Kunitz/Bovine pancreatic trypsin inhibitor (BPTI) domain; This family contains the Kunitz domain which is a common structural fold found in a family of reversible serine protease inhibitors. This domain is thought to have evolved over 500 million years and is ubiquitous in all kingdoms of life and has been incorporated into many different genes. In general, each domain is encoded by a single exon. Some genes encode proteins with a single Kunitz domain, e.g. bovine pancreatic trypsin inhibitor (BPTI), trophoblast Kunitz domain protein (TKDP), amyloid beta-protein precursor (ABPP), as well as Kunitz-type venom peptides such as dendrotoxin. Genes that encode multiple Kunitz domains include hepatocyte growth factor activator inhibitors HAI1 and HAI2 (two domains), tissue factor pathway inhibitor TFPI1 and TFPI2 (three domains) and Caenorhabditis elegans papilin (eleven domains). In addition, the Kunitz domain has been integrated into multi-domain proteins, e.g. the collagen alpha3(VI), alpha1(VII) and alpha1(XXVIII) chains, WFIKKN1 (containing WAP, Follistatin/Kazal, Immunoglobulin, two Kunitz and NTR domains) and papilin. Furthermore, each domain within a multi-Kunitz domain protein may exhibit different protease activity, such as for the three tandemly repeated domains within both tissue factor pathway inhibitors 1 and 2. The Kunitz domain is a representative of alpha/beta proteins with irregular secondary structure stabilized by three disulfide bonds and presenting three peptide loops that can be varied without introducing much destabilization to the scaffold. Protease inhibitors meet the scaffold criteria in that they are small, stable and capable of evolving the binding activity of exposed peptide loops through targeted randomization to construct combinatorial libraries. Kunitz domain-based scaffolds have been successfully utilized to construct and select a library of protease inhibitors with the potential for therapeutic application.

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gi 1387206234  78 CLLPLDQGHCKNTVQQWYFNTKERVCKPFLYGGCLGNANNFSKKEDCMQAC 128
Cdd:cd00109     1 CLLPPDPGPCRAYFPRWYYNSETGQCEEFIYGGCGGNANNFETKEECEATC 51

Kunitz/Bovine pancreatic trypsin inhibitor (BPTI) domain; This family contains the Kunitz domain which is a common structural fold found in a family of reversible serine protease inhibitors. This domain is thought to have evolved over 500 million years and is ubiquitous in all kingdoms of life and has been incorporated into many different genes. In general, each domain is encoded by a single exon. Some genes encode proteins with a single Kunitz domain, e.g. bovine pancreatic trypsin inhibitor (BPTI), trophoblast Kunitz domain protein (TKDP), amyloid beta-protein precursor (ABPP), as well as Kunitz-type venom peptides such as dendrotoxin. Genes that encode multiple Kunitz domains include hepatocyte growth factor activator inhibitors HAI1 and HAI2 (two domains), tissue factor pathway inhibitor TFPI1 and TFPI2 (three domains) and Caenorhabditis elegans papilin (eleven domains). In addition, the Kunitz domain has been integrated into multi-domain proteins, e.g. the collagen alpha3(VI), alpha1(VII) and alpha1(XXVIII) chains, WFIKKN1 (containing WAP, Follistatin/Kazal, Immunoglobulin, two Kunitz and NTR domains) and papilin. Furthermore, each domain within a multi-Kunitz domain protein may exhibit different protease activity, such as for the three tandemly repeated domains within both tissue factor pathway inhibitors 1 and 2. The Kunitz domain is a representative of alpha/beta proteins with irregular secondary structure stabilized by three disulfide bonds and presenting three peptide loops that can be varied without introducing much destabilization to the scaffold. Protease inhibitors meet the scaffold criteria in that they are small, stable and capable of evolving the binding activity of exposed peptide loops through targeted randomization to construct combinatorial libraries. Kunitz domain-based scaffolds have been successfully utilized to construct and select a library of protease inhibitors with the potential for therapeutic application.

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gi 1387206234  78 CLLPLDQGHCKNTVQQWYFNTKERVCKPFLYGGCLGNANNFSKKEDCMQAC 128
Cdd:cd00109     1 CLLPPDPGPCRAYFPRWYYNSETGQCEEFIYGGCGGNANNFETKEECEATC 51

BPTI/Kunitz family of serine protease inhibitors; Serine protease inhibitors. One member of the family is encoded by an alternatively-spliced form of Alzheimer's amyloid beta-protein.

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gi 1387206234   77 PCLLPLDQGHCKNTVQQWYFNTKERVCKPFLYGGCLGNANNFSKKEDCMQAC 128
Cdd:smart00131   2 VCLLPPDTGPCGGSIPRYYYDPETGTCEPFTYGGCGGNANNFESLEECERTC 53

whey acidic protein-type four-disulfide core domains. Members of the family include whey acidic protein, elafin (elastase-specific inhibitor), caltrin-like protein (a calcium transport inhibitor) and other extracellular proteinase inhibitors. A group of proteins containing 8 characteristically-spaced cysteine residuesforming disulphide bonds, have been termed '4-disulphide core' proteins. Protease inhibition occurs by insertion of the inhibitory loop into the active site pocket and interference with the catalytic residues of the protease.

