
pmid: 34851989
pmc: PMC8635378
The venomic profile of Asian mountain pit viper Ovophis monticola is clarified in the present study. Using mass spectrometry-based proteomics, 247 different proteins were identified in crude venom of O. monticola found in Thailand. The most abundant proteins were snake venom metalloproteases (SVMP) (36.8%), snake venom serine proteases (SVSP) (31.1%), and phospholipases A2 (PLA2) (12.1%). Less abundant proteins included L-amino acid oxidase (LAAO) (5.7%), venom nerve growth factor (3.6%), nucleic acid degrading enzymes (3.2%), C-type lectins (CTL) (1.6%), cysteine-rich secretory proteins (CRISP) (1.2%) and disintegrin (1.2%). The immunoreactivity of this viper’s venom to a monovalent antivenom against green pit viper Trimeresurus albolabris, or to a polyvalent antivenom against hemotoxic venom was investigated by indirect ELISA and two-dimensional (2D) immunoblotting. Polyvalent antivenom showed substantially greater reactivity levels than monovalent antivenom. A titer for the monovalent antivenom was over 1:1.28x107 dilution while that of polyvalent antivenom was 1:5.12x107. Of a total of 89 spots comprising 173 proteins, 40 spots of predominantly SVMP, SVSP and PLA2 were specific antigens for antivenoms. The 49 unrecognized spots containing 72 proteins were characterized as non-reactive proteins, and included certain types of CTLs and CRISPs. These neglected venom constituents could limit the effectiveness of antivenom-based therapy currently available for victims of pit viper envenomation.
Proteomics, Snake venom, Proteome, Science, Disintegrins, Viper Venoms, Snake Venom Evolution and Toxinology, L-Amino Acid Oxidase, Biochemistry, Mass Spectrometry, Rabies Virus Transmission and Control, Antivenom, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Virology, Nerve Growth Factor, Health Sciences, Genetics, Viperidae, Animals, Trimeresurus, Lectins, C-Type, Biology, Metalloproteinase, Envenomation, Immunology and Microbiology, Pharmacology, Q, Disintegrin, R, Life Sciences, Thailand, Venom, VIPeR, Phospholipases A2, Chemistry, Therapeutic Applications of Bee Venom Therapy, Enzyme, FOS: Biological sciences, Metalloproteases, Medicine, Serine Proteases, Bee Venom, Research Article
Proteomics, Snake venom, Proteome, Science, Disintegrins, Viper Venoms, Snake Venom Evolution and Toxinology, L-Amino Acid Oxidase, Biochemistry, Mass Spectrometry, Rabies Virus Transmission and Control, Antivenom, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Virology, Nerve Growth Factor, Health Sciences, Genetics, Viperidae, Animals, Trimeresurus, Lectins, C-Type, Biology, Metalloproteinase, Envenomation, Immunology and Microbiology, Pharmacology, Q, Disintegrin, R, Life Sciences, Thailand, Venom, VIPeR, Phospholipases A2, Chemistry, Therapeutic Applications of Bee Venom Therapy, Enzyme, FOS: Biological sciences, Metalloproteases, Medicine, Serine Proteases, Bee Venom, Research Article
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