May 2024 PMID 36779590

Multiple mutations in the Nav1.4 sodium channel of New Guinean toxic birds provide autoresistance to deadly batrachotoxin.

Kasun H Bodawatta, Haofu Hu, Felix Schalk, Jan-Martin Daniel, Gibson Maiah, Bonny Koane, Bulisa Iova, Christine Beemelmanns, Michael Poulsen, Knud A Jønsson

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What people are saying

Discussions around the article highlight the intriguing nature of toxic birds, with users expressing surprise and fascination, evident in posts like 'TOXIC BIRDS... This is news to me!' and commentary underscoring the genetic mutations facilitating their resilience. The tone ranges from enthusiastic to inquisitive, reflecting a collective eagerness to explore the science behind toxicity in avian species.

AgreementModerate agreement

The majority of discussions express a general agreement with the findings of the article, describing the phenomenon of toxic birds as fascinating and noteworthy.

InterestHigh interest

Many participants demonstrate a high level of curiosity about the topic, signaling strong interest in the details and implications of the research.

EngagementModerate engagement

While some discussions are superficial, a number of posts reference specific aspects of the research, indicating a moderate level of engagement with the material.

ImpactHigh impact

Several users underscore the potential significance of the research, believing it adds valuable knowledge to the field of ornithology and toxicology.

Abstract in brief

  • Toxicity has developed independently in various species for purposes like hunting, defense, and deterring parasites, with toxins sourced from the organism itself, symbionts, or diet.
  • Researchers found that New Guinean toxic birds, which have evolved adaptations to tolerate the potent neurotoxin batrachotoxin (BTX), possess mutations in the SCN4A gene that enhance their resistance by reducing BTX's binding effect on crucial muscle channels.
  • The study highlights a new diversity of toxic bird species and illustrates convergent evolution, showing how both birds and poison dart frogs have adapted at the molecular level to handle the same neurotoxin through changes in their Nav1.4 channels.

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Nicola Bressi
@Nicola_Bressi · X

VELENOSO COME UN UCCELLINO Non si dice cosi? Potremmo. Gli uccelli velenosi esistono, e se ne scoprono sempre nuove specie. Non solo: la loro capacità di convivere col veleno, è garantita da una mutazione genetica assai simile a quella delle rane velenose. https://t.co/avRDRy6QRx https://t.co/VFJePVMtl1

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BOU
@IBIS_journal · X

Multiple mutations in the Nav1.4 sodium channel of New Guinean toxic birds provide autoresistance to deadly batrachotoxin | https://t.co/rxSZ9PSJRn | Molecular Ecology | #ornithology https://t.co/269P7wFIEK

Mar 3, 2023 · 24 likes · 9 shares · 21,473 followers View post →
長谷川政美
@masasloth · X

猛毒をもつ鳥、ピトフーイ(モリモズ)もヤドクガエルと同じように毒は食べ物から蓄積しているが、毒を蓄えるためにはまず毒に対する耐性を身につけることが必要。この論文はその耐性機構を論じている。https://t.co/Wx08rQiAKd https://t.co/0XuTuWkKfI

May 21, 2025 · 24 likes · 12 shares · 1,318 followers View post →
Fabio Angeoletto
@JupiterFulgor · X

TOXIC BIRDS... This is news to me! Multiple mutations in the Nav1.4 sodium channel of New Guinean toxic birds provide autoresistance to deadly batrachotoxin https://t.co/Ybi47o6OrD https://t.co/LAEgspNRX1

Apr 10, 2023 · 17 likes · 1 share · 2,252 followers View post →
BeemelmannsLab
@CBeemelmanns · X

How toxic birds protect themselves against the deadly batrachotoxin they carry! Newest collaborative paper now in Molecular Ecology by @KBodawatta @SocSymEvo funded by @chembiosys_jena @dfg_public https://t.co/HeI4VhLa7B

Feb 24, 2023 · 14 likes · 5 shares · 2,145 followers View post →
Phys.org
@physorg_com · X

Researchers discover birds with neurotoxin-laden feathers in New Guinea @uni_copenhagen https://t.co/oxZfcaDOYw https://t.co/qHyecPsrLV

Mar 31, 2023 · 12 likes · 7 shares · 1,024,162 followers View post →

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Yoshitugu Tuduki/都築良継
@TSMoon56 · X

RT @masasloth: 猛毒をもつ鳥、ピトフーイ(モリモズ)もヤドクガエルと同じように毒は食べ物から蓄積しているが、毒を蓄えるためにはまず毒に対する耐性を身につけることが必要。この論文はその耐性機構を論じている。https://t.co/Wx08rQiAKd

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@dapingsi250554 · X

RT @masasloth: 猛毒をもつ鳥、ピトフーイ(モリモズ)もヤドクガエルと同じように毒は食べ物から蓄積しているが、毒を蓄えるためにはまず毒に対する耐性を身につけることが必要。この論文はその耐性機構を論じている。https://t.co/Wx08rQiAKd

