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Evolution, expansion and expression of the Kunitz/BPTI gene family associated with long-term blood feeding in Ixodes Scapularis
BACKGROUND: Recent studies of the tick saliva transcriptome have revealed the profound role of salivary proteins in blood feeding. Kunitz/BPTI proteins are abundant in the salivary glands of ticks and perform multiple functions in blood feeding, such as inhibiting blood coagulation, regulating host...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2012
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3273431/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22244187 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-12-4 |