Bm86 homologues and novel ATAQ proteins with multiple epidermal growth factor (EGF)-like domains from hard and soft ticks

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 40, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 1587-1597

  Nijhof, Ard M ^a   Balk, Jesper A ^a   Postigo, Milagros ^a   Rhebergen, Anne Marie ^a   Taoufik, Amar ^a   Jongejan, Frans ^a,b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

ATAQ; Bm86; Expression profile; Homologues; RNA interference; Tick; Vaccine

Indexed keywords

ATAQ PROTEIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; GLYCOPROTEIN; INSECT PROTEIN; PROTEIN BM86; RECOMBINANT ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACARICIDE; ANTIGEN; HOMOLOGY; PESTICIDE RESISTANCE; PROTEIN; TICK; VACCINE;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE SILENCING; INSECT CONTROL; IXODES RICINUS; MALPIGHIAN TUBULE; MIDGUT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ORTHOLOGY; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHIPICEPHALUS; RNA INTERFERENCE; STRUCTURAL HOMOLOGY; TICK; TICK INFESTATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ARGASIDAE; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; PROTEINS; RABBITS; RHIPICEPHALUS; TICK INFESTATIONS; VACCINES;

ARGASIDAE; BOOPHILUS; HYALOMMA; IXODES RICINUS; IXODIDA; RHIPICEPHALUS; RHIPICEPHALUS APPENDICULATUS; RHIPICEPHALUS EVERTSI EVERTSI;

EID: 78149497620     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2010.06.003     Document Type: Article

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