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Guido-Patiño JC, Plisson F. Profiling hymenopteran venom toxins: Protein families, structural landscape, biological activities, and pharmacological benefits. Toxicon X 2022; 14:100119. [PMID: 35372826 PMCID: PMC8971319 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxcx.2022.100119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2022] [Revised: 03/14/2022] [Accepted: 03/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Hymenopterans are an untapped source of venom secretions. Their recent proteo-transcriptomic studies have revealed an extraordinary pool of toxins that participate in various biological processes, including pain, paralysis, allergic reactions, and antimicrobial activities. Comprehensive and clade-specific campaigns to collect hymenopteran venoms are therefore needed. We consider that data-driven bioprospecting may help prioritise sampling and alleviate associated costs. This work established the current protein landscape from hymenopteran venoms to evaluate possible sample bias by studying their origins, sequence diversity, known structures, and biological functions. We collected all 282 reported hymenopteran toxins (peptides and proteins) from the UniProt database that we clustered into 21 protein families from the three studied clades - wasps, bees, and ants. We identified 119 biological targets of hymenopteran toxins ranging from pathogen membranes to eukaryotic proteases, ion channels and protein receptors. Our systematic study further extended to hymenopteran toxins' therapeutic and biotechnological values, where we revealed promising applications in crop pests, human infections, autoimmune diseases, and neurodegenerative disorders. The hymenopteran toxin diversity includes 21 protein families from 81 species. Some toxins are shared across wasps, bees and ants, others are clade-specific. Their venoms contain membrane-active peptides, neurotoxins, allergens and enzymes. Hymenopteran toxins have been tested against a total of 119 biological targets. Hymenopteran toxins were predominantly evaluated as anti-infective agents.
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- Juan Carlos Guido-Patiño
- Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados Del IPN (CINVESTAV), Unidad de Genómica Avanzada, Laboratorio Nacional de Genómica para La Biodiversidad (Langebio), Irapuato, Guanajuato, 36824, Mexico
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- CONACYT, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados Del IPN (CINVESTAV), Unidad de Genómica Avanzada, Laboratorio Nacional de Genómica para La Biodiversidad (Langebio), Irapuato, Guanajuato, 36824, Mexico
- Corresponding author.
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Bioactive Peptides and Proteins from Wasp Venoms. Biomolecules 2022; 12:biom12040527. [PMID: 35454116 PMCID: PMC9025469 DOI: 10.3390/biom12040527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2022] [Revised: 03/26/2022] [Accepted: 03/28/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Wasps, members of the order Hymenoptera, use their venom for predation and defense. Accordingly, their venoms contain various constituents acting on the circulatory, immune and nervous systems. Wasp venom possesses many allergens, enzymes, bioactive peptides, amino acids, biogenic amines, and volatile matters. In particular, some peptides show potent antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, antitumor, and anticoagulant activity. Additionally, proteinous components from wasp venoms can cause tissue damage or allergic reactions in organisms. These bioactive peptides and proteins involved in wasp predation and defense may be potential sources of lead pharmaceutically active molecules. In this review, we focus on the advances in bioactive peptides and protein from the venom of wasps and their biological effects, as well as the allergic reactions and immunotherapy induced by the wasp venom.
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Wasp Venom Biochemical Components and Their Potential in Biological Applications and Nanotechnological Interventions. Toxins (Basel) 2021; 13:toxins13030206. [PMID: 33809401 PMCID: PMC8000949 DOI: 10.3390/toxins13030206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2021] [Revised: 02/26/2021] [Accepted: 03/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Wasps, members of the order Hymenoptera, are distributed in different parts of the world, including Brazil, Thailand, Japan, Korea, and Argentina. The lifestyles of the wasps are solitary and social. Social wasps use venom as a defensive measure to protect their colonies, whereas solitary wasps use their venom to capture prey. Chemically, wasp venom possesses a wide variety of enzymes, proteins, peptides, volatile compounds, and bioactive constituents, which include phospholipase A2, antigen 5, mastoparan, and decoralin. The bioactive constituents have anticancer, antimicrobial, and anti-inflammatory effects. However, the limited quantities of wasp venom and the scarcity of advanced strategies for the synthesis of wasp venom’s bioactive compounds remain a challenge facing the effective usage of wasp venom. Solid-phase peptide synthesis is currently used to prepare wasp venom peptides and their analogs such as mastoparan, anoplin, decoralin, polybia-CP, and polydim-I. The goal of the current review is to highlight the medicinal value of the wasp venom compounds, as well as limitations and possibilities. Wasp venom could be a potential and novel natural source to develop innovative pharmaceuticals and new agents for drug discovery.