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gi 1387206234 132 VKDGQCPLFPFKNRMECSASCKSDYDCPLNEKCCESMCGFDC 173
Cdd:cd00199    15 EKPGRCPMVNPPSLGIPPNRCSSDSDCPGDKKCCENGCGKSC 56

Kunitz/Bovine pancreatic trypsin inhibitor (BPTI) domain; This family contains the Kunitz domain which is a common structural fold found in a family of reversible serine protease inhibitors. This domain is thought to have evolved over 500 million years and is ubiquitous in all kingdoms of life and has been incorporated into many different genes. In general, each domain is encoded by a single exon. Some genes encode proteins with a single Kunitz domain, e.g. bovine pancreatic trypsin inhibitor (BPTI), trophoblast Kunitz domain protein (TKDP), amyloid beta-protein precursor (ABPP), as well as Kunitz-type venom peptides such as dendrotoxin. Genes that encode multiple Kunitz domains include hepatocyte growth factor activator inhibitors HAI1 and HAI2 (two domains), tissue factor pathway inhibitor TFPI1 and TFPI2 (three domains) and Caenorhabditis elegans papilin (eleven domains). In addition, the Kunitz domain has been integrated into multi-domain proteins, e.g. the collagen alpha3(VI), alpha1(VII) and alpha1(XXVIII) chains, WFIKKN1 (containing WAP, Follistatin/Kazal, Immunoglobulin, two Kunitz and NTR domains) and papilin. Furthermore, each domain within a multi-Kunitz domain protein may exhibit different protease activity, such as for the three tandemly repeated domains within both tissue factor pathway inhibitors 1 and 2. The Kunitz domain is a representative of alpha/beta proteins with irregular secondary structure stabilized by three disulfide bonds and presenting three peptide loops that can be varied without introducing much destabilization to the scaffold. Protease inhibitors meet the scaffold criteria in that they are small, stable and capable of evolving the binding activity of exposed peptide loops through targeted randomization to construct combinatorial libraries. Kunitz domain-based scaffolds have been successfully utilized to construct and select a library of protease inhibitors with the potential for therapeutic application.

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gi 1387206234  78 CLLPLDQGHCKNTVQQWYFNTKERVCKPFLYGGCLGNANNFSKKEDCMQAC 128
Cdd:cd00109     1 CLLPPDPGPCRAYFPRWYYNSETGQCEEFIYGGCGGNANNFETKEECEATC 51

BPTI/Kunitz family of serine protease inhibitors; Serine protease inhibitors. One member of the family is encoded by an alternatively-spliced form of Alzheimer's amyloid beta-protein.

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gi 1387206234   77 PCLLPLDQGHCKNTVQQWYFNTKERVCKPFLYGGCLGNANNFSKKEDCMQAC 128
Cdd:smart00131   2 VCLLPPDTGPCGGSIPRYYYDPETGTCEPFTYGGCGGNANNFESLEECERTC 53

Kunitz domain of papilin, and similar proteins; This model includes the Kunitz domain found in human and mouse papilin, and similar proteins. Papilin is an extracellular matrix glycoprotein that has been found in many organisms to be involved in thin matrix layers during gastrulation, matrix associated with wandering, phagocytic hemocytes, basement membranes and space-filling matrix during Drosophila development. It is a multidomain protein that primarily occurs in basement membranes. Papilins interact with several extracellular matrix components and ADAMTS enzymes, influences cell rearrangements and may modulate metalloproteinases during organogenesis. Papilins exist in mammals and invertebrates as a set of related, though not necessarily identical proteins. Mammalian papilin contains a single Kunitz domain, while other papilins such as that from Caenorhabditis elegans, contains multiple Kunitz domains. These domains are similar to Kunitz-type proteinase inhibitors such as BPTI (bovine pancreatic trypsin inhibitor) that shows an alpha/beta fold with irregular secondary structure stabilized by three disulfide bonds.

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gi 1387206234  78 CLLPLDQGH-CKNTVQQWYFNTKERVCKPFLYGGCLGNANNFSKKEDCMQAC 128
Cdd:cd22635     1 CLLDKDAGTvCGDYVQRWYYDPATGACNRFWYGGCGGNANRFATEAECLRTC 52

Kunitz domain 1 of hepatocyte growth factor activator inhibitor-1 (HAI-1); This model includes Kunitz domain 1 (KD1) of hepatocyte growth factor activator inhibitor type 1 (HAI1 or HAI-1, also known as Kunitz-type protease inhibitor 1), a membrane-bound multidomain protein essential to the integrity of the basement membrane during placental development. HAI-1 contains an extracellular region and several internal domains that include two Kunitz domains separated in sequence but spatially closed to each other, and their interdomain interactions have evolved to stimulate the inhibitory activity of an integrated Kunitz. KD1, the major inhibitory domain of HAI-1, is involved in auto-inhibition of the extracellular region via steric blockage of its active site in the HAI-1 compact tertiary structure; presence of the target protease causes changes in the HAI-1 structure to an extended conformation. HAI-1 has been shown to inhibit several serine proteases such as matripase, hepsin, trypsin, hepatocyte growth factor activator (HGFA), and prostasin. It is also important in maintaining postnatal homeostasis in many tissues, including keratinization of the epidermis, hair development, colonic epithelium integrity, proliferation and cell fate of neural progenitor cells, and tissue injury and repair. The interaction between HAI-1 and matriptase is critical for tissue morphogenesis and cellular biology. HAI-1:matriptase ratio imbalance results in tumorigenesis; slight overexpression of matriptase relative to HAI-1 causes spontaneous squamous cell carcinoma, a phenotype that can be effectively reversed back to wild type by additional expression of HAI-1, indicating the need for a tight functional relationship between the two to maintain homeostasis. The structures of these domains are similar to those of Kunitz-type proteinase inhibitors such as BPTI (bovine pancreatic trypsin inhibitor), showing an alpha/beta fold with irregular secondary structure stabilized by three disulfide bonds.

