2023 Journal Article Proteome of urticating setae of Ochrogaster lunifer, a processionary caterpillar of medical and veterinary importance, including primary structures of putative toxinsWalker, Andrew A., Perkins, Lynda E., Battisti, Andrea, Zalucki, Myron P. and King, Glenn F. (2023). Proteome of urticating setae of Ochrogaster lunifer, a processionary caterpillar of medical and veterinary importance, including primary structures of putative toxins. Proteomics, 23 (20) 2300204, e2300204. doi: 10.1002/pmic.202300204 |
2023 Journal Article From squid giant axon to automated patch-clamp: electrophysiology in venom and antivenom researchAhmadi, Shirin, Benard-Valle, Melisa, Boddum, Kim, Cardoso, Fernanda C., King, Glenn F., Laustsen, Andreas Hougaard and Ljungars, Anne (2023). From squid giant axon to automated patch-clamp: electrophysiology in venom and antivenom research. Frontiers in Pharmacology, 14 1249336, 1-10. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2023.1249336 |
2023 Journal Article Immunosuppressive, antimicrobial and insecticidal activities of inhibitor cystine knot peptides produced by teratocytes of the endoparasitoid wasp Cotesia flavipes (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)Pinto, Ciro P. G., Walker, Andrew A., King, Glenn F. and Rossi, Guilherme D. (2023). Immunosuppressive, antimicrobial and insecticidal activities of inhibitor cystine knot peptides produced by teratocytes of the endoparasitoid wasp Cotesia flavipes (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). Insect Science, 30 (4), 1105-1117. doi: 10.1111/1744-7917.13154 |
2023 Journal Article Horizontal gene transfer underlies the painful stings of asp caterpillars (Lepidoptera: Megalopygidae)Walker, Andrew A., Robinson, Samuel D., Merritt, David J., Cardoso, Fernanda C., Goudarzi, Mohaddeseh Hedayati, Mercedes, Raine S., Eagles, David A., Cooper, Paul, Zdenek, Christina N., Fry, Bryan G., Hall, Donald W., Vetter, Irina and King, Glenn F. (2023). Horizontal gene transfer underlies the painful stings of asp caterpillars (Lepidoptera: Megalopygidae). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 120 (29) e2305871120, e2305871120. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2305871120 |
2023 Journal Article Venom composition and bioactive RF-amide peptide toxins of the saddleback caterpillar, Acharia stimulea (Lepidoptera: Limacodidae)Goudarzi, Mohaddeseh H., Eagles, David A., Lim, Junxian, Biggs, Kimberley A., Kotze, Andrew C., Ruffell, Angela P., Fairlie, David P., King, Glenn F. and Walker, Andrew A. (2023). Venom composition and bioactive RF-amide peptide toxins of the saddleback caterpillar, Acharia stimulea (Lepidoptera: Limacodidae). Biochemical Pharmacology, 213 115598, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.bcp.2023.115598 |
2023 Journal Article Two novel mosquitocidal peptides isolated from the venom of the Bahia scarlet tarantula (Lasiodora klugi)Ahmed, Jamila, Walker, Andrew A., Perdomo, Hugo D., Guo, Shaodong, Nixon, Samantha A., Vetter, Irina, Okoh, Hilary I., Shehu, Dalhatu M., Shuaibu, Mohammed N., Ndams, Iliya S., King, Glenn F. and Herzig, Volker (2023). Two novel mosquitocidal peptides isolated from the venom of the Bahia scarlet tarantula (Lasiodora klugi). Toxins, 15 (7) 418, 1-14. doi: 10.3390/toxins15070418 |
