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Multiple mutations in the Nav1.4 sodium channel of New Guinean toxic birds provide autoresistance to deadly batrachotoxin.
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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.
The majority of discussions express a general agreement with the findings of the article, describing the phenomenon of toxic birds as fascinating and noteworthy.
Many participants demonstrate a high level of curiosity about the topic, signaling strong interest in the details and implications of the research.
While some discussions are superficial, a number of posts reference specific aspects of the research, indicating a moderate level of engagement with the material.
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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Most liked on X and BlueskyMultiple 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
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
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
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
Researchers discover birds with neurotoxin-laden feathers in New Guinea @uni_copenhagen https://t.co/oxZfcaDOYw https://t.co/qHyecPsrLV
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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…
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…
Just a reminder, no stream today, BUT we have a brand new #YouTube video! Toxic birds? Yes, they are real! How, why, when? Check it out! #youtuber #twitch #TwitchPartner #live #livestream #birding #BirdsOfTwitter #stem #scicomm #science #sciants https://youtu.be/Tc6Xzlcj10w
Just a reminder, no stream today, BUT we have a brand new #YouTube video! Toxic birds? Yes, they are real! How, why, when? Check it out! #youtuber #twitch #TwitchPartner #live #livestream #birding #BirdsOfTwitter #stem #scicomm #science #sciants https://t.co/XR70YR4IvL https://t.co/nb56XAHZqh
RT @SoyPatriSenent: Noticiero científico semanal
Noticiero científico semanal
RT @JupiterFulgor: TOXIC BIRDS... This is news to me! Multiple mutations in the Nav1.4 sodium channel of New Guinean toxic birds provide…
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
RT @SECTEI_CDMX: Los investigadores encontraron mutaciones genéticas
Los investigadores encontraron mutaciones genéticas
RT @IBIS_journal: Multiple mutations in the Nav1.4 sodium channel of New Guinean toxic birds provide autoresistance to deadly batrachotoxin…
RT @IBIS_journal: Multiple mutations in the Nav1.4 sodium channel of New Guinean toxic birds provide autoresistance to deadly batrachotoxin…
RT @Nicola_Bressi: VELENOSO COME UN UCCELLINO Non si dice cosi? Potremmo. Gli uccelli velenosi esistono, e se ne scoprono sempre nuove spec…
RT @Nicola_Bressi: VELENOSO COME UN UCCELLINO Non si dice cosi? Potremmo. Gli uccelli velenosi esistono, e se ne scoprono sempre nuove spec…
RT @Nicola_Bressi: VELENOSO COME UN UCCELLINO Non si dice cosi? Potremmo. Gli uccelli velenosi esistono, e se ne scoprono sempre nuove spec…
RT @Nicola_Bressi: VELENOSO COME UN UCCELLINO Non si dice cosi? Potremmo. Gli uccelli velenosi esistono, e se ne scoprono sempre nuove spec…
RT @Nicola_Bressi: VELENOSO COME UN UCCELLINO Non si dice cosi? Potremmo. Gli uccelli velenosi esistono, e se ne scoprono sempre nuove spec…
RT @Nicola_Bressi: VELENOSO COME UN UCCELLINO Non si dice cosi? Potremmo. Gli uccelli velenosi esistono, e se ne scoprono sempre nuove spec…
RT @Nicola_Bressi: VELENOSO COME UN UCCELLINO Non si dice cosi? Potremmo. Gli uccelli velenosi esistono, e se ne scoprono sempre nuove spec…
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
RT @IBIS_journal: Multiple mutations in the Nav1.4 sodium channel of New Guinean toxic birds provide autoresistance to deadly batrachotoxin…
RT @IBIS_journal: Multiple mutations in the Nav1.4 sodium channel of New Guinean toxic birds provide autoresistance to deadly batrachotoxin…
RT @physorg_com: Researchers discover birds with neurotoxin-laden feathers in New Guinea @uni_copenhagen https://t.co/oxZfcaDOYw https://t.…
RT @Coelacanthuss: Studi terbaru mengenai burung beracun. Multiple mutations in the Nav1.4 sodium channel of New Guinean toxic birds prov…
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
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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
RT @physorg_com: Researchers discover birds with neurotoxin-laden feathers in New Guinea @uni_copenhagen https://t.co/oxZfcaDOYw https://t.…
Multiple mutations in the Nav1.4 sodium channel of New Guinean toxic birds provide autoresistance to deadly batrachotoxin - Bodawatta - Molecular Ecology - Wiley Online Library https://t.co/l54fr54QhN
RT @physorg_com: Researchers discover birds with neurotoxin-laden feathers in New Guinea @uni_copenhagen https://t.co/oxZfcaDOYw https://t.…
RT @physorg_com: Researchers discover birds with neurotoxin-laden feathers in New Guinea @uni_copenhagen https://t.co/oxZfcaDOYw https://t.…
RT @physorg_com: Researchers discover birds with neurotoxin-laden feathers in New Guinea @uni_copenhagen https://t.co/oxZfcaDOYw https://t.…
RT @physorg_com: Researchers discover birds with neurotoxin-laden feathers in New Guinea @uni_copenhagen https://t.co/oxZfcaDOYw https://t.…
RT @physorg_com: Researchers discover birds with neurotoxin-laden feathers in New Guinea @uni_copenhagen https://t.co/oxZfcaDOYw https://t.…
Researchers discover birds with neurotoxin-laden feathers in New Guinea @uni_copenhagen https://t.co/oxZfcaDOYw https://t.co/qHyecPsrLV
RT @IBIS_journal: Multiple mutations in the Nav1.4 sodium channel of New Guinean toxic birds provide autoresistance to deadly batrachotoxin…
RT @IBIS_journal: Multiple mutations in the Nav1.4 sodium channel of New Guinean toxic birds provide autoresistance to deadly batrachotoxin…
RT @IBIS_journal: Multiple mutations in the Nav1.4 sodium channel of New Guinean toxic birds provide autoresistance to deadly batrachotoxin…
RT @IBIS_journal: Multiple mutations in the Nav1.4 sodium channel of New Guinean toxic birds provide autoresistance to deadly batrachotoxin…
RT @IBIS_journal: Multiple mutations in the Nav1.4 sodium channel of New Guinean toxic birds provide autoresistance to deadly batrachotoxin…
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
RT @CBeemelmanns: How toxic birds protect themselves against the deadly batrachotoxin they carry! Newest collaborative paper now in Molecul…
RT @CBeemelmanns: How toxic birds protect themselves against the deadly batrachotoxin they carry! Newest collaborative paper now in Molecul…
RT @CBeemelmanns: How toxic birds protect themselves against the deadly batrachotoxin they carry! Newest collaborative paper now in Molecul…
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
Multiple mutations in the Nav1.4 sodium channel of New Guinean toxic birds provide auto-resistance to deadly batrachotoxin https://t.co/d0JN6l4xyx
Multiple mutations in the Nav1.4 sodium channel of New Guinean toxic birds provide auto-resistance to deadly batrachotoxin https://t.co/lz4EsoIfHb