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Sonic Hedgehog Protein

The Sonic Hedgehog protein is a very important factor in regulating vertebrate organogenesis. Helping the growth of the brain and certain limbs in the body. This potein is very important for adults as it plays a role in the stem cells by dividing cells.

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Ectatomin

The primary toxic component of venom from Ectatomma
tuberculatum ants, ectamonin maneuvers into the plasma membrane of cells. Once settled within the plasma membrane, this relatively small protein (a little less than 8 kDa) creates pores  within the membrane. These new pores allow for passage of cations across the membrane and a rapid  change in electrical gradient, killing the cell.

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Some more stuff about Ferritin:
It is a blood cell protein.
A ferritin test helps a doctor see how much iron your body is storing. It also can find the cause of anemia and see if hemochromatosis is present.

Ferritin binds to iron.

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- Tetanospasmin
This protein runs through the body searching for the nervous system. Once it finds the system Tetanospasmin blinds the neurons causing muscle spasms.

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Pertussis Toxin
-Shuts down communication between cells in your body
-Released by the bacteria Bordetella pertussis
-interferes with the immune system
-the combination of the compromised immune system and the communication problems causes cases of whooping cough

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Hemoglobin

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Tetanospasmin

This neurotoxin eventually causes muscle spasms, the telltale symptom of tetanus. The protein travels through the body with the aim of finding the nervous system. Once in the nervous system, tetanospasmin irreversibly binds to neurons.
While bound tetanospasim blocks the release of neurotransmitters by degrading the protein synaptobrevin. This increases muscle sensitivity, leading to the spasms associated with tetanus. Contact with tetanospasm is extremely deadly, with as little as 200 nanograms capable of causing death in a human. To put this in perspective, an ant weighs about 1500 times the lethal dose of tetanoplasim

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Verotoxin

Despite the cool name, Verotoxin is often found in the least sexy place: cow shit. That's right, Verotoxin commonly can be found in cow feces.
Verotoxin actually "interferes with the creation of proteins within small blood vessels in the kidney's and gastrointestinal tract." I
If you ever go to Chipotle and get your favorite burrito, you might get Verotoxin-producing Escherichia Coli, or as many people know it, the infamous "E. Coli."

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Ferritin

Transportation! Carry atoms and molecules within cells throughout the body!

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Antifreeze proteins

AFP are a group of polypeptides produced by plants and fungi that are able to survive in subzero environments. Fish naturally have antifreeze protein so that they don't freeze in below freezing water

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Ectatomin

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Immunoglobulin

It is used to identify and neutralize pathogens such as viruses and bacteria.

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Botulinum toxin

First discovered in improperly handled meat products, botulinum toxin is the most toxic substance known to humankind.

As little as 100 nanograms of pure botulinum toxin can kill the average human. The onset of symptoms varies from six hours to ten days, with the toxin leading to paralysis of muscles involved in breathing and death.

Botulinum toxin is also the protein behind the commercial product Botox, the cosmetic product that paralyzes facial muscles in order to eliminate wrinkles and it can prevent chronic migraine headaches.

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Abrin

The lesser known cousin of ricin, abrin is a protein found in seeds of the rosary pea. The CDC labels abrin as a potential agent for chemical terrorism, because it's significantly more potent than ricin and there's no antidote. Vomiting, bloody diarrhea, and hallucinations follow the ingestion of abrin — with death often occurring in three days due to complications from spleen, kidney, and liver failure.

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Ricin

Ricin prevents the synthesis of proteins by disrupting the
ribosome, inhibiting the activities of the human body on a cellular level.

This is a Castor Bean, the source of Ricin. Chewing a handful of these is deadly. Terrorists use the powder of these beans to threaten death, a very scary threat.

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