Molecular physiology of chemical defenses in a poison frog
S. N. Caty, A. Alvarez-Buylla, G. D. Byrd, C. Vidoudez, A. B. Roland, E. E. Tapia, B. Budnik, S. A. Trauger, L. A. Coloma, L. A. O'Connell
The paper investigates how alkaloid sequestration affects gene expression and protein abundance in poison frogs, identifying transport proteins and saxiphilin as potential mediators of toxin accumulation.
bioRxiv · May 3, 2019Physiology