Ixochymostatin, a trypsin inhibitor-like (TIL) protein from Ixodes scapularis, inhibits chymase and impairs vascular permeability
Larissa Almeida Martins, Markus Berger, Jan Kotál, Stephen M. Lu, Lucas Christian de Sousa‐Paula, Brian J. Smith, Yixiang Zhang, John F. Andersen, Lucas Tirloni
This paper identifies ixochymostatin, a TIL protein from Ixodes scapularis, which inhibits chymase and reduces vascular permeability, aiding tick blood feeding.
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules · Nov 22, 2024Peer-reviewedBiochemistry