"Scorpion Venoms" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Venoms from animals of the order Scorpionida of the class Arachnida. They contain neuro- and hemotoxins, enzymes, and various other factors that may release acetylcholine and catecholamines from nerve endings. Of the several protein toxins that have been characterized, most are immunogenic.
| Descriptor ID |
D012604
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D20.888.065.830 D23.946.833.065.830
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| Concept/Terms |
Scorpion Venoms- Scorpion Venoms
- Venoms, Scorpion
- Scorpion Venom
- Venom, Scorpion
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| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Scorpion Venoms" by people in Profiles.
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AaTs-1: A Tetrapeptide from Androctonus australis Scorpion Venom, Inhibiting U87 Glioblastoma Cells Proliferation by p53 and FPRL-1 Up-Regulations. Molecules. 2021 Dec 15; 26(24).
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AaHIV a sodium channel scorpion toxin inhibits the proliferation of DU145 prostate cancer cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2020 01 08; 521(2):340-346.
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RK, the first scorpion peptide with dual disintegrin activity on a1ß1 and avß3 integrins. Int J Biol Macromol. 2018 Dec; 120(Pt B):1777-1788.
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Functional role of Kv1.1 and Kv1.3 channels in the neoplastic progression steps of three cancer cell lines, elucidated by scorpion peptides. Int J Biol Macromol. 2018 May; 111:1146-1155.
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In Silico prediction of the molecular basis of ClTx and AaCTx interaction with matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) to inhibit glioma cell invasion. J Biomol Struct Dyn. 2017 Oct; 35(13):2815-2829.
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Characterization of Kbot21 Reveals Novel Side Chain Interactions of Scorpion Toxins Inhibiting Voltage-Gated Potassium Channels. PLoS One. 2015; 10(9):e0137611.
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AaTX1, from Androctonus australis scorpion venom: purification, synthesis and characterization in dopaminergic neurons. Toxicon. 2014 Dec 15; 92:14-23.