Weaponization of a Hormone: Convergent Recruitment of Hyperglycemic Hormone into the Venom of Arthropod Predators
Undheim, E.A., Grimm, L.L., Low, C.F., Morgenstern, D., Herzig, V., Zobel-Thropp, P., Pineda, S.S., Habib, R., Dziemborowicz, S., Fry, B.G., Nicholson, G.M., Binford, G.J., Mobli, M., King, G.F.(2015) Structure --: --
- PubMed: 26073605 
- DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2015.05.003
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
- PubMed Abstract: 
Arthropod venoms consist primarily of peptide toxins that are injected into their prey with devastating consequences. Venom proteins are thought to be recruited from endogenous body proteins and mutated to yield neofunctionalized toxins with remarkab ...