2023 Journal Article Development and validation of nerve-targeted bacteriochlorin sensorsHernández-Gil, Javier, Chow, Chun Yuen, Chatras, Hugo, de Souza França, Paula Demétrio, Samuels, Zachary V., Cornejo, Mike, King, Glenn F., Lewis, Jason S., Reiner, Thomas and Gonzales, Junior (2023). Development and validation of nerve-targeted bacteriochlorin sensors. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 145 (26), 14276-14287. doi: 10.1021/jacs.3c02520 |
2023 Journal Article Evaluation of peptide ligation strategies for the synthesis of the bivalent acid-sensing ion channel inhibitor Hi1aTran, Hue N. T., Budusan, Elena, Saez, Natalie J., Norman, Alexander, Tucker, Isaac J., King, Glenn F., Payne, Richard J., Rash, Lachlan D., Vetter, Irina and Schroeder, Christina I. (2023). Evaluation of peptide ligation strategies for the synthesis of the bivalent acid-sensing ion channel inhibitor Hi1a. Organic Letters, 25 (24), 4439-4444. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.3c01346 |
2023 Journal Article The β3‐subunit modulates the effect of venom peptides ProTx‐II and OD1 on NaV 1.7 gatingSalvage, Samantha C., Rahman, Taufiq, Eagles, David A., Rees, Johanna S., King, Glenn F., Huang, Christopher L‐H. and Jackson, Antony P. (2023). The β3‐subunit modulates the effect of venom peptides ProTx‐II and OD1 on NaV 1.7 gating. Journal of Cellular Physiology, 238 (6), 1354-1367. doi: 10.1002/jcp.31018 |
2023 Journal Article Ant venoms contain vertebrate-selective pain-causing sodium channel toxinsRobinson, Samuel D., Deuis, Jennifer R., Touchard, Axel, Keramidas, Angelo, Mueller, Alexander, Schroeder, Christina I., Barassé, Valentine, Walker, Andrew A., Brinkwirth, Nina, Jami, Sina, Bonnafé, Elsa, Treilhou, Michel, Undheim, Eivind A. B., Schmidt, Justin O., King, Glenn F. and Vetter, Irina (2023). Ant venoms contain vertebrate-selective pain-causing sodium channel toxins. Nature Communications, 14 (1) 2977, 1-11. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-38839-1 |
2023 Journal Article New drug targets and preclinical modelling recommendations for treating acute myocardial infarctionCao, Yuanzhao, Redd, Meredith A., Fang, Chen, Mizikovsky, Dalia, Li, Xichun, Macdonald, Peter S., King, Glenn F. and Palpant, Nathan J. (2023). New drug targets and preclinical modelling recommendations for treating acute myocardial infarction. Heart, Lung and Circulation, 32 (7), 852-869. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2022.12.015 |
2023 Journal Article Genetic or pharmacological ablation of acid-sensing ion channel 1a (ASIC1a) is not neuroprotective in a mouse model of spinal cord injuryFoster, Victoria, Saez, Natalie, Gillespie, Ellen, Jogia, Trisha, Reid, Chantelle, Maljevic, Snezana, Jung, Woncheol, Lao, Hong W., Ruitenberg, Marc Jan and King, Glen (2023). Genetic or pharmacological ablation of acid-sensing ion channel 1a (ASIC1a) is not neuroprotective in a mouse model of spinal cord injury. Journal of Neurotrauma, 41 (9-10), 1007-1019. doi: 10.1089/neu.2022.0295 |
2023 Journal Article The voltage‐gated sodium channel NaV 1 .7 underlies endometriosis‐associated chronic pelvic painCastro, Joel, Maddern, Jessica, Chow, Chun Yuen, Tran, Poanna, Vetter, Irina, King, Glenn F. and Brierley, Stuart M. (2023). The voltage‐gated sodium channel NaV 1 .7 underlies endometriosis‐associated chronic pelvic pain. Journal of Neurochemistry, 168 (11), 3760-3776. doi: 10.1111/jnc.15795 |
2023 Journal Article Holistic profiling of the venom from the Brazilian wandering spider Phoneutria nigriventer by combining high-throughput ion channel screens with venomicsCardoso, F. C., Walker, A. A., King, G. F. and Gomez, M. V. (2023). Holistic profiling of the venom from the Brazilian wandering spider Phoneutria nigriventer by combining high-throughput ion channel screens with venomics. Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 10 1069764, 1069764. doi: 10.3389/fmolb.2023.1069764 |
