Tick histamine-binding proteins: isolation, cloning, and three-dimensional structure.

High-affinity histamine-binding proteins (HBPs) were discovered in the saliva of Rhipicephalus appendiculatus ticks. Their ability to outcompete histamine receptors indicates that they suppress inflammation during blood feeding. The crystal structure of a histamine-bound HBP, determined at 1.25 A re...

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Main Authors: Paesen, G, Adams, P, Harlos, K, Nuttall, P, Stuart, D
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1999
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Adams, P
Harlos, K
Nuttall, P
Stuart, D
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Harlos, K
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Stuart, D
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description High-affinity histamine-binding proteins (HBPs) were discovered in the saliva of Rhipicephalus appendiculatus ticks. Their ability to outcompete histamine receptors indicates that they suppress inflammation during blood feeding. The crystal structure of a histamine-bound HBP, determined at 1.25 A resolution, reveals a lipocalin fold novel in containing two binding sites for the same ligand. The sites are orthogonally arranged and highly rigid and form an internal surface of unusual polar character that complements the physicochemical properties of histamine. As soluble receptors of histamine, HBPs offer a new strategy for controlling histamine-based diseases.
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spelling oxford-uuid:f12a7386-d444-49fa-8637-f6fcc406914d2022-03-27T11:54:01ZTick histamine-binding proteins: isolation, cloning, and three-dimensional structure.Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:f12a7386-d444-49fa-8637-f6fcc406914dEnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford1999Paesen, GAdams, PHarlos, KNuttall, PStuart, DHigh-affinity histamine-binding proteins (HBPs) were discovered in the saliva of Rhipicephalus appendiculatus ticks. Their ability to outcompete histamine receptors indicates that they suppress inflammation during blood feeding. The crystal structure of a histamine-bound HBP, determined at 1.25 A resolution, reveals a lipocalin fold novel in containing two binding sites for the same ligand. The sites are orthogonally arranged and highly rigid and form an internal surface of unusual polar character that complements the physicochemical properties of histamine. As soluble receptors of histamine, HBPs offer a new strategy for controlling histamine-based diseases.
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Harlos, K
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Tick histamine-binding proteins: isolation, cloning, and three-dimensional structure.
title Tick histamine-binding proteins: isolation, cloning, and three-dimensional structure.
title_full Tick histamine-binding proteins: isolation, cloning, and three-dimensional structure.
title_fullStr Tick histamine-binding proteins: isolation, cloning, and three-dimensional structure.
title_full_unstemmed Tick histamine-binding proteins: isolation, cloning, and three-dimensional structure.
title_short Tick histamine-binding proteins: isolation, cloning, and three-dimensional structure.
title_sort tick histamine binding proteins isolation cloning and three dimensional structure
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