The Venom Composition of the Snake Tribe Philodryadini: ‘Omic’ Techniques Reveal Intergeneric Variability among South American Racers
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Philodryadini Duvernoy’s Venom Gland Transcriptome and Venom Composition
2.2. Functional Analysis of Philodryadini Venoms
3. Discussion
4. Conclusions
5. Materials and Methods
5.1. Snakes and Venoms
5.2. Electrophoresis in Polyacrylamide Gel in the Presence of SDS (SDS-PAGE)
5.3. Transcriptomic Analysis
5.3.1. Transcriptome Assembly
5.3.2. Toxins Annotation
5.4. Analyses of Venoms by Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)
5.5. Functional Analysis of Venoms
5.5.1. Enzymatic Assays on Synthetic Substrates
5.5.2. Gelatinolytic Assay on SDS-PAGE Gel
5.5.3. Gelatinolytic Assay against 1,10-Phenanthroline and PMSF Inhibitors
5.6. Identification of Gel Interest Bands by Mass Spectrometry (Q-TOF-LC-MS)
5.7. Statistical Analyses
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Philodryadini Database | |||||
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Species | Band | −10lgP | Coverage | Peptides | Identification |
C. laticeps | 1 | 404.70 | 49 | 56 | seMMP9-SB0512_CLATSeMMP007 |
C. viridissimum | 2 | 438.68 | 45 | 70 | seMMP9-SB0559_CVIRSeMMP011 |
C. viridissimum | 3 | 496.05 | 55 | 94 | seMMP9-SB0559_CVIRSeMMP018 |
P. patagoniensis | 4 | 442.28 | 51 | 57 | seMMP9-SB0235_PPATSeMMP001 |
P. nattereri | 5 | 302.95 | 30 | 22 | seMMP9-SB0307_PNATSeMMP001 |
P. olfersii | 6 | 289.52 | 28 | 18 | seMMP9-SB0559_CVIRSeMMP011 |
P. olfersii | 7 | 293.78 | 43 | 13 | SVSP-SB0001_POLFSVSP002 |
Species | Number Biota Project | Sex | Reproductive Status | Sample Origin | SVL (mm) | Use |
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Philodryas olfersii | SB0001 | F | adult | Pirenópolis/GO | 728 | T |
SB0026 | M | adult | Porto Alegre/RS | 565 | P | |
SB0130 | M | adult | Rio Grande do Sul | 774 | P | |
SB0131 | F | adult | Rio Grande do Sul | 782 | P | |
SB0132 | Nd | juvenile | Aquidauana/MS | 352 | T/P | |
SB0370 | M | adult | Alegrete/RS | 750 | P | |
Philodryas patagoniensis | SB0136 | M | adult | Rio Grande do Sul | 882 | P |
SB0235 | M | adult | Rosário do Sul/RS | 525 | T/P | |
SB0255 | F | juvenile | Bom Jardim da Serra/SC | 426 | P | |
Philodryas nattereri | SB0307 | F | juvenile | Nd | 468 | T |
SB0707 | F | adult | Jaíba/MG | 1095 | P | |
SB1027 | F | adult | Araguari/MG | 1155 | P | |
SB1028 | F | adult | Araguari/MG | 1190 | P | |
Philodryas agassizii | SB0183 | M | adult | Painel/SC | 265 | T/P |
Philodryas mattogrossensis | SB1881 | F | adult | Nova Ponte/MG | 930 | T |
Chlorosoma lacticeps | SB0512 | M | adult | Sooretama/ES | 844 | T/P |
Chlorosoma viridissimum | SB0559 | M | adult | Sena Madureira/AC | 808 | T/P |
Xenoxybelis argenteus | SB1590 | F | adult | Mâncio Lima/AC | 584 | T |
SB1934 | F | adult | Cruzeiro do Sul/AC | 797 | P |
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Tioyama, E.C.; Bayona-Serrano, J.D.; Portes-Junior, J.A.; Nachtigall, P.G.; de Souza, V.C.; Beraldo-Neto, E.; Grazziotin, F.G.; Junqueira-de-Azevedo, I.L.M.; Moura-da-Silva, A.M.; Freitas-de-Sousa, L.A. The Venom Composition of the Snake Tribe Philodryadini: ‘Omic’ Techniques Reveal Intergeneric Variability among South American Racers. Toxins 2023, 15, 415. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins15070415
Tioyama EC, Bayona-Serrano JD, Portes-Junior JA, Nachtigall PG, de Souza VC, Beraldo-Neto E, Grazziotin FG, Junqueira-de-Azevedo ILM, Moura-da-Silva AM, Freitas-de-Sousa LA. The Venom Composition of the Snake Tribe Philodryadini: ‘Omic’ Techniques Reveal Intergeneric Variability among South American Racers. Toxins. 2023; 15(7):415. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins15070415
Chicago/Turabian StyleTioyama, Emilly Campos, Juan David Bayona-Serrano, José A. Portes-Junior, Pedro Gabriel Nachtigall, Vinicius Carius de Souza, Emidio Beraldo-Neto, Felipe Gobbi Grazziotin, Inácio L. M. Junqueira-de-Azevedo, Ana Maria Moura-da-Silva, and Luciana Aparecida Freitas-de-Sousa. 2023. "The Venom Composition of the Snake Tribe Philodryadini: ‘Omic’ Techniques Reveal Intergeneric Variability among South American Racers" Toxins 15, no. 7: 415. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins15070415