Structure, function and evolution of three-finger toxins: mini proteins with multiple targets

RM Kini, R Doley - Toxicon, 2010 - Elsevier
Snake venoms are complex mixtures of pharmacologically active peptides and proteins.
These protein toxins belong to a small number of superfamilies of proteins. Three-finger …

[HTML][HTML] Snake and snail toxins acting on nicotinic acetylcholine receptors: fundamental aspects and medical applications

VI Tsetlin, F Hucho - FEBS letters, 2004 - Elsevier
This review covers recent data on interactions of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (AChR)
with snake venom proteins (α-and κ-neurotoxins,'weak'toxins recently shown to act on …

Venomics, lethality and neutralization of Naja kaouthia (monocled cobra) venoms from three different geographical regions of Southeast Asia

KY Tan, CH Tan, SY Fung, NH Tan - Journal of proteomics, 2015 - Elsevier
Previous studies showed that venoms of the monocled cobra, Naja kaouthia from Thailand
and Malaysia are substantially different in their median lethal doses. The intraspecific venom …

Venom Proteomics of Indonesian King Cobra, Ophiophagus hannah: Integrating Top-Down and Bottom-Up Approaches

D Petras, P Heiss, RD Süssmuth… - Journal of proteome …, 2015 - ACS Publications
We report on the first application of top-down mass spectrometry in snake venomics. De
novo sequence tags generated by, and ProSight Lite supported analysis of, combined …

[PDF][PDF] Molecular moulds with multiple missions: functional sites in three-finger toxins.

RM Kini - Clinical & Experimental Pharmacology & Physiology, 2002 - kingsnake.com
Snake venoms are complex mixtures of pharmacologically active peptides and proteins. 2.
These protein toxins belong to a small number of superfamilies of proteins. The present …

Venomics of Naja sputatrix, the Javan spitting cobra: A short neurotoxin-driven venom needing improved antivenom neutralization

NH Tan, KY Wong, CH Tan - Journal of proteomics, 2017 - Elsevier
The venom proteome of Naja sputatrix (Javan spitting cobra) was elucidated through
reverse-phase HPLC, nano-ESI-LCMS/MS and data mining. A total of 97 distinct protein …

Quantitative proteomics of Naja annulifera (sub-Saharan snouted cobra) venom and neutralization activities of two antivenoms in Africa

KY Tan, KY Wong, NH Tan, CH Tan - International journal of biological …, 2020 - Elsevier
Envenomation by Naja annulifera (snouted cobra), a non-spitting African cobra, can result in
local tissue damage and fatal paralysis but a species-specific antivenom treatment is …

“Weak toxin” from Naja kaouthia is a nontoxic antagonist of α7 and muscle-type nicotinic acetylcholine receptors

YN Utkin, VV Kukhtina, EV Kryukova, F Chiodini… - Journal of Biological …, 2001 - ASBMB
A novel" weak toxin"(WTX) from Naja kaouthia snake venom competes with [125 I] α-
bungarotoxin for binding to the membrane-bound Torpedo californica acetylcholine receptor …

Non-conventional toxins from Elapid venoms

S Nirthanan, P Gopalakrishnakone, MCE Gwee… - Toxicon, 2003 - Elsevier
Non-conventional toxins constitute a poorly characterized class of three-finger toxins
isolated exclusively from Elapidae venoms. These toxins are monomers of 62–68 amino …

Comparative venom gland transcriptomics of Naja kaouthia (monocled cobra) from Malaysia and Thailand: elucidating geographical venom variation and insights into …

KY Tan, CH Tan, L Chanhome, NH Tan - PeerJ, 2017 - peerj.com
Background The monocled cobra (Naja kaouthia) is a medically important venomous snake
in Southeast Asia. Its venom has been shown to vary geographically in relation to venom …