Functional and structural studies of a Phospholipase A2-like protein complexed to zinc ions: Insights on its myotoxicity and inhibition mechanism.
Borges, R.J., Cardoso, F.F., Fernandes, C.A., Dreyer, T.R., de Moraes, D.S., Floriano, R.S., Rodrigues-Simioni, L., Fontes, M.R.(2017) Biochim Biophys Acta 1861: 3199-3209
- PubMed: 27531710 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbagen.2016.08.003
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
4WTB - PubMed Abstract: 
One of the main challenges in snakebite envenomation treatment is the development of stable, versatile and efficient anti-venom therapies. Local myotoxicity in accidents involving snakes from the Bothrops genus is still a consequence of serum therapy inefficient neutralization that may lead to permanent sequelae in their victims. One of the classes of toxins that participate in muscle necrosis is the PLA 2 -like proteins. The aim of this work was to investigate the role of zinc ions in the inhibition of PLA 2 -like proteins and to advance the current knowledge of their action mechanism.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Departamento de Física e Biofísica, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Rua Prof. Dr. Antonio Celso Wagner Zanin, s/n, 18618-689 Botucatu, SP, Brazil.