Scorpions from Mexico: From Species Diversity to Venom Complexity
Por:
Santibáñez-López C.E., Francke O.F., Ureta C., Possani L.D.
Publicada:
1 ene 2016
Resumen:
Scorpions are among the oldest terrestrial arthropods, which are
distributed worldwide, except for Antarctica and some Pacific islands.
Scorpion envenomation represents a public health problem in several
parts of the world. Mexico harbors the highest diversity of scorpions in
the world, including some of the world's medically important scorpion
species. The systematics and diversity of Mexican scorpion fauna has not
been revised in the past decade; and due to recent and exhaustive
collection efforts as part of different ongoing major revisionary
systematic projects, our understanding of this diversity has changed
compared with previous assessments. Given the presence of several
medically important scorpion species, the study of their venom in the
country is also important. In the present contribution, the diversity of
scorpion species in Mexico is revised and updated based on several new
systematic contributions; 281 different species are recorded.
Commentaries on recent venomic, ecological and behavioral studies of
Mexican scorpions are also provided. A list containing the most
important peptides identified from 16 different species is included. A
graphical representation of the different types of components found in
these venoms is also revised. A map with hotspots showing the current
knowledge on scorpion distribution and areas explored in Mexico is also
provided.
Filiaciones:
Santibáñez-López C.E.:
Departamento de Medicina Molecular y Bioprocesos, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Avenida Universidad 2001, Apartado Postal 510-3, Cuernavaca Morelos, 62210, Mexico
Francke O.F.:
Colección Nacional de Arácnidos, Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Circuito exterior s/n, Ciudad Universitaria, Copilco, A.P. 70-233, Coyoacán, Distrito Federal, 04510, Mexico
Ureta C.:
Laboratorio de Genética Molecular, Desarrollo y Evolución de Plantas, Departamento de Ecología Funcional, Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Autónoma de México, Apartado Postal 70-275, Ciudad Universitaria, Distrito Federal, 04510, Mexico
Possani L.D.:
Departamento de Medicina Molecular y Bioprocesos, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Avenida Universidad 2001, Apartado Postal 510-3, Cuernavaca Morelos, 62210, Mexico
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