Erratum to "Using yeast two-hybrid system and molecular dynamics simulation to detect venom protein-protein interactions" [Curr. Res. Toxicol. 2 (2021) 1-7].

[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1016/j.crtox.

Using yeast two-hybrid system and molecular dynamics simulation to detect venom protein-protein interactions.

Proteins and peptides are major components of snake venom. Venom protein transcriptomes and proteomes of many snake species have been reported; however, snake venom complexity (i.e.

ABCB transporters in a leaf beetle respond to sequestered plant toxins.

Phytophagous insects can tolerate and detoxify toxic compounds present in their host plants and have evolved intricate adaptations to this end. Some insects even sequester the toxins for their defence. This necessitates specific mechanisms, especially carrier proteins that regulate uptake and transport to specific storage sites or protect sensitive tissues from noxious compounds.

Toxin transcripts in venom and structures of toxins.

The western diamondback rattlesnake () is a common and widespread North American pit viper species, and its venom possesses medical applications. In this research, we identified 14 of the most common transcripts encoding 11 major venom toxins including transcripts for a three-finger toxin (3FTx) from the crude venom of three-dimensional (3D) structures of 9 venom toxins were predicted by using deduced toxin amino acid sequences and a computer programme-MODELLER. The accuracy of all predicted toxin structures was evaluated by five stereochemical structure parameters including discrete optimised protein energy (DOPE) score, root mean square deviation (RMSD), Z-score, overall quality factor (ERRAT), and φ/ψ dihedral angle distribution of toxin backbone Cα residues, resulting that the overall predicted models are satisfied quality evaluation checks.