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ReviewFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology2014

Immunity-related genes in Ixodes scapularis--perspectives from genome information.

Alexis A Smith, Utpal Pal

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Review in Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 61 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

61 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Advances in the use of entomopathogenic fungi to control ixodid ticks.Revista brasileira de parasitologia veterinaria = Brazilian journal of veterinary parasitology : Orgao Oficial do Colegio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria · 2026
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  11. Identification and characterization of a Relish-type NF-κB, DvRelish, inFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2024
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  12. A metalloprotease secreted by an environmentally acquired gut bacterium hindersFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2024
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  17. Croquemort elicits activation of the immune deficiency pathway in ticks.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2023
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  20. Frontiers in immunology · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Alexis A SmithDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Maryland College Park, MD, USA.
Utpal PalDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Maryland College Park, MD, USA.

Funding

BORRELIA GENE PRODUCTS CRITICAL FOR NATURAL INFECTION CYCLER01AI080615 · NIAID · UNIV OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK · PI PAL, UTPAL · 2009 to 2024
$5.2M
Borella Gene Products Critical For Natural Infection CycleR56AI080615 · NIAID · UNIV OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK · PI PAL, UTPAL · 2013 to 2013
$357k
NIAID NIH HHS AI080615NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI080615NIAID NIH HHS R56 AI080615
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ixodes scapularis, commonly known as the deer tick, transmits a wide array of human and animal pathogens including Borrelia burgdorferi. Despite substantial advances in our understanding of immunity in model arthropods, including other disease vectors, precisely how I. scapularis immunity functions and influences persistence of invading pathogens remains largely unknown. This review provides a comprehensive analysis of the recently sequenced I. scapularis genome for the occurrence of immune-related genes and related pathways. We will also discuss the potential influence of immunity-related genes on the persistence of tick-borne pathogens with an emphasis on the Lyme disease pathogen B. burgdorferi. Further enhancement of our knowledge of tick immune responses is critical to understanding the molecular basis of the persistence of tick-borne pathogens and development of novel interventions against the relevant infections.

Indexed as

AnimalsAntimicrobial Cationic PeptidesArachnid VectorsGenome, InsectGenomicsHost-Pathogen InteractionsHumansImmunityIxodesPhagocytosisReactive Oxygen SpeciesSignal TransductionTick-Borne DiseasesAntimicrobial Cationic PeptidesReactive Oxygen SpeciesBorrelia burgdorferigenomicsimmunity-related genesinnate responseIxodes scapularisticks

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PMID25202684
PMCPMC4141456

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