Unveiling Novel Kunitz- and Waprin-Type Toxins in the <i>Micrurus mipartitus</i> Coral Snake Venom Gland: An In Silico Transcriptome Analysis.

ABSTRACT: Kunitz-type peptide expression has been described in the venom of snakes of the Viperidae, Elapidae and Colubridae families. This work aimed to identify these peptides in the venom gland transcriptome of the coral snake Micrurus mipartitus. Transcriptomic analysis revealed a high diversity of venom-associated Kunitz serine protease inhibitor proteins (KSPIs). A total of eight copies of KSPIs were predicted and grouped into four distinctive types, including short KSPI, long KSPI, Kunitz-Waprin (Ku-WAP) proteins, and a multi-domain Kunitz-type protein. From these, one short KSPI showed high identity with Micrurus tener and Austrelaps superbus. The long KSPI group exhibited similarity within the Micrurus genus and showed homology with various elapid snakes and even

SUBMITTER: Saldarriaga-Cordoba M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11126030 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature