| Literature DB >> 26520005 |
Jindřich Chmelař1, Jan Kotál2, Shahid Karim3, Petr Kopacek4, Ivo M B Francischetti5, Joao H F Pedra6, Michail Kotsyfakis7.
Abstract
Tick saliva facilitates tick feeding and infection of the host. Gene expression analysis of tick salivary glands and other tissues involved in host-pathogen interactions has revealed a wide range of bioactive tick proteins. Transcriptomic analysis has been a milestone in the field and has recently been enhanced by next-generation sequencing (NGS). Furthermore, the application of quantitative proteomics to ticks with unknown genomes has provided deeper insights into the molecular mechanisms underlying tick hematophagy, pathogen transmission, and tick-host-pathogen interactions. We review current knowledge on the transcriptomics and proteomics of tick tissues from a systems-biology perspective and discuss future challenges in the field.Entities:
Keywords: next-generation sequencing; sialomes; systems biology; tick-borne pathogens
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26520005 PMCID: PMC4767689 DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2015.10.002
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trends Parasitol ISSN: 1471-4922