Scorpions are an ancient and diverse venomous lineage, with over 2200 currently
recognized species. Only a small fraction of scorpion species are considered harmful to …

Introduction: A few scorpions are dangerous to humans. Their medical relevance was the
initial driving force for venom research. By classical biochemistry and molecular cloning …

Scorpion venoms contain bioactive peptides and proteins. Some, can be used for
pharmaceutical purposes. So, identification of venom proteins matters because, in addition …

Venom-gland transcriptomics is a key tool in the study of the evolution, ecology, function,
and pharmacology of animal venoms. In particular, gene-expression variation and coding …

Background Except for the northern region, where the Amazonian black scorpion, T.
obscurus, represents the predominant and most medically relevant scorpion species, Tityus …

Enzymes are an integral part of animal venoms. Unlike snakes, in which enzymes play a
primary role in envenomation, in scorpions, their function appears to be ancillary in most …

Of the 14 extant scorpion families, Buthidae has the most thoroughly characterized venoms.
Most of this characterization, however, has been limited to species with medically significant …

Most knowledge of spider venom concerns neurotoxins acting on ion channels, whereas
proteins and their significance for the envenomation process are neglected. The here …

Abstract The Neartic family Vaejovidae (Scorpiones: Chactoidea) has long been treated as a
diverse and systematically cohesive group of scorpions, but its monophyly and relationship …

Background: Scorpions are widely known for the neurotoxic effects of their venoms, which
contain peptides affecting ionic channels. Although Colombia is recognized for its scorpion …