Ixodes ricinus tick lipocalins: identification, cloning, phylogenetic analysis and biochemical characterization.

Ixodes ricinus tick lipocalins: identification, cloning, phylogenetic analysis and biochemical characterization.

BACKGROUND: During their blood meal, ticks secrete a wide variety of proteins that interfere with their host's defense mechanisms. Among these proteins, lipocalins play a major role in the modulation of the inflammatory response. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: Screening a cDNA library in assoc...

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Main Authors: Jérôme Beaufays, Benoît Adam, Yves Decrem, Pierre-Paul Prévôt, Sébastien Santini, Robert Brasseur, Michel Brossard, Laurence Lins, Luc Vanhamme, Edmond Godfroid
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2601031?pdf=render

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