Haemaphysalis longicornis cDNA encoding an aspartic protease (longepsin) was identified
from a midgut cDNA library. The longepsin cDNA contains 1176bp that code for 392 amino …

To further obtain insights into the Rhipicephalus microplus transcriptome, we used RNA-seq
to carry out a study of expression in (i) embryos;(ii) ovaries from partially and fully engorged …

Ticks are blood-feeding arthropods that require heme for their successful reproduction.
During feeding they also acquire pathogens that are subsequently transmitted to humans …

The most abundant protein present in Boophilus microplus eggs, vitellin, was isolated and
purified as a non-covalent complex of six glyco-polypeptides of Mr 44–107kDa. The protein …

The majority of ixodid ticks display host-specificity to varying extents. Feeding on different
hosts affects their development and reproduction. Consequences can be analyzed at the …

Digestive cells in the midgut of male and female Dermacentor variabilis (Say) took up the
blood meal in coated vesicles and smooth flask-shaped vesicles, and deposited it in …

The first full-length mRNA for vitellogenin (Vg) from ticks was sequenced. This also
represents the first complete sequence of Vg from the Chelicerata and of a heme binding Vg …

ABSTRACT Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum (CLso) haplotype D, transmitted by the
carrot psyllid Bactericera trigonica, is a major constraint for carrot production in Israel …

A system biology approach was used to gain insight into tick biology and interactions
between vector and pathogen. Rhipicephalus annulatus is one of the main vectors of …

Polyclonal antibodies directed against D. variabilis vitellin were utilized for
immunocytochemistry at the ultrastructural level. We localized vitelligenin (Vg) in rough …