The cost of venom does not only affect how venoms evove:it can also cause a loss of toxins.Some specialist venomous predators that have evolved to feed on only a limited number of species have streamlined their venoms by losing toxin types that are no longer useful.This removes the cost of...
are carnivorous and include active predators, scavengers, grazers on sessile invertebrates and hematophagous parasites; most of them use venoms to efficiently feed. It has been hypothesized that trophic innovations were the main drivers of rapid radiation of Neogastropoda in the late Cretaceous. We ...
Despite the wide-array of snakes, venoms are mostly composed of four types of compounds: phospholipases, serine proteases, metalloproteases, and three-finger toxins, Barua said. Each type has unique physiological effects. For instance, three-finger toxins prevent nerve transmission, while phospholipa...
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marbled sea snake switched to a diet consisting exclusively of fish eggs,it did not simply lose a few toxin types.It lost its venom,fangs,and even its venom gland. Why does the author state that sea snakes "have relatively simple venoms compared to their terrestrial relatives"?
Epidermal secretory cells of fishes are of two types, one type elaborating proteinaceous material and the other type secreting mucus. Epidermal toxins (crinotoxins and venoms) are produced by the protein-elaborating cells. Venoms appear to have evolved from crinotoxins. Crinotoxic fishes tend to ...
“month of poison” due to it being the month when temperatures rise, precipitation increases, and venomous pests start to breed. The custom of Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, is to “repel the five venoms,” referring to the five types of ...
Protease is recognized as a common component in Hymenoptera venoms, which falls into the categories of metalloproteinase (MP) and serine protease (Table 3). Combined with Natterin-4, Phospholipase A2 (PLA2) and vascular endothelial growth factor toxin (VEGF-Tx), they were reported to induce ...
Type 2 immunity consists of GATA-3(+) ILC2s, TC2 cells, and TH2 cells producing IL-4, IL-5, and IL-13, which induce mast cell, basophil, and eosinophil activation, as well as IgE antibody production, thus protecting against helminthes and venoms. Type 3 immunity is mediated by ...
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