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Cologna CT, Rodrigues RS, Santos J, de Pauw E, Arantes EC, Quinton L. Peptidomic investigation of Neoponera villosa venom by high-resolution mass spectrometry: seasonal and nesting habitat variations. J Venom Anim Toxins Incl Trop Dis 2018; 24:6. [PMID: 29467797 PMCID: PMC5816382 DOI: 10.1186/s40409-018-0141-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2017] [Accepted: 01/18/2018] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Background Advancements in proteomics, including the technological improvement in instrumentation, have turned mass spectrometry into an indispensable tool in the study of venoms and toxins. In addition, the advance of nanoscale liquid chromatography coupled to nanoelectrospray mass spectrometry allows, due to its high sensitivity, the study of venoms from species previously left aside, such as ants. Ant venoms are a complex mixture of compounds used for defense, predation or communication purposes. The venom from Neoponera ants, a genus restricted to Neotropical regions, is known to have cytolytic, hemolytic, antimicrobial and insecticidal activities. Moreover, venoms from several Neoponera species have been compared and differences in their toxicity related to nesting habitat variation were reported. Therefore, the present study aimed to perform a deep peptidomic analysis of Neoponera villosa venom and a comparison of seasonal and nesting habitat variations using high-resolution mass spectrometry. Methods Specimens of N. villosa ants were captured in Panga Natural Reserve (Uberlândia, MG, Brazil) from arboreal and ground-dwelling nests during summer and winter time. The venom glands were dissected, pooled and disrupted by ultra-sonic waves. The venom collected from different habitats (arboreal and ground-dwelling) and different seasons (summer and winter) was injected into a nanoACQUITY ULPC hyphened to a Q-Exactive Orbitrap mass spectrometer. The raw data were analyzed using PEAKS 7. Results The results showed a molecular diversity of more than 500 peptides among these venoms, mostly in the mass range of 800–4000 Da. Mutations and post-translational modifications were described and differences among the venoms were observed. Part of the peptides matched with ponericins, a well-known antimicrobial peptide family. In addition, smaller fragments related to ponericins were also identified, suggesting that this class of antimicrobial peptide might undergo enzymatic cleavages. Conclusion There are substantial differences among the venom of N. villosa ants collected in different seasons and from different nest habitats. The venom composition is affected by climate changes that influence prey availability and predator presence. Clearly, nano-LC-MS boosted the knowledge about ant venom, a rich source of unexplored and promising bioactive compounds. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s40409-018-0141-3) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Camila Takeno Cologna
- 1School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP Brazil.,2Laboratory of Mass Spectrometry, MolSys, Department of Chemistry, Liège Université, Liège, Belgium
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- 3Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlândia, MG Brazil
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- 2Laboratory of Mass Spectrometry, MolSys, Department of Chemistry, Liège Université, Liège, Belgium
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- 1School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP Brazil
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- 2Laboratory of Mass Spectrometry, MolSys, Department of Chemistry, Liège Université, Liège, Belgium
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Nôga DAMF, Brandão LEM, Cagni FC, Silva D, de Azevedo DLO, Araújo A, Dos Santos WF, Miranda A, da Silva RH, Ribeiro AM. Anticonvulsant Effects of Fractions Isolated from Dinoponera quadriceps (Kempt) Ant Venom (Formicidae: Ponerinae). Toxins (Basel) 2016; 9:toxins9010005. [PMID: 28025529 PMCID: PMC5308238 DOI: 10.3390/toxins9010005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2016] [Revised: 10/24/2016] [Accepted: 11/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Natural products, sources of new pharmacological substances, have large chemical diversity and architectural complexity. In this context, some toxins obtained from invertebrate venoms have anticonvulsant effects. Epilepsy is a neurological disorder that affects about 65 million people worldwide, and approximately 30% of cases are resistant to pharmacological treatment. Previous studies from our group show that the denatured venom of the ant Dinoponera quadriceps (Kempt) protects mice against bicuculline (BIC)-induced seizures and death. The aim of this study was to investigate the anticonvulsant activity of compounds isolated from D. quadriceps venom against seizures induced by BIC in mice. Crude venom was fractionated by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) resulting in six fractions referred to as DqTx1-DqTx6. A liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC/MS) analysis revealed a major 431 Da compound in fractions DqTx1 and DqTx2. Fractions DqTx3 and DqTx4 showed a compound of 2451 Da and DqTx5 revealed a 2436 Da compound. Furthermore, the DqTx6 fraction exhibited a major component with a molecular weight of 13,196 Da. Each fraction (1 mg/mL) was microinjected into the lateral ventricle of mice, and the animals were observed in an open field. We did not observe behavioral alterations when the fractions were given alone. Conversely, when the fractions were microinjected 20 min prior to the administration of BIC (21.6 nM), DqTx1, DqTx4, and DqTx6 fractions increased the latency for onset of tonic-clonic seizures. Moreover, all fractions, except DqTx5, increased latency to death. The more relevant result was obtained with the DqTx6 fraction, which protected 62.5% of the animals against tonic-clonic seizures. Furthermore, this fraction protected 100% of the animals from seizure episodes followed by death. Taken together, these findings indicate that compounds from ant venom might be a potential source of new anticonvulsants molecules.