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@haltaq · X

RT @masasloth: 猛毒をもつ鳥、ピトフーイ(モリモズ)もヤドクガエルと同じように毒は食べ物から蓄積しているが、毒を蓄えるためにはまず毒に対する耐性を身につけることが必要。この論文はその耐性機構を論じている。https://t.co/Wx08rQiAKd

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Bloody unchiy
@bloody_unchi · X

RT @masasloth: 猛毒をもつ鳥、ピトフーイ(モリモズ)もヤドクガエルと同じように毒は食べ物から蓄積しているが、毒を蓄えるためにはまず毒に対する耐性を身につけることが必要。この論文はその耐性機構を論じている。https://t.co/Wx08rQiAKd

May 21, 2025 · 12 shares · 29 followers View post →
かかずがすたん
@QQs_013 · X

RT @masasloth: 猛毒をもつ鳥、ピトフーイ(モリモズ)もヤドクガエルと同じように毒は食べ物から蓄積しているが、毒を蓄えるためにはまず毒に対する耐性を身につけることが必要。この論文はその耐性機構を論じている。https://t.co/Wx08rQiAKd

May 21, 2025 · 12 shares · 373 followers View post →
甲子園
@z_xuu2 · X

RT @masasloth: 猛毒をもつ鳥、ピトフーイ(モリモズ)もヤドクガエルと同じように毒は食べ物から蓄積しているが、毒を蓄えるためにはまず毒に対する耐性を身につけることが必要。この論文はその耐性機構を論じている。https://t.co/Wx08rQiAKd

May 21, 2025 · 12 shares · 1,475 followers View post →
くまきち
@kumakuma072119 · X

RT @masasloth: 猛毒をもつ鳥、ピトフーイ(モリモズ)もヤドクガエルと同じように毒は食べ物から蓄積しているが、毒を蓄えるためにはまず毒に対する耐性を身につけることが必要。この論文はその耐性機構を論じている。https://t.co/Wx08rQiAKd

May 21, 2025 · 12 shares · 3,710 followers View post →
わたしは貝にならない
@Watashiwakainin · X

RT @masasloth: 猛毒をもつ鳥、ピトフーイ(モリモズ)もヤドクガエルと同じように毒は食べ物から蓄積しているが、毒を蓄えるためにはまず毒に対する耐性を身につけることが必要。この論文はその耐性機構を論じている。https://t.co/Wx08rQiAKd

May 21, 2025 · 12 shares · 1,664 followers View post →
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@lhCMenIS7pA1PWp · X

RT @masasloth: 猛毒をもつ鳥、ピトフーイ(モリモズ)もヤドクガエルと同じように毒は食べ物から蓄積しているが、毒を蓄えるためにはまず毒に対する耐性を身につけることが必要。この論文はその耐性機構を論じている。https://t.co/Wx08rQiAKd

May 21, 2025 · 12 shares · 799 followers View post →
泰允(Tai-yun)@よみがえれアカモズ
@taiyun0416 · X

RT @masasloth: 猛毒をもつ鳥、ピトフーイ(モリモズ)もヤドクガエルと同じように毒は食べ物から蓄積しているが、毒を蓄えるためにはまず毒に対する耐性を身につけることが必要。この論文はその耐性機構を論じている。https://t.co/Wx08rQiAKd

May 21, 2025 · 12 shares · 1,357 followers View post →
聖
@s_m_3104_ninth_ · X

RT @masasloth: 猛毒をもつ鳥、ピトフーイ(モリモズ)もヤドクガエルと同じように毒は食べ物から蓄積しているが、毒を蓄えるためにはまず毒に対する耐性を身につけることが必要。この論文はその耐性機構を論じている。https://t.co/Wx08rQiAKd

May 21, 2025 · 12 shares · 4,602 followers View post →
スミッチ(気分はもう老後)
@tododesuga · X

RT @masasloth: 猛毒をもつ鳥、ピトフーイ(モリモズ)もヤドクガエルと同じように毒は食べ物から蓄積しているが、毒を蓄えるためにはまず毒に対する耐性を身につけることが必要。この論文はその耐性機構を論じている。https://t.co/Wx08rQiAKd

May 21, 2025 · 12 shares · 987 followers View post →
長谷川政美
@masasloth · X

猛毒をもつ鳥、ピトフーイ(モリモズ)もヤドクガエルと同じように毒は食べ物から蓄積しているが、毒を蓄えるためにはまず毒に対する耐性を身につけることが必要。この論文はその耐性機構を論じている。https://t.co/Wx08rQiAKd https://t.co/0XuTuWkKfI

May 21, 2025 · 24 likes · 12 shares · 1,318 followers View post →
CarlosSRD
@_CarlosSRD · X

RT @SciAnts_Media: Just a reminder, no stream today, BUT we have a brand new #YouTube video! Toxic birds? Yes, they are real! How, why, whe…

