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Isolation and Biochemical Characterization of a New Thrombin-Like Serine Protease from Bothrops pirajai Snake Venom
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Stábeli, Rodrigo G., et al. Isolation and Biochemical Characterization of a New Thrombin-Like Serine Protease from Bothrops pirajai Snake Venom. BioMed Research International, v. 2014, p. 1-13, 2014.
Autor
Zaqueo, Kayena D.
Kayano, Anderson M.
Simões-Silva, Rodrigo
Moreira-Dill, Leandro S.
Fernandes, Carla F. C.
Fuly, André L.
Maltarollo, Vinícius G.
Honório, Kathia M.
Silva, Saulo L. da
Acosta, Gerardo
Caballol, Maria Antonia O.
Oliveira, Eliandre de
Albericio, Fernando
Calderon, Leonardo A.
Soares, Andreimar M.
Stábeli, Rodrigo G.
Resumen
This paper presents a novel serine protease (SP) isolated from Bothrops pirajai, a venomous snake found solely in Brazil that belongs to the Viperidae family. The identified SP, named BpirSP-39, was isolated by three chromatographic steps (size exclusion, bioaffinity, and reverse phase chromatographies). The molecular mass of BpirSP-39 was estimated by SDS-PAGE and confirmed by mass spectrometry (39,408.32Da). The protein was able to form fibrin networks, which was not observed in the presence of
serine protease inhibitors, such as phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride (PMSF). Furthermore, BpirSP-39 presented considerable thermal stability and was apparently able to activate factor XIII of the blood coagulation cascade, un like most serine proteases. BpirSP-39 was
capable of hydrolyzing different chromogenic substrates tested (S-2222, S-2302, and S-2238) while Cu2+ significantly diminished BspirSP-39 activity on the three tested substrates. The enzyme promoted platelet aggregation and also exhibited fibrinogenolytic, fibrinolytic, gelatinolytic, and amidolytic activities. The multiple alignment showed high sequence similarity to other thrombin-like
enzymes from snake venoms. These results allow us to conclude that a new SP was isolated from Bothrops pirajai snake venom.