Proteomic analysis of Bothrops pirajai snake venom and characterization of BpirMP, a new P-I metalloproteinase

Journal of Proteomics

Volumn 80, Issue , 2013, Pages 250-267

  Bernardes, Carolina P ^a   Menaldo, Danilo L ^a   Camacho, Erika ^b   Rosa, José C ^a   Escalante, Teresa ^b   Rucavado, Alexandra ^b   Lomonte, Bruno ^b   Gutiérrez, José M ^b   Sampaio, Suely V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Basement membrane; Bothrops pirajai; Metalloproteinase; Proteome; Snake venom

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID OXIDASE; AZOCASEIN; BPIRMP PROTEIN; CASEIN; DISINTEGRIN; FIBRIN; FIBRINOGEN; LECTIN; METALLOPROTEINASE; PHOSPHOLIPASE A2; SERINE PROTEINASE; SNAKE VENOM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; BOTHROPS; BOTHROPS PIRAJAI; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRACTIONATION; HYDROLYSIS; IN GEL TRYPTIC DIGESTION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MATRIX ASSISTED LASER DESORPTION IONIZATION TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PH; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEOMICS; REVERSED PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BOTHROPS; CROTALID VENOMS; FIBRINOGEN; FIBRINOLYSIS; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; METALLOPROTEASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PHOSPHOLIPASES A2; PROTEOMICS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; VIPER VENOMS;

EID: 84874562238     PISSN: 18743919     EISSN: 18767737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2013.01.021     Document Type: Article

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