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gi 1387206234  78 CLLPLDQGHCKNTVQQWYFNTKERVCKPFLYGGCLGNANNFSKKEDCMQAC 128
Cdd:cd22623     6 CLAPKKVGPCRGSFPRWHYNAASGKCEEFVFGGCKGNKNNYLSEEECLSAC 56

conkunitzin-S1 and -S2, and similar proteins; This model includes Kunitz-type conkunitzin-S1 (Cs1) and -S2 (Cs2). Conkunitzins are pore-modulating toxins that block voltage-dependent potassium channels (Kvs) by exploiting inherent slow inactivation to block K+ channels. Cs1 binds to the channel turrets and disrupts the structural water hydrogen-bonding network, exposing the peripheral water pockets of ion channels and triggering an asymmetric collapse of the pore. Conus bullatus conkunitzin-B1, expressed in the venom duct, specifically blocks voltage-activated potassium channels (Kv) of the Shaker family. Members of this subfamily contain 2 disulfide bonds instead of the 3 present in most Kunitz domain proteins.

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gi 1387206234  78 CLLPLDQGHCKNTVQQWYFNTKERVCKPFLYGGCLGNANNFSKKEDCMQAC 128
Cdd:cd22593     1 CSLPLDEGSGNSSLTRWYYDPKKGQCKPFTYKGKGGNENNFLTKEDCEETC 51

third Kunitz domain of Carboxypeptidase Inhibitor SmCI and similar domains; This group includes Sabellastarte magnifica carboxypeptidase inhibitor (SmCI), Bombyx mori cocoon shell-associated trypsin inhibitor (CSTI), Bombus terrestris Kunitz-type serine protease inhibitor Bt-KTI, and similar domains. SmCI is a tri-domain BPTI-Kunitz inhibitor capable of inhibiting serine proteases and A-like metallocarboxypeptidases. While the BPTI-Kunitz family of proteins includes voltage gated channel blockers and inhibitors of serine proteases, SmCI is the only BPTI-Kunitz protein capable of inhibiting metallocarboxypeptidases. Binding studies show that SmCI is able to bind three trypsin molecules under saturating conditions, but only one elastase interacts with the inhibitor. Additionally, SmCI can bind serine proteases and carboxypeptidases at the same time (at least in the ratio 1:1:1), thus becoming the first protease inhibitor that simultaneously blocks these two mechanistic classes of enzymes. CSTI and Bt-KTI are single Kunitz domain proteins that inhibit trypsin; in addition, Bt-KTI also inhibits plasmin. This model contains the third Kunitz domain of SmCI which has a structure similar to those of Kunitz-type proteinase inhibitors such as BPTI (bovine pancreatic trypsin inhibitor), showing an alpha/beta fold with irregular secondary structure stabilized by three disulfide bonds.

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gi 1387206234  78 CLLPLDQGHCKNTVQQWYFNTKERVCKPFLYGGCLGNANNFSKKEDCMQAC 128
Cdd:cd22603     3 CLLPSETGPCKGSFPRYYYDKETGKCKEFIYGGCQGNANNFETKEECERAC 53

first Kunitz domain of Rhipicephalus microplus boophilin and similar proteins; This group includes venom serine protease inhibitors such as Rhipicephalus microplus and Ixodes scapularis boofilin, among others. Boophilin prevents blood clot formation to allow successful feeding and digestion through its inhibition activity of thrombin and other host anticoagulating factors like kallikrein, coagulation factor VII, or plasmin; it interacts with the host thrombin and trypsin. The structures of these domains are similar to those of Kunitz-type proteinase inhibitors such as BPTI (bovine pancreatic trypsin inhibitor), showing an alpha/beta fold with irregular secondary structure stabilized by three disulfide bonds. Rhipicephalus microplus boophilin contains two Kunitz domains; this model represents the first repeat.

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gi 1387206234  78 CLLPLDQGHCKNTVQQWYFNTKERVCKPFLYGGCLGNANNFSKKEDCMQACLSAVK 133
Cdd:cd22599     6 CRLPADEGICRALIPRFYFNTETGQCTEFIYGGCGGNENNFETIEECEKACGAPER 61

Drosophila melanogaster Kunitz domains 5, 6, 7, and Caenorhabditis elegans Kunitz domain 5 of papilin, and similar domains; This model includes Kunitz domains from papilins with multiple Kunitz domains, such as Drosophila melanogaster Kunitz domains 5, 6, 7, and Caenorhabditis elegans Kunitz domain 5 of papilin, among others. Papilins are essential for embryonic development. D. melanogaster papilin is an essential extracellular matrix (ECM) protein that influences cell rearrangements. It may act by modulating metalloproteinases action during organogenesis and is able to non-competitively inhibit procollagen N-proteinase, an ADAMTS metalloproteinase. C. elegans papilin (also called abnormal cell migration protein 6) mig-6 encodes long (MIG-6L) and short (MIG-6S) isoforms of the extracellular matrix protein papilin, each required for distinct aspects of distal tip cell (DTC) migration and both isoforms have an N-terminal papilin cassette, lagrin repeats and six C-terminal Kunitz-type serine proteinase inhibitory domains. It plays a role in embryogenesis, the second phase of distal cell tip migration and is required for distribution of the metalloproteinase, mig-17, during organogenesis. These domains are similar to Kunitz-type proteinase inhibitors such as BPTI (bovine pancreatic trypsin inhibitor) that shows an alpha/beta fold with irregular secondary structure stabilized by three disulfide bonds.

