Salivary Protein Card
Accession: Sp002429 Heme-binding protein [Triatoma infestans]
Basic info
| Organism | Triatoma infestans |
| Taxonomy | Insecta > Hemiptera > Reduviidae > Triatoma > Triatoma infestans |
| Protein Description | Heme-binding protein |
| Mass Weight | |
| Isoelectric Point | 5.66 |
Annotation
| Function | This protein found in insect saliva has the ability to bind to heme, a molecule that contains iron and is involved in various biological processes. The specific function of this heme-binding protein in insect saliva is not clear and requires further study | ||
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Features
| Feature key | Position | Length |
| Signal Peptide | 1-19 | 19 |
| Chain | 20-142 | 123 |
Cross-Reference
Sequence
3D Structure
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Publication
| 1. |
Teresa TC, Francischetti IM, Andersen JF, Schwarz A, Santa JM, Ribeiro JM.; An insight into the sialome of the blood-sucking bug Triatoma infestans, avector of Chagas disease.; Insect Biochem Mol Biol. 2008 Feb;38(2):213-32. PMC2263000 |