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Gene Duplication and Protein Evolution in Tick-Host Interactions

Ticks modulate their hosts' defense responses by secreting a biopharmacopiea of hundreds to thousands of proteins and bioactive chemicals into the feeding site (tick-host interface). These molecules and their functions evolved over millions of years as ticks adapted to blood-feeding, tick linea...

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Autores principales: Mans, Ben J., Featherston, Jonathan, de Castro, Minique H., Pienaar, Ronel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5622192/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28993800
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2017.00413