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gi 1387206234  78 CLLPLDQGHCKNTVQQWYFNTKERVCKPFLYGGCLGNANNFSKKEDCMQAC 128
Cdd:cd22637     1 CDQPKDTGPCDNWVLKWYYDSKKGSCRQFYYGGCGGNDNRFDTEEECEARC 51

Kunitz-type domain 1 (KD1) of hepatocyte growth factor activator inhibitor type 2 (HAI-2), and similar proteins; This model includes the Kunitz domain 1 (KD1) of hepatocyte growth factor activator inhibitor type 2 (HAI-2 or HAI2, also known as placental bikunin or Kunitz-type protease inhibitor 2). HAI-2 is composed of two Kunitz domains that strongly inhibit many serine proteases with sub-nanomolar affinities. HAI-2 Kunitz domain 1 (KD1) has been found to be the domain responsible for inhibition of hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) activator; activated HGF/scatter factor (HGF/SF) binds to its receptor tyrosine kinase MET to induce dimerization and initiate phosphorylation cascades leading to comprehensive cellular changes that, in the deregulated context of cancer, drive malignant transformation and progression. HAI-2 has been found to be a natural tumor suppressor in renal cell carcinoma, breast cancer and prostate cancer; its loss leads to tumor growth and progression in part due to increased MET signaling. HAI-2 is also a specific substrate for mesotrypsin, which is up-regulated with progression in prostate cancers and shown to contribute to invasion and metastasis; these activities of mesotrypsin may in part be mediated through cleavage and inactivation of HAI-2, resulting in increases in HGF/SF activation and MET signaling. HAI-2 is a physiological inhibitor of hepsin and matriptase, two type II transmembrane serine proteases that, like HGF activator, can convert latent pro-HGF/SF into the two-chain active signaling heterodimer. The structures of these KD1 domains are similar to those of Kunitz-type proteinase inhibitors such as BPTI (bovine pancreatic trypsin inhibitor), showing an alpha/beta fold with irregular secondary structure stabilized by three disulfide bonds.

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gi 1387206234  78 CLLPLDQGHCKNTVQQWYFNTKERVCKPFLYGGCLGNANNFSKKEDCMQAC 128
Cdd:cd22621     3 CHLPKVVGRCRASFPRWWYNATSQSCQEFIFGGCKGNLNNFLSEQECLQKC 53

Pseudocerastes persicus trypsin inhibitor (PPTI), Kunitz-type serine protease inhibitor bitisilin, and similar proteins; This group contains Pseudocerastes persicus trypsin inhibitor (PPTI), Bitis gabonica Kunitz-type serine protease inhibitor bitisilin-1 (BG-11), -2 (BG-15) and -3 (two-Kunitz protease inhibitor), Oxyuranus scutellatus scutellatus taicatoxin, and serine protease inhibitor component (TSPI, also called venom protease inhibitor 1 or venom protease inhibitor 2), among others. PPTI from P. persicus venom shows inhibitory effect against trypsin proteolytic activity and has similarities to dendrotoxins (DTXs), with corresponding functionally important residues. Studies have shown the ability of PPTI to inhibit voltage-gated potassium channels, and consequently have dual functionality. Bitilisins 1, 2, and 3 are serine protease inhibitors expressed in snake venom glands; bitsilin-3 consists of two Kunitz protease inhibitor domains. Taicatoxin inhibits trypsin, tissue kallikrein, elastase, plasmin and factor Xa, and is also known to block the voltage-dependent L-type calcium channels from the heart, and the small conductance calcium-activated potassium channels (KCa) in chromaffin cells and in the brain. The structures of these Kunitz-type proteins are similar to other Kunitz-type proteinase inhibitors such as BPTI (bovine pancreatic trypsin inhibitor), showing an alpha/beta fold with irregular secondary structure stabilized by three disulfide bonds.

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gi 1387206234  78 CLLPLDQGHCKNTVQQWYFNTKERVCKPFLYGGCLGNANNFSKKEDCMQAC 128
Cdd:cd22608     4 CYLPADPGPCKAYIPRFYYNSASNKCQQFIYGGCKGNANNFETKDECRYTC 54

second Kunitz domain of WAP, Kazal, immunoglobulin, Kunitz and NTR domain-containing proteins; This subfamily includes WAP, Kazal, immunoglobulin, Kunitz and NTR domain-containing protein 1 (WFIKKN1, WFKN1), WFIKKN2 (WFKN2), and similar proteins. WFIKKN proteins are protease inhibitors that contain two distinct Kunitz-type protease inhibitor domains. They may have serine protease- and metalloprotease-inhibitor activity. This model represents the second Kunitz (KU2) domain, which has been shown to inhibit trypsin, but not chymotrypsin, elastase, plasmin, pancreatic kallikrein, lung tryptase, plasma kallikrein, thrombin, urokinase or tissue plasminogen activator. However, the inhibition constant of this domain for bovine trypsin is about five orders of magnitudes lower than that of bovine pancreatic trypsin inhibitor (BPTI) for trypsin. This could be due to unfavorable side-chain conformation of a tryptophan at P2' site which is incompatible with a trypsin complex; typical trypsin inhibitors of the Kunitz family feature a tyrosine residue or other less bulky residues at this site. The structure of KU2 is similar to those of Kunitz-type proteinase inhibitors such as BPTI (bovine pancreatic trypsin inhibitor), showing an alpha/beta fold with irregular secondary structure stabilized by three disulfide bonds.

