The gene regulatory mechanisms shaping the heterogeneity of venom production in the Cape coral snake
Our results provide new insight into the variability of toxin regulation across snakes, reveal the molecular mechanisms underlying the heterogeneous toxin production in snake venom glands, and provide an example of how constraints can result in non-adaptive character states that appear to be adaptive, which may nevertheless facilitate evolutionary innovation and novelty.
Authors
- Daniel Petras (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6561-3022)
- Eivind A. B. Undheim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8667-3999)
- Brett R. Hamilton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2921-7620)
- Paolo Stincone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2214-6655)
- Taline D. Kazandjian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5383-0505)
- Nicholas R. Casewell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8035-4719)
- Pedro G. Nachtigall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3196-0173)
Institutions
- University of California, Riverside (US)
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (GB)
- University of Tübingen (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Genome biology
- Published
- 2025-05-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13059-025-03602-w
- Citations
- 8
- Primary Topic
- Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 14.54
Funders
- Wellcome Trust
- Universitetet i Oslo
- European Research Council