2004
Molecular Characterization of Ancylostoma ceylanicum Kunitz-Type Serine Protease Inhibitor: Evidence for a Role in Hookworm-Associated Growth Delay
Chu D, Bungiro RD, Ibanez M, Harrison LM, Campodonico E, Jones BF, Mieszczanek J, Kuzmic P, Cappello M. Molecular Characterization of Ancylostoma ceylanicum Kunitz-Type Serine Protease Inhibitor: Evidence for a Role in Hookworm-Associated Growth Delay. Infection And Immunity 2004, 72: 2214-2221. PMID: 15039345, PMCID: PMC375216, DOI: 10.1128/iai.72.4.2214-2221.2004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGrowth delayAdult hookwormsIron deficiency anemiaPolyclonal immunoglobulin GDeficiency anemiaHookworm infectionReverse transcription-PCRKunitz-type serine protease inhibitorImmunohistochemistry studiesBroad-spectrum inhibitorPartial protectionMajor causeImmunoglobulin GSerine protease inhibitorIntestinal proteasesThird-stage larvaeTranscription-PCRProtease inhibitorsAnemiaHookwormVivo roleMalnutritionInhibitorsInfected hostPancreatic elastaseAnticoagulant peptides from Ancylostoma caninum are immunologically distinct and localize to separate structures within the adult hookworm
Mieszczanek J, Harrison LM, Vlasuk GP, Cappello M. Anticoagulant peptides from Ancylostoma caninum are immunologically distinct and localize to separate structures within the adult hookworm. Molecular And Biochemical Parasitology 2004, 133: 319-323. PMID: 14698444, DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2003.10.015.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2000
A Broad Spectrum Kunitz Type Serine Protease Inhibitor Secreted by the Hookworm Ancylostoma ceylanicum *
Milstone A, Harrison L, Bungiro R, Kuzmic̆ P, Cappello M. A Broad Spectrum Kunitz Type Serine Protease Inhibitor Secreted by the Hookworm Ancylostoma ceylanicum *. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2000, 275: 29391-29399. PMID: 10893410, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m002715200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAncylostomaAnimalsBase SequenceHydrolysisMolecular Sequence DataSerine Proteinase InhibitorsConceptsKunitz-type serine protease inhibitorType serine protease inhibitorSerine protease inhibitorSecretory signal sequenceBlood-feeding hookwormsPET-28a plasmidSoluble protein extractsTight binding inhibitorMature proteinCDNA correspondingSignal sequenceParasitic nematodesInfective third-stage larvaeProtease inhibitorsRecombinant proteinsParasite survivalMolecular mechanismsMolecular massProtein extractsEscherichia coliExcretory/secretory productsSerine proteasesThird-stage larvaeAdult A. ceylanicumIron deficiency anemia
1998
Ancylostoma caninum Anticoagulant Peptide Blocks Metastasis In Vivo and Inhibits Factor Xa Binding to Melanoma Cells In Vitro
Donnelly K, Bromberg M, Milstone A, Madison McNiff J, Terwilliger G, Konigsberg W, Cappello M. Ancylostoma caninum Anticoagulant Peptide Blocks Metastasis In Vivo and Inhibits Factor Xa Binding to Melanoma Cells In Vitro. Thrombosis And Haemostasis 1998, 79: 1041-1047. PMID: 9609244, DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1615117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnticoagulantsFactor XaHelminth ProteinsHumansMelanoma, ExperimentalMiceMice, SCIDNeoplasm MetastasisProtein BindingRecombinant ProteinsSerine Proteinase InhibitorsTumor Cells, CulturedConceptsAnti-metastatic activityThrombin generationAntimetastatic effectFactor XaEffector cell protease receptor-1Melanoma cellsTissue factor pathway inhibitorDose-dependent reductionFactor pathway inhibitorHuman coagulation factor XaHuman melanoma cellsFactor V/VaPulmonary metastasesSubcutaneous injectionSCID miceCoagulation factor XaVein injectionBlock metastasisReceptor 1Inhibits factor XaPathway inhibitorTumor cellsXa concentrationsProthrombinase activityPotential mechanisms
1996
Ancylostoma caninum anticoagulant peptide: cloning by PCR and expression of soluble, active protein in E. coli
Cappello M, Hawdon J, Jones B, Kennedy W, Hotez P. Ancylostoma caninum anticoagulant peptide: cloning by PCR and expression of soluble, active protein in E. coli. Molecular And Biochemical Parasitology 1996, 80: 113-117. PMID: 8885227, DOI: 10.1016/0166-6851(96)02658-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIsolation and characterization of the tsetse thrombin inhibitor: a potent antithrombotic peptide from the saliva of Glossina morsitans morsitans.
Cappello M, Bergum PW, Vlasuk GP, Furmidge BA, Pritchard DI, Aksoy S. Isolation and characterization of the tsetse thrombin inhibitor: a potent antithrombotic peptide from the saliva of Glossina morsitans morsitans. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 1996, 54: 475-80. PMID: 8644901, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1996.54.475.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnticoagulant repertoire of the hookworm Ancylostoma caninum.
Stassens P, Bergum P, Gansemans Y, Jespers L, Laroche Y, Huang S, Maki S, Messens J, Lauwereys M, Cappello M, Hotez P, Lasters I, Vlasuk G. Anticoagulant repertoire of the hookworm Ancylostoma caninum. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1996, 93: 2149-2154. PMID: 8700900, PMCID: PMC39925, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.93.5.2149.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHookworm Ancylostoma caninumReactive site residuesFVIIa/TFBlood coagulation factor VIIaBlood coagulation factor XaMolecular cloningSerine protease inhibitorMammalian hostsCysteine residuesHost hemostasisSite residuesCoagulation factor VIIaHomologous regionsSequence positionsAncylostoma caninumNematode AscarisCatalytic centerBinary complexUnique mechanismCoagulation factor XaProtease inhibitorsResiduesInhibitorsTissue factorThird form
1995
Ancylostoma caninum anticoagulant peptide: a hookworm-derived inhibitor of human coagulation factor Xa.
Cappello M, Vlasuk G, Bergum P, Huang S, Hotez P. Ancylostoma caninum anticoagulant peptide: a hookworm-derived inhibitor of human coagulation factor Xa. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1995, 92: 6152-6156. PMID: 7597095, PMCID: PMC41660, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.92.13.6152.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAncylostomaAnimalsArthropod ProteinsBlood CoagulationChromatography, GelChromatography, High Pressure LiquidChromatography, Ion ExchangeFactor Xa InhibitorsHelminth ProteinsHirudinsHumansIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsKineticsMass SpectrometryMolecular Sequence DataPeptide FragmentsPeptidesProthrombin TimeRecombinant ProteinsSerine Proteinase InhibitorsTicksConceptsBlood lossFactor XaIntestinal blood lossGastrointestinal blood lossHuman hookworm infectionIron deficiency anemiaSoil-transmitted helminthsHuman coagulation factor XaFree factor XaAnticoagulant peptideSpecific inhibitorHookworm infectionDeficiency anemiaProthrombin timeIntestinal mucosaCoagulation factor XaMajor causeRecombinant hirudinChromogenic assayMajor anticoagulantAdult wormsAnticoagulantsProtease inhibitorsHuman coagulationInhibitors