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gi 1387206234  77 PCLLPLDQGHCKNTVQQWYFNTKERVCKPFLYGGCLGNANNFSKKEDCMQAC 128
Cdd:cd22606     1 ICSLPAVQGPCKAWEPRWAYNSLLKQCQSFVYGGCEGNENNFESKEACEDAC 52

Kunitz-type domain from the alpha1 chain of type XXVIII collagen, and similar proteins; This model includes the Kunitz-type domain from the alpha1 chain of type XXVIII collagen (collagen alpha-1(XXVIII) chain) and similar proteins. The zebrafish has four collagen XXVIII genes all of which are differentially expressed in the liver, thymus, muscle, intestine and skin; only the alpha1 chain contains the Kunitz domain which is often proteolytically processed. Mammals only contain the alpha1 collagen chain, expressed mostly in dorsal root ganglia and peripheral nerves. The Kunitz domain is found at the C-terminus, and is most related to Kunitz domains of papilin and alpha3(VI) collagen. This domain is similar to that of Kunitz-type proteinase inhibitors such as BPTI (bovine pancreatic trypsin inhibitor) that shows an alpha/beta fold with irregular secondary structure stabilized by three disulfide bonds.

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gi 1387206234  78 CLLPLDQGHCKNTVQQWYFNTKERVCKPFLYGGCLGNANNFSKKEDCMQAC 128
Cdd:cd22628     1 CLEPLDPGPCREYVVKWYYDKQANSCAQFWYGGCEGNRNRFETEEECRKTC 51

first Kunitz domain of Carboxypeptidase Inhibitor SmCI and similar domains; This group includes Sabellastarte magnifica carboxypeptidase inhibitor (SmCI), a tri-domain BPTI-Kunitz inhibitor capable of inhibiting serine proteases and A-like metallocarboxypeptidases. While the BPTI-Kunitz family of proteins includes voltage gated channel blockers and inhibitors of serine proteases, SmCI is the only BPTI-Kunitz protein capable of inhibiting metallocarboxypeptidases. Binding studies show that SmCI is able to bind three trypsin molecules under saturating conditions, but only one elastase interacts with the inhibitor. Additionally, SmCI can bind serine proteases and carboxypeptidases at the same time (at least in the ratio 1:1:1), thus becoming the first protease inhibitor that simultaneously blocks these two mechanistic classes of enzymes. This model contains the first Kunitz domain of SmCI, which has a structure similar to those of Kunitz-type proteinase inhibitors such as BPTI (bovine pancreatic trypsin inhibitor), showing an alpha/beta fold with irregular secondary structure stabilized by three disulfide bonds.

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gi 1387206234  78 CLLPLDQGHCKNTVQQWYFNTKERVCKPFLYGGCLGNANNFSKKEDCMQAC 128
Cdd:cd22601     4 CDLPADRGPCTAYIPRWFYNKTTKKCEKFVYGGCQGNKNRFETKDDCLANC 54

early lactation protein (ELP), colostrum trypsin inhibitor (CTI), and similar proteins; This model includes the Kunitz-type proteins, colostrum trypsin inhibitor (CTI, also called colostrum BPI) and early lactation protein (ELP). In marsupials, the ELP gene is expressed in the mammary gland and the protein is secreted into milk during early lactation. Mature ELP shares approximately 55.4% similarity with the colostrum-specific bovine CTI protein. Marsupial ELP and eutherian CTI both have a single Kunitz domain and are secreted only during the early lactation phases, suggesting that this protein may have an important role in the immunologically immature young of these species. These proteins are similar to Kunitz-type proteinase inhibitors such as BPTI (bovine pancreatic trypsin inhibitor) that shows an alpha/beta fold with irregular secondary structure stabilized by three disulfide bonds.

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gi 1387206234  78 CLLPLDQGHCKNTVQQWYFNTKERVCKPFLYGGCLGNANNFSKKEDCMQAC 128
Cdd:cd22632     4 CQLPPARGPCRSNILRYFYNSTSRECEPFIYGGCNGNANNFETVEMCLRTC 54

