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Interisland variegation of venom [Lys(49)]phospholipase A2 isozyme genes in Protobothrops genus snakes in the southwestern islands of Japan.
Toxicon : official journal of the International Society on Toxinology - 1 Dec 2015
Yamaguchi Kazuaki, Chijiwa Takahito, Yamamura Takeshi, Ikeda Naoki, Yatsui Takayo, Hayama Setsuko, Hattori Shosaku, Oda-Ueda Naoko, Ohno Motonori
Abstract excerpt
Protobothrops tokarensis (Pt), a Crotalinae snake, inhabits only Takarajima and Kodakarajima islands of the Tokara Islands located in the immediate north of Amami-Oshima island of Japan. Kodakarajima P. tokarensis venom gland cDNA library gave four types of phospholipase A2 (PLA2) cDNAs encoding neutral [Asp(49)]PLA2, basic [Asp(49)]PLA2, highly basic [Asp(49)]PLA2, and [Lys(49)]PLA2. As the amino acid sequences...
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