KUNI_ORNKA
ID KUNI_ORNKA Reviewed; 134 AA.
AC Q8WPG5;
DT 03-AUG-2022, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot.
DT 01-MAR-2002, sequence version 1.
DT 03-AUG-2022, entry version 46.
DE RecName: Full=Thrombin inhibitor savignin {ECO:0000303|PubMed:10502470, ECO:0000303|PubMed:12044499};
DE Flags: Precursor;
OS Ornithodoros kalahariensis (Tick).
OC Eukaryota; Metazoa; Ecdysozoa; Arthropoda; Chelicerata; Arachnida; Acari;
OC Parasitiformes; Ixodida; Ixodoidea; Argasidae; Ornithodoros.
OX NCBI_TaxID=1580572;
RN [1] {ECO:0000312|EMBL:AAL37210.1}
RP NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [MRNA], 3D-STRUCTURE MODELING, AND FUNCTION.
RC TISSUE=Salivary gland;
RX PubMed=12044499; DOI=10.1016/s0965-1748(01)00169-2;
RA Mans B.J., Louw A.I., Neitz A.W.;
RT "Amino acid sequence and structure modeling of savignin, a thrombin
RT inhibitor from the tick, Ornithodoros savignyi.";
RL Insect Biochem. Mol. Biol. 32:821-828(2002).
RN [2]
RP PROTEIN SEQUENCE OF 17-27, FUNCTION, AND MASS SPECTROMETRY.
RC TISSUE=Salivary gland;
RX PubMed=10502470; DOI=10.1006/expr.1999.4448;
RA Nienaber J., Gaspar A.R., Neitz A.W.;
RT "Savignin, a potent thrombin inhibitor isolated from the salivary glands of
RT the tick Ornithodoros savignyi (Acari: Argasidae).";
RL Exp. Parasitol. 93:82-91(1999).
CC -!- FUNCTION: Tick salivary thrombin inhibitor that plays an important part
CC in the anti-hemostatic strategy of ticks. Inhibits thrombin-induced
CC platelet aggregation, but has no effect on ADP- or collagen-induced
CC aggregation (PubMed:10502470). Is a competitive, slow-, tight-binding
CC inhibitor of thrombin (Ki=4.89 pM) (PubMed:10502470). It requires
CC thrombin fibrinogen-binding exosite for optimal inhibition, as its
CC affinity for thrombin lacking the exosite is much lower (Ki=22.3 nM)
CC (PubMed:10502470). Its N-terminal amino acid residues may bind inside
CC the active site cleft of thrombin, while its C-terminal domain may
CC interact with the basic fibrinogen recognition exosite of thrombin
CC (PubMed:12044499). It does not inhibit plasmin, factor Xa (F10), and
CC trypsin (PubMed:10502470). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10502470,
CC ECO:0000269|PubMed:12044499}.
CC -!- SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Cytoplasmic vesicle, secretory vesicle
CC {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q8MVZ2}. Secreted {ECO:0000305|PubMed:10502470}.
CC -!- TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed in salivary glands.
CC {ECO:0000305|PubMed:10502470}.
CC -!- MASS SPECTROMETRY: Mass=12430.4; Method=Electrospray;
CC Evidence={ECO:0000269|PubMed:10502470};
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DR EMBL; AF321524; AAL37210.1; -; mRNA.
DR MEROPS; I02.035; -.
DR GO; GO:0004867; F:serine-type endopeptidase inhibitor activity; IEA:InterPro.
DR Gene3D; 4.10.410.10; -; 2.
DR InterPro; IPR036880; Kunitz_BPTI_sf.
DR SUPFAM; SSF57362; SSF57362; 2.
PE 1: Evidence at protein level;
KW Blood coagulation cascade inhibiting toxin; Cytoplasmic vesicle;
KW Direct protein sequencing; Disulfide bond; Hemostasis impairing toxin;
KW Platelet aggregation inhibiting toxin; Repeat; Secreted; Signal; Toxin.
FT SIGNAL 1..16
FT /evidence="ECO:0000255"
FT CHAIN 17..134
FT /note="Thrombin inhibitor savignin"
FT /evidence="ECO:0000305|PubMed:10502470,
FT ECO:0000305|PubMed:12044499"
FT /id="PRO_5004315397"
FT DOMAIN 17..69
FT /note="BPTI/Kunitz inhibitor 1"
FT /evidence="ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P56409,
FT ECO:0000255|PROSITE-ProRule:PRU00031"
FT DOMAIN 83..129
FT /note="BPTI/Kunitz inhibitor"
FT /evidence="ECO:0000255|PROSITE-ProRule:PRU00031"
FT REGION 70..82
FT /note="Linker"
FT /evidence="ECO:0000305"
FT DISULFID 21..66
FT /evidence="ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P56409"
FT DISULFID 29..51
FT /evidence="ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P56409"
FT DISULFID 45..62
FT /evidence="ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P56409"
FT DISULFID 81..129
FT /evidence="ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P56409"
FT DISULFID 89..112
FT /evidence="ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P56409"
FT DISULFID 105..125
FT /evidence="ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P56409"
SQ SEQUENCE 134 AA; 14100 MW; 7D66220BF6BBB608 CRC64;
MLFYVVITLV AGTVSGLNVR CNNPHTANCE NGAKLESYFR EGETCVGSPA CPGEGYATKE
DCQKACFPGG GDHSTNVDSS CFGQPPTSCE TGAEVTYYDS GSRTCKVLQH GCPSSENAFD
SEIECQVACG VSME