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- Physiology Department, University Federal of Rio Grande of Norte, Natal, RN 59078-970, Brazil.
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- Physiology Department, University Federal of Rio Grande of Norte, Natal, RN 59078-970, Brazil.
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- Physiology Department, University Federal of Rio Grande of Norte, Natal, RN 59078-970, Brazil.
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- Biophysics Department, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP 04023-062, Brazil.
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- Pharmacology Department, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP 04023-062, Brazil.
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dos Anjos LC, Gomes FMM, do Couto LL, Mourão CA, Moreira KG, Silva LP, Mortari MR. Anxiolytic activity and evaluation of potentially adverse effects of a bradykinin-related peptide isolated from a social wasp venom. Life Sci 2016; 149:153-9. [PMID: 26898126 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2016.02.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2015] [Revised: 02/12/2016] [Accepted: 02/16/2016] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Anxiety disorders are major health problems in terms of costs stemming from sick leave, disabilities, healthcare and premature mortality. Despite the availability of classic anxiolytics, some anxiety disorders are still resistant to treatment, with higher rates of adverse effects. In this respect, several toxins isolated from arthropod venoms are useful in identifying new compounds to treat neurological disorders, particularly pathological anxiety. Thus, the aims of this study were to identify and characterize an anxiolytic peptide isolated from the venom of the social wasp Polybia paulista. The peptide was identified as Polisteskinin R, with nominal molecular mass [M+H](+)=1301Da and primary structure consisting of Ala-Arg-Arg-Pro-Pro-Gly-Phe-Thr-Pro-Phe-Arg-OH. The anxiolytic effect was tested using the elevated plus maze test. Moreover, adverse effects on the spontaneous behavior and motor coordination of animals were assessed using the open field and rotarod tests. Polisteskinin R induced a dose-dependent anxiolytic effect. Animals treated with the peptide and diazepam spent significantly more time into the open arms when compared to the groups treated with the vehicle and pentylenetetrazole. No significant differences in spontaneous behavior or motor coordination were observed between the groups, showing that the peptide was well tolerated. The interaction by agonists in both known BK receptors induces a variability of physiological effects; Polisteskinin R can act on these receptors, inducing modulatory activity and thus, attenuating anxiety behaviors. The results of this study demonstrated that the compound Polisteskinin R exerted potent anxiolytic effects and its analogues are promising candidates for experimental pharmacology.
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- Lilian Carneiro dos Anjos
- Neuropharmacology Laboratory, Department of Physiological Sciences, Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brazil; Graduate Program of Animal Biology, University of Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brazil
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- Neuropharmacology Laboratory, Department of Physiological Sciences, Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brazil; Graduate Program of Animal Biology, University of Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brazil
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- Neuropharmacology Laboratory, Department of Physiological Sciences, Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brazil
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- Neuropharmacology Laboratory, Department of Physiological Sciences, Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brazil
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- Graduate Program of Animal Biology, University of Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brazil; Laboratory of Mass Spectrometry and Laboratory of Nanobiotechnology, Embrapa Genetic Resources and Biotechnology, Brasília, DF, Brazil
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- Neuropharmacology Laboratory, Department of Physiological Sciences, Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brazil; Graduate Program of Animal Biology, University of Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brazil.
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Lee SH, Baek JH, Yoon KA. Differential Properties of Venom Peptides and Proteins in Solitary vs. Social Hunting Wasps. Toxins (Basel) 2016; 8:32. [PMID: 26805885 PMCID: PMC4773785 DOI: 10.3390/toxins8020032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2015] [Revised: 01/13/2016] [Accepted: 01/14/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The primary functions of venoms from solitary and social wasps are different. Whereas most solitary wasps sting their prey to paralyze and preserve it, without killing, as the provisions for their progeny, social wasps usually sting to defend their colonies from vertebrate predators. Such distinctive venom properties of solitary and social wasps suggest that the main venom components are likely to be different depending on the wasps' sociality. The present paper reviews venom components and properties of the Aculeata hunting wasps, with a particular emphasis on the comparative aspects of venom compositions and properties between solitary and social wasps. Common components in both solitary and social wasp venoms include hyaluronidase, phospholipase A2, metalloendopeptidase, etc. Although it has been expected that more diverse bioactive components with the functions of prey inactivation and physiology manipulation are present in solitary wasps, available studies on venom compositions of solitary wasps are simply too scarce to generalize this notion. Nevertheless, some neurotoxic peptides (e.g., pompilidotoxin and dendrotoxin-like peptide) and proteins (e.g., insulin-like peptide binding protein) appear to be specific to solitary wasp venom. In contrast, several proteins, such as venom allergen 5 protein, venom acid phosphatase, and various phospholipases, appear to be relatively more specific to social wasp venom. Finally, putative functions of main venom components and their application are also discussed.
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- Si Hyeock Lee
- Department of Agricultural Biology, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921, Korea.
- Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921, Korea.
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- College of Pharmacy and Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 660-701, Korea.
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- Department of Agricultural Biology, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921, Korea.
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Souza BMD, Cabrera MPDS, Gomes PC, Dias NB, Stabeli RG, Leite NB, Neto JR, Palma MS. Structure-activity relationship of mastoparan analogs: Effects of the number and positioning of Lys residues on secondary structure, interaction with membrane-mimetic systems and biological activity. Peptides 2015; 72:164-74. [PMID: 25944744 DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2015.04.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2015] [Revised: 04/16/2015] [Accepted: 04/19/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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In this study, a series of mastoparan analogs were engineered based on the strategies of Ala and Lys scanning in relation to the sequences of classical mastoparans. Ten analog mastoparans, presenting from zero to six Lys residues in their sequences were synthesized and assayed for some typical biological activities for this group of peptide: mast cell degranulation, hemolysis, and antibiosis. In relation to mast cell degranulation, the apparent structural requirement to optimize this activity was the existence of one or two Lys residues at positions 8 and/or 9. In relation to hemolysis, one structural feature that strongly correlated with the potency of this activity was the number of amino acid residues from the C-terminus of each peptide continuously embedded into the zwitterionic membrane of erythrocytes-mimicking liposomes, probably due to the contribution of this structural feature to the membrane perturbation. The antibiotic activity of mastoparan analogs was directly dependent on the apparent extension of their hydrophilic surface, i.e., their molecules must have from four to six Lys residues between positions 4 and 11 of the peptide chain to achieve activities comparable to or higher than the reference antibiotic compounds. The optimization of the antibacterial activity of the mastoparans must consider Lys residues at the positions 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, and 11 of the tetradecapeptide chain, with the other positions occupied by hydrophobic residues, and with the C-terminal residue in the amidated form. These requirements resulted in highly active AMPs with greatly reduced (or no) hemolytic and mast cell degranulating activities.
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- Bibiana Monson de Souza
- Institute of Biosciences, Department of Biology, Center for the Study of Social Insects, UNESP-Univ. Estadual Paulista, Campus of Rio Claro, Rio Claro, SP, Brazil; Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia (INCT) em Imunologia (iii), Salvador, BA, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry and Environmental Sciences, IBILCE, UNESP-Univ. Estadual Paulista, Campus of São José do Rio Preto, São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical Analysis, Proteomic Center, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, UNESP-Univ. Estadual Paulista, Campus of Araraquara, Araraquara, SP, Brazil; Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia (INCT) em Imunologia (iii), Salvador, BA, Brazil
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- Institute of Biosciences, Department of Biology, Center for the Study of Social Insects, UNESP-Univ. Estadual Paulista, Campus of Rio Claro, Rio Claro, SP, Brazil; Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia (INCT) em Imunologia (iii), Salvador, BA, Brazil
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- Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde, VPPLR, FIOCRUZ Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Physics, IBILCE, UNESP-Univ. Estadual Paulista, Campus of São José do Rio Preto, São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Physics, IBILCE, UNESP-Univ. Estadual Paulista, Campus of São José do Rio Preto, São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Institute of Biosciences, Department of Biology, Center for the Study of Social Insects, UNESP-Univ. Estadual Paulista, Campus of Rio Claro, Rio Claro, SP, Brazil; Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia (INCT) em Imunologia (iii), Salvador, BA, Brazil.
