2013
Factor Xa Activation of Factor V Is of Paramount Importance in Initiating the Coagulation System
Schuijt TJ, Bakhtiari K, Daffre S, DePonte K, Wielders SJ, Marquart JA, Hovius JW, van der Poll T, Fikrig E, Bunce MW, Camire RM, Nicolaes GA, Meijers JC, van ‘t Veer C. Factor Xa Activation of Factor V Is of Paramount Importance in Initiating the Coagulation System. Circulation 2013, 128: 254-266. PMID: 23817575, PMCID: PMC3826089, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.113.003191.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnticoagulantsArthropod ProteinsBlood CoagulationBlood Coagulation TestsDose-Response Relationship, DrugFactor VFactor XaFactor Xa InhibitorsFeeding BehaviorFibrinogenHumansIxodesMutagenesisProtein Structure, TertiaryRabbitsRecombinant ProteinsSalivary Proteins and PeptidesSurface Plasmon ResonanceThrombin
2008
Salivating for Knowledge: Potential Pharmacological Agents in Tick Saliva
Hovius JW, Levi M, Fikrig E. Salivating for Knowledge: Potential Pharmacological Agents in Tick Saliva. PLOS Medicine 2008, 5: e43. PMID: 18271624, PMCID: PMC2235897, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0050043.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2004
Disruption of Ixodes scapularis anticoagulation by using RNA interference
Narasimhan S, Montgomery RR, DePonte K, Tschudi C, Marcantonio N, Anderson JF, Sauer JR, Cappello M, Kantor FS, Fikrig E. Disruption of Ixodes scapularis anticoagulation by using RNA interference. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2004, 101: 1141-1146. PMID: 14745044, PMCID: PMC337020, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0307669100.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnti-factor Xa activityNumerous infectious diseasesIxodes scapularis ticksRNA interferenceMultiple anticoagulantsReduction of mRNAXa activityVaccine candidatesInfectious diseasesTick salivaAnticoagulantsBabesia microtiPhysiologic functionI. scapularis salivaSalivary glandsBorrelia burgdorferiTick feedingScapularis ticksAnticoagulant activityAnaplasma phagocytophilumTick engorgementSuch interventionsEngorgement weightEngorgementKey target
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