Search Results - "Prieto da Silva, Alvaro R"
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State of the Art in the Studies on Crotamine, a Cell Penetrating Peptide from South American Rattlesnake
Published in BioMed research international (01-01-2014)“…Animal venoms comprise a naturally selected cocktail of bioactive peptides/proteins and other molecules, each of which playing a defined role thanks to the…”
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Transcriptome analysis in venom gland of the predatory giant ant Dinoponera quadriceps: insights into the polypeptide toxin arsenal of hymenopterans
Published in PloS one (31-01-2014)“…Dinoponera quadriceps is a predatory giant ant that inhabits the Neotropical region and subdues its prey (insects) with stings that deliver a toxic cocktail of…”
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Biogeochemical typing of paddy field by a data-driven approach revealing sub-systems within a complex environment--a pipeline to filtrate, organize and frame massive dataset from multi-omics analyses
Published in PloS one (20-10-2014)“…We propose the technique of biogeochemical typing (BGC typing) as a novel methodology to set forth the sub-systems of organismal communities associated to the…”
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Crotamine toxicity and efficacy in mouse models of melanoma
Published in Expert opinion on investigational drugs (01-09-2011)“…Selective anticancer cell activity for both cell-penetrating and cationic antimicrobial peptides has previously been reported. As crotamine possesses…”
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The Cloning and Characterization of a Three-Finger Toxin Homolog (NXH8) from the Coralsnake Micrurus corallinus That Interacts with Skeletal Muscle Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors
Published in Toxins (22-03-2024)“…Coralsnakes ( spp.) are the only elapids found throughout the Americas. They are recognized for their highly neurotoxic venom, which is comprised of a wide…”
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Murine osteoclastogenesis suppression using conditioned media produced by melanoma or activated and non‐activated Jurkat‐E6 cells
Published in Cell biology international (01-05-2020)“…Conditioned medium (CM) (cell secretome) is a cocktail of growth factors, cytokines, and other soluble mediators secreted by cells into a culture medium. These…”
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Transcriptome analysis of the Amazonian viper Bothrops atrox venom gland using expressed sequence tags (ESTs)
Published in Toxicon (Oxford) (15-03-2009)“…Bothrops atrox is a highly dangerous pit viper in the Brazilian Amazon region. We produced a global catalogue of gene transcripts to identify the main toxin…”
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Crotamine pharmacology revisited: novel insights based on the inhibition of KV channels
Published in Molecular pharmacology (01-07-2012)“…Crotamine, a 5-kDa peptide, possesses a unique biological versatility. Not only has its cell-penetrating activity become of clinical interest but, moreover,…”
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Enzyme specificity and effects of gyroxin, a serine protease from the venom of the South American rattlesnake Crotalus durissus terrificus, on protease-activated receptors
Published in Toxicon (Oxford) (01-03-2014)“…Gyroxin is a serine protease displaying a thrombin-like activity found in the venom of the South American rattlesnake Crotalus durissus terrificus. Typically,…”
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The Cloning and Characterization of a Three-Finger Toxin Homolog from the Coralsnake IMicrurus corallinus/I That Interacts with Skeletal Muscle Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors
Published in Toxins (01-04-2024)“…Coralsnakes (Micrurus spp.) are the only elapids found throughout the Americas. They are recognized for their highly neurotoxic venom, which is comprised of a…”
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Biogeochemical Typing of Paddy Field by a Data-Driven Approach Revealing Sub-Systems within a Complex Environment - A Pipeline to Filtrate, Organize and Frame Massive Dataset from Multi-Omics Analyses: e110723
Published in PloS one (01-10-2014)“…We propose the technique of biogeochemical typing (BGC typing) as a novel methodology to set forth the sub-systems of organismal communities associated to the…”
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