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...
Main Authors: | Ta Sun, Wen Pan, Yanhui Song, Jingpin Zhang, Jingwen Wang, Jianfeng Dai |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-10-01
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Series: | Parasites & Vectors |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-017-2397-9 |
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