The Transcriptome of the Salivary Glands of Amblyomma aureolatum Reveals the Antimicrobial Peptide Microplusin as an Important Factor for the Tick Protection Against Rickettsia rickettsii Infection

The salivary glands (SG) of ixodid ticks play a pivotal role in blood feeding, producing both the cement and the saliva. The cement is an adhesive substance that helps the attachment of the tick to the host skin, while the saliva contains a rich mixture of antihemostatic, anti-inflammatory, and immu...

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Veröffentlicht in:Front Physiol
Hauptverfasser: Martins, Larissa A., Malossi, Camila D., Galletti, Maria F. B. de M., Ribeiro, José M., Fujita, André, Esteves, Eliane, Costa, Francisco B., Labruna, Marcelo B., Daffre, Sirlei, Fogaça, Andréa C.
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Sprache:Inglês
Veröffentlicht: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019
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Physiology
Online Zugang:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6509419/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31130872
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2019.00529
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