Kunitz protease inhibitor (KPI) domain 2 (KPI-2 or K2) of tissue factor pathway inhibitor (TFPI); This model represents the second Kunitz-type domain (K2 or KPI-2) of tissue factor pathway inhibitor (TFPI or TFPI1), also known as extrinsic pathway inhibitor (EPI) or lipoprotein-associated coagulation inhibitor (LACI). TFPI down-regulates the extrinsic coagulation pathway via inhibition of activated factor X (FXa or Xa) and FVIIa (VIIa). It inhibits activated FXa via a "slow-tight binding mechanism", i.e. rapid formation of a loose FXa-TFPI complex that then slowly isomerizes to a tight FXa-TFPI* complex. Subsequent inhibition of FVIIa is facilitated by the presence of tissue factor (TF) and FXa, which together rapidly and efficiently form a quaternary FXa-TFPI-TF-FVIIa complex in which the activity of FXa and FVIIa are inhibited. TFPI consists of 3 Kunitz-type protease inhibitor (KPI) domains in a tandem arrangement; the K2 domain is exposed on functionally active TFPI pools in circulation in blood, in platelets, and attached to the endothelium. While the K1 (or KPI-1) domain of TFPI has been shown to bind and inhibit FVIIa, the K2 domain inhibits FXa by binding directly to the active site and forming a FXa:TFPI complex. A close interaction between the TFPI K2 domain and the FXa active site is essential for the FXa inhibitory action of TFPI and for the formation of an inactive TF/FVIIa/FXa/TFPI complex which then prevents FXa generation. Thus, blockage of K2 would prevent TFPI binding to both FXa and FVIIa/TF, and fully abolish TFPI inhibition of the coagulation cascade. The structure of the K2 domain is similar to those of Kunitz-type proteinase inhibitors such as BPTI (bovine pancreatic trypsin inhibitor), showing an alpha/beta fold with irregular secondary structure stabilized by three disulfide bonds.

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gi 1387206234  76 KPCLLPLDQGHCKNTVQQWYFNTKERVCKPFLYGGCLGNANNFSKKEDCMQAC 128
Cdd:cd22614     3 DFCFLEEDPGICRGLITRYFYNNQSKQCERFKYGGCLGNQNNFESLEECQNTC 55

Kunitz-type domain 2 (KD2) of hepatocyte growth factor activator inhibitor type 2 (HAI-2), and similar proteins; This model includes Kunitz domain 2 (KD2) of hepatocyte growth factor activator inhibitor type 2 (HAI-2 or HAI2, also known as placental bikunin or Kunitz-type protease inhibitor 2). HAI-2 is composed of two Kunitz domains that strongly inhibit many serine proteases with sub-nanomolar affinities. It has been found to be a natural tumor suppressor in renal cell carcinoma, breast cancer and prostate cancer, the loss of which leads to tumor growth and progression attributable at least in part to increased MET signaling. HAI-2 is a specific substrate of mesotrypsin which is up-regulated with progression in prostate cancers and shown to contribute to invasion and metastasis; these activities of mesotrypsin may in part be mediated through cleavage and inactivation of HAI-2, resulting in increases in hetatocyte growth factor/scatter factor (HGF/SF) activation and MET signaling. HAI-2 is a physiological inhibitor of hepsin and matriptase, two type II transmembrane serine proteases that, like HGF activator, can convert latent pro-HGF/SF into the two-chain active signaling heterodimer. KD2 is similar to KD1, whose structure is similar to those of Kunitz-type proteinase inhibitors such as BPTI (bovine pancreatic trypsin inhibitor), showing an alpha/beta fold with irregular secondary structure stabilized by three disulfide bonds.

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gi 1387206234  78 CLLPLDQGHCKNTVQQWYFNTKERVCKPFLYGGCLGNANNFSKKEDCMQAC 128
Cdd:cd22622     3 CAAPRVTGPCRAAFPRWYYDPESQSCKEFIYGGCRGNKNNYLSEEECMDRC 53

Kunitz domain 2 of hepatocyte growth factor activator inhibitor-1 (HAI1); This model includes Kunitz domain 2 (KD2) of hepatocyte growth factor activator inhibitor type 1 (HAI-1 or HAI1, also known as Kunitz-type protease inhibitor 1), a membrane-bound multidomain protein essential to the integrity of the basement membrane during placental development. HAI-1 contains an extracellular region and several internal domains that include two Kunitz domains separated in sequence but spatially closed to each other, and their interdomain interactions have evolved to stimulate the inhibitory activity of an integrated Kunitz. While the Kunitz domain 1 (KD1) is the major inhibitory domain of HAI-1 and involved in auto-inhibition of the extracellular region via steric blockage of its active site in the HAI-1 compact tertiary structure, studies show that deletion of HAI-1 Kunitz domain 2 (KD2) and the extracellular region enhanced inhibition of matriptase. HAI-1 KD2 has been shown to have potent inhibitory activity against trypsin, but it cannot inhibit hepatocyte growth factor activator (HGFA), and matriptase. HAI-1 is also important in maintaining postnatal homeostasis in many tissues, including keratinization of the epidermis, hair development, colonic epithelium integrity, proliferation and cell fate of neural progenitor cells, and tissue injury and repair. The interaction between HAI-1 and matriptase is critical for tissue morphogenesis and cellular biology. HAI-1:matriptase ratio imbalance results in tumorigenesis; slight overexpression of matriptase relative to HAI-1 causes spontaneous squamous cell carcinoma, a phenotype that can be effectively reversed back to wild type by additional expression of HAI-1, indicating the need for a tight functional relationship between the two to maintain homeostasis. The structure of KD2 is similar to those of Kunitz-type proteinase inhibitors such as BPTI (bovine pancreatic trypsin inhibitor), showing an alpha/beta fold with irregular secondary structure stabilized by three disulfide bonds.

