Deadly proteomes: a practical guide to proteotranscriptomics of animal venoms
Animal venoms are renowned for their toxicity, biochemical complexity, and as a source of
compounds with potential applications in medicine, agriculture, and industry. Polypeptides …
compounds with potential applications in medicine, agriculture, and industry. Polypeptides …
[HTML][HTML] Addressing the global snakebite crisis with geo-spatial analyses–Recent advances and future direction
Venomous snakebite is a neglected tropical disease that annually leads to hundreds of
thousands of deaths or long-term physical and mental ailments across the develo** world …
thousands of deaths or long-term physical and mental ailments across the develo** world …
[HTML][HTML] Beyond the 'big four': Venom profiling of the medically important yet neglected Indian snakes reveals disturbing antivenom deficiencies
RRS Laxme, S Khochare, HF de Souza… - PLoS neglected …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background Snakebite in India causes the highest annual rates of death (46,000) and
disability (140,000) than any other country. Antivenom is the mainstay treatment of …
disability (140,000) than any other country. Antivenom is the mainstay treatment of …
Phylogenetically diverse diets favor more complex venoms in North American pitvipers
The role of natural selection in the evolution of trait complexity can be characterized by
testing hypothesized links between complex forms and their functions across species …
testing hypothesized links between complex forms and their functions across species …
Coevolution of snake venom toxic activities and diet: Evidence that ecological generalism favours toxicological diversity
EL Davies, K Arbuckle - Toxins, 2019 - mdpi.com
Snake venom evolution is typically considered to be predominantly driven by diet-related
selection pressures. Most evidence for this is based on lethality to prey and non-prey …
selection pressures. Most evidence for this is based on lethality to prey and non-prey …
Snake venom in context: neglected clades and concepts
Despite the fact that venom is an intrinsically ecological trait, the ecological perspective has
been widely neglected in toxinological research. This neglect has hindered our …
been widely neglected in toxinological research. This neglect has hindered our …
[HTML][HTML] Promoting co-existence between humans and venomous snakes through increasing the herpetological knowledge base
Snakebite incidence at least partly depends on the biology of the snakes involved. However,
studies of snake biology have been largely neglected in favour of anthropic factors, with the …
studies of snake biology have been largely neglected in favour of anthropic factors, with the …
Diet breadth mediates the prey specificity of venom potency in snakes
Venoms are best known for their ability to incapacitate prey. In predatory groups, venom
potency is predicted to reflect ecological and evolutionary drivers relating to diet. While …
potency is predicted to reflect ecological and evolutionary drivers relating to diet. While …
[HTML][HTML] Mutual enlightenment: A toolbox of concepts and methods for integrating evolutionary and clinical toxinology via snake venomics and the contextual stance
Snakebite envenoming is a neglected tropical disease that may claim over 100,000 human
lives annually worldwide. Snakebite occurs as the result of an interaction between a human …
lives annually worldwide. Snakebite occurs as the result of an interaction between a human …
[HTML][HTML] Genomic, transcriptomic, and epigenomic analysis of a medicinal snake, Bungarus multicinctus, to provides insights into the origin of Elapidae neurotoxins
J Xu, S Guo, X Yin, M Li, H Su, X Liao, Q Li, L Le… - … Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2023 - Elsevier
The many-banded krait, Bungarus multicinctus, has been recorded as the animal resource
of **QianBaiHuaShe in the Chinese Pharmacopoeia. Characterization of its venoms …
of **QianBaiHuaShe in the Chinese Pharmacopoeia. Characterization of its venoms …