Abstract
Publisher Summary Conus peptides are increasingly used as tools for investigating ion channels. The 500 species of predatory cone snails each produces complex venom having a large number of biologically active peptides. The majority of Conus peptides characterized to date appear to be targeted to different types of ion channels. It is estimated that the venom of each Conus species has between 50 and 200 peptides. Because of the remarkable divergence that occurs when cone snails speciate, the complement of venom peptides in any one Conus species is distinct from that of any other. Thus, many thousands of peptides that affect ion channel function are present in Conus venoms but only a miniscule fraction of these have been characterized biochemically. Because of their relatively small size, most of these peptides can be chemically synthesized, and thus be made widely available.
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