Acanthoscurria gomesiana is a species of tarantula first identified in Brazil in 1923.[1] It is known for producing the gomesin peptides, a class of proteins which have found to have anti-tumour and anti-microbial properties.[2][3][4]

Acanthoscurria gomesiana
Acanthoscurria gomesiana ♀
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Acanthoscurria
Species:
A. gomesiana
Binomial name
Acanthoscurria gomesiana

References

  1. ↑ "Acanthoscurria gomesiana Mello-Leitão, 1923". www.tarantupedia.com. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
  2. ↑ Fernandez-Rojo, Manuel A.; Deplazes, Evelyne; Pineda, Sandy S.; Brust, Andreas; Marth, Tano; Wilhelm, Patrick; Martel, Nick; Ramm, Grant A.; Mancera, Ricardo L. (2018-02-14). "Gomesin peptides prevent proliferation and lead to the cell death of devil facial tumour disease cells". Cell Death Discovery. 4 (1): 19. doi:10.1038/s41420-018-0030-0. ISSN 2058-7716. PMC 5841354. PMID 29531816.
  3. ↑ "Gomesin precursor - Acanthoscurria gomesiana (Tarantula spider)". www.uniprot.org. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
  4. ↑ Tanner, John D.; Deplazes, Evelyne; Mancera, Ricardo L. (2018-07-16). "The Biological and Biophysical Properties of the Spider Peptide Gomesin". Molecules (Basel, Switzerland). 23 (7): 1733. doi:10.3390/molecules23071733. ISSN 1420-3049. PMC 6099743. PMID 30012962.


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