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ArticleComparative biochemistry and physiology. Toxicology & pharmacology : CBP2021

A symphony of destruction: Dynamic differential fibrinogenolytic toxicity by rattlesnake (Crotalus and Sistrurus) venoms.

Lorenzo Seneci, Christina N Zdenek, Lachlan A Bourke, Chip Cochran, Elda E Sánchez, Edgar Neri-Castro, Melisa Bénard-Valle, Alejandro Alagón, Nathaniel Frank, Bryan G Fry

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Article in Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Toxicology & pharmacology : CBP, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 6 institutions in 4 countries.

Lorenzo SeneciVenom Evolution Lab, School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia; Institute of Biology Leiden (IBL), Leiden University, 2333 BE Leiden, the Netherlands.
Christina N ZdenekVenom Evolution Lab, School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia.
Lachlan A BourkeVenom Evolution Lab, School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia.
Chip CochranDepartment of Earth and Biological Sciences, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA 92350, USA.
Elda E SánchezNational Natural Toxins Research Center (NNTRC), Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, MSC 224, 975 West Avenue B, Kingsville, TX 78363, USA.
Edgar Neri-CastroDepartamento de Medicina Molecular y Bioprocesos, Instituto de Biotecnologa, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Av. Universidad 2001, Cuernavaca, Morelos 62210, Mexico.
Melisa Bénard-ValleDepartamento de Medicina Molecular y Bioprocesos, Instituto de Biotecnologa, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Av. Universidad 2001, Cuernavaca, Morelos 62210, Mexico.
Alejandro AlagónDepartamento de Medicina Molecular y Bioprocesos, Instituto de Biotecnologa, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Av. Universidad 2001, Cuernavaca, Morelos 62210, Mexico.
Nathaniel FrankMToxins, 717 Oregon Street, Oshkosh, WI 54902, USA.
Bryan G FryVenom Evolution Lab, School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia. Electronic address: bgfry@uq.edu.au.
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México · MXUniversity of Queensland · AULeiden University · NLLoma Linda University · USOshkosh (United States) · USTexas A&M University – Kingsville · US

Funding

Viper Resource Grant at Texas A&M University-KingsvilleP40OD010960 · OD · TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY-KINGSVILLE · PI Elda E. Sanchez · 2012 to 2026
$9.2M
NIH HHS P40 OD010960
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

What factors influence the evolution of a heavily selected functional trait in a diverse clade? This study adopts rattlesnakes as a model group to investigate the evolutionary history of venom coagulotoxicity in the wider context of phylogenetics, natural history, and biology. Venom-induced clotting of human plasma and fibrinogen was determined and mapped onto the rattlesnake phylogenetic tree to reconstruct the evolution of coagulotoxicity across the group. Our results indicate that venom phenotype is often independent of phylogenetic relationships in rattlesnakes, suggesting the importance of diet and/or other environmental variables in driving venom evolution. Moreover, the striking inter- and intraspecific variability in venom activity on human blood highlights the considerable variability faced by physicians treating envenomation. This study is the most comprehensive effort to date to describe and characterize the evolutionary and biological aspects of coagulotoxins in rattlesnake venom. Further research at finer taxonomic levels is recommended to elucidate patterns of variation within species and lineages.

Indexed as

AnimalsBlood CoagulationCrotalid VenomsCrotalusEvolution, MolecularFibrinogenHumansSpecies SpecificityCrotalid VenomsFibrinogenBloodCoagulotoxicityEvolutionRattlesnakesSnakebiteVenom

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PMID33766656
PMCPMC8162888
OpenAlexW3137686121

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