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Gene expression analysis by ESTs sequencing of the Brazilian frog Phyllomedusa nordestina skin glands by Neiva, M., Vargas, D.C., Conceição, K., Rádis-Baptista, G., Assakura, M.T., Jared, C., Hayashi, M.A.F.

“…The subfamily Phyllomedusinae has attracted a great interest of many researchers mainly due to the high diversity of these frog species and plethora of…”
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Evidence for heterogeneous forms of the snake venom metalloproteinase jararhagin: a factor contributing to snake venom variability by Moura-da-Silva, A.M, Della-Casa, M.S, David, A.S, Assakura, M.T, Butera, D, Lebrun, I, Shannon, J.D, Serrano, S.M.T, Fox, J.W

“…The reprolysin subfamily of metalloproteinases includes snake venom metalloproteinases (SVMP) and mammalian disintegrin/metalloproteinase. These proteins are…”
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Molecular cloning, functional expression, and molecular modeling of bothrostatin, a new highly active disintegrin from Bothrops jararaca venom by Fernandez, Jorge H., Silva, Carlos A., Assakura, Marina T., Camargo, Antonio C.M., Serrano, Solange M.T.

“…Disintegrins are among the most potent antagonists of several integrins. A cDNA encoding a novel disintegrin, bothrostatin, was cloned from a Bothrops jararaca…”
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Characterization of a myotoxin from the Duvernoy's gland secretion of the xenodontine colubrid Philodryas olfersii (green snake): Effects on striated muscle and the neuromuscular junction by Prado-Franceschi, J., Hyslop, S., Cogo, J.C., Andrade, A.L., Assakura, M.T., Reichl, A.P., Cruz-Höfling, M.A., Rodrigues-Simioni, L.

“…A myotoxin has been isolated from the Duvernoy's gland (DG) secretion of the xenodontine colubrid Philodryas olfersii (green snake) by gel filtration on…”
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Molecular cloning and expression of structural domains of bothropasin, a P-III metalloproteinase from the venom of Bothrops jararaca by Assakura, Marina T, Silva, Carlos A, Mentele, Reinhard, Camargo, Antonio C.M, Serrano, Solange M.T

“…Mature P-III snake metalloproteinases are soluble venom components which belong to the Reprolysin sub family and are structurally related to the mammalian…”
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Isolation and characterization of five fibrin(ogen)olytic enzymes from the venom of Philodryas olfersii (green snake) by Assakura, M T, Reichl, A P, Mandelbaum, F R

“…Five distinct fibrin(ogen)olytic proteinases PofibC1, C2, C3, H and S were isolated by gel filtration and ion-exchange chromatographies. PofibC1, C2, C3 and H…”
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A Novel Phospholipase A2, BJ-PLA2, from the Venom of the Snake Bothrops jararaca: Purification, Primary Structure Analysis, and Its Characterization as a Platelet-Aggregation-Inhibiting Factor by Serrano, Solange M.T., Reichl, Antonia P., Mentele, Reinhard, Auerswald, Ennes A., Santoro, Marcelo L., Sampaio, Claudio A.M., Camargo, Antonio C.M., Assakura, Marina T.

“…This paper describes the isolation and primary structure analysis of a new phospholipase A2 with platelet-aggregation-inhibiting activity from the venom of…”
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Hemorrhagic, fibrinogenolytic and edema-forming activities of the venom of the colubrid snake Philodryas olfersii (green snake) by Assakura, M T, Salomão, M G, Puorto, G, Mandelbaum, F R

“…The venom of P. olfersii has high hemorrhagic, edema-inducing and fibrin(ogen)olytic activities. It is devoid of thrombin-like, procoagulant, phospholipase A2…”
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Characterization of a hemorrhagic factor, LHF-I, isolated from the bushmaster snake ( Lachesis muta muta) venom by Sánchez, Eladio F., Costa, M.Inacia E., Chavez-Olortegui, C., Assakura, Marina T., Mandelbaum, Fajga R., Diniz, Carlos R.

“…Hemorrhagic factor I (LHF-I) was previously purified from the venom of the bushmaster snake ( Lachesis muta muta). In terms of biochemical and immunological…”
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The effects of duvernoy's gland secretion from the xenodontine colubrid Philodryas olfersii on striated muscle and the neuromuscular junction: Partial characterization of a neuromuscular fraction by Prado-Franceschi, J., Hyslop, S., Cogo, J.C., Andrade, A.L., Assakura, M., Cruz-Höfling, M.A., Rodrigues-Simioni, L.

