Siang, Ang, Doley, Robin, Vonk, Freek J, Kini, R Manjunatha
Abstract Background The Red-headed krait ( Bungarus flaviceps , Squamata: Serpentes: Elapidae) is a medically important venomous snake that inhabits South-East Asia. Although the venoms of most...
Doley, Robin, Mackessy, Stephen P, Kini, R Manjunatha
Abstract Background Snake venom toxins evolve more rapidly than other proteins through accelerated changes in the protein coding regions. Previously we have shown that accelerated segment switch in...
BMC Evolutionary Biology BioMed Central (2009)
Robin Doley, Stephen P Mackessy, R Manjunatha Kini
Research article Role of accelerated segment switch in exons to alter targeting (ASSET) in the molecular evolution of snake venom proteins
Doley, Robin, Pahari, Susanta, Mackessy, Stephen P, Kini, R Manjunatha
Abstract Background Snake venoms consist primarily of proteins and peptides showing a myriad of potent biological activities which have been shaped by both adaptive and neutral selective forces....
BMC Evolutionary Biology BioMed Central (2008)
Robin Doley, Susanta Pahari, Stephen P Mackessy, Manjunatha Kini
Research article Accelerated exchange of exon segments in Viperid three-finger toxin genes (Sistrurus catenatus edwardsii; Desert Massasauga)