Small-molecule mimicry hunting strategy in the imperial cone snail,

Authors: Joshua P. Torres, Zhenjian Lin, Maren Watkins, Paula Flórez Salcedo, Robert P. Baskin, Shireen Elhabian, Helena Safavi-Hemami, Dylan Taylor, Jortan Tun, Gisela P. Concepcion, Noel Saguil, Angel A. Yanagihara, Yixin Fang, Jeffrey R. McArthur, Han-Shen Tae, Rocio K. Finol-Urdaneta, B. Duygu Özpolat, Baldomero M. Olivera, Eric W. Schmidt

Published: 2021-03-12

DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abf2704

Source: Full article

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Abstract

The imperial cone uses small-molecule mimicry, imitating the pheromones of its worm prey in a hunting strategy.