ADP binding by the Culex quinquefasciatus mosquito D7 salivary protein enhances blood feeding on mammals
ADP binding by the Culex quinquefasciatus mosquito D7 salivary protein enhances blood feeding on mammals
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致倦库蚊D7唾液蛋白与ADP的结合增强对哺乳动物的摄血作用
DOI:
10.1038/s41467-020-16665-z
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发表时间:
2020-06-09
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16.6
通讯作者:
Calvo, Eric
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作者:
Martin-Martin, Ines;Paige, Andrew;Calvo, Eric
During blood-feeding, mosquito saliva is injected into the skin to facilitate blood meal acquisition. D7 proteins are among the most abundant components of the mosquito saliva. Here we report the ligand binding specificity and physiological relevance of two D7 long proteins from Culex quinquefasciatus mosquito, the vector of filaria parasites or West Nile viruses. CxD7L2 binds biogenic amines and eicosanoids. CxD7L1 exhibits high affinity for ADP and ATP, a binding capacity not reported in any D7. We solve the crystal structure of CxD7L1 in complex with ADP to 1.97 angstrom resolution. The binding pocket lies between the two protein domains, whereas all known D7s bind ligands either within the N- or the C-terminal domains. We demonstrate that these proteins inhibit hemostasis in ex vivo and in vivo experiments. Our results suggest that the ADP-binding function acquired by CxD7L1 evolved to enhance blood-feeding in mammals, where ADP plays a key role in platelet aggregation. D7 proteins are highly abundant in the salivary glands of several blood feeding insects. Here, the authors study the ligand binding specificity and physiological roles of the mosquito D7 proteins CxD7L1 and CxD7L2, showing that CxD7L1 acquired ADP-binding properties to enhance blood feeding in mammals.