From genome to "venome": Molecular origin and evolution of the snake venom proteome inferred from phylogenetic analysis of toxin sequences and related body proteins

Genome Research

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 403-420

  Fry, Bryan G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b WELLCOME TRUST SANGER INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ADAM PROTEIN; AMINE OXIDASE (FLAVIN CONTAINING); BETA DEFENSIN; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 10; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 5; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; CYSTATIN; DISINTEGRIN; ENDOTHELIN; ISOPROTEIN; KALLIKREIN; LECTIN; METALLOPROTEINASE; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR BETA SUBUNIT; PHOSPHOLIPASE A2; PROTEIN CRISP; PROTEIN LYNX; PROTEIN SLUR; PROTEOME; RYANODINE; SERINE PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; SNAKE VENOM; SPROUTY PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASCULOTROPIN; WAGLERIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; PROTEOMICS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SNAKE; TOXIN ANALYSIS; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

LYNX; REPTILIA; SERPENTES; TROPIDOLAEMUS WAGLERI; VIPER;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; PHYLOGENY; PROTEOME; SNAKE VENOMS; SNAKES; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 15544369378     PISSN: 10889051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gr.3228405     Document Type: Article

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