“…The effect of Philodryas olfersii Duvernoy's secretion was studied in vivo in mice and chicks as well as in the mouse phrenic nerve-diaphragm and the chick…”
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Antigenic relationship of hemorrhagic factors and proteases isolated from the venoms of three species of Bothrops snakes by Mandelbaum, F R, Assakura, M T

“…By comparative studies of the immunological properties of the metalloproteins (hemorrhagic factors and proteases) isolated from the venoms of Bothrops…”
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Limited proteolysis of human and rabbit immunoglobulins by snake venoms produces Fab-like fragments by Assakura, M T, Mandelbaum, F R

“…Rabbit and, to a lesser extent, human immunoglobulins (IgGs) are cleaved by snake venoms. The snake venom proteases active on IgGs release fragments which…”
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Crystallization and preliminary crystallographic studies of a phospholipase A2 from the venom of the Brazilian snake Bothrops moojeni by Nonato, M. Cristina, Garratt, Richard C., Mascarenhas, Yvonne P., Jesus, Wanda D. P., Assakura, Marina T., Serrano, Solange M. T., Oliva, Glaucius

“…A phospholipase A2 purified from the venom of the snake Bothrops moojeni has been crystallized by vapour‐diffusion techniques in hanging drops at 291 K. The…”
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Cleavage of immunoglobulins by moojeni protease A, from the venom of Bothrops moojeni by Assakura, M T, Mandelbaum, F R

“…Moojeni protease A, a proteolytic enzyme isolated from the venom of Bothrops moojeni hydrolyzes human and rabbit IgGs. The resulted fragments retained the…”
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Comparison of immunological, biochemical and biophysical properties of three hemorrhagic factors isolated from the venom of Bothrops jararaca (jararaca) by Assakura, M T, Reichl, A P, Mandelbaum, F R

“…Compared to the crude velonom of Bothrops jararaca, which needs 5000 ng to produce a hemorrhagic spot of 1 cm2 on rabbit skin, the isolated hemorrhagic factors…”
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Isolation of the major proteolytic enzyme from the venom of the snake Bothrops moojeni (caissaca) by Assakura, M T, Reichl, A P, Asperti, M C, Mandelbaum, F R

“…Moojeni protease A was purified from the venom of Bothrops moojeni by chromatography on Sephadex G-100, DEAE Sephadex A-50 and rechromatography on Sephadex…”
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Simplified procedures for the isolation of HF3, bothropasin, disintegrin-like/cysteine-rich protein and a novel P-I metalloproteinase from Bothrops jararaca venom by Oliveira, Ana K., Paes Leme, Adriana F., Assakura, Marina T., Menezes, Milene C., Zelanis, André, Tashima, Alexandre K., Lopes-Ferreira, Mônica, Lima, Carla, Camargo, Antonio C.M., Fox, Jay W., Serrano, Solange M.T.

“…HF3 and bothropasin are P-III hemorrhagic snake venom metalloproteinases (SVMPs) of Bothrops jararaca. The DC protein is composed of the…”
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Immunological comparison of hemorrhagic principles present in venoms of the Crotalinae and Viperinae subfamilies by Mandelbaum, F R, Serrano, S M, Sakurada, J K, Rangel, H A, Assakura, M T

“…Antibodies were raised against hemorrhagic factors HF1, HF2 and HF3 isolated from the venom of Bothrops jararaca and NHFa,b from the venom of Bothrops…”
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Characterization of two hemorrhagic factors isolated from the venom of Bothrops neuwiedi (jararaca pintada) by Mandelbaum, F R, Assakura, M T, Reichl, A P

“…Two hemorrhagic factors were isolated from the venom of Bothrops neuwiedi (jararaca pintada) by ammonium sulfate precipitation followed by chromatography on…”
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Pathological changes in muscle caused by haemorrhagic and proteolytic factors from Bothrops jararaca snake venom by Queiroz, L S, Santo Neto, H, Assakura, M T, Reichl, A P, Mandelbaum, F R

“…Haemorrhagic factor HF2 and bothropasin, two metalloproteins isolated from the venom of Bothrops jararaca, caused haemorrhage followed by myonecrosis and…”
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