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gi 1387206234  78 CLLPLDQGHCKNTVQQWYFNTKERVCKPFLYGGCLGNANNFSKKEDCMQAC 128
Cdd:cd22624     2 CTEPPVTGPCRASFTRWYYDPLSRKCHRFTYGGCDGNENNFETEDECMETC 52

scorpion venom Kunitz-type toxin (KTT) such as LmKTT-1a, BmKTT-1, and BmKTT-2; This model includes scorpion Kunitz-type toxin (KTT) such as Lychas mucronatus LmKTT-1a (also called Delta-KTx 2.1 or SdPII), Mesobuthus martensii BmKTT-1 (also called Delta-KTx 2.4) and BmKTT-2 (also called Delta-KTx 3.1), all expressed by the venom gland. LmKTT-1a, BmKTT-1 and BmKTT-2 are all dual-function toxins that completely inhibit trypsin activity but have no effect on chymotrypsin or elastase. They also inhibit mKv1.3/KCNA3 potassium channel currents. The structures of these domains are similar to those of Kunitz-type proteinase inhibitors such as BPTI (bovine pancreatic trypsin inhibitor); however, they lack the conserved CysII-CysIV disulfide bond but contains 2 cysteine residues at the C-terminus that generate a new disulfide bond.

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gi 1387206234  76 KPCLLPLDQGHCKNTVQQWYFNTKERVCKPFLYGGCLGNANNFSKKEDCMQAC 128
Cdd:cd22620     1 KDCQLPSDTGRGKASFTRYYYNEESGKCETFIYGGVGGNSNNFLTKEDCCKEC 53

Kunitz domain found in the amyloid-beta precursor protein (ABPP) subfamily; This subfamily includes the amyloid-beta precursor protein (ABPP, also called APP, APPI, Alzheimer disease amyloid protein, amyloid-beta A4 protein, cerebral vascular amyloid peptide (CVAP), protease nexin II (PN2)), as well as amyloid-like protein 2 (APLP2, also called amyloid protein homolog or APPH), among others. ABPP/APPI is an inhibitor of serine proteases such as anionic and cationic trypsins. For example, APPI-4M is a variant that specifically inhibits Kallikrein (KLK)-related peptidase 6 (KLK6), which is highly upregulated in several types of cancer where its increased activity promotes cancer invasion and metastasis. Amyloid-like protein 2 (APLP2) inhibits trypsin, chymotrypsin, plasmin, factor XIA, and plasma and glandular kallikrein, and may play a role in the regulation of hemostasis. Proteins in this subfamily contain a single Kunitz domain, with a structure similar to those of other Kunitz-type proteinase inhibitors such as BPTI (bovine pancreatic trypsin inhibitor), showing an alpha/beta fold with irregular secondary structure stabilized by three disulfide bonds.

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gi 1387206234  78 CLLPLDQGHCKNTVQQWYFNTKERVCKPFLYGGCLGNANNFSKKEDCMQAC 128
Cdd:cd22607     2 CSEQAETGPCRAMMPRWYFDVTEGKCAPFIYGGCGGNRNNFESEEYCMAVC 52

Kunitz-type toxin huwentoxin-XI; This model contains Kunitz-type serine protease inhibitor huwentoxin-XI, including U15-theraphotoxin-Hs1g (also called U15-TRTX-Hs1g or Huwentoxin HW11c39), and kappaPI-theraphotoxin-Hs1a (also called KappaPI-TRTX-Hs1a or Huwentoxin-HW11g8). Huwentoxin-XI is a bifunctional toxin that inhibits both serine proteases (trypsin) and voltage-gated potassium channels (Kv) via surfaces displayed on opposite faces of the toxin. The structures of these domains are similar to those of Kunitz-type proteinase inhibitors such as BPTI (bovine pancreatic trypsin inhibitor), showing an alpha/beta fold with irregular secondary structure stabilized by three disulfide bonds.

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gi 1387206234  78 CLLPLDQGHCKNTVQQWYFNTkeRVCKPFLYGGCLGNANNFSKKEDCMQAC 128
Cdd:cd22598     3 CRLPSDRGRCKASFERWYFNG--RTCAKFIYGGCGGNDNKFPTQEACMKRC 51

dendrotoxins I, K, B and similar proteins; This group includes toxins isolated from snake venoms, such as dendrotoxins (DTXs) I, K and B, mambaquaretin-1 (MQ-1) and calcicludine. The dendrotoxins have little or no anti-protease activity but have been shown to block certain subtypes of voltage dependent potassium channels in neurons. Dendroaspis angusticeps (green mamba) alpha-dendrotoxin is a neurotoxin that enhances acetylcholine release at neuromuscular junctions. Studies with cloned K(+) channels show that this toxin blocks Kv1.1, Kv1.2 and Kv1.6 channels in the nanomolar range, whereas Dendroaspis polylepis (black mamba) dendrotoxin K preferentially blocks Kv1.1 channels. Also, structural analogs of dendrotoxins have facilitated defining the molecular recognition properties of different types of K(+) channels, and therefore, dendrotoxins are widely used as probes for studying the function of K(+) channels in physiology and pathophysiology. The structures of these toxins are similar to that of Kunitz-type proteinase inhibitors such as BPTI (bovine pancreatic trypsin inhibitor), showing an alpha/beta fold with irregular secondary structure stabilized by three disulfide bonds.

