Functional characterization of two defensins, HlDFS1 and HlDFS2, from the hard tick Haemaphysalis longicornis

Functional characterization of two defensins, HlDFS1 and HlDFS2, from the hard tick Haemaphysalis longicornis

Abstract Background Ticks are second to mosquitoes as vectors of human arthropod-borne diseases. Ticks rely heavily on antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) to defend against microbes and defensins are major components of innate immunity in ticks. Results Two novel defensin genes, named HlDFS1 and HlDFS2, w...

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Main Authors: Ta Sun, Wen Pan, Yanhui Song, Jingpin Zhang, Jingwen Wang, Jianfeng Dai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-10-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Defensin
Antimicrobial peptide (AMP)
Antibiotic resistant bacteria
Tick
Haemaphysalis longicornis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-017-2397-9

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