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Title: A Review of Rattlesnake Venoms

Journal Article · · Toxins

Venom components are invaluable in biomedical research owing to their specificity and potency. Many of these components exist in two genera of rattlesnakes, Crotalus and Sistrurus, with high toxicity and proteolytic activity variation. This review focuses on venom components within rattlesnakes, and offers a comparison and itemized list of factors dictating venom composition, as well as presenting their known characteristics, activities, and significant applications in biosciences. There are 64 families and subfamilies of proteins present in Crotalus and Sistrurus venom. Snake venom serine proteases (SVSP), snake venom metalloproteases (SVMP), and phospholipases A2 (PLA2) are the standard components in Crotalus and Sistrurus venom. Through this review, we highlight gaps in the knowledge of rattlesnake venom; there needs to be more information on the venom composition of three Crotalus species and one Sistrurus subspecies. We discuss the activity and importance of both major and minor components in biomedical research and drug development.

Research Organization:
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
National Institutes of Health (NIH); USDOE
Grant/Contract Number:
FG02-01ER15161
OSTI ID:
2246681
Journal Information:
Toxins, Journal Name: Toxins Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 16; ISSN 2072-6651; ISSN TOXIB7
Publisher:
MDPI AGCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
Switzerland
Language:
English

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Identification of a Novel Family of Proteins in Snake Venoms journal October 2003
Evolution of an Arsenal journal February 2008
Crotamine-like from Southern Pacific rattlesnake ( Crotalus oreganus helleri ) Venom acts on human leukemia (K-562) cell lines and produces ultrastructural changes on mice adrenal gland journal February 2018
Enzymatic activity of L -amino acid oxidase from snake venom Crotalus adamanteus in supercritical CO 2 journal January 2005
Properties of cell penetrating peptides (CPPs) journal January 2006
Ancrod: A Potential Treatment for Acute, Ischemic Stroke from Snake Venom journal January 2006
Pseudechetoxin Binds to the Pore Turret of Cyclic Nucleotide–gated Ion Channels journal November 2003
Postmortem Analysis in a Clinical Trial of AAV2-NGF Gene Therapy for Alzheimer's Disease Identifies a Need for Improved Vector Delivery journal April 2020
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History of lectins: from hemagglutinins to biological recognition molecules journal June 2004
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Genetic organization of alpha-bungarotoxins from Bungarus multicinctus (Taiwan banded krait): evidence showing that the production of alpha- bungarotoxin isotoxins is not derived from edited mRNAs journal October 1999
Primary Structure of a Hemorrhagic Metalloproteinase, HT-2, Isolated from the Venom of Crotalus ruber ruber1 journal November 1990
Thrombelastographic characterization of the thrombin-like activity of Crotalus simus and Bothrops asper venoms journal January 2017
When one phenotype is not enough: divergent evolutionary trajectories govern venom variation in a widespread rattlesnake species journal March 2019
Intraspecific sequence and gene expression variation contribute little to venom diversity in sidewinder rattlesnakes ( Crotalus cerastes ) journal July 2019
From genome to “venome”: Molecular origin and evolution of the snake venom proteome inferred from phylogenetic analysis of toxin sequences and related body proteins journal March 2005
Defensins and the convergent evolution of platypus and reptile venom genes journal May 2008
Postsynaptic α-Neurotoxin Gene of the Spitting Cobra, Naja naja sputatrix: Structure, Organization, and Phylogenetic Analysis journal March 1999
Purification, crystallization and preliminary X-ray crystallographic analysis of a cysteine-rich secretory protein (CRISP) fromNaja atravenom journal September 2004
Vagabond males and sedentary females: spatial ecology and mating system of the speckled rattlesnake (Crotalus mitchellii) journal June 2011
Cloning of an Unusual Natriuretic Peptide from the South American Coral Snake Micrurus corallinus journal November 1997
Action of bradykinin potentiating factor (BPF) and dimercaprol (BAL) on the responses to bradykinin of isolated preparations of rat intestines journal June 1971
Serpins in thrombosis, hemostasis and fibrinolysis journal July 2007
Crystal structure of textilinin‐1, a Kunitz‐type serine protease inhibitor from the venom of the Australian common brown snake (Pseudonaja textilis) journal May 2009
Do the Cardiovascular Effects of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme (ACE) I Involve ACE-Independent Mechanisms? New Insights from Proline-Rich Peptides ofBothrops jararaca journal May 2007
Crotamine Pharmacology Revisited: Novel Insights Based on the Inhibition of KV Channels journal April 2012
Design of Specific Inhibitors of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme: New Class of Orally Active Antihypertensive Agents journal April 1977
Nerve growth factor suppresses Ehrlich carcinoma growth journal July 2013
Characterization and identification of disintegrins in Crotalus horridus venom by liquid chromatography and tandem matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization - quadrupole ion trap time-of-flight (MALDI-QIT-TOF) mass spectrometry journal August 2005
Lectin Structure journal June 1995
Comparative Evaluation of Recombinant Protein Production in Different Biofactories: The Green Perspective journal January 2014
A Novel Phospholipase A 2 (D49) from the Venom of the Crotalus oreganus abyssus (North American Grand Canyon Rattlesnake) journal January 2014
State of the Art in the Studies on Crotamine, a Cell Penetrating Peptide from South American Rattlesnake journal January 2014
Crotoxin Isolated from Crotalus durissus terrificus Venom Modulates the Functional Activity of Dendritic Cells via Formyl Peptide Receptors journal June 2018
Clinical, Laboratory, and Therapeutic Aspects of Crotalus durissus (South American Rattlesnake) Victims: A Literature Review journal August 2019
New dietary records for three species in the Crotalus molossus species complex (Serpentes: Viperidae) journal June 2023
History of the design of captopril and related inhibitors of angiotensin converting enzyme. journal April 1991
Ancrod and Fibrin Formation journal November 2011
Pharmacodynamics Pharmacodynamics of a Novel Designer Natriuretic Peptide, CD‐NP, in a First‐in‐Human Clinical Trial in Healthy Subjects journal June 2009
Accelerated exchange of exon segments in Viperid three-finger toxin genes (Sistrurus catenatus edwardsii; Desert Massasauga) journal July 2008
The venom-gland transcriptome of the eastern diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus) journal January 2012
The genesis of an exceptionally lethal venom in the timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) revealed through comparative venom-gland transcriptomics journal January 2013
The venom gland transcriptome of the Desert Massasauga Rattlesnake (Sistrurus catenatus edwardsii): towards an understanding of venom composition among advanced snakes (Superfamily Colubroidea) journal January 2007
Snake venom L-amino acid oxidases: an overview on their antitumor effects journal January 2014
Snakes on a plain: biotic and abiotic factors determine venom compositional variation in a wide-ranging generalist rattlesnake journal June 2023
Snake venom galactoside-binding lectins: a structural and functional overview journal September 2015
Rattlesnake Crotalus molossus nigrescens venom induces oxidative stress on human erythrocytes journal April 2017
Antivenomics as a tool to improve the neutralizing capacity of the crotalic antivenom: a study with crotamine journal May 2017
Crotalus durissus terrificus crotapotin naturally displays preferred positions for amino acid substitutions journal November 2017
Correction: Molecular Evolution of Vertebrate Neurotrophins: Co-Option of the Highly Conserved Nerve Growth Factor Gene into the Advanced Snake Venom Arsenalf journal December 2013
Crovirin, a Snake Venom Cysteine-Rich Secretory Protein (CRISP) with Promising Activity against Trypanosomes and Leishmania journal October 2014
Full-Length Venom Protein cDNA Sequences from Venom-Derived mRNA: Exploring Compositional Variation and Adaptive Multigene Evolution journal June 2016
The structure of Human Microplasmin in Complex with Textilinin-1, an Aprotinin-like Inhibitor from the Australian Brown Snake journal January 2013
Phylogeny-Based Comparative Analysis of Venom Proteome Variation in a Clade of Rattlesnakes (Sistrurus sp.) journal June 2013
Wound Healing Activity and Mechanisms of Action of an Antibacterial Protein from the Venom of the Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus) journal February 2014
Interrogating the Venom of the Viperid Snake Sistrurus catenatus edwardsii by a Combined Approach of Electrospray and MALDI Mass Spectrometry journal May 2015
Phospholipase A2 Isolated from the Venom of Crotalus durissus terrificus Inactivates Dengue virus and Other Enveloped Viruses by Disrupting the Viral Envelope journal November 2014
Lebetin 2, a Snake Venom-Derived Natriuretic Peptide, Attenuates Acute Myocardial Ischemic Injury through the Modulation of Mitochondrial Permeability Transition Pore at the Time of Reperfusion journal September 2016
Multiple effects of toxins isolated from Crotalus durissus terrificus on the hepatitis C virus life cycle journal November 2017
Biological versatility of crotamine – a cationic peptide from the venom of a South American rattlesnake journal December 2010
Crotamine toxicity and efficacy in mouse models of melanoma journal August 2011
Alfimeprase: a novel recombinant direct-acting fibrinolytic journal November 2006
Post-transcriptional Mechanisms Contribute Little to Phenotypic Variation in Snake Venoms journal November 2015
The South-American rattlesnake Crotalus durissus: feeding ecology in the central region of Brazil journal January 2016
Functional and biological insights of rCollinein-1, a recombinant serine protease from Crotalus durissus collilineatus journal January 2019
Reproduction in Northern Populations of the Ridgenose Rattlesnake,Crotalus willardi(Serpentes: Viperidae) journal May 2001
Diet of the Baja California Rattlesnake,Crotalus enyo(Viperidae) journal May 2001
Mojave Rattlesnake ( Crotalus scutulatus scutulatus ) with Type B Venom from Mexico journal March 2014
Intra-specific Variation in the Protein Composition and Proteolytic Activity of Venom of Crotalus lepidus morulus from the Northeast of Mexico journal December 2013
A New Long-Tailed Rattlesnake (Viperidae) From Guerrero, Mexico journal June 2008
Phylogeography of Northern Populations of the Black-Tailed Rattlesnake (Crotalus molossus Baird And Girard, 1853), With the Revalidation of C. ornatus Hallowell, 1854 journal December 2012
Feeding Ecology of Sidewinder Rattlesnakes, Crotalus cerastes (Viperidae) journal December 2016
Variation in the Diet of Sistrurus catenatus (Massasauga), with Emphasis on Sistrurus catenatus edwardsii (Desert Massasauga) journal September 2002
Microhabitat Selection by Prairie Rattlesnakes (Crotalus viridis) at the Northern Extreme of their Geographic Range journal March 2015
Diet of New Mexico Ridge-nosed Rattlesnake (Crotalus willardi obscurus) in the Sierra San Luis and Sierra Pan Duro, México journal March 2015
Compensatory Microhabitat Selection by Northern Pacific Rattlesnakes (Crotalus oreganus oreganus) in a Cool and Wet Macroclimate journal January 2020
Identification of a Neurotoxic Venom Component in the Tiger Rattlesnake, Crotalus tigris journal March 2004
Cardiovascular-Active Venom Toxins: An Overview journal March 2016
Approaching the Golden Age of Natural Product Pharmaceuticals from Venom Libraries: An Overview of Toxins and Toxin-Derivatives Currently Involved in Therapeutic or Diagnostic Applications journal October 2007
Crotamine, a Small Basic Polypeptide Myotoxin from Rattlesnake Venom with Cell-Penetrating Properties journal December 2011
Disintegrins from Snake Venoms and their Applications in Cancer Research and Therapy journal July 2015
Nerve Growth Factor: A Focus on Neuroscience and Therapy journal July 2015
Seasonal and Daily Activity Patterns and Thermoregulation in the Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake (Crotalus mitchelli pyrrhus) and the Colorado Desert Sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes laterorepens) journal August 1978
Resistances of Sympatric and Allopatric Eels to Sea Snake Venoms journal February 1995
Food Habits of Sistrurus catenatus catenatus journal October 1973
Movements and Habitat Utilization by the Massasauga, Sistrurus catenatus catenatus journal June 1982
Cardiovascular Effects of Snake Toxins: Cardiotoxicity and Cardioprotection journal November 2021
Multifunctional Toxins in Snake Venoms and Therapeutic Implications: From Pain to Hemorrhage and Necrosis journal June 2019
A Clot Twist: Extreme Variation in Coagulotoxicity Mechanisms in Mexican Neotropical Rattlesnake Venoms journal March 2021
From Animal Poisons and Venoms to Medicines: Achievements, Challenges and Perspectives in Drug Discovery journal July 2020
Past, Present, and Future of Naturally Occurring Antimicrobials Related to Snake Venoms journal February 2023
Hybridization between Crotalus aquilus and Crotalus polystictus Species: A Comparison of Their Venom Toxicity and Enzymatic Activities journal April 2022
