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List of works by Graham M Nicholson

A distinct sodium channel voltage-sensor locus determines insect selectivity of the spider toxin Dc1a

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A novel family of insect-selective peptide neurotoxins targeting insect large-conductance calcium-activated K+ channels isolated from the venom of the theraphosid spider Eucratoscelus constrictus.

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A rational nomenclature for naming peptide toxins from spiders and other venomous animals

scientific article published on 13 June 2008

Actions of pentobarbitone and derivatives with modified 5-butyl substituents on GABA and diazepam binding to rat brain synaptosomal membranes

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An Integrated Proteomic and Transcriptomic Analysis Reveals the Venom Complexity of the Bullet Ant Paraponera clavata

scientific article published on 14 May 2020

Arachnid toxinology in Australia: from clinical toxicology to potential applications

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ArachnoServer 2.0, an updated online resource for spider toxin sequences and structures

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Block of voltage-gated potassium channels by Pacific ciguatoxin-1 contributes to increased neuronal excitability in rat sensory neurons

scientific article published in April 2005

CSTX-1, a toxin from the venom of the hunting spider Cupiennius salei, is a selective blocker of L-type calcium channels in mammalian neurons.

scientific article published on 4 April 2007

Calcium-dependent actions of the convulsant barbiturate, CHEB, on transmitter release at the rat neuromuscular junction

scientific article published on 01 January 1990

Characterisation of the effects of robustoxin, the lethal neurotoxin from the Sydney funnel-web spider Atrax robustus, on sodium channel activation and inactivation ⬇️

scientific article published on June 1, 1998

Characterisation of the heterotrimeric presynaptic phospholipase A(2) neurotoxin complex from the venom of the common death adder (Acanthophis antarcticus).

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Ciguatoxins: Cyclic Polyether Modulators of Voltage-gated Iion Channel Function

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Cloning and activity of a novel α-latrotoxin from red-back spider venom

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Combined Peptidomic and Proteomic Analysis of Electrically Stimulated and Manually Dissected Venom from the South American Bullet Ant Paraponera clavata.

scientific article published on 24 January 2017

Comparisons of Protein and Peptide Complexity in Poneroid and Formicoid Ant Venoms

scientific article published on 20 July 2016

Cross-reactivity of Sydney funnel-web spider antivenom: neutralization of the in vitro toxicity of other Australian funnel-web (Atrax and Hadronyche) spider venoms.

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Delta-atracotoxins from Australian funnel-web spiders compete with scorpion alpha-toxin binding on both rat brain and insect sodium channels

scientific article published in November 1998

Depolarizing actions of convulsant barbiturates on isolated rat dorsal root ganglion cells.

scientific article published in November 1988

Differential blockade of neuronal voltage-gated Na(+) and K(+) channels by antidepressant drugs

scientific article published in September 2002

Direct visualization of disulfide bonds through diselenide proxies using 77Se NMR spectroscopy

scientific article published in January 2009

Discovery and characterization of a family of insecticidal neurotoxins with a rare vicinal disulfide bridge

scientific article published in June 2000

Discovery of an MIT-like atracotoxin family: spider venom peptides that share sequence homology but not pharmacological properties with AVIT family proteins.

scientific article published on 24 June 2005

Diversity of peptide toxins from stinging ant venoms

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Do vicinal disulfide bridges mediate functionally important redox transformations in proteins?

scientific article published on 19 June 2013

Efficacy of Australian red-back spider (Latrodectus hasselti) antivenom in the treatment of clinical envenomation by the cupboard spider Steatoda capensis (Theridiidae).

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Elucidation of the unexplored biodiversity of ant venom peptidomes via MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry and its application for chemotaxonomy

scientific article published on 20 January 2014

Frequency-dependent neuromuscular blockade by textilotoxin in vivo

scientific article published on 01 January 1991

Intersexual variations in Northern (Missulena pruinosa) and Eastern (M. bradleyi) mouse spider venom

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Isolation and pharmacological characterisation of delta-atracotoxin-Hv1b, a vertebrate-selective sodium channel toxin

scientific article published in March 2000

Isolation of a funnel-web spider polypeptide with homology to mamba intestinal toxin 1 and the embryonic head inducer Dickkopf-1.

scientific article published in March 2000

Isolation of delta-missulenatoxin-Mb1a, the major vertebrate-active spider delta-toxin from the venom of Missulena bradleyi (Actinopodidae).

