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| ABREU,R.M.M.; MORAES,R.L.M. SILVA de; MALASPINA,O.. |
| This paper analyzes the summer and winter total protein content of 7, 14, 21, 28, 35, and 40-day old Apis mellifera L. worker venom glands before (control) and 24 and 96 hours after applying electrical shocks for venom extraction (experimental). During venom extraction, 7-day old workers responded more slowly and weakly to electrical shocks. This response intensifies with age, so that the workers approaching 20 days old respond faster and more aggressively to the shocks. Statistical analysis, using the non-parametric Wilcoxon and Kruskall-Wallis tests and complemented by the Jonckheere test, showed that the protein content varied from one age to another in the experimental group, which was well distinguishable from the values in the control Group in summer... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Bees; Histology; Protein content; Summer; Winter; Electrical shock; Venom gland; Apis mellifera. |
| Ano: 2000 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-79302000000100006 |
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| Costa,Fábio L. S.; Lima,Maria Elena De; Figueiredo,Suely G.; Ferreira,Rafaela S.; Prates,Núbia S.; Sakamoto,Tetsu; Salas,Carlos E.. |
| Abstract Background: Lethal factors are multifunctional oligomeric proteins found in the venomous apparatus of Scorpaeniformes fish. These toxins elicit not only an array of biological responses in vitro but also cardiovascular disorders and strong hemolytic, nociceptive and edematogenic activities in vivo. This work describes the cloning and molecular identification of two toxin subunits, denominated Sp-CTx-α and Sp-CTx-β, from scorpionfish venom ( Scorpaena plumieri ). Methods: The primary structures were deduced after cDNA amplification by PCR with primers from conserved sequences described in Scorpaeniformes toxins. Following DNA sequencing and bioinformatic analysis, the tridimensional structures of both subunits were modeled. Results: The... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: CDNA; Lethal factor; Scorpaena plumieri; Scorpionfish; Venom gland. |
| Ano: 2018 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992018000100315 |
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| Yigit,N; Benli,M. |
| The histology and ultrastructure of venom glands in the scorpion Euscorpius mingrelicus (Kessler, 1874) are described and illustrated in the current study for the first time by employing light microscopy and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The venom apparatus is composed of a pair of venom glands and a stinger, both situated in the last segment of the metasoma. The venom glands are completely separate but similar. The two glands are segregated within the telson by striated muscle bundles, and their outer surfaces are surrounded by a cuticle. An internal layer constitutes the secretory epithelium. This epithelium is made up of simple columnar cells. The nucleus and organelles involved in cellular synthetic activity are situated basally. In the... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Euscorpius mingrelicus; Scorpion; Telson; Venom gland; Histology; Ultrastructure. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992008000300007 |
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| Fassio, Giulia; Modica, Maria Vittoria; Mary, Lou; Zaharias, Paul; Fedosov, Alexander E.; Gorson, Juliette; Kantor, Yuri I.; Holford, Mandё; Puillandre, Nicolas. |
| Profundiconus is the most divergent cone snail genus and its unique phylogenetic position, sister to the rest of the family Conidae, makes it a key taxon for examining venom evolution and diversity. Venom gland and foot transcriptomes of Profundiconus cf. vaubani and Profundiconus neocaledonicus were de novo assembled, annotated, and analyzed for differential expression. One hundred and thirty-seven venom components were identified from P. cf. vaubani and 82 from P. neocaledonicus, with only four shared by both species. The majority of the transcript diversity was composed of putative peptides, including conotoxins, profunditoxins, turripeptides, insulin, and prohormone-4. However, there were also a significant percentage of other putative venom components... |
| Tipo: Text |
Palavras-chave: Conidae; Conotoxins; Turripeptides; Transcriptome; Venom gland. |
| Ano: 2019 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00589/70155/68142.pdf |
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