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Papers: 31 Aug 2019 - 6 Sep 2019


2019 Sep 05


Cell


178


6

A Pungent and Painful Toxin.

Authors

Green D, Dong X
Cell. 2019 Sep 05; 178(6):1279-1281.
PMID: 31474364.

Abstract

In this issue of Cell, King et al. (2019) have discovered a cell penetrating peptide isolated from the venom of the Australian Black Rock scorpion that activates the TRPA1 receptor in a unique way to induce pain. Their findings offer new insights into how animals evolved venoms to target specific ion channel functions.