Snake Venom Metalloproteinases and Their Peptide Inhibitors from Myanmar Russell's Viper Venom

Yee, Khin Than, Pitts, Morgan, Tongyoo, Pumipat, Rojnuckarin, Ponlapat and Wilkinson, Mark C (2017) Snake Venom Metalloproteinases and Their Peptide Inhibitors from Myanmar Russell's Viper Venom. TOXINS, 9 (1). E15-.

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Abstract

Russell's viper bites are potentially fatal from severe bleeding, renal failure and capillary leakage. Snake venom metalloproteinases (SVMPs) are attributed to these effects. In addition to specific antivenom therapy, endogenous inhibitors from snakes are of interest in studies of new treatment modalities for neutralization of the effect of toxins. Two major snake venom metalloproteinases (SVMPs): RVV-X and Daborhagin were purified from Myanmar Russell's viper venom using a new purification strategy. Using the Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) approach to explore the Myanmar RV venom gland transcriptome, mRNAs of novel tripeptide SVMP inhibitors (SVMPIs) were discovered. Two novel endogenous tripeptides, pERW and pEKW were identified and isolated from the crude venom. Both purified SVMPs showed caseinolytic activity. Additionally, RVV-X displayed specific proteolytic activity towards gelatin and Daborhagin showed potent fibrinogenolytic activity. These activities were inhibited by metal chelators. Notably, the synthetic peptide inhibitors, pERW and pEKW, completely inhibit the gelatinolytic and fibrinogenolytic activities of respective SVMPs at 5 mM concentration. These complete inhibitory effects suggest that these tripeptides deserve further study for development of a therapeutic candidate for Russell's viper envenomation.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	snake venom metalloproteinases, snake venom metalloproteinase inhibitors, Russell's viper, viper venom
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	20 Jan 2017 08:23
Last Modified:	19 Jan 2023 07:20
DOI:	10.3390/toxins9010015
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3005236