Venus flytrap

Venus Flytrap Module Very Long-chain Acyl-CoA Synthetase Very Low-density Lipoprotein Vesicle... 

A number of plants can eat insects. These plants are called insectivorous plants. Examples include the Drosera, Dionaeva, Venus-flytrap, pitcher plants, sundew, and blad-derworts. Insectivorous plants are most often found in moist and nutrient-poor habitats. The insects, which the plants trap, provide mineral nutrients. The amazing speeds of electrical impulses are illustrated by the capture of insects by insect-eating plants and during the tropism. Action potentials in the plants not processing motor activity are similar in their characteristics to the action potentials of sensitive plants of the... 

Galvez, T., Parmentier, M.-L., Joly, C., et al. (1999) Mutagenesis and modeling of the GAB Ab receptor extracellular domain support a Venus Flytrap mechanism for ligand binding. J. Biol. Chem. 274,13362-13369. 

Bessis, A. S., Rondard, P., Gaven, F et al. (2002) Closure of the Venus flytrap module of mGlu8 receptor and the activation process insights from mutations converting antagonists into agonists. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 99,11097-11102. 

The sensitive plant (Mimosa pudica) also undergoes a remarkable change in leaf shape triggered by mechanical touch (Fig. 2). A light touch or vibration produces a sudden drooping of the leaves, the result of a dramatic reduction in turgor pressure in cells at the base of each leaflet and leaf. As in the Venus flytrap, the drop in turgor pressure results from K+ release followed by the efflux of water. 

FIGURE 1 Touch response in the Venus flytrap. A fly approaching an open leaf (a) is trapped for digestion by the plant (b). 

Vicogne, J., Pin, J.P., Lardans, V., Capron, M., Noel, C. and Dissous C. (2003) An unusual receptor tyrosine kinase of Schistosoma mansoni contains a Venus Flytrap module. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology 126, 51-62. 

Dionaeae muscipula (Venus flytrap 2 action potential-initiating stimulus events required before trap... 

Fig. 5-18i,13 has been followed in recent years by studies of early transition metal-carboranes as catalysts for olefin polymerization.14 In these applications, the metalla-carborane species resemble their metallocene-based analogues however, there are other areas, such as the construction of new types of electronic, magnetic, and optical materials, in which the unique structural and other characteristics of metalla-carboranes may be put to use. Venus flytrap linked-dicarbollide ligands such as that shown encapsulating a Co3+ ion in Fig. 5-18f have been prepared as a possible way to bind radiotransition metals to tumor-associated monoclonal antibodies for purposes of diagnosis and therapy.15... 

The expressed sap of Dionaea muscipula, a fly-catching plant (Venus flytrap), was once available in Germany as an herbal oncolytic in the form of ampoules and oral drops (1). However, when it became apparent that intramuscular administration could produce shivers, fever, and anaphylactic shock, the health authorities banned the ampoules. They also ruled that the product information on the oral drops should warn against use in pregnancy and should list reddening of the face, headache, dyspnea, nausea, and vomiting as adverse effects. 

Cycas circinalis (false sago palm) Dionaea muscipula (Venus flytrap)... 

Knotweed Polygonum Venus flytrap Dionaea muscipula... 

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