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Plectreurys tristis

Family Plectreuridae

Taxonomy

Gertsch, W. J. (1958). The spider family Plectreuridae. Am. Mus. Novit. 1920: 1-53.

Clinical

Carpenter, T. L., B. J. Bernacky, et al. (1991). Human envenomization by Plectreurys tristis Simon (Araneae: Plectreuridae): a case report. J Med Entomol 28(3): 477-8. PubMed

Venoms

• Branton, W. D., L. Kolton, et al. (1987). Neurotoxins from Plectreurys spider venom are potent presynaptic blockers in Drosophila. J Neurosci 7(12): 4195-200. PubMed

• Branton, W. D., M. S. Rudnick, et al. (1993). Fatty acylated toxin structure. Nature 365(6446): 496-7. PubMed

• Bodi, J., H. Nishio, et al. (1995). Synthesis of an O-palmitoylated 44-residue peptide amide (PLTX II) blocking presynaptic calcium channels in Drosophila. Pept Res 8(4): 228-35. PubMed

• Leisy, D. J., J. D. Mattson, et al. (1996). Molecular cloning and sequencing of cDNAs encoding insecticidal peptides from the primitive hunting spider, Plectreurys tristis (Simon). Insect Biochem Mol Biol 26(5): 411-7. PubMed

• Leung, H. T., W. D. Branton, et al. (1989). Spider toxins selectively block calcium currents in Drosophila. Neuron 3(6): 767-72. PubMed

• Lundy, P. M. and R. Frew (1993). Evidence of mammalian Ca2+ channel inhibitors in venom of the spider Plectreurys tristis. Toxicon 31(10): 1249-56. PubMed

• Quistad, G. B., W. W. Lam, et al. (1993). Identification of bis(agmatine)oxalamide in venom from the primitive hunting spider, Plectreurys tristis (Simon). Toxicon 31(7): 920-4. PubMed

• Quistad, G. B. and W. S. Skinner (1994). Isolation and sequencing of insecticidal peptides from the primitive hunting spider, Plectreurys tristis (Simon). J Biol Chem 269(15): 11098-101. PUbMed