Molecular and reverse genetic characterization of serine proteinase-induced hemolysis in the midgut of the ixodid tick Haemaphysalis longicornis

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 195-203

  Miyoshi, Takeharu ^a   Tsuji, Naotoshi ^a   Khyrul Islam, M ^a   Huang, Xiaohong ^a   Motobu, Maki ^a   Abdul Alim, M ^a   Fujisaki, Kozo ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL HEALTH   (Japan)

^b OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Blood digestion; Hemolysis; RNA interference; Serine proteinase; Tick

Indexed keywords

SERINE PROTEINASE;

BACTERIUM; ENZYME; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; TICK;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; ERYTHROCYTE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENETICS; HEMOLYSIS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; PH; RABBIT; RNA INTERFERENCE; TICK;

ANIMALS; ERYTHROCYTES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HEMOLYSIS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IXODIDAE; RABBITS; RNA INTERFERENCE; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; HAEMAPHYSALIS LONGICORNIS; IXODIDA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 33846839167     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2006.12.001     Document Type: Article

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