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Structural biology of some snake venom protein families

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  • Corresponding author: NIU Li-wen, E-mail: lwniu@ustc.edu.cn
  • Received Date: 05 July 2008
  • Rev Recd Date: 10 August 2008
  • Publish Date: 31 August 2008
  • Following the clues from our groups characteristic investigations of five snake venom protein families, a short review was provided on some research conclusions, current opinions and latest advances from structural biology of snake venom protein families of serine proteases, metalloproteinase, CRISP, phospholipase A2 and neurotoxin as well. This review emphasized the importance of structural biology of snake venom glycoproteins, crystal structures at an ultrahigh resolution and the complex structure related to snake venom proteins in the field of snake venom proteins.
    Following the clues from our groups characteristic investigations of five snake venom protein families, a short review was provided on some research conclusions, current opinions and latest advances from structural biology of snake venom protein families of serine proteases, metalloproteinase, CRISP, phospholipase A2 and neurotoxin as well. This review emphasized the importance of structural biology of snake venom glycoproteins, crystal structures at an ultrahigh resolution and the complex structure related to snake venom proteins in the field of snake venom proteins.
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    Zhu X, Teng M, Niu L. Structure of acutolysin-C, a haemorrhagic toxin from the venom of Agkistrodon acutus, providing further evidence for the mechanism of the pH-dependent proteolytic reaction of zinc metalloproteinases[J]. Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr, 1999,55(Pt 11): 1 834-1 841.
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    Bode W, Gomis-Ruth F X, Stockler W. Astacins, serralysins, snake venom and matrix metalloproteinases exhibit identical zinc-binding environments (HEXXHXXGXXH and Met-turn) and topologies and should be grouped into a common family, the ‘metzincins’[J]. FEBS Lett, 1993,331(1-2): 134-140.
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