Small-molecule mimicry hunting strategy in the imperial cone snail, <i>Conus imperialis</i>
Joshua P. Torres, Zhenjian Lin, Maren Watkins, Paula Flórez Salcedo, Robert P. Baskin, Shireen Elhabian, Helena Safavi-Hemami, Dylan Taylor, Jortan O. Tun, Gisela P. Concepción, Noel Saguil, Angel Yanagihara, Yixin Fang, Jeffrey R. McArthur, Han‐Shen Tae, Rocio K. Finol‐Urdaneta, B. Duygu Özpolat, Baldomero M. Olivera, Eric W. Schmidt
Abstract
uses metabolically stable mimics of those pheromones, indicating that, in biological mimicry, even the molecules themselves may be disguised, providing a twist on fake news in chemical ecology.
Topics & Concepts
MimicrySnailConusBiologyZoologyCone (formal languages)GeographyAnatomyEcologyComputer scienceAlgorithmNicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors StudyChemical synthesis and alkaloidsMarine Toxins and Detection Methods