Functional and Proteomic Insights into Aculeata Venoms.

ABSTRACT: Aculeate hymenopterans use their venom for a variety of different purposes. The venom of solitary aculeates paralyze and preserve prey without killing it, whereas social aculeates utilize their venom in defence of their colony. These distinct applications of venom suggest that its components and their functions are also likely to differ. This study investigates a range of solitary and social species across Aculeata. We combined electrophoretic, mass spectrometric, and transcriptomic techniques to characterize the compositions of venoms from an incredibly diverse taxon. In addition, in vitro assays shed light on their biological activities. Although there were many common components identified in the venoms of species with different social behavior, there were also significant variations in

SUBMITTER: Dashevsky D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10053895 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature