Amblyomma americanum tick saliva serine protease inhibitor 6 is a cross-class inhibitor of serine proteases and papain-like cysteine proteases that delays plasma clotting and inhibits platelet aggregation

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 306-319

  Mulenga, A ^a   Kim, T ^a   Ibelli, A M G ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amblyomma americanum; blood coagulation; complement activation pathway; platelet aggregation; serine protease inhibitors (serpins)

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; INSECT PROTEIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; SERINE PROTEINASE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GENETICS; HEMOSTASIS; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; IXODIDAE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PICHIA; SALIVA;

ANIMALS; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE INHIBITORS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEMOSTASIS; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; INSECT PROTEINS; IXODIDAE; PICHIA; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SALIVA; SERINE PROTEINASE INHIBITORS;

AMBLYOMMA AMERICANUM; IXODIDA; PICHIA PASTORIS;

EID: 84877585434     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: 13652583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/imb.12024     Document Type: Article

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