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2024

Conference Publication

Characterisation of novel venom peptides from the underexplored Australian Wishbone Spider

Pinter, Michael, Wirth, Hayden, Goudarzi, Mohaddeseh, Muller, Jessica A.I., Nixon, Samantha, Walker, Andrew A., King, Glenn F. and Cardoso, Fernanda C. (2024). Characterisation of novel venom peptides from the underexplored Australian Wishbone Spider. Institute for Molecular Bioscience Student Symposium, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 12 July 2024.

Characterisation of novel venom peptides from the underexplored Australian Wishbone Spider

2024

Journal Article

Shining a light on venom-peptide receptors: venom peptides as targeted agents for in vivo molecular imaging

Chow, Chun Yuen and King, Glenn F. (2024). Shining a light on venom-peptide receptors: venom peptides as targeted agents for in vivo molecular imaging. Toxins, 16 (7) 307, 307. doi: 10.3390/toxins16070307

Shining a light on venom-peptide receptors: venom peptides as targeted agents for in vivo molecular imaging

2024

Journal Article

Phylogeny, envenomation syndrome, and membrane permeabilising venom produced by Australia’s electric caterpillar Comana monomorpha

Goudarzi, Mohaddeseh H., Robinson, Samuel D., Cardoso, Fernanda C., Mitchell, Michela L., Cook, Lyn G., King, Glenn F. and Walker, Andrew A. (2024). Phylogeny, envenomation syndrome, and membrane permeabilising venom produced by Australia’s electric caterpillar Comana monomorpha. Scientific Reports, 14 (1) 14172, 14172. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-65078-1

Phylogeny, envenomation syndrome, and membrane permeabilising venom produced by Australia’s electric caterpillar Comana monomorpha

2024

Journal Article

Structure and bioactivity of an insecticidal trans-defensin from assassin bug venom

Walker, Andrew A., Chin, Yanni K.-Y., Guo, Shaodong, Jin, Jiayi, Wilbrink, Evienne, Goudarzi, Mohaddeseh Hedayati, Wirth, Hayden, Gordon, Eric, Weirauch, Christiane and King, Glenn F. (2024). Structure and bioactivity of an insecticidal trans-defensin from assassin bug venom. Structure, 32 (9), 1348-1357.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.str.2024.05.016

Structure and bioactivity of an insecticidal trans-defensin from assassin bug venom

2024

Journal Article

Acid-sensing ion channel 1a blockade reduces myocardial injury in rodent models of myocardial infarction

Redd, Meredith A, Yoshikawa, Yusuke, Khan, Nemat, Waqar, Maleeha, Saez, Natalie J, Outhwaite, Jennifer E, Russell, Jake S, Hanna, Amy D, Chiu, Han S, Er, Sing Yan, Butcher, Neville J, Mardon, Karine, Fraser, John F, Smythe, Mark L, Rash, Lachlan D, Thomas, Walter G, King, Glenn F, Reichelt, Melissa E and Palpant, Nathan J (2024). Acid-sensing ion channel 1a blockade reduces myocardial injury in rodent models of myocardial infarction. European Heart Journal, 45 (17), 1571-1574. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehad793

Acid-sensing ion channel 1a blockade reduces myocardial injury in rodent models of myocardial infarction

2024

Journal Article

Hi1a improves sensorimotor deficit following endothelin-1-induced stroke in rats but does not improve functional outcomes following filament-induced stroke in mice

Knezic, Adriana, Budusan, Elena, Saez, Natalie J., Broughton, Brad R. S., Rash, Lachlan D., King, Glenn F., Widdop, Robert E. and McCarthy, Claudia A. (2024). Hi1a improves sensorimotor deficit following endothelin-1-induced stroke in rats but does not improve functional outcomes following filament-induced stroke in mice. ACS Pharmacology and Translational Science, 7 (4), 1043-1054. doi: 10.1021/acsptsci.3c00328

Hi1a improves sensorimotor deficit following endothelin-1-induced stroke in rats but does not improve functional outcomes following filament-induced stroke in mice

2024

Journal Article

Coat protein of a whitefly-vectored plant virus as a delivery system to target whitefly

Jimenez, Jaime, Kemmerer, Mariah, King, Glenn F., Polston, Jane E. and Bonning, Bryony C. (2024). Coat protein of a whitefly-vectored plant virus as a delivery system to target whitefly. Microbial Biotechnology, 17 (4) e14468. doi: 10.1111/1751-7915.14468

Coat protein of a whitefly-vectored plant virus as a delivery system to target whitefly

2024

Journal Article

High-content fluorescence bioassay investigates pore formation, ion channel modulation and cell membrane lysis induced by venoms

Kramer, Simon, Kotapati, Charan, Cao, Yuanzhao, Fry, Bryan G., Palpant, Nathan J., King, Glenn F. and Cardoso, Fernanda C. (2024). High-content fluorescence bioassay investigates pore formation, ion channel modulation and cell membrane lysis induced by venoms. Toxicon: X, 21 100184. doi: 10.1016/j.toxcx.2024.100184

