Snake Venomics of the Arboreal Talamancan Palm-Pitviper, Bothriechis nubestris, Provides Clues on the Origin of a Phenotypic Dichotomy between Type-I and Type-II Venoms.

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We report the biochemical and proteomic characterization of the venom of the arboreal Talamancan palm-pitviper, Bothriechis nubestris, a species endemic to north and central parts of the Costa Rican Cordillera de Talamanca, at 2100 to 3000 m above sea level. The Talamancan palm-pitviper venom arsenal comprised the translated products of 26 unique transcripts into 10 toxin classes, where metalloproteinases PIIa...

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