sequencing of the genome of the Asian scorpion, Mesobuthus martensii, highlights the molecular diversity of its venom neurotoxin/defensin genes and interesting features of their evolution.