Title
Diversity of astacin-like metalloproteases identified by transcriptomic analysis in Peruvian Loxosceles laeta spider venom and in vitro activity characterization
Date Issued
01 December 2019
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Medina-Santos R.
Guerra-Duarte C.
de Almeida Lima S.
Costal-Oliveira F.
Alves de Aquino P.
Oliveira do Carmo A.
Ferreyra C.
Gonzalez-Kozlova E.
Kalapothakis E.
Biochemistry and Immunology Department
Publisher(s)
Elsevier B.V.
Abstract
Loxosceles spiders are found in almost all countries of South America. In Peru, Loxosceles laeta species is the main responsible for the accidents caused by poisonous animals, being known as “killer spiders”, due to the large number of fatal accidents observed. Astacin-like metalloproteases, named LALPs (Loxosceles astacin-like metalloproteases) are highly expressed in Loxosceles spiders venom gland. These proteases may be involved in hemorrhage and venom spreading, being relevant to the envenoming proccess. Thus, the aim of this work was to analyze Peruvian L. laeta venom gland transcripts using bioinformatics tools, focusing on LALPs. A cDNA library from Peruvian L. laeta venom glands was constructed and sequenced by MiSeq (Illumina) sequencer. After assembly, the resulting sequences were annotated, seeking out for similarity with previously described LALPs. Nine possible LALPs isoforms from Peruvian L. laeta venom were identified and the results were validated by in silico and in vitro experiments. This study contributes to a better understanding of the molecular diversity of Loxosceles venom and provide insights about the action of LALPs.
Start page
81
End page
92
Volume
167
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Toxicología
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85072520566
PubMed ID
Source
Biochimie
ISSN of the container
03009084
Sponsor(s)
Funding text
This research was supported by the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico, Brazil ( CNPq ) (no 17/2013 , process: 490269/2013-3 ), Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior, Brazil - CAPES ( TOXINOLOGIA no 23038000825/2011–63 ) and by Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais, Brazil ( FAPEMIG ) (no PPM: 00270-16 ).
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