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Research progress toward arthropod salivary protein vaccine development for vector-borne infectious diseases.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Hematophagous arthropods, including mosquitoes, ticks, and flies, are responsible for the transmission of several pathogens to vertebrates on whom they blood feed. The diseases caused by these pathogens, collectively known as vector-borne diseases (VBDs),
Yuchen Wang, Lin Ling, Lijie Jiang, Alejandro Marin-Lopez   +3 more
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Induction of humoral immune response to multiple recombinant Rhipicephalus appendiculatus antigens and their effect on tick feeding success and pathogen transmission [PDF]

, 2016
BACKGROUND: Rhipicephalus appendiculatus is the primary vector of Theileria parva, the etiological agent of East Coast fever (ECF), a devastating disease of cattle in sub-Saharan Africa.
A Musoke, A Musoke, AR Trimnell, AR Trimnell, AR Walker, AS Bowman, AS Young, AS Young, B Minjauw, C Almazán, C Almazán, C Almazán, C Almazán, CA Ferreira, Cassandra L. Olds, CL Schwartzkoff, Claudia Daubenberger, David O. Odongo, DO Odongo, DO Odongo, G Büscher, GC Paesen, GJ Rowlands, Glen A. Scoles, H Ochanda, I Couillin, J Fuente de la, J Fuente de la, J Fuente de la, J Fuente de la, J Fuente de la, J Katende, JD Hunt, JD Hunt, JG Valenzuela, JH Pruett, JM Ribeiro, JO Adejinmi, K Bailey, KM Kocan, M Labuda, M Saimo, M Shakya, MP Szabó, NA Steen, NH Ogden, O Merino, O Merino, P Willadsen, P Willadsen, P Willadsen, PG Toye, R Bishop, R Bishop, RA Skilton, RAI Norval, RC Galindo, Richard Bishop, S Havlíková, SK Wikel, Stephen Mwaura, T Bazarusanga, T Schetters, TT Dolan, V Nene, Z Zivkovic   +65 more
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Contrasted habitat selection among Eurasian curlew populations according to landscape heterogeneity and breeding stage

The Journal of Wildlife Management, EarlyView.
This study aimed to quantify the spatio‐temporal use of breeding environments by the Eurasian curlew in 5 contrasting agricultural landscapes. To this end, 64 individuals were tagged with GPS devices to assess their space use according to their breeding stages and define their foraging habitat selection.
Marie Donnez, Emmanuel Joyeux, Frédéric Jiguet, Jean‐Noël Ballot, Jeanne Bienvenut, Alain Chartier, Etienne Debenest, Charlotte Francesiaz, Aurélien Lacondemine, Christophe Lartigau, Yves‐Marie Le Guen, Jacques Maout, Charline Pierrefeu, David Pinaud, Nicolas Terrel, Pierrick Bocher   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Genome and Methylome of a Subsocial Small Carpenter Bee, Ceratina calcarata [PDF]

, 2016
Understanding the evolution of animal societies, considered to be a major transition in evolution, is a key topic in evolutionary biology. Recently, new gateways for understanding social evolution have opened up due to advances in genomics, allowing for ...
Glastad, Karl M., Hunt, Brendan G., Lawson, Sarah P., Rehan, Sandra M.   +3 more
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Fruit use and fruit processing by euphonias, specialized avian frugivores

Oikos, EarlyView.
Euphonias (Neotropical passerines in the genera Euphonia and Chlorophonia) form the quintessential example of a specialized avian frugivore, combining a high reliance on fruit as food and the restriction of fruit taxa exploited. To understand their specialization, we explored the integration of fruit morphological and nutritional traits with their ...
Marco A. Pizo, Paulo H. A. Camargo, Ana C. Crestani, Tobias N. Rojas   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Opportunities for integrated pest management to control the poultry red mite, Dermanyssus gallinae [PDF]

, 2011
Dermanyssus gallinae is the most economically important ectoparasite of laying hens in Europe. Control of D. gallinae is already hampered by issues of pesticide resistance and product withdrawal and, with the prohibition of conventional cages in 2012 and
COSOROABA I., D.R. George, D.W.J. Harrington, DAVEY R.B., J.H. Guy, O.A.E. Sparagano, PATHAK D., STEENBERG T., STEENBERG T., VAN EMOUS R., WOJCIK A.R., ZOONS J.   +11 more
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Brownotate, a Comprehensive Solution to Generate Protein Sequence Databases for Any Species

PROTEOMICS, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Proteomics is strengthening research in biology and the diversification of the model organisms studied is very promising for fully understanding the complexity of biological principles. However, the lack of protein sequence databases for many species is a major bottleneck.
Adrien Brown, Alexandre Burel, Sarah Cianférani, Christine Carapito, Fabrice Bertile   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The structure and function of thioester-containing proteins in arthropods

Biophysical Reviews, 2014
Thioester-containing proteins (TEPs) form an ancient and diverse family of secreted proteins that play central roles in the innate immune response. Two families of TEPs, complement factors and α2-macroglobulins, have been known and studied in vertebrates for many years, but only in the last decade have crystal structures become available.
Marni, Williams, Richard, Baxter
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Allosteric Regulation of RNA Affinity by Motif V‐VI Coupling in West Nile Virus NS3 Helicase

Proteins: Structure, Function, and Bioinformatics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The rise of flaviviral diseases, including West Nile virus (WNV), presents a growing threat to global public health and underscores the urgent need for new therapeutic strategies. The non‐structural protein 3 helicase (NS3h) of the Orthoflavivirus genus, including WNV, is essential for viral replication and a promising antiviral target ...
Priti Roy, Martin McCullagh
wiley   +1 more source

Ice Nucleation Properties of Ice-binding Proteins from Snow Fleas

Biomolecules, 2019
Ice-binding proteins (IBPs) are found in many organisms, such as fish and hexapods, plants, and bacteria that need to cope with low temperatures. Ice nucleation and thermal hysteresis are two attributes of IBPs.
Akalabya Bissoyi, Naama Reicher, Michael Chasnitsky, Sivan Arad, Thomas Koop, Yinon Rudich, Ido Braslavsky   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source