Salivary Protein Card
Accession: Sp001588 Nitrophorin-4 [Rhodnius prolixus]
Basic info
| Organism | Rhodnius prolixus |
| Taxonomy | Insecta > Hemiptera > Reduviidae > Rhodnius > Rhodnius prolixus |
| Protein Description | Nitrophorin-4 |
| Mass Weight | 22406.001 |
| Isoelectric Point | 6.808 |
Annotation
| Function | Heme-based protein that delivers 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. NO release is pH dependent and linked to loop dymics. | ||
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Features
| Feature key | Position | Length |
| Signal Peptide | 1-21 | 21 |
| Chain | 22-205 | 184 |
Sequence
3D Structure
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Publication
| 1. |
Walker FA.; Nitric oxide interaction with insect nitrophorins and thoughts on the electron configuration of the {FeNO}6 complex.; J Inorg Biochem. 2005 Jan;99(1):216-36. 15598503 |