2023 Journal Article Intra-colony venom diversity contributes to maintaining eusociality in a cooperatively breeding antRobinson, Samuel D., Schendel, Vanessa, Schroeder, Christina I., Moen, Sarah, Mueller, Alexander, Walker, Andrew A., McKinnon, Naomi, Neely, G. Gregory, Vetter, Irina, King, Glenn F. and Undheim, Eivind A. B. (2023). Intra-colony venom diversity contributes to maintaining eusociality in a cooperatively breeding ant. BMC Biology, 21 (1) 5, 5. doi: 10.1186/s12915-022-01507-9 |
2022 Journal Article Composition and toxicity of venom produced by araneophagous white-tailed spiders (Lamponidae: Lampona sp.)Michálek, Ondřej, Walker, Andrew A., Šedo, Ondrej, Zdráhal, Zbyněk, King, Glenn F. and Pekár, Stano (2022). Composition and toxicity of venom produced by araneophagous white-tailed spiders (Lamponidae: Lampona sp.). Scientific Reports, 12 (1) 21597, 1-13. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-24694-5 |
2022 Journal Article Venom composition and pain-causing toxins of the Australian great carpenter bee Xylocopa aruanaShi, Naiqi, Szanto, Tibor G., He, Jia, Schroeder, Christina I., Walker, Andrew A., Deuis, Jennifer R., Vetter, Irina, Panyi, György, King, Glenn F. and Robinson, Samuel D. (2022). Venom composition and pain-causing toxins of the Australian great carpenter bee Xylocopa aruana. Scientific Reports, 12 (1) 22168, 1-13. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-26867-8 |
2022 Journal Article The deadly toxin arsenal of the tree-dwelling Australian funnel-web spidersCardoso, Fernanda C., Pineda, Sandy S., Herzig, Volker, Sunagar, Kartik, Shaikh, Naeem Yusuf, Jin, Ai-Hua, King, Glenn F., Alewood, Paul F., Lewis, Richard J. and Dutertre, Sébastien (2022). The deadly toxin arsenal of the tree-dwelling Australian funnel-web spiders. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 23 (21) 13077, 13077. doi: 10.3390/ijms232113077 |
2022 Journal Article The structural conformation of the tachykinin domain drives the anti‐tumoral activity of an octopus peptide in melanoma BRAF <sup>V600E</sup>Moral‐Sanz, Javier, Fernandez‐Rojo, Manuel A., Colmenarejo, Gonzalo, Kurdyukov, Sergey, Brust, Andreas, Ragnarsson, Lotten, Andersson, Åsa, Vila, Sabela F., Cabezas‐Sainz, Pablo, Wilhelm, Patrick, Vela‐Sebastian, Ana, Fernández‐Carrasco, Isabel, Chin, Yanni K. Y., López‐ Mancheño, Yaiza, Smallwood, Taylor B., Clark, Richard J., Fry, Bryan G., King, Glenn F., Ramm, Grant A., Alewood, Paul F., Lewis, Richard J., Mulvenna, Jason P., Boyle, Glen M., Sanchez, Laura E., Neely, G. Gregory, Miles, John J. and Ikonomopoulou, Maria P. (2022). The structural conformation of the tachykinin domain drives the anti‐tumoral activity of an octopus peptide in melanoma BRAF V600E. British Journal of Pharmacology, 179 (20), 4878-4896. doi: 10.1111/bph.15923 |
2022 Journal Article The tarantula toxin ω-Avsp1a specifically inhibits human CaV3.1 and CaV3.3 via the extracellular S3-S4 loop of the domain 1 voltage-sensorHerzig, Volker, Chen, Yong-Cyuan, Chin, Yanni K.-Y., Dekan, Zoltan, Chang, Yu-Wang, Yu, Hui-Ming, Alewood, Paul F., Chen, Chien-Chang and King, Glenn F. (2022). The tarantula toxin ω-Avsp1a specifically inhibits human CaV3.1 and CaV3.3 via the extracellular S3-S4 loop of the domain 1 voltage-sensor. Biomedicines, 10 (5) 1066, 1066. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines10051066 |