The Indian cobra reference genome and transcriptome enables comprehensive identification of venom toxins.
Nat Genet
; 52(1): 106-117, 2020 01.
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Snakebite envenoming is a serious and neglected tropical disease that kills ~100,000 people annually. High-quality, genome-enabled comprehensive characterization of toxin genes will facilitate development of effective humanized recombinant antivenom. We report a de novo near-chromosomal genome assembly of Naja naja, the Indian cobra, a highly venomous, medically important snake. Our assembly has a scaffold N50 of 223.35 Mb, with 19 scaffolds containing 95% of the genome. Of the 23,248 predicted protein-coding genes, 12,346 venom-gland-expressed genes constitute the 'venom-ome' and this included 139 genes from 33 toxin families. Among the 139 toxin genes were 19 'venom-ome-specific toxins' (VSTs) that showed venom-gland-specific expression, and these probably encode the minimal core venom effector proteins. Synthetic venom reconstituted through recombinant VST expression will aid in the rapid development of safe and effective synthetic antivenom. Additionally, our genome could serve as a reference for snake genomes, support evolutionary studies and enable venom-driven drug discovery.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Genoma
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Biología Computacional
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Venenos Elapídicos
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Transcriptoma
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Naja naja
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Animals
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
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En
Revista:
Nat Genet
Asunto de la revista:
GENETICA MEDICA
Año:
2020
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos