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Blueprint for a high-performance biomaterial: full-length spider dragline silk genes by Ayoub, Nadia A, Garb, Jessica E, Tinghitella, Robin M, Collin, Matthew A, Hayashi, Cheryl Y

“…Spider dragline (major ampullate) silk outperforms virtually all other natural and manmade materials in terms of tensile strength and toughness. For this…”
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Recruitment and diversification of an ecdysozoan family of neuropeptide hormones for black widow spider venom expression by McCowan, Caryn, Garb, Jessica E.

“…Venoms have attracted enormous attention because of their potent physiological effects and dynamic evolution, including the convergent recruitment of…”
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Spider phylosymbiosis: divergence of widow spider species and their tissues' microbiomes by Dunaj, Sara J, Bettencourt, Brian R, Garb, Jessica E, Brucker, Robert M

“…Microbiomes can have profound impacts on host biology and evolution, but to date, remain vastly understudied in spiders despite their unique and diverse…”
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Untangling spider silk evolution with spidroin terminal domains by Garb, Jessica E, Ayoub, Nadia A, Hayashi, Cheryl Y

“…Spidroins are a unique family of large, structural proteins that make up the bulk of spider silk fibers. Due to the highly variable nature of their repetitive…”
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Correlation between protein secondary structure and mechanical performance for the ultra-tough dragline silk of Darwin's bark spider by Htut, K Zin, Alicea-Serrano, Angela M, Singla, Saranshu, Agnarsson, Ingi, Garb, Jessica E, Kuntner, Matjaž, Gregorič, Matjaž, Haney, Robert A, Marhabaie, Mohammad, Blackledge, Todd A, Dhinojwala, Ali

“…The spider major ampullate (MA) silk exhibits high tensile strength and extensibility and is typically a blend of MaSp1 and MaSp2 proteins with the latter…”
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Evolutionary shifts in gene expression decoupled from gene duplication across functionally distinct spider silk glands by Clarke, Thomas H., Garb, Jessica E., Haney, Robert A., Chaw, R. Crystal, Hayashi, Cheryl Y., Ayoub, Nadia A.

“…Spider silk synthesis is an emerging model for the evolution of tissue-specific gene expression and the role of gene duplication in functional novelty, but its…”
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Early events in the evolution of spider silk genes by Starrett, James, Garb, Jessica E, Kuelbs, Amanda, Azubuike, Ugochi O, Hayashi, Cheryl Y

“…Silk spinning is essential to spider ecology and has had a key role in the expansive diversification of spiders. Silk is composed primarily of proteins called…”
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Multi-tissue transcriptomics of the black widow spider reveals expansions, co-options, and functional processes of the silk gland gene toolkit by Clarke, Thomas H, Garb, Jessica E, Hayashi, Cheryl Y, Haney, Robert A, Lancaster, Alexander K, Corbett, Susan, Ayoub, Nadia A

“…Spiders (Order Araneae) are essential predators in every terrestrial ecosystem largely because they have evolved potent arsenals of silk and venom. Spider…”
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Expanding Canonical Spider Silk Properties through a DNA Combinatorial Approach by Jaleel, Zaroug, Zhou, Shun, Martín-Moldes, Zaira, Baugh, Lauren M, Yeh, Jonathan, Dinjaski, Nina, Brown, Laura T, Garb, Jessica E, Kaplan, David L

“…The properties of native spider silk vary within and across species due to the presence of different genes containing conserved repetitive core domains…”
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The transcriptome of Darwin’s bark spider silk glands predicts proteins contributing to dragline silk toughness by Garb, Jessica E., Haney, Robert A., Schwager, Evelyn E., Gregorič, Matjaž, Kuntner, Matjaž, Agnarsson, Ingi, Blackledge, Todd A.

“…Darwin’s bark spider ( Caerostris darwini ) produces giant orb webs from dragline silk that can be twice as tough as other silks, making it the toughest…”
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Effects of Gene Duplication, Positive Selection, and Shifts in Gene Expression on the Evolution of the Venom Gland Transcriptome in Widow Spiders by Haney, Robert A, Clarke, Thomas H, Gadgil, Rujuta, Fitzpatrick, Ryan, Hayashi, Cheryl Y, Ayoub, Nadia A, Garb, Jessica E

“…Gene duplication and positive selection can be important determinants of the evolution of venom, a protein-rich secretion used in prey capture and defense. In…”
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The black widow spider genus Latrodectus (Araneae: Theridiidae): phylogeny, biogeography, and invasion history by Garb, Jessica E., González, Alda, Gillespie, Rosemary G.

“…The spider genus Latrodectus includes the widely known black widows, notorious because of the extreme potency of their neurotoxic venom. The genus has a…”
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Alternative Transcription at Venom Genes and Its Role as a Complementary Mechanism for the Generation of Venom Complexity in the Common House Spider by Haney, Robert A, Matte, Taylor, Forsyth, FitzAnthony S, Garb, Jessica E

“…The complex composition of venom, a proteinaceous secretion used by diverse animal groups for predation or defense, is typically viewed as being driven by gene…”
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Modular evolution of egg case silk genes across orb-weaving spider superfamilies by Garb, J.E, Hayashi, C.Y

“…Spider silk proteins (fibroins) are renowned for their extraordinary mechanical properties and biomimetic potential. Despite extensive evolutionary,…”
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Silk Genes Support the Single Origin of Orb Webs by Garb, Jessica E, DiMauro, Teresa, Vo, Victoria, Hayashi, Cheryl Y

“…The orb web is a spectacular evolutionary innovation that enables spiders to catch flying prey. This elegant, geometric structure is woven with silk fibers…”
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Island hopping across the central Pacific: mitochondrial DNA detects sequential colonization of the Austral Islands by crab spiders (Araneae: Thomisidae) by Garb, Jessica E., Gillespie, Rosemary G.

“…Aim Phylogenetic studies concerning island biogeography have been concentrated in a fraction of the numerous hot-spot archipelagos contained within the Pacific…”
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Molecular evolution of α-latrotoxin, the exceptionally potent vertebrate neurotoxin in black widow spider venom by Garb, Jessica E, Hayashi, Cheryl Y

“…Black widow spiders (members of the genus Latrodectus) are widely feared because of their potent neurotoxic venom. α-Latrotoxin is the vertebrate-specific…”
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Stichodactyla helianthus' de novo transcriptome assembly: Discovery of a new actinoporin isoform by Rivera-de-Torre, Esperanza, Martínez-del-Pozo, Álvaro, Garb, Jessica E.

“…Transcriptomic profiling of venom producing tissues from different animals is an effective approach for discovering new toxins useful in biotechnological and…”
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Ancient properties of spider silks revealed by the complete gene sequence of the prey-wrapping silk protein (AcSp1) by Ayoub, Nadia A, Garb, Jessica E, Kuelbs, Amanda, Hayashi, Cheryl Y

“…Spider silk fibers have impressive mechanical properties and are primarily composed of highly repetitive structural proteins (termed spidroins) encoded by a…”
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Extraction of venom and venom gland microdissections from spiders for proteomic and transcriptomic analyses by Garb, Jessica E

“…Venoms are chemically complex secretions typically comprising numerous proteins and peptides with varied physiological activities. Functional characterization…”
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