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cuticleDB: a relational database of Arthropod cuticular proteins [PDF]
BMC Bioinformatics, 2004 Background The insect exoskeleton or cuticle is a bi-partite composite of proteins and chitin that provides protective, skeletal and structural functions.
Willis Judith H +4 more
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Vertebrate Responses against Arthropod Salivary Proteins and Their Therapeutic Potential [PDF]
Vaccines, 2021 The saliva of hematophagous arthropods contains a group of active proteins to counteract host responses against injury and to facilitate the success of a bloodmeal.
Olayinka Olajiga +5 more
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Soluble proteins of chemical communication: an overview across arthropods [PDF]
Frontiers in Physiology, 2014 Detection of chemical signals both in insects and in vertebrates is mediated by soluble proteins, highly concentrated in olfactory organs, which bind semiochemicals and activate, with still largely unknown mechanisms, specific chemoreceptors.
Paolo ePelosi +3 more
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Implication of haematophagous arthropod salivary proteins in host-vector interactions [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2011 The saliva of haematophagous arthropods contains an array of anti-haemostatic, anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory molecules that contribute to the success of the blood meal. The saliva of haematophagous arthropods is also involved in the transmission
Fontaine Albin +7 more
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Peptidoglycan recognition proteins in hematophagous arthropods [PDF]
Developmental & Comparative Immunology, 2018 Hematophagous arthropods are medically important disease vectors that transmit a variety of pathogens. Unlike mammals that employ both innate and adaptive immunity to clear invading pathogens, these vectors rely mainly on an innate immune system to combat pathogens.
Jingwen Wang, Xiumei Song, Mengfei Wang
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SUCCESSIVE GAIN OF INSULATOR PROTEINS IN ARTHROPOD EVOLUTION [PDF]
Evolution, 2013 Alteration of regulatory DNA elements or their binding proteins may have drastic consequences for morphological evolution. Chromatin insulators are one example of such proteins and play a fundamental role in organizing gene expression. While a single insulator protein, CTCF (CCCTC-binding factor), is known in vertebrates, Drosophila melanogaster ...
Heger, Peter +2 more
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Arthropod-Derived Histamine-Binding Protein Prevents Murine Allergic Asthma [PDF]
The Journal of Immunology, 2004 Abstract Because histamine receptor type I blockade attenuates allergic asthma, we asked whether complete neutralization of histamine by an arthropod-derived, high affinity histamine-binding protein (EV131) would prevent allergic asthma.
Couillin, I +9 more
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Targeted mutagenesis using CRISPR-Cas9 in the chelicerate herbivore Tetranychus urticae [PDF]
, 2020 The use of CRISPR-Cas9 has revolutionized functional genetic work in many organisms, including more and more insect species. However, successful gene editing or genetic transformation has not yet been reported for chelicerates, the second largest group ...
Dermauw, Wannes +5 more
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Hemolymph proteins: An overview across marine arthropods and molluscs
Journal of Proteomics, 2021 In this compilation we collect information about the main protein components in hemolymph and stress the continued interest in their study. The reasons for such an attention span several areas of biological, veterinarian and medical applications: from the notions for better dealing with the species - belonging to phylum Arthropoda, subphylum Crustacea,
E. Gianazza +3 more
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BMC Genomics, 2020 Background We performed an in-depth analysis of the ABC gene family in Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae), which is an important vector species of arthropod-borne viral infections such as chikungunya, dengue, and Zika.
Janaina Figueira-Mansur +6 more
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