ABSTRACT

The king cobra genome reveals dynamic gene evolution and adaptation in the snake venom system.

Vonk FJ, Casewell NR, Henkel CV, Heimberg AM, Jansen HJ, McCleary RJ, Kerkkamp HM, Vos RA, Guerreiro I, Calvete JJ, Wüster W, Woods AE, Logan JM, Harrison RA, Castoe TA, de Koning AP, Pollock DD, Yandell M, Calderon D, Renjifo C, Currier RB, Salgado D, Pla D, Sanz L, Hyder AS, Ribeiro JM, Arntzen JW, van den Thillart GE, Boetzer M, Pirovano W, Dirks RP, Spaink HP, Duboule D, McGlinn E, Kini RM, Richardson MK.

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013 Dec 17;110(51):20651-6. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1314702110. Epub 2013 Dec 2.

PMID: 24297900