A Pungent and Painful Toxin.
basic_science · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.cell.2019.08.016.
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Abstract
In this issue of Cell, King et al. (2019) have discovered a cell penetrating peptide isolated from the venom of the Australian Black Rock scorpion that activates the TRPA1 receptor in a unique way to induce pain. Their findings offer new insights into how animals evolved venoms to target specific ion channel functions.
Medical subject headings
- Scorpion Venoms
- Scorpions