Avathrin: a novel thrombin inhibitor derived from a multicopy precursor in the salivary glands of the ixodid tick, Amblyomma variegatum.
Iyer JK, Koh CY, Kazimirova M, Roller L, Jobichen C, Swaminathan K, Mizuguchi J, Iwanaga S, Nuttall PA, Chan MY, Kini RM.
Iyer JK, et al. Among authors: swaminathan k.
FASEB J. 2017 Jul;31(7):2981-2995. doi: 10.1096/fj.201601216R. Epub 2017 Mar 31.
FASEB J. 2017.
PMID: 28363953
Such precursor proteins that could be processed into multiple thrombin inhibiting peptides appear to be widespread among Amblyomminae, providing an enormous library of molecules for development as potent antithrombotics.-Iyer, J. K., Koh, C. Y., Kazimirova, M., Roller, L., …
Such precursor proteins that could be processed into multiple thrombin inhibiting peptides appear to be widespread among Amblyomminae, provi …