Analysis of salivary proteins in gall-inducing psylla and their potential influence on host plants [PDF]
BMC GenomicsGall-forming insects manipulate host plants through the proteins present in their saliva, which play essential roles in reprogramming plant cells. In this study, we utilized an integrated transcriptomic and proteomic approach to explore the salivary ...
Tang-Bin Hu +6 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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Mimicry in the Bite: Shared Sequences Between Aedes aegypti Salivary Proteins and Human Proteins [PDF]
ProteomesBackground: Molecular mimicry contributes to the development of unwanted responses to self-antigens. Autoimmune phenomena have been observed in diseases caused by Aedes aegypti-transmitted arboviruses, but the occurrence of mimicry between salivary and ...
Andrea Arévalo-Cortés +1 more
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A pipeline contributes to efficient identification of salivary proteins in short-headed planthopper, Epeurysa nawaii [PDF]
Scientific ReportsSaliva, an oral secretion primarily originating from salivary glands (SGs), exert critical roles in the ongoing evolutionary interaction between insects and plants.
Xiao-Jing Wang +3 more
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Aedes aegypti D7 long salivary proteins modulate blood feeding and parasite infection [PDF]
mBio, 2023 Mosquito saliva facilitates blood meal acquisition through pharmacologically active compounds that prevent host hemostasis and immune responses. Here, we generated two knockout (KO) mosquito lines by CRISPR/Cas9 to functionally characterize D7L1 and D7L2,
Ines Martin-Martin +10 more
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Some Good and Some Bad: Sand Fly Salivary Proteins in the Control of Leishmaniasis and in Autoimmunity [PDF]
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2022 Sand flies are hematophagous insects responsible for the transmission of vector-borne diseases to humans. Prominent among these diseases is Leishmaniasis that affects the skin and mucous surfaces and organs such as liver and spleen.
Valeria Aoki +6 more
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Analysis of the association between salivary proteins and oral mucositis in patients with head and neck cancer undergoing IMRT: a longitudinal study [PDF]
BMC Oral HealthIntroduction This longitudinal study assessed the association between salivary protein composition and the clinical onset/severity of oral mucositis (OM) in patients with head and neck tumours treated with intensity-modulated-radiotherapy (IMRT). Methods
Maria Gonzalez Agurto +8 more
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Identification of Riptortus pedestris Salivary Proteins and Their Roles in Inducing Plant Defenses [PDF]
Biology, 2021 The bean bug, Riptortus pedestris (Fabricius), is one of the most important soybean pests. It damages soybean leaves and pods with its piercing-sucking mouthparts, causing staygreen-like syndromes in the infested crops.
Hai-Jian Huang +7 more
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Salivary proteins potentially derived from horizontal gene transfer are critical for salivary sheath formation and other feeding processes [PDF]
Communications BiologyHerbivorous insects employ an array of salivary proteins to aid feeding. However, the mechanisms behind the recruitment and evolution of these genes to mediate plant-insect interactions remain poorly understood.
Hai-Jian Huang +9 more
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Molecular Diversity between Salivary Proteins from New World and Old World Sand Flies with Emphasis on Bichromomyia olmeca, the Sand Fly Vector of Leishmania mexicana in Mesoamerica. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2016 BACKGROUND:Sand fly saliva has been shown to have proteins with potent biological activities, salivary proteins that can be used as biomarkers of vector exposure, and salivary proteins that are candidate vaccines against different forms of leishmaniasis.
Maha Abdeladhim +14 more
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