Excited to share our latest paper! We show that frog proteins bind and functionally neurotoxins involved in paralytic shellfish poisoning, with exciting potential applications in diagnostics and therapies! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Structural basis for saxitoxin congener binding and neutralization by anuran saxiphilins - Nature Communications

Dinoflagellates and cyanobacteria produce saxitoxin (STX) congeners that block voltage-gated sodium channels. Here authors show how amphibians may sequester STX congeners using a ‘lock and key’ mode, ...

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New insights from our group into how frogs resist toxic environments published today! 🎉🐸 Congratulations to Sandra, Samantha @samnscience.bsky.social, Zhou, and our collaborators Tod Leighfield, Filizola lab @martafilizola.bsky.social, and Du Bois lab at Stanford. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Structural basis for saxitoxin congener binding and neutralization by anuran saxiphilins

Nature Communications - Dinoflagellates and cyanobacteria produce saxitoxin (STX) congeners that block voltage-gated sodium channels. Here authors show how amphibians may sequester STX congeners...

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I am working on a list of practical things that folks can do to help protect California amphibians, as part of a book project. Can you help me add to this list? 📷: Northwestern Salamander by Spencer Riffle