title: Advances and prospects on biosynthesis, structures and functions of venom proteins from parasitic wasps.
abstract: Molecular and biochemical properties of parasitoid Hymenoptera's venom proteins are currently receiving an increasing interest. In this review, we will highlight the progress that has been made over the past 10 years in fundamental research on this field. Main knowledge acquired on the structural features of parasitoid venom peptides, proteins and enzymes will be summarized and discussed and several examples showing the diversity of their biological functions will be given with respect to future prospects and applications.
authors.affiliation: UMR CNRS 6035, Institut de Recherche sur la Biologie de l'Insecte, Université François Rabelais, Avenue Monge, Parc Grandmont, 37200 Tours, France. sebastien.moreau@univ-tours.fr
authors.forename: S J M
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Moreau
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Guillot
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019476:Insect Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011487:Protein Conformation; D014862:Wasp Venoms / Q000737:chemistry*; D014863:Wasps
chemical_list: D019476:Insect Proteins; D014862:Wasp Venoms