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Exploring the Diversity and Function of Serine Proteases in Toxicofera Reptile Venoms: A Comprehensive Overview.

Julia F D Vidal, Matheus F Schwartz, Aisel V Garay, Napoleão F Valadares, Renata V Bueno, Ana Carolina L Monteiro, Sônia Maria de Freitas, João Alexandre R G Barbosa

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In one paragraph

Review in Toxins, 2024. 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
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Unraveling the Glycosylation Machinery ofInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2026
    Article
  2. Article
  3. Venomics across theJournal of proteome research · 2026
    Article
  4. Veterinary sciences · 2026
    Article
  5. Article
  6. Tissue-Specific Gene Expression of Digestive Tract Glands inAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025
    Article
  7. Review
  8. Review
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Julia F D VidalLaboratory of Molecular Biophysics, Department of Cell Biology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Darcy Ribeiro Campus, University of Brasília, Asa Norte, Brasilia 70910-900, DF, Brazil.
Matheus F SchwartzLaboratory of Molecular Biophysics, Department of Cell Biology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Darcy Ribeiro Campus, University of Brasília, Asa Norte, Brasilia 70910-900, DF, Brazil.
Aisel V GarayLaboratory of Molecular Biophysics, Department of Cell Biology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Darcy Ribeiro Campus, University of Brasília, Asa Norte, Brasilia 70910-900, DF, Brazil.
Napoleão F ValadaresLaboratory of Molecular Biophysics, Department of Cell Biology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Darcy Ribeiro Campus, University of Brasília, Asa Norte, Brasilia 70910-900, DF, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-6251-7342
Renata V BuenoLaboratory of Molecular Biophysics, Department of Cell Biology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Darcy Ribeiro Campus, University of Brasília, Asa Norte, Brasilia 70910-900, DF, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-9802-331X
Ana Carolina L MonteiroLaboratory of Molecular Biophysics, Department of Cell Biology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Darcy Ribeiro Campus, University of Brasília, Asa Norte, Brasilia 70910-900, DF, Brazil.
Sônia Maria de FreitasLaboratory of Molecular Biophysics, Department of Cell Biology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Darcy Ribeiro Campus, University of Brasília, Asa Norte, Brasilia 70910-900, DF, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-7562-4980
João Alexandre R G BarbosaLaboratory of Molecular Biophysics, Department of Cell Biology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Darcy Ribeiro Campus, University of Brasília, Asa Norte, Brasilia 70910-900, DF, Brazil.

Funding

Fundação de Apoio à Pesquisa do Distrito Federal FAPDF 193.001.760/2017
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Toxicofera reptile venoms are composed of several toxins, including serine proteases. These proteases are glycosylated enzymes that affect the prey's hemostatic system. Their actions extend across the coagulation cascade, the kallikrein-kinin system, and platelet activation. Despite their specificity for different substrates, these enzymes are homologous across all toxicoferans and display high sequence similarity. The aim of this review is to compile decades of knowledge about venom serine proteases, showing the diversity of biochemically and biophysically characterized enzymes, their structural characteristics, advances in understanding their origin and evolution, as well as methods of obtaining enzymes and their biotechnological applications.

Indexed as

Serine ProteasesAnimalsHumansReptilesSerine Proteasescoagulation cascadehemostasis-affecting toxinskallikrein–kinin systemplatelet activationsnake venom serine proteaseToxicofera venom evolutionvenom toxin

Identifiers

PMID39453204
PMCPMC11511063

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