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Sep 2026
The novel viper FETUA-3 protein evolved a unique mode of inhibiting snake venom metalloproteinases
Molecular innovation and coevolution play major roles in the evolution of biological diversity, yet we have few instances in which we understand the biological and molecular bases of coevolution. Rattlesnakes and other vipers have evolved resistance to their own novel venom metalloproteinase (MP) toxins through the inv...
N. Dowell, Susana Vázquez Torres, Fiona P. Ukken et al.
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