Biology:Acanthoscurria gomesiana
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Short description: Species of spider
Acanthoscurria gomesiana is a species of tarantula first identified in Brazil in 1923.[1] It is known for producing the gomesin peptides, a class of proteins which have found to have anti-tumour and anti-microbial properties.[2][3][4]
| Acanthoscurria gomesiana | |
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| Acanthoscurria gomesiana ♀ | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Acanthoscurria |
| Species: | A. gomesiana
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| Binomial name | |
| Acanthoscurria gomesiana Mello-Leitão, 1923
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References
- ↑ "Acanthoscurria gomesiana Mello-Leitão, 1923" (in en-gb). https://www.tarantupedia.com/theraphosinae/acanthoscurria/acanthoscurria-gomesiana.
- ↑ Fernandez-Rojo, Manuel A.; Deplazes, Evelyne; Pineda, Sandy S.; Brust, Andreas; Marth, Tano; Wilhelm, Patrick; Martel, Nick; Ramm, Grant A. et al. (2018-02-14). "Gomesin peptides prevent proliferation and lead to the cell death of devil facial tumour disease cells" (in En). Cell Death Discovery 4 (1): 19. doi:10.1038/s41420-018-0030-0. ISSN 2058-7716. PMID 29531816.
- ↑ "Gomesin precursor - Acanthoscurria gomesiana (Tarantula spider)" (in en). https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/P82358.
- ↑ Tanner, John D.; Deplazes, Evelyne; Mancera, Ricardo L. (2018-07-16). "The Biological and Biophysical Properties of the Spider Peptide Gomesin". Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) 23 (7): 1733. doi:10.3390/molecules23071733. ISSN 1420-3049. PMID 30012962.
Wikidata ☰ Q1646436 entry
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