Wang Qiu-Yan, Shu Yu-Yan, Zhuang Mao-Xing, Lin Zheng-Jiong
Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China.
Sheng Wu Hua Xue Yu Sheng Wu Wu Li Xue Bao (Shanghai). 2001;33(3):340-344.
Total RNA was extracted from venom glands of Ophiophagus hannah, Guangxi species. The cDNAs encoding PLA(2) were amplified by RT-PCR and cloned into the PUCm-T vector. The positive clones encoding two acidic PLA(2) (APLA(2)-1 and APLA(2)-2) were selected and bidirectionally sequenced. Their complete amino acid sequences were deduced and found to be identical to the known amino acid sequences. Their isoelectric points calculated by computer agreed with the values determined with their protein. Homology analysis indicated that the mature peptide of APLA(2)-1 had high homology with PLA(2) from venoms of Ophiophagus hannah, Fujian and Taiwan species, but APLA(2)-2 had lower homology. The most striking difference between APLA(2)-2 and other PLA(2) from Ophiophagus hannah venoms is the missing of a extra "pancreatic loop" at residues 62--66 in APLA(2)-2, and it may be related to their species evolution and biological activity.
