Multi‐Omics Analyses Elucidate the Venom Components of the Wasp Vespa mandarinia
Yuan‐Chong Shi, Hai‐Feng Mo, Shu‐Hui Yu, Xiao‐Yun Niu, Pu Yang · 2026
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Yuan-Chong Shi and colleagues dissect the venom of a giant wasp using three molecular lenses in a 2026 study. Vespa mandarinia, farmed in China's Yunnan province, is large, aggressive, and packs an unusually strong sting, yet the full recipe of its venom had never been mapped.
Protein analysis found more than two thousand proteins, including hundreds of enzymes and known venom components such as hyaluronidase and phospholipase. Peptide work catalogued over a thousand small chains, among them wasp-specific signalling and pain-related peptides. Chemical profiling added hundreds of small molecules, including nerve-active compounds like dopamine. Together the layers give a reference for understanding the sting's power.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Yuan‐Chong Shi, Hai‐Feng Mo, Shu‐Hui Yu, Xiao‐Yun Niu, Pu Yang |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 29 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |