TY - JOUR
T1 - Bothrops jararaca venom proteome rearrangement upon neonate to adult transition
AU - Zelanis, André
AU - Tashima, Alexandre K.
AU - Pinto, Antônio F.M.
AU - Leme, Adriana F.Paes
AU - Stuginski, Daniel R.
AU - Furtado, Maria F.
AU - Sherman, Nicholas E.
AU - Ho, Paulo L.
AU - Fox, Jay W.
AU - Serrano, Solange M.T.
PY - 2011/11
Y1 - 2011/11
N2 - The pharmacological activities displayed by Bothrops jararaca venom undergo a significant ontogenetic shift. Similarly, the diet of this species changes from ectothermic prey in early life to endothermic prey in adulthood. In this study we used large and representative newborn and adult venom samples consisting of pools from 694 and 110 specimens, respectively, and demonstrate a significant ontogenetic shift in the venom proteome complexity of B. jararaca. 2-DE coupled to MS protein identification showed a clear rearrangement of the toxin arsenal both in terms of the total proteome, as of the glycoproteome. N-glycosylation seems to play a key role in venom protein variability between newborn and adult specimens. Upon the snake development, the subproteome of metalloproteinases undergoes a shift from a P-III-rich to a P-I-rich profile while the serine proteinase profile does not vary significantly. We also used isobaric tag labeling (iTRAQ) of venom tryptic peptides for the first time to examine the quantitative changes in the venom toxins of B. jararaca upon neonate to adult transition. The iTRAQ analysis showed changes in various toxin classes, especially the proteinases. Our study expands the in-depth understanding of venom complexity variation particularly with regard to toxin families that have been associated with envenomation pathogenesis.
AB - The pharmacological activities displayed by Bothrops jararaca venom undergo a significant ontogenetic shift. Similarly, the diet of this species changes from ectothermic prey in early life to endothermic prey in adulthood. In this study we used large and representative newborn and adult venom samples consisting of pools from 694 and 110 specimens, respectively, and demonstrate a significant ontogenetic shift in the venom proteome complexity of B. jararaca. 2-DE coupled to MS protein identification showed a clear rearrangement of the toxin arsenal both in terms of the total proteome, as of the glycoproteome. N-glycosylation seems to play a key role in venom protein variability between newborn and adult specimens. Upon the snake development, the subproteome of metalloproteinases undergoes a shift from a P-III-rich to a P-I-rich profile while the serine proteinase profile does not vary significantly. We also used isobaric tag labeling (iTRAQ) of venom tryptic peptides for the first time to examine the quantitative changes in the venom toxins of B. jararaca upon neonate to adult transition. The iTRAQ analysis showed changes in various toxin classes, especially the proteinases. Our study expands the in-depth understanding of venom complexity variation particularly with regard to toxin families that have been associated with envenomation pathogenesis.
KW - Animal proteomics
KW - Glycosylation
KW - iTRAQ
KW - Ontogenetic venom variation
KW - Snake venom
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84856592475&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1002/pmic.201100287
DO - 10.1002/pmic.201100287
M3 - Article
C2 - 21928397
AN - SCOPUS:84856592475
SN - 1615-9853
VL - 11
SP - 4218
EP - 4228
JO - Proteomics
JF - Proteomics
IS - 21
ER -