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ArticleParasitology research2022

Make it double: identification and characterization of a Tandem-Hirudin from the Asian medicinal leech Hirudinaria manillensis.

Phil Lukas, Georgij Melikian, Jan-Peter Hildebrandt, Christian Müller

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Article in Parasitology research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Phil LukasAnimal Physiology, Zoological Institute and Museum, University of Greifswald, Felix-Hausdorff-Str. 1, D-17489, Greifswald, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2613-7593
Georgij MelikianAnimal Physiology, Zoological Institute and Museum, University of Greifswald, Felix-Hausdorff-Str. 1, D-17489, Greifswald, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7911-6281
Jan-Peter HildebrandtAnimal Physiology, Zoological Institute and Museum, University of Greifswald, Felix-Hausdorff-Str. 1, D-17489, Greifswald, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7827-8481
Christian MüllerAnimal Physiology, Zoological Institute and Museum, University of Greifswald, Felix-Hausdorff-Str. 1, D-17489, Greifswald, Germany. christian.mueller@uni-greifswald.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1929-1728
Universität Greifswald · DEUniversitätsmedizin Greifswald · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Haematophagous leeches express a broad variety of secretory proteins in their salivary glands, among them are hirudins and hirudin-like factors. Here, we describe the identification, molecular and initial functional characterization of Tandem-Hirudin (TH), a novel salivary gland derived factor identified in the Asian medicinal leech, Hirudinaria manillensis. In contrast to the typical structure of hirudins, TH comprises two globular domains arranged in a tandem-like orientation and lacks the elongated C-terminal tail. Similar structures of thrombin inhibitors have so far been identified only in kissing bugs and ticks. Expression of TH was performed in both cell-based and cell-free bacterial systems. A subsequent functional characterization revealed no evidence for a thrombin-inhibitory potency of TH.

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Hirudo medicinalisLeechesAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsHirudinsThrombinHirudinsThrombinBlood coagulationHirudinHirudinaria manillensisHirudin-like factorsMedicinal leechesTandem-Hirudin

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PMID36006484
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