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2024

Journal Article

A Russian doll of resistance: Nested gains and losses of venom immunity in varanid lizards

Chandrasekara, Uthpala, Mancuso, Marco, Seneci, Lorenzo, Bourke, Lachlan, Trembath, Dane F., Sumner, Joanna, Zdenek, Christina N. and Fry, Bryan G. (2024). A Russian doll of resistance: Nested gains and losses of venom immunity in varanid lizards. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 25 (5) 2628, 1-28. doi: 10.3390/ijms25052628

A Russian doll of resistance: Nested gains and losses of venom immunity in varanid lizards

2024

Journal Article

Disentangling the anacondas: revealing a new Green species and rethinking Yellows

Rivas, Jesús A., De La Quintana, Paola, Mancuso, Marco, Pacheco, Luis F., Rivas, Gilson A., Mariotto, Sandra, Salazar-Valenzuela, David, Baihua, Marcelo Tepeña, Baihua, Penti, Burghardt, Gordon M., Vonk, Freek J., Hernandez, Emil, García-Pérez, Juán Elías, Fry, Bryan G. and Corey-Rivas, Sarah (2024). Disentangling the anacondas: revealing a new Green species and rethinking Yellows. Diversity, 16 (2) 127. doi: 10.3390/d16020127

Disentangling the anacondas: revealing a new Green species and rethinking Yellows

2023

Journal Article

Malaysian and Chinese King Cobra venom cytotoxicity in melanoma and neonatal foreskin fibroblasts is mediated by age and geography

Op den Brouw, Bianca, Fernandez-Rojo, Manuel A., Charlton, Tom, Fry, Bryan G. and Ikonomopoulou, Maria P. (2023). Malaysian and Chinese King Cobra venom cytotoxicity in melanoma and neonatal foreskin fibroblasts is mediated by age and geography. Toxins, 15 (9) 549, 549. doi: 10.3390/toxins15090549

Malaysian and Chinese King Cobra venom cytotoxicity in melanoma and neonatal foreskin fibroblasts is mediated by age and geography

2023

Journal Article

Comparative analysis of alpha-1 orthosteric-site binding by a clade of central American pit vipers (genera Atropoides, Cerrophidion, Metlapilcoatlus, and Porthidium)

Jones, Lee, Waite, Callum, Neri-Castro, Edgar and Fry, Bryan G. (2023). Comparative analysis of alpha-1 orthosteric-site binding by a clade of central American pit vipers (genera Atropoides, Cerrophidion, Metlapilcoatlus, and Porthidium). Toxins, 15 (8) 487. doi: 10.3390/toxins15080487

Comparative analysis of alpha-1 orthosteric-site binding by a clade of central American pit vipers (genera Atropoides, Cerrophidion, Metlapilcoatlus, and Porthidium)

2023

Book Chapter

Evolutionary and clinical implications of the snake venom system: dynamic diversification

Fry, Bryan G., Seneci, Lorenzo, Harris, Richard J., Cleuren, Silke G. C. and Jackson, Timothy N. W. (2023). Evolutionary and clinical implications of the snake venom system: dynamic diversification. Snakes: morphology, function, and ecology. (pp. 343-414) Hauppage, NY USA: Nova Science Publishers.

Evolutionary and clinical implications of the snake venom system: dynamic diversification

2023

Journal Article

Resistance is not futile: Widespread convergent evolution of resistance to alpha-neurotoxic snake venoms in caecilians (amphibia: gymnophiona)

Mancuso, Marco, Zaman, Shabnam, Maddock, Simon T., Kamei, Rachunliu G., Salazar-Valenzuela, David, Wilkinson, Mark, Roelants, Kim and Fry, Bryan G. (2023). Resistance is not futile: Widespread convergent evolution of resistance to alpha-neurotoxic snake venoms in caecilians (amphibia: gymnophiona). International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24 (14) 11353, 1-18. doi: 10.3390/ijms241411353

Resistance is not futile: Widespread convergent evolution of resistance to alpha-neurotoxic snake venoms in caecilians (amphibia: gymnophiona)

2023

Journal Article

Horizontal gene transfer underlies the painful stings of asp caterpillars (Lepidoptera: Megalopygidae)

