Ixodes ticks belonging to the Ixodes ricinus complex encode a family of anticomplement proteins

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 155-166

  Daix, V ^a   Schroeder, H ^a   Praet, N ^a   Georgin, J P ^a   Chiappino, I ^a   Gillet, L ^a   De Fays, K ^a   Decrem, Y ^b   Leboulle, G ^c   Godfroid, E ^b   Bollen, A ^b   Pastoret, P P ^a   Gern, L ^d   Sharp, P M ^e   Vanderplasschen, Alain ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^c Institut für Biologie Neurobiologie   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anticomplement; Immune evasion; Ixodes ricinus; Salivary glands; Ticks

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT INHIBITOR; ISAC PROTEIN, IXODES SCAPULARIS; SALIVA PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GENETICS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IXODES; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; SALIVARY GLAND; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; COMPLEMENT INACTIVATOR PROTEINS; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IXODES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; SALIVARY GLANDS; SALIVARY PROTEINS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

IXODES; IXODES RICINUS; IXODES SCAPULARIS; IXODIDA; RICINUS COMMUNIS; VALENZUELA;

EID: 33847755175     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: 13652583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2583.2006.00710.x     Document Type: Article

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