Novel function acquired by the Culex quinquefasciatus mosquito D7 salivary protein enhances blood feeding on mammals
I. Martin-Martin, A. Paige, P. C. Valenzuela-Leon, A. Gittis, O. Kern, B. Bonilla, A. C. Chagas, S. Ganesan, D. Garboczi, E. Calvo
This paper identifies a novel ADP-binding function in CxD7L1, a D7 salivary protein from Culex quinquefasciatus mosquitoes, which enhances blood feeding by scavenging ADP to inhibit platelet aggregation.
bioRxiv · Jan 24, 2020Biochemistry