Salivary Protein Card
Accession: Sp001586 Nitrophorin-3 [Rhodnius prolixus]
Basic info
| Organism | Rhodnius prolixus |
| Taxonomy | Insecta > Hemiptera > Reduviidae > Rhodnius > Rhodnius prolixus |
| Protein Description | Nitrophorin-3 |
| Mass Weight | 22117.627 |
| Isoelectric Point | 6.083 |
Annotation
| Function | Heme-based protein that deliver nitric oxide gas (NO) to the victim while feeding, resulting in vasodilation and inhibition of platelet aggregation. Also binds tightly to histamine, which is released by the host to induce wound healing (By similarity). | ||
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Features
| Feature key | Position | Length |
| Signal Peptide | 1-23 | 23 |
| Chain | 24-202 | 179 |
Sequence
3D Structure
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Publication
| 1. |
Andersen JF, Gudderra NP, Francischetti IM, Valenzuela JG, Ribeiro JM.; Recognition of anionic phospholipid membranes by an antihemostatic protein from a blood-feeding insect.; Biochemistry. 2004 Jun 8;43(22):6987-94. |