Walker, Andrew A., Robinson, Samuel D., Merritt, David J., Cardoso, Fernanda C., Goudarzi, Mohaddeseh Hedayati, Mercedes, Raine S., Eagles, David A., Cooper, Paul, Zdenek, Christina N., Fry, Bryan G., Hall, Donald W., Vetter, Irina and King, Glenn F. (2023). Horizontal gene transfer underlies the painful stings of asp caterpillars (Lepidoptera: Megalopygidae). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 120 (29) e2305871120, e2305871120. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2305871120

Horizontal gene transfer underlies the painful stings of asp caterpillars (Lepidoptera: Megalopygidae)

2023

Journal Article

Venom biotechnology: casting light on nature’s deadliest weapons using synthetic biology

Lüddecke, Tim, Paas, Anne, Harris, Richard J., Talmann, Lea, Kirchhoff, Kim N., Billion, André, Hardes, Kornelia, Steinbrink, Antje, Gerlach, Doreen, Fry, Bryan G. and Vilcinskas, Andreas (2023). Venom biotechnology: casting light on nature’s deadliest weapons using synthetic biology. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 11 1166601, 1-17. doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2023.1166601

Venom biotechnology: casting light on nature’s deadliest weapons using synthetic biology

2023

Journal Article

Functional and proteomic insights into Aculeata venoms

Dashevsky, Daniel, Baumann, Kate, Undheim, Eivind A. B., Nouwens, Amanda, Ikonomopoulou, Maria P., Schmidt, Justin O., Ge, Lilin, Kwok, Hang Fai, Rodriguez, Juanita and Fry, Bryan G. (2023). Functional and proteomic insights into Aculeata venoms. Toxins, 15 (3) 224, 1-25. doi: 10.3390/toxins15030224

Functional and proteomic insights into Aculeata venoms

2023

Journal Article

Children and snakebite: snake venom effects on adult and paediatric plasma

Zdenek, Christina N., Rodrigues, Caroline F. B., Bourke, Lachlan A., Tanaka-Azevedo, Anita Mitico, Monagle, Paul and Fry, Bryan G. (2023). Children and snakebite: snake venom effects on adult and paediatric plasma. Toxins, 15 (2) 158, 1-16. doi: 10.3390/toxins15020158

Children and snakebite: snake venom effects on adult and paediatric plasma

2022

Journal Article

Extreme procoagulant potency in human plasma of venoms from the African viperid genera Atheris, Cerastes, and Proatheris and the relative efficacy of antivenoms and synthetic enzyme-inhibitors

Chowdhury, Abhinandan, Lewin, Matthew R., Carter, Rebecca, Soria, Raul, Aldridge, Matt and Fry, Bryan G. (2022). Extreme procoagulant potency in human plasma of venoms from the African viperid genera Atheris, Cerastes, and Proatheris and the relative efficacy of antivenoms and synthetic enzyme-inhibitors. Toxins, 14 (12) 836, 1-12. doi: 10.3390/toxins14120836

Extreme procoagulant potency in human plasma of venoms from the African viperid genera Atheris, Cerastes, and Proatheris and the relative efficacy of antivenoms and synthetic enzyme-inhibitors

2022

Journal Article

Engineering the cyclization loop of MCoTI-II generates targeted cyclotides that potently inhibit factor XIIa

Tian, Sixin, Durek, Thomas, Wang, Conan K., Zdenek, Christina N., Fry, Bryan G., Craik, David J. and de Veer, Simon J. (2022). Engineering the cyclization loop of MCoTI-II generates targeted cyclotides that potently inhibit factor XIIa. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 65 (23), 15698-15709. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.2c01080

Engineering the cyclization loop of MCoTI-II generates targeted cyclotides that potently inhibit factor XIIa

2022

Journal Article

Varespladib in the treatment of snakebite envenoming: development history and preclinical evidence supporting advancement to clinical trials in patients bitten by venomous snakes

Lewin, Matthew R., Carter, Rebecca W., Matteo, Isabel A., Samuel, Stephen P., Rao, Sunita, Fry, Bryan G. and Bickler, Philip E. (2022). Varespladib in the treatment of snakebite envenoming: development history and preclinical evidence supporting advancement to clinical trials in patients bitten by venomous snakes. Toxins, 14 (11) 783, 1-21. doi: 10.3390/toxins14110783

Varespladib in the treatment of snakebite envenoming: development history and preclinical evidence supporting advancement to clinical trials in patients bitten by venomous snakes

2022

Journal Article

Proteomic and toxicological characterization of the venoms of the most enigmatic group of rattlesnakes: the long-tailed rattlesnakes

