A global accounting of medically significant scorpions: Epidemiology, major toxins, and comparative resources in harmless counterparts MJ Ward, SA Ellsworth, GS Nystrom Toxicon 151, 137-155, 2018 | 114 | 2018 |
Quantity, not quality: rapid adaptation in a polygenic trait proceeded exclusively through expression differentiation MJ Margres, KP Wray, ATB Hassinger, MJ Ward, JJ McGivern, ... Molecular biology and evolution 34 (12), 3099-3110, 2017 | 72 | 2017 |
Venom-gland transcriptomics and venom proteomics of the black-back scorpion (Hadrurus spadix) reveal detectability challenges and an unexplored realm of … DR Rokyta, MJ Ward Toxicon 128, 23-37, 2017 | 58 | 2017 |
Venom-gland transcriptomics and venom proteomics of the Hentz striped scorpion (Centruroides hentzi; Buthidae) reveal high toxin diversity in a harmless member of a lethal family MJ Ward, SA Ellsworth, DR Rokyta Toxicon 142, 14-29, 2018 | 54 | 2018 |
The genetics of venom ontogeny in the eastern diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus) DR Rokyta, MJ Margres, MJ Ward, EE Sanchez PeerJ 5, e3249, 2017 | 47 | 2017 |
Tipping the scales: the migration–selection balance leans toward selection in snake venoms MJ Margres, A Patton, KP Wray, ATB Hassinger, MJ Ward, EM Lemmon, ... Molecular biology and evolution 36 (2), 271-282, 2019 | 27 | 2019 |
Venom-gland transcriptomics and venom proteomics of the giant Florida blue centipede, Scolopendra viridis MJ Ward, DR Rokyta Toxicon 152, 121-136, 2018 | 24 | 2018 |
Venom Peptides with Dual Modulatory Activity on the Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel NaV1.1 Provide Novel Leads for Development of Antiepileptic Drugs CY Chow, YKY Chin, AA Walker, S Guo, LV Blomster, MJ Ward, V Herzig, ... ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science 3 (1), 119-134, 2019 | 18 | 2019 |
Female-biased population divergence in the venom of the Hentz striped scorpion (Centruroides hentzi) MJ Ward, SA Ellsworth, MP Hogan, GS Nystrom, P Martinez, A Budhdeo, ... Toxicon 152, 137-149, 2018 | 15 | 2018 |
Sex-based venom variation in the eastern bark centipede (Hemiscolopendra marginata) GS Nystrom, MJ Ward, SA Ellsworth, DR Rokyta Toxicon 169, 45-58, 2019 | 11 | 2019 |
Convergent recruitment of adamalysin-like metalloproteases in the venom of the red bark centipede (Scolopocryptops sexspinosus) SA Ellsworth, GS Nystrom, MJ Ward, LAF de Sousa, MP Hogan, ... Toxicon 168, 1-15, 2019 | 11 | 2019 |
The Chemosensory Repertoire of the Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus) Reveals Complementary Genetics of Olfactory and Vomeronasal … MP Hogan, AC Whittington, MB Broe, MJ Ward, HL Gibbs, DR Rokyta Journal of Molecular Evolution 89, 313-328, 2021 | 7 | 2021 |
Identification and characterization of novel proteins from Arizona bark scorpion venom that inhibit Nav1. 8, a voltage-gated sodium channel regulator of pain signaling TM Abd El-Aziz, Y Xiao, J Kline, H Gridley, A Heaston, KD Linse, MJ Ward, ... Toxins 13 (7), 501, 2021 | 6 | 2021 |
The genetics of venom ontogeny in the eastern diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus). PeerJ 5, e3249 DR Rokyta, MJ Margres, MJ Ward, EE Sanchez | 5 | 2017 |
Varying Modes of Selection Among Toxin Families in the Venoms of the Giant Desert Hairy Scorpions (Hadrurus) GS Nystrom, SA Ellsworth, MJ Ward, DR Rokyta Journal of Molecular Evolution 91 (6), 935-962, 2023 | 2 | 2023 |
Selection across the three-dimensional structure of venom proteins from North American Scolopendromorph centipedes SA Ellsworth, RM Rautsaw, MJ Ward, ML Holding, DR Rokyta Journal of molecular evolution, 1-20, 2024 | | 2024 |
Identifying toxin-targets through experimental evolution and genome-wide association studies MJ Ward, SA Ellsworth, DR Rokyta Toxicon 182, S11-S11, 2020 | | 2020 |
Antimicrobial peptide diversity in the giant desert hairy scorpion (Hadrurus arizonensis) G Nystrom, S Ellsworth, M Ward, D Rokyta Toxicon 182, S9-S10, 2020 | | 2020 |
Exploring venom variation and population dynamics in the striped bark scorpion (Centruroides vittatus) L Koffinas, MJ Ward, SE Ellsworth, GS Nystrom, P Martinez, RM Saul, ... Toxicon 182, S32-S32, 2020 | | 2020 |
Experimental evolution of venom resistance M Ward, A Oliver, L Maquet, D Rokyta Toxicon 177, S12-S12, 2020 | | 2020 |