Fast venomic analysis of Crotalus durissus terrificus from northeastern Argentina

The complete knowledge of the toxins that make up venoms is the base for the treatment of snake accidents victims and the selection of specimens for the preparation of venom pools for antivenom production. In this work, we used a fast and direct venomics approach to identify the toxin families in th...

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Main Authors: Luciano S. Fusco, Emidio B. Neto, Aleff F. Francisco, Jorge Alfonso, Andreimar Soares, Daniel C. Pimenta, Laura C. Leiva
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-09-01
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590171020300254
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author Luciano S. Fusco
Emidio B. Neto
Aleff F. Francisco
Jorge Alfonso
Andreimar Soares
Daniel C. Pimenta
Laura C. Leiva
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Emidio B. Neto
Aleff F. Francisco
Jorge Alfonso
Andreimar Soares
Daniel C. Pimenta
Laura C. Leiva
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description The complete knowledge of the toxins that make up venoms is the base for the treatment of snake accidents victims and the selection of specimens for the preparation of venom pools for antivenom production. In this work, we used a fast and direct venomics approach to identify the toxin families in the C.d. terrificus venom, a Southern American Neotropical rattlesnake. The RP-HPLC separation profile of pooled venom from adult specimens followed by mass spectrometry analysis revealed that C.d. terrificus’ venom proteome is composed of 12 protein families, which are unevenly distributed in the venom, e.g., there are few major proteins in the venom's composition phospholipase A2, serine proteinase, crotamine and L-amino acid oxidase. At the same time, the proteome analysis revealed a small set of proteins with low quantity (less than 1.5%), both enzymes (metaloprotease, phospholipase B and 5′-nucleotidase) and proteins (Bradykinin potentiating and C-type natriuretic peptides, C-type lectin convulxin and nerve growth factor). To sum up, this research is the first venomic report of C.d.terrificus venom from Argentina. This proved to be crotamine positive venom that has a lower metalloprotease content than C.d. terrificus venoms from other regions. This information could be used in the discovery of future pharmacological agents or targets in antivenom therapy.
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spelling doaj.art-1d5578b738114b819280e6b9d77934692022-12-21T23:10:01ZengElsevierToxicon: X2590-17102020-09-017100047Fast venomic analysis of Crotalus durissus terrificus from northeastern ArgentinaLuciano S. Fusco0Emidio B. Neto1Aleff F. Francisco2Jorge Alfonso3Andreimar Soares4Daniel C. Pimenta5Laura C. Leiva6Laboratorio de Investigación en Proteínas (LabInPro), Instituto de Química Básica y aplicada del Nordeste Argentino (IQUIBA-NEA, CONICET), Universidad Nacional del Nordeste (UNNE), Corrientes, Argentina; Corresponding author.Laboratorio de Bioquímica y Biofísica, Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, SP, BrazilDepartamento de Física e Biofísica, Instituto de Biociências, São Paulo State University, UNESP, Botucatu, SP, BrazilCentro de Estudos de Biomoléculas Aplicadas à Saúde (CEBio), Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ), Fiocruz Rondônia, Porto Velho-RO e Universidade Federal de Rondônia (UNIR), Porto Velho, RO, Brazil; Centro Para el Desarrollo de la Investigación Científica (CEDIC), Asunción, ParaguayCentro de Estudos de Biomoléculas Aplicadas à Saúde (CEBio), Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ), Fiocruz Rondônia, Porto Velho-RO e Universidade Federal de Rondônia (UNIR), Porto Velho, RO, Brazil; Centro Universitário São Lucas (UniSL), Porto Velho, RO, BrazilLaboratorio de Bioquímica y Biofísica, Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, SP, BrazilLaboratorio de Investigación en Proteínas (LabInPro), Instituto de Química Básica y aplicada del Nordeste Argentino (IQUIBA-NEA, CONICET), Universidad Nacional del Nordeste (UNNE), Corrientes, Argentina; Corresponding author.The complete knowledge of the toxins that make up venoms is the base for the treatment of snake accidents victims and the selection of specimens for the preparation of venom pools for antivenom production. In this work, we used a fast and direct venomics approach to identify the toxin families in the C.d. terrificus venom, a Southern American Neotropical rattlesnake. The RP-HPLC separation profile of pooled venom from adult specimens followed by mass spectrometry analysis revealed that C.d. terrificus’ venom proteome is composed of 12 protein families, which are unevenly distributed in the venom, e.g., there are few major proteins in the venom's composition phospholipase A2, serine proteinase, crotamine and L-amino acid oxidase. At the same time, the proteome analysis revealed a small set of proteins with low quantity (less than 1.5%), both enzymes (metaloprotease, phospholipase B and 5′-nucleotidase) and proteins (Bradykinin potentiating and C-type natriuretic peptides, C-type lectin convulxin and nerve growth factor). To sum up, this research is the first venomic report of C.d.terrificus venom from Argentina. This proved to be crotamine positive venom that has a lower metalloprotease content than C.d. terrificus venoms from other regions. This information could be used in the discovery of future pharmacological agents or targets in antivenom therapy.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590171020300254
spellingShingle Luciano S. Fusco
Emidio B. Neto
Aleff F. Francisco
Jorge Alfonso
Andreimar Soares
Daniel C. Pimenta
Laura C. Leiva
Fast venomic analysis of Crotalus durissus terrificus from northeastern Argentina
Toxicon: X
title Fast venomic analysis of Crotalus durissus terrificus from northeastern Argentina
title_full Fast venomic analysis of Crotalus durissus terrificus from northeastern Argentina
title_fullStr Fast venomic analysis of Crotalus durissus terrificus from northeastern Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Fast venomic analysis of Crotalus durissus terrificus from northeastern Argentina
title_short Fast venomic analysis of Crotalus durissus terrificus from northeastern Argentina
title_sort fast venomic analysis of crotalus durissus terrificus from northeastern argentina
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590171020300254
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