Background The rapid development of sequencing technologies resulted in a wide
expansion of genomics studies using venomous lineages. This facilitated research focusing …

Snake venoms are primarily composed of proteins and peptides, which selectively interact
with specific molecular targets, disrupting prey homeostasis. Identifying toxins and the …

Snake venoms have evolved in several families of Caenophidae, and their toxins have been
assumed to be biochemical weapons with a role as a trophic adaptation. However, it …

Kunitz-type peptide expression has been described in the venom of snakes of the Viperidae,
Elapidae and Colubridae families. This work aimed to identify these peptides in the venom …

Oral and other cephalic glands have been surveyed by several studies with distinct
purposes. Despite the wide diversity and medical relevance of the New World coral snakes …

Although non-front fanged snakes account for almost two-thirds of snake diversity, most
studies on venom composition and evolution focus exclusively on front-fanged species …

A chief goal in evolutionary biology is to understand how ecological factors and genetic
processes influence the evolution of traits. However, a complicating factor is that traits are …

Abstract Rhomb-I, a 23-kDa metalloproteinase was isolated from L. m. rhombeata venom. Its
dimethylcasein proteolysis was abolished by metal chelators, and slightly enhanced by Ca …

Kunitz-type peptide expression has been described in the venom of snakes of the Viperidae,
Elapidae and Colubridae families. This work aimed to identify these peptides in the venom …

Bothrocophias (víboras cabeza de sapo) es un género sudamericano de serpientes que
pertenece a la familia Viperidae. Mientras que la composición y la función del veneno han …