Event Details

Date:
Friday, 25 May 2018
Time:
12:30 pm
Room:
QBP Auditorium
UQ Location:
Queensland Bioscience Precinct (St Lucia)
URL:
https://imb.uq.edu.au/event/8822/imb-friday-seminar-series
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Event Contact

Name:
Ms Katrina Garner-Moore
Phone:
3346 2133
Email:
imbevents@uq.edu.au
Org. Unit:
Institute for Molecular Bioscience

Event Description

Full Description:
Autoimmune diseases and diabetes - animal venom peptides as a basis for novel therapeutics

Animal venoms are a rich source of peptides that are potent and often exquisitely selective probes of the structure and function of ion channels and receptors. I will describe our studies on peptides from sea anemones and scorpions that are potent blockers of Kv1.3 channels and show considerable potential as therapeutics for autoimmune diseases.
As another example, we identified insulins in the venom of a fish-hunting cone snail. We determined the structure of one of these insulins and modelled its interaction with the insulin receptor. Con-Ins G1 has the potential to guide the development of novel rapidly-acting human insulin analogues.

Directions to UQ

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Directions:
St Lucia Campus | Gatton campus.

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