Structural highlights 
4e7r is a 6 chain structure with sequence from Hirudo medicinalis and Homo sapiens. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.  
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| Method: | X-ray diffraction, Resolution 2.25Å | 
| Ligands: | , , , , ,  | 
| Resources: | FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT | 
  Function 
HIRV2_HIRME Hirudin is a potent thrombin-specific protease inhibitor. It forms a stable non-covalent complex with alpha-thrombin, thereby abolishing its ability to cleave fibrinogen.
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