Anopheline antiplatelet protein from mosquito saliva regulates blood feeding behavior
- Authors: Islam A, Emran TB, Yamamoto DS, Iyori M, Amelia F, Yusuf Y, Yamaguchi R, Alam MDS, Silveira H, Yoshida S
- Publication Year: 2019
- Journal: Scientific Reports
- Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-39960-2
The saliva of hematophagous arthropods is enriched with a complex mixture of antihemostatic molecules, the biological functions of which are largely unknown. Anopheline antiplatelet protein (AAPP) from malaria vector mosquito exhibits strong antiplatelet activity when bound directly to host collagen by its C-terminus and through its N-terminus with Ca2+-binding activity. To investigate the biological functions […]
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