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Isolation of two insecticidal toxins from venom of the Australian theraphosid spider Coremiocnemis tropix

scientific article published on 25 October 2016

Lethal effects of an insecticidal spider venom peptide involve positive allosteric modulation of insect nicotinic acetylcholine receptors

scientific article published on 08 April 2017

Molecular basis of the remarkable species selectivity of an insecticidal sodium channel toxin from the African spider Augacephalus ezendami

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Nerve-muscle activation by rotating permanent magnet configurations

scientific article published on 10 December 2015

Neuroprotectant effects of iso-osmolar D-mannitol to prevent Pacific ciguatoxin-1 induced alterations in neuronal excitability: a comparison with other osmotic agents and free radical scavengers

scientific article published in October 2005

Pharmacological characterization of α-elapitoxin-Al2a from the venom of the Australian pygmy copperhead (Austrelaps labialis): an atypical long-chain α-neurotoxin with only weak affinity for α7 nicotinic receptors

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Presynaptic snake beta-neurotoxins produce tetanic fade and endplate potential run-down during neuromuscular blockade in mouse diaphragm

scientific article published on 01 November 1997

Red-back spider (Latrodectus hasselti) antivenom prevents the toxicity of widow spider venoms.

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Reply from Peter A. Watterson and Graham M. Nicholson

scientific article published in July 2016

Scorpion alpha and alpha-like toxins differentially interact with sodium channels in mammalian CNS and periphery

scientific article published on 01 August 2000

Selective alteration of sodium channel gating by Australian funnel-web spider toxins

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Spider-venom peptides as bioinsecticides

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Spider-venom peptides that target voltage-gated sodium channels: pharmacological tools and potential therapeutic leads.

scientific article published on 20 April 2012

Spiders of medical importance in the Asia-Pacific: atracotoxin, latrotoxin and related spider neurotoxins

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Structural venomics reveals evolution of a complex venom by duplication and diversification of an ancient peptide-encoding gene

scientific article published on 12 May 2020

Structure and function of delta-atracotoxins: lethal neurotoxins targeting the voltage-gated sodium channel.

scientific article published on April 2004

Strychnine-like action of the convulsant barbiturate, CHEB

scientific article published on 01 June 1985

Synthesis and characterization of delta-atracotoxin-Ar1a, the lethal neurotoxin from venom of the Sydney funnel-web spider (Atrax robustus).

scientific article published on November 2003

The Biochemical Toxin Arsenal from Ant Venoms

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The Janus-faced atracotoxins are specific blockers of invertebrate K(Ca) channels.

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The complexity and structural diversity of ant venom peptidomes is revealed by mass spectrometry profiling

scientific article published on March 2015

The insecticidal neurotoxin Aps III is an atypical knottin peptide that potently blocks insect voltage-gated sodium channels

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The insecticidal spider toxin SFI1 is a knottin peptide that blocks the pore of insect voltage-gated sodium channels via a large β-hairpin loop

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The omega-atracotoxins: selective blockers of insect M-LVA and HVA calcium channels

scientific article published on 25 May 2007

Time course and regional distribution of cortical changes during acute alcohol ingestion

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Unique scorpion toxin with a putative ancestral fold provides insight into evolution of the inhibitor cystine knot motif

scientific article (publication date: 28 June 2011)

Unravelling the complex venom landscapes of lethal Australian funnel-web spiders (Hexathelidae: Atracinae) using LC-MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry.

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Variations in receptor site-3 on rat brain and insect sodium channels highlighted by binding of a funnel-web spider delta-atracotoxin

scientific article published in March 2002

Venom Peptide Repertoire of the European Myrmicine Ant Manica rubida: Identification of Insecticidal Toxins

scientific article published on 24 March 2020

Venom toxicity and composition in three Pseudomyrmex ant species having different nesting modes

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Venomics: unravelling the complexity of animal venoms with mass spectrometry.

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Weaponization of a Hormone: Convergent Recruitment of Hyperglycemic Hormone into the Venom of Arthropod Predators

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α-Elapitoxin-Aa2a, a long-chain snake α-neurotoxin with potent actions on muscle (α1)(2)βγδ nicotinic receptors, lacks the classical high affinity for neuronal α7 nicotinic receptors

scientific article published on 13 October 2010

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