Tick salivary kunitz-type inhibitors: targeting host hemostasis and immunity to mediate successful blood feeding

MA Jmel, H Voet, RN Araújo, L Tirloni… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Kunitz domain-containing proteins are ubiquitous serine protease inhibitors with promising
therapeutic potential. They target key proteases involved in major cellular processes such as …

Proteome-Wide Multicenter Mendelian Randomization Analysis to Identify Novel Therapeutic Targets for Lung Cancer

K Wang, H Yi, Y Wang, D Jin, G Zhang… - Archivos de …, 2024 - Elsevier
Introduction Lung cancer (LC) remains a leading cause of cancer mortality worldwide,
underscoring the urgent need for novel therapeutic targets. The integration of Mendelian …

Structural and functional properties of the Kunitz-type and C-terminal domains of Amblyomin-X supporting its antitumor activity

KLP Morais, L Ciccone, E Stura… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Amblyomin-X is a Kunitz-type FXa inhibitor identified through the transcriptome analysis of
the salivary gland from Amblyomma sculptum tick. This protein consists of two domains of …