Helena Safavi

Helena Safavi

Associate Professor, Guest Researcher


  1. 2015
  2. 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 journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  3. 2014
  4. 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 journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  5. 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 journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  6. 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 journalJournal articleResearch

  7. 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, Sternberg, P. W., Tan, P., Wang, J. & Gasser, R. B., 2014, In: Nature Communications. 5, 11 p., 4378.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  8. 2013
  9. 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 journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  10. 2012
  11. 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 journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  12. 2011
  13. 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 journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  14. 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 journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  15. 2010
  16. 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 journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

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