Neri-Castro, Edgar, Zarzosa, Vanessa, Colis-Torres, Andrea, Fry, Bryan G., Olvera-Rodríguez, Alejandro, Jones, Jason, Reyes-Velasco, Jacobo, Zamudio, Fernando, Borja, Miguel, Alagón, Alejandro and Lomonte, Bruno (2022). Proteomic and toxicological characterization of the venoms of the most enigmatic group of rattlesnakes: the long-tailed rattlesnakes. Biochimie, 202, 226-236. doi: 10.1016/j.biochi.2022.08.015

Proteomic and toxicological characterization of the venoms of the most enigmatic group of rattlesnakes: the long-tailed rattlesnakes

2022

Journal Article

Keel venom: Rhabdophis subminiatus (red-necked keelback) venom pathophysiologically affects diverse blood clotting pathways

Chowdhury, Abhinandan, Lewin, Matthew R., Carter, Rebecca W., Casewell, Nicholas R. and Fry, Bryan G. (2022). Keel venom: Rhabdophis subminiatus (red-necked keelback) venom pathophysiologically affects diverse blood clotting pathways. Toxicon, 218, 19-24. doi: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2022.08.017

Keel venom: Rhabdophis subminiatus (red-necked keelback) venom pathophysiologically affects diverse blood clotting pathways

2022

Journal Article

Diverse and dynamic alpha-neurotoxicity within venoms from the palearctic viperid snake clade of Daboia, Macrovipera, Montivipera, and Vipera

Chowdhury, Abhinandan, Zdenek, Christina N. and Fry, Bryan G. (2022). Diverse and dynamic alpha-neurotoxicity within venoms from the palearctic viperid snake clade of Daboia, Macrovipera, Montivipera, and Vipera. Neurotoxicity Research, 40 (6), 1-9. doi: 10.1007/s12640-022-00572-w

Diverse and dynamic alpha-neurotoxicity within venoms from the palearctic viperid snake clade of Daboia, Macrovipera, Montivipera, and Vipera

2022

Journal Article

Convergent evolution of toxin resistance in animals

van Thiel, Jory, Khan, Muzaffar A., Wouters, Roel M., Harris, Richard J., Casewell, Nicholas R., Fry, Bryan G., Kini, R. Manjunatha, Mackessy, Stephen P., Vonk, Freek J., Wüster, Wolfgang and Richardson, Michael K. (2022). Convergent evolution of toxin resistance in animals. Biological Reviews, 97 (5), 1823-1843. doi: 10.1111/brv.12865

Convergent evolution of toxin resistance in animals

2022

Journal Article

Untangling interactions between Bitis vipers and their prey using coagulotoxicity against diverse vertebrate plasmas

Youngman, Nicholas J., Llinas, Joshua, Haworth, Mark, Gillett, Amber, Jones, Lee, Walker, Andrew A. and Fry, Bryan G. (2022). Untangling interactions between Bitis vipers and their prey using coagulotoxicity against diverse vertebrate plasmas. Toxicon, 216, 37-44. doi: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2022.06.012

Untangling interactions between Bitis vipers and their prey using coagulotoxicity against diverse vertebrate plasmas

2022

Journal Article

The relative efficacy of chemically diverse small-molecule enzyme-inhibitors against anticoagulant activities of Black Snake (Pseudechis spp.) venoms

Chowdhury, Abhinandan, Youngman, Nicholas J., Liu, Jiaojiao, Lewin, Matthew R., Carter, Rebecca W. and Fry, Bryan G. (2022). The relative efficacy of chemically diverse small-molecule enzyme-inhibitors against anticoagulant activities of Black Snake (Pseudechis spp.) venoms. Toxicology Letters, 366, 26-32. doi: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2022.06.009

The relative efficacy of chemically diverse small-molecule enzyme-inhibitors against anticoagulant activities of Black Snake (Pseudechis spp.) venoms

2022

Journal Article

The target selects the toxin: specific amino acids in snake-prey nicotinic acetylcholine receptors that are selectively bound by king cobra venoms

Chandrasekara, Uthpala, Harris, Richard J. and Fry, Bryan G. (2022). The target selects the toxin: specific amino acids in snake-prey nicotinic acetylcholine receptors that are selectively bound by king cobra venoms. Toxins, 14 (8) 528, 1-12. doi: 10.3390/toxins14080528

The target selects the toxin: specific amino acids in snake-prey nicotinic acetylcholine receptors that are selectively bound by king cobra venoms