Ticks from diverse genera encode chemokine-inhibitory evasin proteins
(2017)
Journal Article
Hayward, J., Sanchez, J., Perry, A., Huang, C., Rodriguez Valle, M., Canals, M., Payne, R. J., & Stone, M. J. (2017). Ticks from diverse genera encode chemokine-inhibitory evasin proteins. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 292(38), 15670-15680. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M117.807255
To prolong residence on their hosts, ticks secrete many salivary factors that target host defense molecules. In particular, the tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus has been shown to produce three salivary glycoproteins named “evasins,” which bind to host c... Read More about Ticks from diverse genera encode chemokine-inhibitory evasin proteins.