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ArticleToxins2025

Venom Proteins of the Firefly

Guohao Liu, Chengquan Cao, Liang Chen, Rui Huang, Long Li, Er Meng, Changjun Liu, Canwei Du

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Article in Toxins, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Guohao LiuSchool of Life and Health Sciences, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, China.
Chengquan CaoCollege of Life Sciences, Leshan Normal University, Leshan 614000, China.ORCID 0000-0001-9701-2638
Liang ChenSchool of Life and Health Sciences, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, China.
Rui HuangSchool of Life and Health Sciences, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, China.
Long LiCollege of Life Sciences, Leshan Normal University, Leshan 614000, China.ORCID 0009-0001-2569-8252
Er MengSchool of Life and Health Sciences, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, China.
Changjun LiuSchool of Life and Health Sciences, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, China.ORCID 0000-0001-5627-2812
Canwei DuSchool of Life and Health Sciences, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, China.ORCID 0000-0003-4722-9403

Funding

Education Department of Hunan Province 22B0482National Natural Science Foundation of China 82304448Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province 2024JJ6225
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fireflies, which predominantly prey on various mollusks such as small snails and slugs, are renowned for their unique bioluminescence. Firefly toxins-particularly Lucibufagins (LBGs), which target the α-subunit of the sodium-potassium pump protein (ATPα)-play a crucial role in their survival strategies. However, the types and functions of venom proteins in fireflies remain to be elucidated. In this study, transcriptome sequencing was employed on the larval head of

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FirefliesInsect ProteinsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsGene Expression ProfilingLarvaTranscriptomeInsect ProteinsCRISPfireflyphospholipase A2transcriptomevenom

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PMID41591164
PMCPMC12845998

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