title: Notechis 11'2, a non-toxic phospholipase A2 from the venom of Notechis scutatus scutatus.
abstract: Previously, we deduced the amino acid sequence of a novel phospholipase-A2-like protein (PLA2) from the nucleotide sequence of a cDNA isolated from a library prepared from the venom gland of the Australian elapid Notechis scutatus scutatus. The corresponding protein has now been identified, purified from the venom and named Notechis 11'2. Its complete amino acid sequence has been determined by automated Edman degradation of both the whole protein and peptides generated by Staphylococcus aureus protease digestion and chemical cleavage at a tryptophan residue. As predicted from its sequence which contains all the residues putatively required for PLA2 activity, Notechis 11'2 exhibits an esterase activity, preferentially against neutral phospholipids. However, despite its sequence homology with other highly toxic PLA2 present in the venom of Notechis scutatus scutatus, notechis 11'2 has no lethal activity. This observation further supports the view that the lethal activity of PLA2 from Notechis scutatus scutatus is not due to the esterasic activity only.
authors.affiliation: Service de Biochimie des Protéines, Laboratoire d'Ingénierie des Protéines, CEN Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bouchier
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Boyot
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tesson
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Trémeau
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bouet
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hodgson
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Boulain
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ménez
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000596:Amino Acids / Q000032:analysis; D000818:Animals; D002384:Catalysis; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics; D004546:Elapid Venoms / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000633:toxicity; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010741:Phospholipases A / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000633:toxicity; D054467:Phospholipases A2; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D012911:Snakes
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D004546:Elapid Venoms; C072139:Notechis 11'2; D004247:DNA; D010741:Phospholipases A; D054467:Phospholipases A2