Advances in the last decade combining transcriptomics with established proteomics
methods have made possible rapid identification and quantification of protein families in …

Snake venom metalloproteinases (SVMPs) represent a diverse group of multi-domain
proteins with several biological activities such as the ability to induce hemorrhage …

Recent proteomic analyses of snake venoms show that metalloproteinases represent major
components in most of the Crotalid and Viperid venoms. In this chapter we discuss the …

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 …

This article covers the application of proteomic tools ('venomics','antivenomics' and 'venom
phenoty**') to study the composition and natural history of snake venoms, and the cross …

The direct estimate of 46,000 snakebite deaths in India in 2005 (1 for every 2 HIV/AIDS
deaths), based on verbal autopsies, renders unrealistic the total of only 47,000 snakebite …

Non-enzymatic proteins from snake venoms play important roles in the immobilization of
prey, and include some large and well-recognized families of toxins. The study of such …

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 venom proteomes of Micrurus altirostris and M. corallinus were analyzed by combining
snake venomics and venom gland transcriptomic surveys. In both coral snake species, 3FTx …

Venom proteins evolve rapidly, and as a trophic adaptation are excellent models for
predator–prey evolutionary studies. The key to a deeper understanding of venom evolution …