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gi 1387206234  78 CLLPLDQGHCKNTVQQWYFNTKERVCKPFLYGGCLGNANNFSKKEDCMQACL 129
Cdd:cd22595     4 CKLPVRPGPCKAFISAFYYNWKAKKCHPFTYSGCGGNANRFKTIEECRRTCV 55

second Kunitz domain of Carboxypeptidase Inhibitor SmCI and similar domains; This group includes Sabellastarte magnifica carboxypeptidase inhibitor (SmCI), a tri-domain BPTI-Kunitz inhibitor capable of inhibiting serine proteases and A-like metallocarboxypeptidases. While the BPTI-Kunitz family of proteins includes voltage gated channel blockers and inhibitors of serine proteases, SmCI is the only BPTI-Kunitz protein capable of inhibiting metallocarboxypeptidases. Binding studies show that SmCI is able to bind three trypsin molecules under saturating conditions, but only one elastase interacts with the inhibitor. Additionally, SmCI can bind serine proteases and carboxypeptidases at the same time (at least in the ratio 1:1:1), thus becoming the first protease inhibitor that simultaneously blocks these two mechanistic classes of enzymes. This model contains the second Kunitz domain of SmCI, which has a structure similar to those of Kunitz-type proteinase inhibitors such as BPTI (bovine pancreatic trypsin inhibitor), showing an alpha/beta fold with irregular secondary structure stabilized by three disulfide bonds.

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gi 1387206234  78 CLLPLDQGHCKNTVQQWYFNTKERVCKPFLYGGCLGNANNFSKKEDCMQAC 128
Cdd:cd22602     1 CSLPSKVGPCRVSARRWFHNPETEKCEVFIYGGCHGNANRFATETECQEVC 51

Stichodactyla helianthus Kunitz inhibitor protein ShPI-1, Heteractis crispa protease inhibitor stichotoxin-Hcr2e, and similar proteins; This model includes Kunitz inhibitor protein ShPI-1, the major protease inhibitor from the sea anemone Stichodactyla helianthus, as well as protease inhibitor stichotoxin-Hcr2e (also called PI- stichotoxin-Hcr2e, PI-SHTX-Hcr2e, or Kunitz-type serine protease inhibitor InhVJ) and HCRG1 from Heteractis crispa. ShPI-1 has an unusually broad specificity toward several serine proteases, including trypsin, chymotrypsin, human neutrophil elastase, kallikrein and plasmin, and can also bind aspartic and cysteine proteases, such as pepsin and papain, respectively. PI-SHTX-Hcr2e and HCRG1 inhibit trypsin and chymotrypsin, but do not inhibit the serine proteases plasmin, thrombin, kallikrein, the cysteine proteinase papain, and the aspartic protease pepsin. The structures of these domains are similar to those of Kunitz-type proteinase inhibitors such as BPTI (bovine pancreatic trypsin inhibitor), showing an alpha/beta fold with irregular secondary structure stabilized by three disulfide bonds.

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gi 1387206234  78 CLLPLDQGHCKNTVQQWYFNTKERVCKPFLYGGCLGNANNFSKKEDCMQAC 128
Cdd:cd22618     2 CSEPKVVGPCKAYFPRFYFDSETGKCTPFIYGGCGGNGNNFETLHACRAIC 52

Kunitz-type serine protease inhibitor subunit of beta 2-bungarotoxin, and similar proteins; This model includes the Kunitz inhibitor subunit of beta 2-bungarotoxin, a presynaptic neurotoxin of the Bungarus multicinctus venom. Beta-bungarotoxin is a heterodimeric neurotoxin consisting of a phospholipase subunit linked by a disulfide bond to the Kunitz protease inhibitor subunit; the latter subunit is homologous to venom basic protease inhibitors but has no protease inhibitor activity and is non-toxic. The beta-bungarotoxin Kunitz subunit serves to guide the toxin to its site of action on the presynaptic membrane by virtue of a high-affinity interaction with a specific subclass of voltage-sensitive potassium channels. This subfamily also includes Kunitz-type serine protease inhibitor homolog beta-bungarotoxin B1 chain and protease inhibitor-like protein 1 (PILP-1). The B1 chain also has no protease inhibitor activity but blocks voltage-gated potassium channels, while PILP-1 inhibits trypsin. The structures of these domains are similar to those of Kunitz-type proteinase inhibitors such as BPTI (bovine pancreatic trypsin inhibitor), showing an alpha/beta fold with irregular secondary structure stabilized by three disulfide bonds.

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gi 1387206234  78 CLLPLDQGHCKNTVQQWYFNTKERVCKPFLYGGCLGNANNFSKKEDCMQACL 129
Cdd:cd22619     7 CDKPPDTKRCKRVVRAFYYNPSAKTCLQFVYGGCNGNGNHFKSKALCRCHCH 58

whey acidic protein-type four-disulfide core domains. Members of the family include whey acidic protein, elafin (elastase-specific inhibitor), caltrin-like protein (a calcium transport inhibitor) and other extracellular proteinase inhibitors. A group of proteins containing 8 characteristically-spaced cysteine residuesforming disulphide bonds, have been termed '4-disulphide core' proteins. Protease inhibition occurs by insertion of the inhibitory loop into the active site pocket and interference with the catalytic residues of the protease.

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gi 1387206234 132 VKDGQCPLFPFKNRMECSASCKSDYDCPLNEKCCESMCGFDC 173
Cdd:cd00199    15 EKPGRCPMVNPPSLGIPPNRCSSDSDCPGDKKCCENGCGKSC 56