Edema Induced by a Crotalus durissus terrificus Venom Serine Protease (Cdtsp 2) Involves the PAR Pathway and PKC and PLC Activation journal August 2018
Biologically Active Peptides from Venoms: Applications in Antibiotic Resistance, Cancer, and Beyond journal December 2022
Co-Localization of Crotamine with Internal Membranes and Accentuated Accumulation in Tumor Cells journal April 2018
Snake Venom Hemotoxic Enzymes: Biochemical Comparison between Crotalus Species from Central Mexico journal April 2019
Design of D-Amino Acids SARS-CoV-2 Main Protease Inhibitors Using the Cationic Peptide from Rattlesnake Venom as a Scaffold journal April 2022
Biological and Proteolytic Variation in the Venom of Crotalus scutulatus scutulatus from Mexico journal January 2018
Phenotypic Variation in Mojave Rattlesnake (Crotalus scutulatus) Venom Is Driven by Four Toxin Families journal March 2018
Venom Ontogeny in the Mexican Lance-Headed Rattlesnake (Crotalus polystictus) journal July 2018
Snake Venom Peptides: Tools of Biodiscovery journal November 2018
Ontogenetic Change in the Venom of Mexican Black-Tailed Rattlesnakes (Crotalus molossus nigrescens) journal December 2018
Rapid Identification of Phospholipase A2 Transcripts from Snake Venoms journal January 2019
From Snake Venom’s Disintegrins and C-Type Lectins to Anti-Platelet Drugs journal May 2019
Snake Venoms in Drug Discovery: Valuable Therapeutic Tools for Life Saving journal September 2019
Cysteine-Rich Secretory Proteins (CRISPs) from Venomous Snakes: An Overview of the Functional Diversity in a Large and Underappreciated Superfamily journal March 2020
Neotropical Rattlesnake (Crotalus simus) Venom Pharmacokinetics in Lymph and Blood Using an Ovine Model journal July 2020
Gradual and Discrete Ontogenetic Shifts in Rattlesnake Venom Composition and Assessment of Hormonal and Ecological Correlates journal October 2020
Examination of the Efficacy and Cross-Reactivity of a Novel Polyclonal Antibody Targeting the Disintegrin Domain in SVMPs to Neutralize Snake Venom journal March 2021
A Meta-Analysis of the Protein Components in Rattlesnake Venom journal May 2021
Montane Rattlesnakes in México: Venoms of Crotalus tancitarensis and Related Species within the Crotalus intermedius Group journal January 2023
Fibrolase: Trials and Tribulations journal April 2010
Isolation and Biochemical Characterization of Rubelase, a Non-Hemorrhagic Elastase from Crotalus ruber ruber (Red Rattlesnake) Venom journal July 2011
Three-Fingered RAVERs: Rapid Accumulation of Variations in Exposed Residues of Snake Venom Toxins journal November 2013
Nerve Growth Factor from Cobra Venom Inhibits the Growth of Ehrlich Tumor in Mice journal February 2014
Elapid Snake Venom Analyses Show the Specificity of the Peptide Composition at the Level of Genera Naja and Notechis journal February 2014
ADAM and ADAMTS Family Proteins and Snake Venom Metalloproteinases: A Structural Overview journal May 2016
Is Hybridization a Source of Adaptive Venom Variation in Rattlesnakes? A Test, Using a Crotalus scutulatus × viridis Hybrid Zone in Southwestern New Mexico journal June 2016
Snake Genome Sequencing: Results and Future Prospects journal December 2016
Cobra Venom Factor and Ketoprofen Abolish the Antitumor Effect of Nerve Growth Factor from Cobra Venom journal September 2017
A Review and Database of Snake Venom Proteomes journal September 2017
Targeting Metastasis with Snake Toxins: Molecular Mechanisms journal November 2017
New Distribution Records for the QuerÉTero Dusky Rattlesnake Crotalus Aquilus (Viperidae), with Comments on Morphology and Habitat use journal December 2007
The therapeutic potential of nerve growth factor combined with blood-brain barrier modulation by focused ultrasound for neurodegenerative disorders journal January 2021
Identification of Lys49-PLA2 from crude venom of Crotalus atrox as a human neutrophil-calcium modulating protein journal January 2016
Heterogeneity, geographic distribution, and pathogenicity of serodemes of Leishmania viannia in Colombia. journal June 2002
Venomous Reptiles of the United States, Canada, and Northern Mexico book February 2012
New records of the rare Sinaloan Long-tailed Rattlesnake, Crotalus stejnegeri, from southern Sinaloa, Mexico journal December 2013
Observations on the diet of Crotalus triseriatus (Mexican dusky rattlesnake) journal December 2014
The genetics of venom ontogeny in the eastern diamondback rattlesnake ( Crotalus adamanteus ) journal January 2017