Hormone-like peptides in the venoms of marine cone snails

Highlights • Several novel hormone-like toxins were identified in cone snail venom. • These included the peptides prohormone-4 and elevenin. • Hormone-like toxins are an integral part of the envenomation strategy of Conus.

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Published inGeneral and comparative endocrinology Vol. 244; pp. 11 - 18
Main Authors Robinson, Samuel D, Li, Qing, Bandyopadhyay, Pradip K, Gajewiak, Joanna, Yandell, Mark, Papenfuss, Anthony T, Purcell, Anthony W, Norton, Raymond S, Safavi-Hemami, Helena
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Inc 01.04.2017
Subjects
Animals
Conotoxin
Conotoxins
Elevenin
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Hormone
Neuropeptide
Peptides - metabolism
Prohormone-4
Snails
Venom
Venoms - metabolism
Hormone
trifluoroacetic acid
MS
Venom
MeCN
Prohormone-4
mass spectrometry
acetonitrile
Conotoxin
Neuropeptide
TFA
Elevenin
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Summary:Highlights • Several novel hormone-like toxins were identified in cone snail venom. • These included the peptides prohormone-4 and elevenin. • Hormone-like toxins are an integral part of the envenomation strategy of Conus.
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Current address: Department of Biology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, USA
ISSN:0016-6480
1095-6840
DOI:10.1016/j.ygcen.2015.07.012