A novel sphingomyelinase-like enzyme in Ixodes scapularis tick saliva drives host CD4+ T cells to express IL-4

Parasite Immunology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 210-219

  Alarcon Chaidez, F J ^b   Boppana, V D ^b   Hagymasi, A T ^b   Adler, A J ^b,c   Wikel, S K ^a,b  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

BALB c; CD4; Immune modulation; Ixodes scapularis

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; INTERLEUKIN 4; MAGNESIUM ION; SPHINGOMYELIN PHOSPHODIESTERASE; SPHINGOMYELINASE LIKE PROTEIN; SPIDER VENOM; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOPTIVE TRANSFER; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; DNA LIBRARY; EFFECTOR CELL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEEDING; GENE EXPRESSION; HOST CELL; IMMUNOASSAY; IXODES SCAPULARIS; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SALIVA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPIDER; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CLONING, MOLECULAR; FEMALE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; INTERLEUKIN-4; IXODES; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RABBITS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SALIVA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SPHINGOMYELIN PHOSPHODIESTERASE;

ARANEAE; IXODES SCAPULARIS; IXODIDA; LOXOSCELES;

EID: 62149086989     PISSN: 01419838     EISSN: 13653024     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3024.2009.01095.x     Document Type: Article

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