Helena Safavi
Associate Professor, Guest Researcher
- 2015
- Published
Specialized insulin is used for chemical warfare by fish-hunting cone snails
Safavi, Helena, Gajewiak, J., Karanth, S., Robinson, S. D., Ueberheide, B., Douglass, A. D., Schlegel, A., Imperial, J. S., Watkins, M., Bandyopadhyay, P. K., Yandell, M., Li, Q., Purcell, A. W., Norton, R. S., Ellgaard, Lars & Olivera, B. M., 2015, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 112, 6, p. 1743-1748 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
- 2014
Combined proteomic and transcriptomic interrogation of the venom gland of Conus geographus uncovers novel components and functional compartmentalization
Safavi, Helena, Hu, H., Gorasia, D. G., Bandyopadhyay, P. K., Veith, P. D., Young, N. D., Reynolds, E. C., Yandell, M., Olivera, B. M. & Purcell, A. W., 2014, In: Molecular and Cellular Proteomics. 13, 4, p. 938-53 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Diversity of conotoxin gene superfamilies in the venomous snail, Conus victoriae
Robinson, S. D., Safavi, Helena, McIntosh, L. D., Purcell, A. W., Norton, R. S. & Papenfuss, A. T., 2014, In: PLoS ONE. 9, 2, e87648.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
- Published
Giftsnegle som medicinskabe
Safavi, Helena, Andersen, K. M. & Ellgaard, Lars, 2014, In: Aktuel Naturvidenskab. 2014, 2, p. 12-16 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research
- Published
The Opisthorchis viverrini genome provides insights into life in the bile duct
Young, N. D., Nagarajan, N., Lin, S. J., Korhonen, P. K., Jex, A. R., Hall, R. S., Safavi-Hemami, H., Kaewkong, W., Bertrand, D., Gao, S., Seet, Q., Wongkham, S., Teh, B. T., Wongkham, C., Intapan, P. M., Maleewong, W., Yang, X., Hu, M., Wang, Z., Hofmann, A. & 4 others, , 2014, In: Nature Communications. 5, 11 p., 4378.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
- 2013
High molecular weight components of the injected venom of fish-hunting cone snails target the vascular system
Safavi, Helena, Möller, C., Marí, F. & Purcell, A. W., 8 Oct 2013, In: Journal of Proteomics. 91, p. 97-105 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
- 2012
Modulation of conotoxin structure and function is achieved through a multienzyme complex in the venom glands of cone snails
Safavi, Helena, Gorasia, D. G., Steiner, A. M., Williamson, N. A., Karas, J. A., Gajewiak, J., Olivera, B. M., Bulaj, G. & Purcell, A. W., 5 Oct 2012, In: The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 287, 41, p. 34288-303 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
- 2011
Specialisation of the venom gland proteome in predatory cone snails reveals functional diversification of the conotoxin biosynthetic pathway
Safavi, Helena, Siero, W. A., Gorasia, D. G., Young, N. D., Macmillan, D., Williamson, N. A. & Purcell, A. W., 2 Sep 2011, In: Journal of Proteome Research. 10, 9, p. 3904-19 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Embryonic toxin expression in the cone snail Conus victoriae: primed to kill or divergent function?
Safavi, Helena, Siero, W. A., Kuang, Z., Williamson, N. A., Karas, J. A., Page, L. R., MacMillan, D., Callaghan, B., Kompella, S. N., Adams, D. J., Norton, R. S. & Purcell, A. W., 24 Jun 2011, In: The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 286, 25, p. 22546-57 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
- 2010
Proteomic interrogation of venom delivery in marine cone snails: novel insights into the role of the venom bulb
Safavi, Helena, Young, N. D., Williamson, N. A. & Purcell, A. W., 5 Nov 2010, In: Journal of Proteome Research. 9, 11, p. 5610-9 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Pain therapeutics from cone snail venoms: From Ziconotide to novel non-opioid pathways
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Venom insulins of cone snails diversify rapidly and track prey taxa
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