Legumains from the hard tick Haemaphysalis longicornis play modulatory roles in blood feeding and gut cellular remodelling and impact on embryogenesis

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 97-107

  Alim, M Abdul ^a   Tsuji, Naotoshi ^a   Miyoshi, Takeharu ^a   Islam, M Khyrul ^a   Hatta, Takeshi ^a   Fujisaki, Kozo ^b,c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL HEALTH   (Japan)

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

^c KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Blood digestion; Embryogenesis; Haemaphysalis longicornis; Legumains; Midgut remodelling; RNA Interference; Tick

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE PROTEINASE; LEGUMAIN; LEGUMAIN2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

DIGESTION; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; TICK;

ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MATURATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG LAYING; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HAEMAPHYSALIS LONGICORNIS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; INTESTINE EPITHELIUM; MIDGUT; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA TRANSLATION; TICK;

ANIMALS; CYSTEINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; DIGESTION; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENE KNOCKDOWN TECHNIQUES; IXODIDAE; RABBITS; RNA INTERFERENCE;

HAEMAPHYSALIS LONGICORNIS; IXODIDA; IXODIDAE;

EID: 57549087068     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2008.06.012     Document Type: Article

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