Tick and Host Derived Compounds Detected in the Cement Complex Substance

Tick and Host Derived Compounds Detected in the Cement Complex Substance

Ticks are obligate hematophagous arthropods and vectors of pathogens affecting human and animal health worldwide. Cement is a complex protein polymerization substance secreted by ticks with antimicrobial properties and a possible role in host attachment, sealing the feeding lesion, facilitating feed...

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Main Authors: Margarita Villar, Iván Pacheco, Octavio Merino, Marinela Contreras, Lourdes Mateos-Hernández, Eduardo Prado, Dina Karen Barros-Picanço, José Francisco Lima-Barbero, Sara Artigas-Jerónimo, Pilar Alberdi, Isabel G. Fernández de Mera, Agustín Estrada-Peña, Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz, José de la Fuente
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-04-01
Series:Biomolecules
Subjects:
tick
cement
proteomics
dispersive energy X-ray spectroscopy
sialome
cementome
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/10/4/555

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