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Snake Venom Metalloproteinases
This special issue belongs to the section “Animal Venoms“.
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This special edition of Toxins will cover recent developments in snake venom metalloproteinase structure, function and clinical implications. The special edition will include a historical retrospective of the discovery of SVMPs and early insights into their biochemical mechanisms and how they function in envenomation. The individual articles will review
- SVMP Structure
- Pathologies associated with SVMPs activities
- Mechanism of action; Evolution and orthologs
- SVMP processing and disintegrins
- Potential clinical applications of SVMP scaffolds
Prof. Dr. Jay Fox
Prof. Dr. José María Gutiérrez
Guest Editor
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