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ArticleScientific reports2022

Composition and toxicity of venom produced by araneophagous white-tailed spiders (Lamponidae: Lampona sp.).

Ondřej Michálek, Andrew A Walker, Ondrej Šedo, Zbyněk Zdráhal, Glenn F King, Stano Pekár

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6 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Ondřej MichálekDepartment of Botany and Zoology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kotlářská 2, 611 37, Brno, Czech Republic. michalek.ondrej@mail.muni.cz.
Andrew A WalkerInstitute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia.
Ondrej ŠedoResearch Group Proteomics, Mendel Centre for Plant Genomics and Proteomics, Central European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5, 625 00, Brno, Czech Republic.
Zbyněk ZdráhalResearch Group Proteomics, Mendel Centre for Plant Genomics and Proteomics, Central European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5, 625 00, Brno, Czech Republic.
Glenn F KingInstitute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia.
Stano PekárDepartment of Botany and Zoology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kotlářská 2, 611 37, Brno, Czech Republic.
Masaryk University · CZARC Centre of Excellence for Innovations in Peptide and Protein Science · AUCentral European Institute of Technology · CZUniversity of Queensland · AU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Prey-specialised spiders are adapted to capture specific prey items, including dangerous prey. The venoms of specialists are often prey-specific and less complex than those of generalists, but their venom composition has not been studied in detail. Here, we investigated the venom of the prey-specialised white-tailed spiders (Lamponidae: Lampona), which utilise specialised morphological and behavioural adaptations to capture spider prey. We analysed the venom composition using proteo-transcriptomics and taxon-specific toxicity using venom bioassays. Our analysis identified 208 putative toxin sequences, comprising 103 peptides < 10 kDa and 105 proteins > 10 kDa. Most peptides belonged to one of two families characterised by scaffolds containing eight or ten cysteine residues. Toxin-like proteins showed similarity to galectins, leucine-rich repeat proteins, trypsins and neprilysins. The venom of Lampona was shown to be more potent against the preferred spider prey than against alternative cricket prey. In contrast, the venom of a related generalist was similarly potent against both prey types. These data provide insights into the molecular adaptations of venoms produced by prey-specialised spiders.

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SpidersSpider VenomsAdaptation, PhysiologicalAnimalsPeptidesPredatory BehaviorPeptidesSpider Venoms

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PMID36517485
PMCPMC9751281
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