Biology:Apomastus schlingeri

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Short description: Species of spider

Apomastus schlingeri
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Euctenizidae
Genus: Apomastus
Species:
A. schlingeri
Binomial name
Apomastus schlingeri
Bond & Opell, 2002

Apomastus schlingeri (misnomer Aptostichus schlingeri) is a species of venomous spiders belonging to a family of trapdoor spiders. They produce a complex of neurotoxins called aptotoxins.[1] Both known species of the genus are found in the United States.[2]

Venom

Apomastus schlingeri have a venom that is highly neurotoxic in effect. The neurotoxin is actually a complex of proteins called aptotoxins (Aps for short), which in turn belong to a group of neurotoxins called cyrtautoxins. There are at least nine different peptides, and most of them are directly paralytic and lethal to insect larvae.[3] All of the peptides are voltage-gated sodium channel blockers. To date, Aps III is known to be the most potent peptide of all.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "The insecticidal neurotoxin Aps III is an atypical knottin peptide that potently blocks insect voltage-gated sodium channels". Biochem Pharmacol 85 (10): 1541–1554. 2013. doi:10.1016/j.bcp.2013.02.030. PMID 23473802. 
  2. "Apomastus schlingeri". http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/genus/856. 
  3. "Identification of insecticidal peptides from venom of the trap-door spider, Aptostichus schlingeri (Ctenizidae)". Toxicon 30 (9): 1040–1053. 1992. doi:10.1016/0041-0101(92)90049-b. PMID 1440641. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q2130985 entry