Milene Cristina Menezes

Dr. Milene Cristina Menezes


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Academic Career Length

21Years (2006-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 March 2006 in Toxicon
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MMMilene Cristina Menezes
Milene Cristina Menezes
MFMaria F. Furtado
Maria F. Furtado
STSilvia R. Travaglia-Cardoso
Silvia R. Travaglia-Cardoso
ACAntonio C.M. Camargo
Antonio C.M. Camargo
SSSolange M. T. Serrano
Solange M. T. Serrano

1 April 2016 in Journal of Proteomics
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AZAndré Zelanis
André Zelanis
MMMilene Cristina Menezes
Milene Cristina Menezes
EKEduardo Kitano
Eduardo Kitano
TLTarcísio Liberato
Tarcísio Liberato
ATAlexandre Keiji Tashima
Alexandre Keiji Tashima
SSSolange M. T. Serrano
Solange M. T. Serrano

27 October 2011 in Journal of Proteome Research
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ALAdriana F. Paes Leme
Adriana F. Paes Leme
NSNicholas Sherman
Nicholas Sherman
DSDavid M. Smalley
David M. Smalley
LSLetícia O. Sizukusa
Letícia O. Sizukusa
AOAna Karina Oliveira
Ana Karina Oliveira
SSSolange M. T. Serrano
Solange M. T. Serrano

1 June 2009 in Toxicon
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AOAna Karina Oliveira
Ana Karina Oliveira
ALAdriana F. Paes Leme
Adriana F. Paes Leme
MAMarina T. Assakura
Marina T. Assakura
MMMilene Cristina Menezes
Milene Cristina Menezes
AZAndré Zelanis
André Zelanis
SSSolange M. T. Serrano
Solange M. T. Serrano

12 July 2016 in Genome Biology and Evolution
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PCPollyanna Fernandes Campos
Pollyanna Fernandes Campos
DADébora Andrade-Silva
Débora Andrade-Silva
AZAndré Zelanis
André Zelanis
ALAdriana Franco Paes Leme
Adriana Franco Paes Leme
MRMarisa Maria Teixeira Rocha
Marisa Maria Teixeira Rocha
IJInacio Junqueira-De-Azevedo
Inacio Junqueira-De-Azevedo
Only few studies on snake venoms were dedicated to deeply characterize the toxin secretion of animals from the Colubridae family, despite the fact that they represent the majority of snake diversity. As a consequence, some evolutionary trends observed in venom proteins that underpinned the evolutionary histories of snake toxins were based on data from a minor parcel of the clade. Here, we investigated the proteins of the totally unknown venom from Phalotris mertensi (Dipsadinae subfamily), in order to obtain a detailed profile of its toxins and to appreciate evolutionary tendencies occurring in colubrid venoms. By means of integrated omics and functional approaches, including RNAseq, Sanger sequencing, high-resolution proteomics, recombinant protein production, and enzymatic tests, we verified an active toxic secretion containing up to 21 types of proteins. A high content of Kunitz-type proteins and C-type lectins were observed, although several enzymatic components such as metalloproteinases and an L-amino acid oxidase were also present in the venom. Interestingly, an arguable venom component of other species was demonstrated as a true venom protein and named svLIPA (snake venom acid lipase). This finding indicates the importance of checking the actual protein occurrence across species before rejecting genes suggested to code for toxins, which are relevant for the discussion about the early evolution of reptile venoms. Moreover, trends in the evolution of some toxin classes, such as simplification of metalloproteinases and rearrangements of Kunitz and Wap domains, parallel similar phenomena observed in other venomous snake families and provide a broader picture of toxin evolution.

31 October 2008 in FEBS Letters
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MMMilene Cristina Menezes
Milene Cristina Menezes
ALAdriana F. Paes Leme
Adriana F. Paes Leme
RMRobson L. Melo
Robson L. Melo
Carlos Alberto-SilvaCarlos Alberto-Silva
Carlos Alberto-Silva
MCMaisa Della Casa
Maisa Della Casa
SSSolange M. T. Serrano
Solange M. T. Serrano