Unraveling snake venom complexity with 'omics' approaches: Challenges and perspectives
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2014-09-01
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Zelanis, Andre 
Tashima, Alexandre Keiji
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The study of snake venom proteomes (venomics) has been experiencing a burst of reports, however the comprehensive knowledge of the dynamic range of proteins present within a single venom, the set of post-translational modifications (PTMs) as well as the lack of a comprehensive database related to venom proteins are among the main challenges in venomics research. the phenotypic plasticity in snake venom proteomes together with their inherent toxin proteoform diversity, points out to the use of integrative analysis in order to better understand their actual complexity. in this regard, such a systems venomics task should encompass the integration of data from transcriptomic and proteomic studies (specially the venom gland proteome), the identification of biological PTMs, and the estimation of artifactual proteomes and peptidomes generated by sample handling procedures. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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Toxicon. Oxford: Pergamon-Elsevier B.V., v. 87, n. 1, p. 131-134, 2014.