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Dias NB, de Souza BM, Gomes PC, Brigatte P, Palma MS. Peptidome profiling of venom from the social wasp Polybia paulista. Toxicon 2015; 107:290-303. [PMID: 26303042 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2015.08.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2015] [Revised: 08/14/2015] [Accepted: 08/19/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Most crude venom from Polybia paulista is composed of short, linear peptides; however, only five of these peptides are structurally and functionally characterized. Therefore, the peptides in this venom were profiled using an HPLC-IT-TOF/MS and MS(n) system. The presence of type -d and -w ions that are generated from the fragmentation of the side chains was used to resolve I/L ambiguity. The distinction between K and Q residues was achieved through esterification of the α- and ε-amino groups in the peptide chains, followed by mass spectrometry analysis. Fourteen major peptides were detected in P. paulista venom and sequenced; all the peptides were synthesized on solid-phase and submitted to a series of bioassays. Five of them had been previously characterized, and nine were novel toxins. The novel peptides correspond to two wasp kinins, two chemotactic components, three mastoparans, and two peptides of unknown function. The seven novel peptides with identified functions appear to act synergistically with the previously known ones, constituting three well-known families of peptide toxins (wasp kinins, chemotactic peptides, and mastoparans) in the venom of social wasps. These multifunctional toxins can cause pain, oedema formation, haemolysis, chemotaxis of PMNLs, and mast cell degranulation in victims who are stung by wasps.
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- Nathalia Batista Dias
- Dept. Biology/CEIS, Institute of Biosciences of Rio Claro, University of São Paulo State (UNESP), Brazil
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- Dept. Biology/CEIS, Institute of Biosciences of Rio Claro, University of São Paulo State (UNESP), Brazil
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- Dept. Biology/CEIS, Institute of Biosciences of Rio Claro, University of São Paulo State (UNESP), Brazil
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- Dept. Biology/CEIS, Institute of Biosciences of Rio Claro, University of São Paulo State (UNESP), Brazil
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- Dept. Biology/CEIS, Institute of Biosciences of Rio Claro, University of São Paulo State (UNESP), Brazil.
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Moon TC, Befus AD, Kulka M. Mast cell mediators: their differential release and the secretory pathways involved. Front Immunol 2014; 5:569. [PMID: 25452755 PMCID: PMC4231949 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2014.00569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 280] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2014] [Accepted: 10/23/2014] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Mast cells (MC) are widely distributed throughout the body and are common at mucosal surfaces, a major host-environment interface. MC are functionally and phenotypically heterogeneous depending on the microenvironment in which they mature. Although MC have been classically viewed as effector cells of IgE-mediated allergic diseases, they are also recognized as important in host defense, innate and acquired immunity, homeostatic responses, and immunoregulation. MC activation can induce release of pre-formed mediators such as histamine from their granules, as well as release of de novo synthesized lipid mediators, cytokines, and chemokines that play diverse roles, not only in allergic reactions but also in numerous physiological and pathophysiological responses. Indeed, MC release their mediators in a discriminating and chronological manner, depending upon the stimuli involved and their signaling cascades (e.g., IgE-mediated or Toll-like receptor-mediated). However, the precise mechanisms underlying differential mediator release in response to these stimuli are poorly known. This review summarizes our knowledge of MC mediators and will focus on what is known about the discriminatory release of these mediators dependent upon diverse stimuli, MC phenotypes, and species of origin, as well as on the intracellular synthesis, storage, and secretory processes involved.
