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- Title
Centipede Venom: A Potential Source of Ion Channel Modulators.
- Authors
Luo, Anna; Wang, Aili; Kamau, Peter Muiruri; Lai, Ren; Luo, Lei
- Abstract
Centipedes are one of the most ancient and successful living venomous animals. They have evolved spooky venoms to deter predators or hunt prey, and are widely distributed throughout the world besides Antarctica. Neurotoxins are the most important virulence factor affecting the function of the nervous system. Ion channels and receptors expressed in the nervous system, including NaV, KV, CaV, and TRP families, are the major targets of peptide neurotoxins. Insight into the mechanism of neurotoxins acting on ion channels contributes to our understanding of the function of both channels and centipede venoms. Meanwhile, the novel structure and selective activities give them the enormous potential to be modified and exploited as research tools and biological drugs. Here, we review the centipede venom peptides that act on ion channels.
- Subjects
ANTARCTICA; ION channels; ION sources; VENOM; CENTIPEDES; NEUROTOXIC agents; PREDATION
- Publication
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022, Vol 23, Issue 13, p7105
- ISSN
1661-6596
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/ijms23137105