A review and database of snake venom proteomes

T Tasoulis, GK Isbister - Toxins, 2017 - mdpi.com
Advances in the last decade combining transcriptomics with established proteomics
methods have made possible rapid identification and quantification of protein families in …

Proteomic tools against the neglected pathology of snake bite envenoming

JJ Calvete - Expert review of proteomics, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
This article covers the application of proteomic tools ('venomics','antivenomics' and 'venom
phenotyping') to study the composition and natural history of snake venoms, and the cross …

Snake venomics: from the inventory of toxins to biology

JJ Calvete - Toxicon, 2013 - Elsevier
A deep understanding of the composition of venoms and of the principles governing the
evolution of venomous systems is of applied importance for exploring the enormous …

Snake venomics and antivenomics of Crotalus durissus subspecies from Brazil: assessment of geographic variation and its implication on snakebite management

J Boldrini-França, C Corrêa-Netto, MMS Silva… - Journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
We report the comparative proteomic and antivenomic characterization of the venoms of
subspecies cascavella and collilineatus of the Brazilian tropical rattlesnake Crotalus …

Quantitative high-throughput profiling of snake venom gland transcriptomes and proteomes (Ovophis okinavensis and Protobothrops flavoviridis)

SD Aird, Y Watanabe, A Villar-Briones, MC Roy… - BMC genomics, 2013 - Springer
Background Advances in DNA sequencing and proteomics have facilitated quantitative
comparisons of snake venom composition. Most studies have employed one approach or …

Minor snake venom proteins: Structure, function and potential applications

J Boldrini-França, CT Cologna, MB Pucca… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2017 - Elsevier
Snake venoms present a great diversity of pharmacologically active compounds that may be
applied as research and biotechnological tools, as well as in drug development and …

The genesis of an exceptionally lethal venom in the timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) revealed through comparative venom-gland transcriptomics

DR Rokyta, KP Wray, MJ Margres - BMC genomics, 2013 - Springer
Background Snake venoms generally show sequence and quantitative variation within and
between species, but some rattlesnakes have undergone exceptionally rapid, dramatic shifts …

Venomic and Antivenomic Analyses of the Central American Coral Snake, Micrurus nigrocinctus (Elapidae)

J Fernández, A Alape-Girón, Y Angulo… - Journal of proteome …, 2011 - ACS Publications
The proteome of the venom of Micrurus nigrocinctus (Central American coral snake) was
analyzed by a “venomics” approach. Nearly 50 venom peaks were resolved by RP-HPLC …

Snake venoms are integrated systems, but abundant venom proteins evolve more rapidly

SD Aird, S Aggarwal, A Villar-Briones, MMY Tin… - BMC genomics, 2015 - Springer
Background While many studies have shown that extracellular proteins evolve rapidly, how
selection acts on them remains poorly understood. We used snake venoms to understand …

Venom gland transcriptomics for identifying, cataloging, and characterizing venom proteins in snakes

RK Brahma, RJR McCleary, RM Kini, R Doley - Toxicon, 2015 - Elsevier
Snake venoms are cocktails of protein toxins that play important roles in capture and
digestion of prey. Significant qualitative and quantitative variation in snake venom …