High-content fluorescence bioassay investigates pore formation, ion channel modulation and cell membrane lysis induced by venoms

2024

Book Chapter

Plant and animal toxins

Welch, Kevin D., King, Glenn F., White, Julian, Pearson, Leanne A., Neilan, Brett A. and Cook, Daniel (2024). Plant and animal toxins. Hayes’ principles and methods of toxicology: volume I. (pp. 755-830) edited by A. Wallace Hayes and Tetyana Kobets. Boca Raton, FL, United States: CRC Press. doi: 10.1201/9781003390008-17

Plant and animal toxins

2024

Journal Article

Peptide toxins that target vertebrate voltage-gated sodium channels underly the painful stings of harvester ants

Robinson, Samuel D., Deuis, Jennifer R., Niu, Pancong, Touchard, Axel, Mueller, Alexander, Schendel, Vanessa, Brinkwirth, Nina, King, Glenn F., Vetter, Irina and Schmidt, Justin O. (2024). Peptide toxins that target vertebrate voltage-gated sodium channels underly the painful stings of harvester ants. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 300 (1) 105577, 1-15. doi: 10.1016/j.jbc.2023.105577

Peptide toxins that target vertebrate voltage-gated sodium channels underly the painful stings of harvester ants

2023

Journal Article

Genomic, functional and structural analyses elucidate evolutionary innovation within the sea anemone 8 toxin family

Ashwood, Lauren M., Elnahriry, Khaled A., Stewart, Zachary K., Shafee, Thomas, Naseem, Muhammad Umair, Szanto, Tibor G., van der Burg, Chloé A., Smith, Hayden L., Surm, Joachim M., Undheim, Eivind A. B., Madio, Bruno, Hamilton, Brett R., Guo, Shaodong, Wai, Dorothy C. C., Coyne, Victoria L., Phillips, Matthew J., Dudley, Kevin J., Hurwood, David A., Panyi, Gyorgy, King, Glenn F., Pavasovic, Ana, Norton, Raymond S. and Prentis, Peter J. (2023). Genomic, functional and structural analyses elucidate evolutionary innovation within the sea anemone 8 toxin family. BMC Biology, 21 (1) 121, 121. doi: 10.1186/s12915-023-01617-y

Genomic, functional and structural analyses elucidate evolutionary innovation within the sea anemone 8 toxin family

2023

Journal Article

Acute inhibition of acid sensing ion channel 1a after spinal cord injury selectively affects excitatory synaptic transmission, but not intrinsic membrane properties, in deep dorsal horn interneurons

Foster, Victoria S., Saez, Natalie, King, Glenn F. and Rank, Michelle M. (2023). Acute inhibition of acid sensing ion channel 1a after spinal cord injury selectively affects excitatory synaptic transmission, but not intrinsic membrane properties, in deep dorsal horn interneurons. PLoS One, 18 (11 November) e0289053, 1-23. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0289053

Acute inhibition of acid sensing ion channel 1a after spinal cord injury selectively affects excitatory synaptic transmission, but not intrinsic membrane properties, in deep dorsal horn interneurons

2023

Conference Publication

Structure, function, and evolution of nettle caterpillar venom toxins

Goudarzi, Mohaddeseh H., Robinson, Samuel, Cardoso, Fernanda C., Lawrence, Nicole, Eagles, David, Chin, Y., King, Glenn F. and Walker, Andrew A. (2023). Structure, function, and evolution of nettle caterpillar venom toxins. V2D 2023: 8th Venoms to Drugs Conference, Moreton Island, QLD Australia, 9-13 October 2023.

Structure, function, and evolution of nettle caterpillar venom toxins

2023

Journal Article

Proteome of urticating setae of Ochrogaster lunifer, a processionary caterpillar of medical and veterinary importance, including primary structures of putative toxins

Walker, 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

Proteome of urticating setae of Ochrogaster lunifer, a processionary caterpillar of medical and veterinary importance, including primary structures of putative toxins

2023

Journal Article

From squid giant axon to automated patch-clamp: electrophysiology in venom and antivenom research

Ahmadi, 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

From squid giant axon to automated patch-clamp: electrophysiology in venom and antivenom research

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

Immunosuppressive, antimicrobial and insecticidal activities of inhibitor cystine knot peptides produced by teratocytes of the endoparasitoid wasp Cotesia flavipes (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)

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

Horizontal gene transfer underlies the painful stings of asp caterpillars (Lepidoptera: Megalopygidae)

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

Venom composition and bioactive RF-amide peptide toxins of the saddleback caterpillar, Acharia stimulea (Lepidoptera: Limacodidae)

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

Two novel mosquitocidal peptides isolated from the venom of the Bahia scarlet tarantula (Lasiodora klugi)

2023

Journal Article

Development and validation of nerve-targeted bacteriochlorin sensors

Hernández-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

Development and validation of nerve-targeted bacteriochlorin sensors