House spider genome uncovers evolutionary shifts in the diversity and expression of black widow venom proteins associated with extreme toxicity

BACKGROUND: Black widow spiders are infamous for their neurotoxic venom, which can cause extreme and long-lasting pain. This unusual venom is dominated by latrotoxins and latrodectins, two protein families virtually unknown outside of the black widow genus Latrodectus, that are difficult to study gi...

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Autores principales: Gendreau, Kerry L., Haney, Robert A., Schwager, Evelyn E., Wierschin, Torsten, Stanke, Mario, Richards, Stephen, Garb, Jessica E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5314461/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28209133
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12864-017-3551-7

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