Special Issue "Toxins as Therapeutics"

Guest Editor
Prof. Dr. Richard J. Lewis
Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
Website: http://www.imb.uq.edu.au/index.html?id=11701
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Phone: +61 7 3346 2984
Fax: +61 7 3346 2101
Interests: cone snail and spider venom peptides; sodium and calcium channels; nAChRs; monoamine transporters; adrenoceptors; ciguatera and ciguatoxins; pain; toxin SAR

Dear Colleagues,

Natural products lethal to animals (toxins) provide a rich source of leads for new therapeutics for diseases that range from cancer to diabetes to pain. This special issue on "Toxins as Therapeutics" focuses on toxins and toxin inspired leads, including the emergence of venoms as an underutilized source of highly evolved bioactive peptides, that have clinical potential.

Prof. Dr. Richard J. Lewis
Guest Editor

Submission

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are refereed through a peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Toxins is an international peer-reviewed Open Access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 500 CHF (Swiss Francs). English correction and/or formatting fees of 250 CHF (Swiss Francs) will be charged in certain cases for those articles accepted for publication that require extensive additional formatting and/or English corrections.

• calcium channels
• acetylcholine receptors
• sodium channels
• potassium channels
• chloride ion channels
• TRP channels
• NMDA receptor
• ASIC channels
• monoamine transporters
• opiate receptors
• GLP-1 receptors
• neurotensin receptor
• antibiotics
• botulinum toxins
• cone snail venom peptides
• spider venom peptides
• sea anemone toxins
• scorpion toxins
• snake toxins