Venoms of Micrurus coral snakes: Evolutionary trends in compositional patterns emerging from proteomic analyses

• Published in: Toxicon (Oxford) Vol. 122; pp. 7 - 25
• Main Authors: Lomonte, Bruno, Rey-Suárez, Paola, Fernández, Julián, Sasa, Mahmood, Pla, Davinia, Vargas, Nancy, Bénard-Valle, Melisa, Sanz, Libia, Corrêa-Netto, Carlos, Núñez, Vitelbina, Alape-Girón, Alberto, Alagón, Alejandro, Gutiérrez, José María, Calvete, Juan J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.11.2016
• Subjects: Animals; Coral snake; Elapid Venoms - chemistry; Elapid Venoms - metabolism; Elapidae; Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; Evolution, Chemical; immune response; Micrurus; North America; phenotype; phospholipases; phylogeny; Proteomics; Snake venom; snakes; South America; sympatry; toxicity; Toxin; toxins; Venomics; venoms; South America; North America; Toxin; Snake venom; Venomics; Micrurus; Coral snake; Elapidae; Proteomics

The application of proteomic tools to the study of snake venoms has led to an impressive growth in the knowledge about their composition (venomics), immunogenicity (antivenomics), and toxicity (toxicovenomics). About one-third of all venomic studies have focused on elapid species, especially those o...