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Comparative Study of Hirustasin Superfamily Gene Expression in Two Medicinal Leeches,

Rujiao Sun, Rui Ai, Jingjing Yin, Jianli Cheng, Zuhao Huang, Lizhou Tang, Zichao Liu, Qingqian Zeng, Fang Zhao, Gonghua Lin

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Rujiao SunSchool of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory of Jiangxi Province for Biological Invasion and Biosecurity, Jinggangshan University, Ji'an 343009, China.
Rui AiSchool of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory of Jiangxi Province for Biological Invasion and Biosecurity, Jinggangshan University, Ji'an 343009, China.
Jingjing YinSchool of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory of Jiangxi Province for Biological Invasion and Biosecurity, Jinggangshan University, Ji'an 343009, China.
Jianli ChengSchool of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory of Jiangxi Province for Biological Invasion and Biosecurity, Jinggangshan University, Ji'an 343009, China.
Zuhao HuangSchool of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory of Jiangxi Province for Biological Invasion and Biosecurity, Jinggangshan University, Ji'an 343009, China.
Lizhou TangCollege of Life Sciences, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, China.
Zichao LiuSchool of Agronomy and Life Sciences, Kunming University, Kunming 650214, China.ORCID 0000-0002-7509-6209
Qingqian ZengGuangdong Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510655, China.
Fang ZhaoSchool of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory of Jiangxi Province for Biological Invasion and Biosecurity, Jinggangshan University, Ji'an 343009, China.ORCID 0009-0004-7778-8892
Gonghua LinSchool of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory of Jiangxi Province for Biological Invasion and Biosecurity, Jinggangshan University, Ji'an 343009, China.

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 82260742the Foundation of Key Laboratory of Jiangxi Province for Biological Invasion and Biosecurity 2023SSY02111the Foundation of Yunnan International Joint Laboratory with South and Southeast Asia for the Integrated Development of Animal-derived Anti-thrombosis Chinese Medicine 202503AP140025
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Abstract

BACKGROUND/

objectivesLeeches constitute a pharmacologically significant animal group in traditional medicine due to their antithrombotic peptides, which include numerous members of the hirustasin gene superfamily. However, a comparative expression profile of this pharmaceutically important family across different leech species is lacking.

methodsThis study conducted a comparative transcriptomic analysis of hirustasin gene superfamily expression in the hematophagous leech

resultsThe total expression of the hirustasin gene superfamily, quantified as transcripts per million (TPM), showed no significant difference (

conclusionsThese findings provide a set of high-priority candidate genes and insights into their expression characteristics, serving as a starting point for subsequent functional validation and, when integrated with other screening methods, for future antithrombotic drug discovery.

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LeechesAnimalsGene Expression ProfilingMultigene FamilyPhylogenyTranscriptomedominantly expressed genesHirudinaria manillensishirustasin gene superfamilymedicinal leechestranscriptomicsWhitmania pigra

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