Aug 8, 2023 · 2 shares · 179 followers View post →
Tamara (aka yogurt)
@yogurtgarol · X

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Aug 8, 2023 · 2 shares · 795 followers View post →
SciAnts Media
@sciantsmedia.com · Bluesky

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@SciAnts_Media · X

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wrodriguez
@wrodriguez9 · X

RT @JupiterFulgor: TOXIC BIRDS... This is news to me! Multiple mutations in the Nav1.4 sodium channel of New Guinean toxic birds provide…

Apr 10, 2023 · 1 share · 342 followers View post →
Fabio Angeoletto
@JupiterFulgor · X

TOXIC BIRDS... This is news to me! Multiple mutations in the Nav1.4 sodium channel of New Guinean toxic birds provide autoresistance to deadly batrachotoxin https://t.co/Ybi47o6OrD https://t.co/LAEgspNRX1

Apr 10, 2023 · 17 likes · 1 share · 2,252 followers View post →
Fabiola Trelles Ramí
@FaTreRa · X

RT @SECTEI_CDMX: Los investigadores encontraron mutaciones genéticas

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SECTEI CDMX
@SECTEI_CDMX · X

Los investigadores encontraron mutaciones genéticas

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Karen Reyes
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Clara Porta
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RT @Nicola_Bressi: VELENOSO COME UN UCCELLINO Non si dice cosi? Potremmo. Gli uccelli velenosi esistono, e se ne scoprono sempre nuove spec…

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@gianni_botta · X

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matteo parlato
@matteoparlato · X

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SaffronHorizon
@SaffronHorizon · X

RT @Nicola_Bressi: VELENOSO COME UN UCCELLINO Non si dice cosi? Potremmo. Gli uccelli velenosi esistono, e se ne scoprono sempre nuove spec…

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BrunaGueze
@BrunaGueze · X

RT @Nicola_Bressi: VELENOSO COME UN UCCELLINO Non si dice cosi? Potremmo. Gli uccelli velenosi esistono, e se ne scoprono sempre nuove spec…

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Didone
@maola_varalli · X

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Nicola Bressi
@Nicola_Bressi · X

VELENOSO COME UN UCCELLINO Non si dice cosi? Potremmo. Gli uccelli velenosi esistono, e se ne scoprono sempre nuove specie. Non solo: la loro capacità di convivere col veleno, è garantita da una mutazione genetica assai simile a quella delle rane velenose. https://t.co/avRDRy6QRx https://t.co/VFJePVMtl1

Apr 5, 2023 · 112 likes · 10 shares · 16,922 followers View post →
Lechonk Denominación de Origen
@lechonk_DO · X

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GFulvus
@Neliel_NK · X

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NP AGARWAL世界一フォローを目指しますAiming best in world.
@np_grwl · X

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Apr 4, 2023 · 7 shares · 1,795 followers View post →
ken crichlow
@ken_crichlow · X

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Natural Resource Today
@ResourceToday · X

Researchers have described two new species of poisonous birds from #NewGuinea. The @UCPH_Research-led study is published in the journal Molecular Ecology. https://t.co/kLtzxtbg5R

Apr 3, 2023 · 521 followers View post →
Danny Peters
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Arief
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Studi terbaru mengenai burung beracun. Multiple mutations in the Nav1.4 sodium channel of New Guinean toxic birds provide autoresistance to deadly batrachotoxin https://t.co/KTOpmBAmja

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Sybretooth
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Ordo Fraterna Fibonacci
@OrdoFibonacci · X

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entheogenous
@entheogenous · X

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Thinking LENR
@LenrThinking · X

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Phys.org Biology
@physorg_biology · X

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Phys.org
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Esteban Botero D.
@EBoteroD · X

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Mark E. Hauber
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Enrick A Meza
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Diego F. Cisneros-Heredia
@CisnerosHeredia · X

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Gustavo González
@_gustavo_312 · X

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BOU
@IBIS_journal · X

Multiple mutations in the Nav1.4 sodium channel of New Guinean toxic birds provide autoresistance to deadly batrachotoxin | https://t.co/rxSZ9PSJRn | Molecular Ecology | #ornithology https://t.co/269P7wFIEK

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ChemBioSys
@chembiosys_jena · X

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Karla (she/her)
@karlalooks4brds · X

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daniel cadena
@cdanielcadena · X

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BeemelmannsLab
@CBeemelmanns · X

How toxic birds protect themselves against the deadly batrachotoxin they carry! Newest collaborative paper now in Molecular Ecology by @KBodawatta @SocSymEvo funded by @chembiosys_jena @dfg_public https://t.co/HeI4VhLa7B

Feb 24, 2023 · 14 likes · 5 shares · 2,145 followers View post →
evomorphpapers
@evomorph_papers · X

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Gary Ritchison
@GaryRitchison · X

Multiple mutations in the Nav1.4 sodium channel of New Guinean toxic birds provide auto-resistance to deadly batrachotoxin https://t.co/lz4EsoIfHb

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