The Biochemistry of Venoms: Exploring Molecular Diversity, Structural Mechanisms, and Their Biotechnological Uses

Dear Colleagues,

We are excited to call for submissions for this Special Issue of Life, ‘The Biochemistry of Venoms: Exploring Molecular Diversity, Structural Mechanisms, and Their Biotechnological Uses’. This Special Issue aims to serve as a comprehensive, high-impact platform that consolidates the latest progress in the evolving field of venom biochemistry. We welcome review articles and original research that examine venom complexity through modern perspectives, linking fundamental discoveries to innovative applications. The scope covers, but is not limited to, the following: molecular diversity and discovery, such as venomics, proteomics, transcriptomics, and genomics studies that reveal toxin repertoires, evolution, and variability; structural and functional mechanisms, including research on toxin structures, mechanisms of action, and molecular basis of pathogenicity; and translation and biotechnological applications, focusing on venom-based drug development for cardiovascular issues, pain, and cancer, as well as diagnostics, next-gen antivenoms, and biopesticides. This Special Issue will offer authors the chance to contribute to a definitive reference representing the latest in the field, reach an interdisciplinary audience of biochemists, pharmacologists, biotechnologists, and clinicians, and advance the field by emphasizing venoms as rich sources of scientific and medical innovations.

Dr. Malson Neilson Lucena
Dr. Ludovico Migliolo
Guest Editors

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