Sex and Starvation Influences Latrotoxin Expression in the Brown Widow Spider
Location
Statesboro Campus, Russell Union, Room 2048, Session 4
Document Type and Release Option
Thesis Presentation (Open Access)
Faculty Mentor
Dr. J. Scott Harrison
Faculty Mentor Email
sharrison@georgiasouthern.edu
Presentation Year
2022
Start Date
22-4-2022 4:00 PM
End Date
22-4-2022 5:00 PM
Description
Latrotoxins are a group of protein neurotoxins serving as the main active component of brown widow spider venom. This project quantified the effect of sex and feeding status on latrotoxin gene expression. Female-biased expression was observed and insect-specific latrotoxin genes were upregulated following feeding while vertebrate-specific latrotoxin expression remained constant.
Academic Unit
College of Science and Mathematics
Sex and Starvation Influences Latrotoxin Expression in the Brown Widow Spider
Statesboro Campus, Russell Union, Room 2048, Session 4
Latrotoxins are a group of protein neurotoxins serving as the main active component of brown widow spider venom. This project quantified the effect of sex and feeding status on latrotoxin gene expression. Female-biased expression was observed and insect-specific latrotoxin genes were upregulated following feeding while vertebrate-specific latrotoxin expression remained constant.
Comments
Honors thesis is available: https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/honors-theses/706/