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Evidence for heterogeneous forms of the snake venom metalloproteinase jararhagin: a factor contributing to snake venom variability.
Archives of biochemistry and biophysics - 15 Jan 2003
Moura-da-Silva A M, Della-Casa M S, David A S, Assakura M T, Butera D, Lebrun I, Shannon J D, Serrano S M T, Fox J W
Abstract excerpt
The reprolysin subfamily of metalloproteinases includes snake venom metalloproteinases (SVMP) and mammalian disintegrin/metalloproteinase. These proteins are synthesized as zymogens and undergo proteolytic processing resulting in a variety of multifunctional proteins. Jararhagin is a P-III SVMP isolated from the venom of Bothrops jararaca. In crude venom, two forms of jararhagin are typically found, full-length...
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