2007
Short report: an agar plate method for culturing hookworm larvae: analysis of growth kinetics and infectivity compared with standard coproculture techniques.
Reiss D, Harrison LM, Bungiro R, Cappello M. Short report: an agar plate method for culturing hookworm larvae: analysis of growth kinetics and infectivity compared with standard coproculture techniques. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2007, 77: 1087-90. PMID: 18165527, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2007.77.1087.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2002
A novel family of anticoagulants from the saliva of Ixodes scapularis
Narasimhan S, Koski RA, Beaulieu B, Anderson JF, Ramamoorthi N, Kantor F, Cappello M, Fikrig E. A novel family of anticoagulants from the saliva of Ixodes scapularis. Insect Molecular Biology 2002, 11: 641-650. PMID: 12421422, DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2583.2002.00375.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsN-terminal amino acid sequenceSalivary gland cDNA libraryAmino acid sequenceN-terminal sequenceCDNA libraryAcid sequenceAnticoagulant proteinsIxodes scapularisMolecular approachesTerminal sequenceIntrinsic pathwayEscherichia coliSpecific inhibitorNovel familyProteinSalp14Different functionsTick salivaSequenceBiological activityDose-dependent mannerProtease inhibitorsReversed-phase HPLCParaloguesScapularis
1998
Tsetse thrombin inhibitor: Bloodmeal-induced expression of an anticoagulant in salivary glands and gut tissue of Glossina morsitans morsitans
Cappello M, Li S, Chen X, Li C, Harrison L, Narashimhan S, Beard C, Aksoy S. Tsetse thrombin inhibitor: Bloodmeal-induced expression of an anticoagulant in salivary glands and gut tissue of Glossina morsitans morsitans. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1998, 95: 14290-14295. PMID: 9826693, PMCID: PMC24366, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.95.24.14290.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsAnticoagulantsAntithrombin ProteinsAntithrombinsBase SequenceBloodCloning, MolecularDigestive SystemDNA, ComplementaryEatingEscherichia coliFemaleGene Expression RegulationInsect ProteinsMaleMolecular Sequence DataPupaRecombinant ProteinsRNA, MessengerSalivary GlandsThrombinTranscription, GeneticTsetse FliesConceptsTsetse thrombin inhibitorPutative secretory signal peptideNative proteinGlossina morsitans morsitansFull-length cDNADegenerate oligonucleotide probeSecretory signal peptideSalivary gland cDNA libraryLack of homologyMorsitans morsitansUntranslated segmentSignal peptideInhibitor geneCDNA librarySingle copyTsetse genomeAdult tsetse fliesFamily of moleculesSegment codesEscherichia coliOptimal inhibitory activityOligonucleotide probesTsetse fliesSalivary glandsGut tissue
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 Research