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Complement inactivating proteins and intraspecies venom variation in Crotalus oreganus helleri.

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Jurado, JD; Rael, ED; Lieb, CS; Nakayasu, E; Hayes, WK; Bush, SP; Ross, JA
Published in: Toxicon
March 1, 2007

Complement inactivating properties were detected in venom from the southern California distribution of Crotalus oreganus helleri (Southern Pacific Rattlesnake). This activity showed strong geographic bias to the San Bernardino Mountain range, and venom from this area reacted strongly with Fraction 5 antiserum (AF5). However, venoms from the San Jacinto Mountain range, which have been previously shown to contain Mojave toxin, did not inhibit complement and did not react with AF5. AF5 has been previously shown to recognize a protease in C. scutulatus venom that inactivates complement, but the identity of this protein has remained unknown. Using a functional venomic approach, utilizing two-dimensional gel electrophoresis coupled with liquid chromatography and tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS), we have identified catrocollastatin and hemorrhagic toxin II (HT-2) as the primary proteins recognized by AF5. The information we present within this manuscript further illustrates the now well-known reality of intraspecies venom variation and the challenges faced in providing comprehensive polyvalent antivenoms.

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Toxicon

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0041-0101

Publication Date

March 1, 2007

Volume

49

Issue

3

Start / End Page

339 / 350

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Toxicology
  • Tandem Mass Spectrometry
  • Species Specificity
  • Metalloendopeptidases
  • Male
  • Geography
  • Female
  • Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional
  • Crotalus
  • Crotalid Venoms
 

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Jurado, J. D., Rael, E. D., Lieb, C. S., Nakayasu, E., Hayes, W. K., Bush, S. P., & Ross, J. A. (2007). Complement inactivating proteins and intraspecies venom variation in Crotalus oreganus helleri. Toxicon, 49(3), 339–350. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.toxicon.2006.10.004
Jurado, Jennifer D., Eppie D. Rael, Carl S. Lieb, Ernesto Nakayasu, William K. Hayes, Sean P. Bush, and Jeremy A. Ross. “Complement inactivating proteins and intraspecies venom variation in Crotalus oreganus helleri.Toxicon 49, no. 3 (March 1, 2007): 339–50. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.toxicon.2006.10.004.
Jurado JD, Rael ED, Lieb CS, Nakayasu E, Hayes WK, Bush SP, et al. Complement inactivating proteins and intraspecies venom variation in Crotalus oreganus helleri. Toxicon. 2007 Mar 1;49(3):339–50.
Jurado, Jennifer D., et al. “Complement inactivating proteins and intraspecies venom variation in Crotalus oreganus helleri.Toxicon, vol. 49, no. 3, Mar. 2007, pp. 339–50. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.toxicon.2006.10.004.
Jurado JD, Rael ED, Lieb CS, Nakayasu E, Hayes WK, Bush SP, Ross JA. Complement inactivating proteins and intraspecies venom variation in Crotalus oreganus helleri. Toxicon. 2007 Mar 1;49(3):339–350.
Journal cover image

Published In

Toxicon

DOI

ISSN

0041-0101

Publication Date

March 1, 2007

Volume

49

Issue

3

Start / End Page

339 / 350

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Toxicology
  • Tandem Mass Spectrometry
  • Species Specificity
  • Metalloendopeptidases
  • Male
  • Geography
  • Female
  • Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional
  • Crotalus
  • Crotalid Venoms