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- Tae Chul Moon
- Pulmonary Research Group, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Pulmonary Research Group, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- National Institute for Nanotechnology, National Research Council, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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Mortari MR, do Couto LL, dos Anjos LC, Mourão CBF, Camargos TS, Vargas JAG, Oliveira FN, Gati CDC, Schwartz CA, Schwartz EF. Pharmacological characterization of Synoeca cyanea venom: An aggressive social wasp widely distributed in the Neotropical region. Toxicon 2012; 59:163-70. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2011.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2011] [Revised: 11/01/2011] [Accepted: 11/02/2011] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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Ratcliffe NA, Mello CB, Garcia ES, Butt TM, Azambuja P. Insect natural products and processes: new treatments for human disease. INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2011; 41:747-69. [PMID: 21658450 DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2011.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2011] [Revised: 05/16/2011] [Accepted: 05/20/2011] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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In this overview, some of the more significant recent developments in bioengineering natural products from insects with use or potential use in modern medicine are described, as well as in utilisation of insects as models for studying essential mammalian processes such as immune responses to pathogens. To date, insects have been relatively neglected as sources of modern drugs although they have provided valuable natural products, including honey and silk, for at least 4-7000 years, and have featured in folklore medicine for thousands of years. Particular examples of Insect Folk Medicines will briefly be described which have subsequently led through the application of molecular and bioengineering techniques to the development of bioactive compounds with great potential as pharmaceuticals in modern medicine. Insect products reviewed have been derived from honey, venom, silk, cantharidin, whole insect extracts, maggots, and blood-sucking arthropods. Drug activities detected include powerful antimicrobials against antibiotic-resistant bacteria and HIV, as well as anti-cancer, anti-angiogenesis and anti-coagulant factors and wound healing agents. Finally, the many problems in developing these insect products as human therapeutic drugs are considered and the possible solutions emerging to these problems are described.
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- Norman A Ratcliffe
- Laboratório de Bioquímica e Fisiologia de Insetos, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Avenida Brasil 4365, Rio de Janeiro, 21045-900, RJ, Brazil.
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Baptista-Saidemberg NB, Saidemberg DM, Palma MS. Profiling the peptidome of the venom from the social wasp Agelaia pallipes pallipes. J Proteomics 2011; 74:2123-37. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2011.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2011] [Revised: 05/19/2011] [Accepted: 06/05/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Saidemberg DM, Baptista-Saidemberg NB, Palma MS. Chemometric analysis of Hymenoptera toxins and defensins: A model for predicting the biological activity of novel peptides from venoms and hemolymph. Peptides 2011; 32:1924-33. [PMID: 21855589 DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2011.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2011] [Revised: 07/29/2011] [Accepted: 08/01/2011] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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When searching for prospective novel peptides, it is difficult to determine the biological activity of a peptide based only on its sequence. The "trial and error" approach is generally laborious, expensive and time consuming due to the large number of different experimental setups required to cover a reasonable number of biological assays. To simulate a virtual model for Hymenoptera insects, 166 peptides were selected from the venoms and hemolymphs of wasps, bees and ants and applied to a mathematical model of multivariate analysis, with nine different chemometric components: GRAVY, aliphaticity index, number of disulfide bonds, total residues, net charge, pI value, Boman index, percentage of alpha helix, and flexibility prediction. Principal component analysis (PCA) with non-linear iterative projections by alternating least-squares (NIPALS) algorithm was performed, without including any information about the biological activity of the peptides. This analysis permitted the grouping of peptides in a way that strongly correlated to the biological function of the peptides. Six different groupings were observed, which seemed to correspond to the following groups: chemotactic peptides, mastoparans, tachykinins, kinins, antibiotic peptides, and a group of long peptides with one or two disulfide bonds and with biological activities that are not yet clearly defined. The partial overlap between the mastoparans group and the chemotactic peptides, tachykinins, kinins and antibiotic peptides in the PCA score plot may be used to explain the frequent reports in the literature about the multifunctionality of some of these peptides. The mathematical model used in the present investigation can be used to predict the biological activities of novel peptides in this system, and it may also be easily applied to other biological systems.
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- Daniel M Saidemberg
- Center of Study of Social Insects (CEIS)/Dept. Biology, Institute of Biosciences of Rio Claro, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Rio Claro, SP 13506-900, Brazil
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dos Santos LD, da Silva Menegasso AR, dos Santos Pinto JRA, Santos KS, Castro FM, Kalil JE, Palma MS. Proteomic characterization of the multiple forms of the PLAs from the venom of the social wasp Polybia paulista. Proteomics 2011; 11:1403-12. [PMID: 21365748 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.201000414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2010] [Revised: 11/05/2010] [Accepted: 01/11/2011] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The phospholipases A(1) (PLA(1) s) from the venom of the social wasp Polybia paulista occur as a mixture of different molecular forms. To characterize the molecular origin of these structural differences, an experimental strategy was planned combining the isolation of the pool of PLAs from the wasp venom with proteomic approaches by using 2-D, MALDI-TOF-TOF MS and classical protocols of protein chemistry, which included N- and C-terminal sequencing. The existence of an intact form of PLA(1) and seven truncated forms was identified, apparently originating from controlled proteolysis of the intact protein; in addition to this, four of these truncated forms also presented carbohydrates attached to their molecules. Some of these forms are immunoreactive to specific-IgE, while others are not. These observations permit to raise the hypothesis that naturally occurring proteolysis of PLA(1) , combined with protein glycosylation may create a series of different molecular forms of these proteins, with different levels of allergenicity. Two forms of PLA(2) s, apparently related to each other, were also identified; however, it was not possible to determine the molecular origin of the differences between both forms, except that one of them was glycosylated. None of these forms were immunoreactive to human specific IgE.
