Three-Fingered RAVERs: Rapid Accumulation of Variations in Exposed Residues of Snake Venom Toxins

Three-Fingered RAVERs: Rapid Accumulation of Variations in Exposed Residues of Snake Venom Toxins

Three-finger toxins (3FTx) represent one of the most abundantly secreted and potently toxic components of colubrid (Colubridae), elapid (Elapidae) and psammophid (Psammophiinae subfamily of the Lamprophidae) snake venom arsenal. Despite their conserved structural similarity, they perform a diversity...

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Main Authors: Kartik Sunagar, Timothy N. W. Jackson, Eivind A. B. Undheim, Syed. A. Ali, Agostinho Antunes, Bryan G. Fry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-11-01
Series:Toxins
Subjects:
positive selection
venom evolution
three-finger toxins
RAVER
focal mutagenesis
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/5/11/2172

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