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Histological confinement of transglutaminase-mediated nit sheath crosslinking is essential for proper oviposition and egg coating in the human head louse, Pediculus humanus capitis

BACKGROUND: Head louse females secrete liquid gel, which is mainly composed of the louse nit sheath protein 1 (LNSP1) and LNSP2, when they lay eggs. The gel is crosslinked by transglutaminase (TG) to form the nit sheath, which covers most of the egg except the top operculum area where breathing hole...

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Autores principales: Kim, Ju Hyeon, Lee, Do Eun, Park, Sang Youn, Clark, John M., Lee, Si Hyeock
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9997029/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36890607
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-023-05720-5