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A tick C1q protein alters infectivity of the Lyme disease agent by modulating interferon γ

In North America, the Lyme disease agent, Borrelia burgdorferi, is commonly transmitted by the black-legged tick, Ixodes scapularis. Tick saliva facilitates blood feeding and enhances pathogen survival and transmission. Here, we demonstrate that I. scapularis complement C1q-like protein 3 (IsC1ql3),...

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Autores principales: Tang, Xiaotian, Arora, Gunjan, Matias, Jaqueline, Hart, Thomas, Cui, Yingjun, Fikrig, Erol
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9909562/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36417869
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2022.111673