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2026 Journal Article Saxiphilin functions as a toxin sponge protein that counteracts the effects of saxitoxin poisoningNixon, Samantha A., Zakrzewska, Sandra, Jang, Seil, Huang, Keli, Bara, Anissa, Chen, Zhou, Goss, Daynen R., Park, Elizabeth R., Du Bois, J. and Minor, Daniel L. (2026). Saxiphilin functions as a toxin sponge protein that counteracts the effects of saxitoxin poisoning. Nature Communications, 17 (1) 5934, 1-15. doi: 10.1038/s41467-026-75136-z |
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2025 Journal Article Structural basis for saxitoxin congener binding and neutralization by anuran saxiphilinsZakrzewska, Sandra, Nixon, Samantha A., Chen, Zhou, Hajare, Holly S., Park, Elizabeth R., Mulcahy, John V., Arlinghaus, Kandis M., Neu, Eduard, Konovalov, Kirill, Provasi, Davide, Leighfield, Tod A., Filizola, Marta, Du Bois, J. and Minor, Daniel L. (2025). Structural basis for saxitoxin congener binding and neutralization by anuran saxiphilins. Nature Communications, 16 (1) 3885, 1-16. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-58903-2 |
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2025 Journal Article A review of the venom microbiome and its utility in ecology and evolution including future directions for emerging researchDe León, Marina E., Fox, Eduardo G. P., Dunaj, Sara, Jenner, Ronald A., Keiser, Carl N., Macrander, Jason, Nixon, Samantha A., Nobile, Clarissa J., Petras, Daniel, Rodriguez-Roman, Eduardo, Saviola, Anthony J., Trim, Steven A., Varona, Natascha S., Yeager, Justin, Ul-Hasan, Sabah, Herzig, Volker and Colston, Timothy J. (2025). A review of the venom microbiome and its utility in ecology and evolution including future directions for emerging research. Symbiosis, 95 (1), 3-27. doi: 10.1007/s13199-024-01031-0 |
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2024 Conference Publication Characterisation of novel venom peptides from the underexplored Australian Wishbone SpiderPinter, 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. East Coast Protein Meeting by the Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB), Coffs Coast, NSW Australia, 17-19 July 2024. |
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2024 Conference Publication Characterisation of novel venom peptides from the underexplored Australian Wishbone SpiderPinter, 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. |
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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 |
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2021 Journal Article Multipurpose peptides: the venoms of Amazonian stinging ants contain anthelmintic ponericins with diverse predatory and defensive activitiesNixon, Samantha A., Robinson, Samuel D., Agwa, Akello J., Walker, Andrew A., Choudhary, Shivani, Touchard, Axel, Undheim, Eivind A.B., Robertson, Alan, Vetter, Irina, Schroeder, Christina I., Kotze, Andrew C., Herzig, Volker and King, Glenn F. (2021). Multipurpose peptides: the venoms of Amazonian stinging ants contain anthelmintic ponericins with diverse predatory and defensive activities. Biochemical Pharmacology, 192 114693, 114693. doi: 10.1016/j.bcp.2021.114693 |
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2021 Other Outputs Arthropod venoms in antiparasitic drug discovery: isolation and biological characterisation of venom-derived anthelmintic compoundsNixon, Samantha (2021). Arthropod venoms in antiparasitic drug discovery: isolation and biological characterisation of venom-derived anthelmintic compounds. PhD Thesis, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/dfb7f01 |
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2021 Journal Article Production, composition, and mode of action of the painful defensive venom produced by a limacodid caterpillar, Doratifera vulneransWalker, Andrew A., Robinson, Samuel D., Paluzzi, Jean-Paul V., Merritt, David J., Nixon, Samantha A., Schroeder, Christina I., Jin, Jiayi, Goudarzi, Mohaddeseh Hedayati, Kotze, Andrew C., Dekan, Zoltan, Sombke, Andy, Alewood, Paul F., Fry, Bryan G., Epstein, Marc E., Vetter, Irina and King, Glenn F. (2021). Production, composition, and mode of action of the painful defensive venom produced by a limacodid caterpillar, Doratifera vulnerans. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 118 (18) 2023815118, e2023815118. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2023815118 |
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2020 Journal Article Where are all the anthelmintics? Challenges and opportunities on the path to new anthelminticsNixon, Samantha A., Welz, Claudia, Woods, Debra J., Costa-Junior, Livio, Zamanian, Mostafa and Martin, Richard J. (2020). Where are all the anthelmintics? Challenges and opportunities on the path to new anthelmintics. International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance, 14, 8-16. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpddr.2020.07.001 |
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2020 Journal Article It takes two: dimerization is essential for the broad-spectrum predatory and defensive activities of the venom peptide Mp1a from the jack jumper ant Myrmecia pilosulaNixon, Samantha A., Dekan, Zoltan, Robinson, Samuel D., Guo, Shaodong, Vetter, Irina, Kotze, Andrew C., Alewood, Paul F., King, Glenn F. and Herzig, Volker (2020). It takes two: dimerization is essential for the broad-spectrum predatory and defensive activities of the venom peptide Mp1a from the jack jumper ant Myrmecia pilosula. Biomedicines, 8 (7) 185, 1-13. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines8070185 |
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2020 Conference Publication Discovery and characterisation of novel peptides from Amazonian stinging ant venoms with antiparasitic activityNixon, Samantha, Agwa, Akello, Robinson, Sam, Walker, Andrew, Touchard, Axel, Schroeder, Christina, Vetter, Irina, Kotze, Andrew C., Herzig, Volker and King, Glenn F. (2020). Discovery and characterisation of novel peptides from Amazonian stinging ant venoms with antiparasitic activity. 20th World Congress of the International-Society-on-Toxinology, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 8-13 September 2019. Oxford, United Kingdom: Elsevier. |
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2020 Journal Article Animal toxins — Nature's evolutionary-refined toolkit for basic research and drug discoveryHerzig, Volker, Cristofori-Armstrong, Ben, Israel, Mathilde R., Nixon, Samantha A., Vetter, Irina and King, Glenn F. (2020). Animal toxins — Nature's evolutionary-refined toolkit for basic research and drug discovery. Biochemical Pharmacology, 181 114096, 114096. doi: 10.1016/j.bcp.2020.114096 |
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2019 Journal Article The antitrypanosomal diarylamidines, diminazene and pentamidine, show anthelmintic activity against Haemonchus contortus in vitroNixon, Samantha A., Saez, Natalie J., Herzig, Volker, King, Glenn F. and Kotze, Andrew C. (2019). The antitrypanosomal diarylamidines, diminazene and pentamidine, show anthelmintic activity against Haemonchus contortus in vitro. Veterinary Parasitology, 270, 40-46. doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2019.05.008 |
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2019 Conference Publication Arthropod venoms as novel treatments for parasitic wormsNixon, Samantha, Herzig, Volker, Kotze, Andrew C. and King, Glenn F. (2019). Arthropod venoms as novel treatments for parasitic worms. 19th World Congress of the International-Society-on-Toxinology (IST) / 11th Asia Pacific Congress of the International-Society-on-Toxinology (IST) / 13th Chinese Conference on Toxins and Medical Applications, Haikou, China, 24-31 October 2017. Oxford, United Kingdom: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2018.10.181 |
