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2024

Journal Article

Sugar-coated survival: N-glycosylation as a unique bearded dragon venom resistance trait within Australian agamid lizards

Chandrasekara, Uthpala, Mancuso, Marco, Sumner, Joanna, Edwards, Dan, Zdenek, Christina N. and Fry, Bryan G. (2024). Sugar-coated survival: N-glycosylation as a unique bearded dragon venom resistance trait within Australian agamid lizards. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C: Toxicology & Pharmacology, 282 109929, 109929. doi: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2024.109929

Sugar-coated survival: N-glycosylation as a unique bearded dragon venom resistance trait within Australian agamid lizards

2024

Journal Article

Description of the Northern Green Anaconda (Eunectes akayima sp. nov. Serpentes; Boidae): what Is in a name?

Rivas, Jesús A., Terra, Juliana S., Roosen, Marijn, Champagne, Patrick S., Leite-Pitman, Renata, De La Quintana, Paola, Mancuso, Marco, Pacheco, Luis F., Burghardt, Gordon M., Vonk, Freek J., García-Pérez, Juán Elías, Fry, Bryan G. and Corey-Rivas, Sarah (2024). Description of the Northern Green Anaconda (Eunectes akayima sp. nov. Serpentes; Boidae): what Is in a name?. Diversity, 16 (7) 418, 418. doi: 10.3390/d16070418

Description of the Northern Green Anaconda (Eunectes akayima sp. nov. Serpentes; Boidae): what Is in a name?

2024

Journal Article

Blood lines: intraspecific and interspecific variations in anticoagulant actions of Agkistrodon viperid venoms

Coimbra, Francisco C. P., Sanchez, Elda E., Lomonte, Bruno, Gutiérrez, José María, Calvete, Juan J. and Fry, Bryan G. (2024). Blood lines: intraspecific and interspecific variations in anticoagulant actions of Agkistrodon viperid venoms. Toxins, 16 (7) 291, 291. doi: 10.3390/toxins16070291

Blood lines: intraspecific and interspecific variations in anticoagulant actions of Agkistrodon viperid venoms

2024

Journal Article

The clot thickens: differential coagulotoxic and cardiotoxic activities of Anguimorpha lizard venoms

Dobson, James, Chowdhury, Abhinandan, Tai-A-Pin, Jeremie, van der Ploeg, Harold, Gillett, Amber and Fry, Bryan G. (2024). The clot thickens: differential coagulotoxic and cardiotoxic activities of Anguimorpha lizard venoms. Toxins, 16 (6) 283, 283. doi: 10.3390/toxins16060283

The clot thickens: differential coagulotoxic and cardiotoxic activities of Anguimorpha lizard venoms

2024

Journal Article

Fangs and foliage: unearthing the haemotoxic secrets of cannabis-dwelling rattlesnakes

Bourke, Lachlan A., Zdenek, Christina N., Huynh, Tam M., Hodgson, Wayne C., Alagón, Alejandro, Castro, Edgar N., Jones, Jason and Fry, Bryan G. (2024). Fangs and foliage: unearthing the haemotoxic secrets of cannabis-dwelling rattlesnakes. Toxicon, 244 107756, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2024.107756

Fangs and foliage: unearthing the haemotoxic secrets of cannabis-dwelling rattlesnakes

2024

Journal Article

Red-on-Yellow Queen: bio-layer interferometry reveals functional diversity within Micrurus venoms and toxin resistance in prey species

Dashevsky, Daniel, Harris, Richard J., Zdenek, Christina N., Benard-Valle, Melisa, Alagón, Alejandro, Portes-Junior, José A., Tanaka-Azevedo, Anita M., Grego, Kathleen F., Sant’Anna, Sávio S., Frank, Nathaniel and Fry, Bryan G. (2024). Red-on-Yellow Queen: bio-layer interferometry reveals functional diversity within Micrurus venoms and toxin resistance in prey species. Journal of Molecular Evolution, 92 (3), 317-328. doi: 10.1007/s00239-024-10176-x

Red-on-Yellow Queen: bio-layer interferometry reveals functional diversity within Micrurus venoms and toxin resistance in prey species

2024

Journal Article

High-voltage toxin’roll: electrostatic charge repulsion as a dynamic venom resistance trait in pythonid snakes

Chandrasekara, Uthpala, Broussard, Emilie M., Rokyta, Darin R. and Fry, Bryan G. (2024). High-voltage toxin’roll: electrostatic charge repulsion as a dynamic venom resistance trait in pythonid snakes. Toxins, 16 (4) 176, 176. doi: 10.3390/toxins16040176

High-voltage toxin’roll: electrostatic charge repulsion as a dynamic venom resistance trait in pythonid snakes

2024

Journal Article

High-content fluorescence bioassay investigates pore formation, ion channel modulation and cell membrane lysis induced by venoms

Kramer, Simon, Kotapati, Charan, Cao, Yuanzhao, Fry, Bryan G., Palpant, Nathan J., King, Glenn F. and Cardoso, Fernanda C. (2024). High-content fluorescence bioassay investigates pore formation, ion channel modulation and cell membrane lysis induced by venoms. Toxicon: X, 21 100184, 100184. doi: 10.1016/j.toxcx.2024.100184

High-content fluorescence bioassay investigates pore formation, ion channel modulation and cell membrane lysis induced by venoms

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, 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, 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) edited by David Penning. 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