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- Lucilene Delazari dos Santos
- Institute of Biosciences of Rio Claro, Department of Biology, Center of the Study of Social Insects/Dept. Biology, University of São Paulo State (UNESP), Rio Claro, SP, Brazil
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Baptista-Saidemberg NB, Saidemberg DM, de Souza BM, César-Tognoli LM, Ferreira VM, Mendes MA, dos Santos Cabrera MP, Neto JR, Palma MS. Protonectin (1–6): A novel chemotactic peptide from the venom of the social wasp Agelaia pallipes pallipes. Toxicon 2010; 56:880-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2010.06.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2010] [Revised: 06/08/2010] [Accepted: 06/16/2010] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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dos Santos LD, Santos KS, Pinto JRA, Dias NB, Souza BMD, dos Santos MF, Perales J, Domont GB, Castro FM, Kalil JE, Palma MS. Profiling the Proteome of the Venom from the Social Wasp Polybia paulista: A Clue to Understand the Envenoming Mechanism. J Proteome Res 2010; 9:3867-77. [DOI: 10.1021/pr1000829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Lucilene Delazari dos Santos
- Institute of Biosciences of Rio Claro, Department of Biology, Center of the Study of Social Insects, University of São Paulo State (UNESP), Rio Claro, SP, Brazil, Discipline of Allergy and Immunology/InCor (HC/FMUSP), SP, Brazil, Department of Biochemistry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), RJ, Brazil, Department of Physiology and Pharmacodynamics, FIOCRUZ, RJ, Brazil, and Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia (INCT) em Imunologia/iii
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- Institute of Biosciences of Rio Claro, Department of Biology, Center of the Study of Social Insects, University of São Paulo State (UNESP), Rio Claro, SP, Brazil, Discipline of Allergy and Immunology/InCor (HC/FMUSP), SP, Brazil, Department of Biochemistry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), RJ, Brazil, Department of Physiology and Pharmacodynamics, FIOCRUZ, RJ, Brazil, and Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia (INCT) em Imunologia/iii
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- Institute of Biosciences of Rio Claro, Department of Biology, Center of the Study of Social Insects, University of São Paulo State (UNESP), Rio Claro, SP, Brazil, Discipline of Allergy and Immunology/InCor (HC/FMUSP), SP, Brazil, Department of Biochemistry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), RJ, Brazil, Department of Physiology and Pharmacodynamics, FIOCRUZ, RJ, Brazil, and Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia (INCT) em Imunologia/iii
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- Institute of Biosciences of Rio Claro, Department of Biology, Center of the Study of Social Insects, University of São Paulo State (UNESP), Rio Claro, SP, Brazil, Discipline of Allergy and Immunology/InCor (HC/FMUSP), SP, Brazil, Department of Biochemistry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), RJ, Brazil, Department of Physiology and Pharmacodynamics, FIOCRUZ, RJ, Brazil, and Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia (INCT) em Imunologia/iii
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- Institute of Biosciences of Rio Claro, Department of Biology, Center of the Study of Social Insects, University of São Paulo State (UNESP), Rio Claro, SP, Brazil, Discipline of Allergy and Immunology/InCor (HC/FMUSP), SP, Brazil, Department of Biochemistry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), RJ, Brazil, Department of Physiology and Pharmacodynamics, FIOCRUZ, RJ, Brazil, and Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia (INCT) em Imunologia/iii
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- Institute of Biosciences of Rio Claro, Department of Biology, Center of the Study of Social Insects, University of São Paulo State (UNESP), Rio Claro, SP, Brazil, Discipline of Allergy and Immunology/InCor (HC/FMUSP), SP, Brazil, Department of Biochemistry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), RJ, Brazil, Department of Physiology and Pharmacodynamics, FIOCRUZ, RJ, Brazil, and Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia (INCT) em Imunologia/iii
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- Institute of Biosciences of Rio Claro, Department of Biology, Center of the Study of Social Insects, University of São Paulo State (UNESP), Rio Claro, SP, Brazil, Discipline of Allergy and Immunology/InCor (HC/FMUSP), SP, Brazil, Department of Biochemistry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), RJ, Brazil, Department of Physiology and Pharmacodynamics, FIOCRUZ, RJ, Brazil, and Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia (INCT) em Imunologia/iii
