Heterologous expression of the antimyotoxic protein DM64 in Pichia pastoris.

• Main Authors: Saulo Martins Vieira (Author), Surza Lucia Gonçalves da Rocha (Author), Ana Gisele da Costa Neves-Ferreira (Author), Rodrigo Volcan Almeida (Author), Jonas Perales (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Snakebite envenomation is a neglected condition that constitutes a public health problem in tropical and subtropical countries, including Brazil. Interestingly, some animals are resistant to snake envenomation due to the presence of inhibitory glycoproteins in their serum that target toxic venom com...