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ArticleNature communications2026

Structural insights into insect-selective sodium channel toxins drive AI-enhanced biopesticide design.

Heng Jiang, Ruibo Gao, Huiqin Xu, Cheng Wang, Shuyue Ma, Yishu Gong, Lianyun Lin, Lina Yang, Xiang Li, Ye Liu and 8 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2026. 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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18 authors.

Heng Jiang *State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology; Frontiers Science Center for Synthetic Biology; Tianjin Key Laboratory for Modern Drug Delivery & High-Efficiency; School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4394-3036
Ruibo Gao *School of Breeding and Multiplication (Sanya Institute of Breeding and Multiplication), Hainan University, Sanya, Hainan, China.
Huiqin Xu *Cryo-electron Microscopy Center and Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
Cheng Wang *MoleculeMind Inc., Beijing, China.
Shuyue MaState Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology; Frontiers Science Center for Synthetic Biology; Tianjin Key Laboratory for Modern Drug Delivery & High-Efficiency; School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.
Yishu GongState Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology; Frontiers Science Center for Synthetic Biology; Tianjin Key Laboratory for Modern Drug Delivery & High-Efficiency; School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0001-5108-4596
Lianyun LinState Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology; Frontiers Science Center for Synthetic Biology; Tianjin Key Laboratory for Modern Drug Delivery & High-Efficiency; School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.
Lina YangState Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology; Frontiers Science Center for Synthetic Biology; Tianjin Key Laboratory for Modern Drug Delivery & High-Efficiency; School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.
Xiang LiState Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology; Frontiers Science Center for Synthetic Biology; Tianjin Key Laboratory for Modern Drug Delivery & High-Efficiency; School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.
Ye LiuState Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology; Frontiers Science Center for Synthetic Biology; Tianjin Key Laboratory for Modern Drug Delivery & High-Efficiency; School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.
Rongcai LuSchool of Breeding and Multiplication (Sanya Institute of Breeding and Multiplication), Hainan University, Sanya, Hainan, China.
Jun-An MaDepartment of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory Synthetic Biology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3902-6799
Jinbo XuMoleculeMind Inc., Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7111-4839
Ke DongDepartment of Biology, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9773-6350
Filip Van PetegemDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2728-8537
Zheng LiuCryo-electron Microscopy Center and Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. liuz3@sustech.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6952-3406
Shaoying WuSchool of Breeding and Multiplication (Sanya Institute of Breeding and Multiplication), Hainan University, Sanya, Hainan, China. wsywsy6000@hainanu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4695-5390
Zhiguang YuchiState Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology; Frontiers Science Center for Synthetic Biology; Tianjin Key Laboratory for Modern Drug Delivery & High-Efficiency; School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China. yuchi@tju.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2595-9106

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 32260666National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 32372580National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 92156025
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Many voltage-gated sodium channel-targeting animal peptide toxins are renowned for their potency and selectivity against insects. Understanding why these toxins selectively target insect sodium channels over their mammalian counterparts is crucial for developing safer and more effective pest control agents. Here, we present the cryoelectron microscopy (cryo-EM) structures of the insect sodium channel Na

Indexed as

Insect ProteinsScorpion VenomsVoltage-Gated Sodium ChannelsAnimalsCryoelectron MicroscopyModels, MolecularPest Control, BiologicalScorpionsSea AnemonesSodium ChannelsInsect ProteinsScorpion VenomsSodium ChannelsVoltage-Gated Sodium Channels

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PMID41786748
PMCPMC13087302

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