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- Institute of Biosciences of Rio Claro, Department of Biology, Center of the Study of Social Insects, University of São Paulo State (UNESP), Rio Claro, SP, Brazil, Discipline of Allergy and Immunology/InCor (HC/FMUSP), SP, Brazil, Department of Biochemistry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), RJ, Brazil, Department of Physiology and Pharmacodynamics, FIOCRUZ, RJ, Brazil, and Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia (INCT) em Imunologia/iii
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- Institute of Biosciences of Rio Claro, Department of Biology, Center of the Study of Social Insects, University of São Paulo State (UNESP), Rio Claro, SP, Brazil, Discipline of Allergy and Immunology/InCor (HC/FMUSP), SP, Brazil, Department of Biochemistry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), RJ, Brazil, Department of Physiology and Pharmacodynamics, FIOCRUZ, RJ, Brazil, and Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia (INCT) em Imunologia/iii
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- Institute of Biosciences of Rio Claro, Department of Biology, Center of the Study of Social Insects, University of São Paulo State (UNESP), Rio Claro, SP, Brazil, Discipline of Allergy and Immunology/InCor (HC/FMUSP), SP, Brazil, Department of Biochemistry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), RJ, Brazil, Department of Physiology and Pharmacodynamics, FIOCRUZ, RJ, Brazil, and Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia (INCT) em Imunologia/iii
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- Institute of Biosciences of Rio Claro, Department of Biology, Center of the Study of Social Insects, University of São Paulo State (UNESP), Rio Claro, SP, Brazil, Discipline of Allergy and Immunology/InCor (HC/FMUSP), SP, Brazil, Department of Biochemistry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), RJ, Brazil, Department of Physiology and Pharmacodynamics, FIOCRUZ, RJ, Brazil, and Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia (INCT) em Imunologia/iii
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Picolo G, Hisada M, Moura AB, Machado MF, Sciani JM, Conceição IM, Melo RL, Oliveira V, Lima-Landman MTR, Cury Y, Konno K, Hayashi MA. Bradykinin-related peptides in the venom of the solitary wasp Cyphononyx fulvognathus. Biochem Pharmacol 2010; 79:478-86. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2009.08.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2009] [Revised: 08/18/2009] [Accepted: 08/20/2009] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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de Souza BM, da Silva AVR, Resende VMF, Arcuri HA, Dos Santos Cabrera MP, Ruggiero Neto J, Palma MS. Characterization of two novel polyfunctional mastoparan peptides from the venom of the social wasp Polybia paulista. Peptides 2009; 30:1387-95. [PMID: 19463874 DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2009.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2009] [Revised: 05/07/2009] [Accepted: 05/07/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Hymenoptera venoms are complex mixtures of biochemically and pharmacologically active components such as biogenic amines, peptides and proteins. Polycationic peptides generally constitute the largest group of Hymenoptera venom toxins, and the mastoparans constitute the most abundant and important class of peptides in the venom of social wasps. These toxins are responsible for histamine release from mast cells, serotonin from platelets, and catecholamines and adenylic acids from adrenal chromafin cells. The present work reports the structural and functional characterization of two novel mastoparan peptides identified from the venom of the neotropical social wasp Polybia paulista. The mastoparans Polybia-MP-II and -III were purified, sequenced and synthesized on solid phase using Fmoc chemistry and the synthetic peptides used for structural and functional characterizations. Polybia-MP-II and -III are tetradecapeptides, amidated at their C-termini, and form amphipathic alpha-helical conformations under membrane-mimetic conditions. Both peptides were polyfunctional, causing pronounced cell lysis of rat mast cells and erythrocytes, in addition to having antimicrobial activity against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria.
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- Bibiana Monson de Souza
- CEIS/Dept. Biology, Institute of Biosciences of Rio Claro, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Rio Claro, SP, Brazil
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Yshii LM, Souza GH, Camargo EA, Eberlin MN, Ribela MTC, Muscará MN, Hyslop S, Costa SK. Characterization of the mechanisms underlying the inflammatory response to Polistes lanio lanio (paper wasp) venom in mouse dorsal skin. Toxicon 2009; 53:42-52. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2008.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2008] [Revised: 09/22/2008] [Accepted: 10/07/2008] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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