Immunity-related genes in Ixodes scapularis—perspectives from genome information

Gut Microbiota of the Tick Vector Ixodes scapularis Modulate Colonization of the Lyme Disease Spirochete

(2014) Sukanya Narasimhan et al.   Cell Host & Microbe

Role of DUOX in gut inflammation: lessons from Drosophila model of gut-microbiota interactions

(2014) Sung-Hee Kim et al.   Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

Roles of DUOX-Mediated Hydrogen Peroxide in Metabolism, Host Defense, and Signaling

(2013) Xavier De Deken et al.   ANTIOXIDANTS & REDOX SIGNALING

Ovarian Dual Oxidase (Duox) Activity Is Essential for Insect Eggshell Hardening and Waterproofing

(2013) Felipe A. Dias et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Gut homeostasis in a microbial world: insights from Drosophila melanogaster

(2013) Nicolas Buchon et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

The intestinal microbiota and host immune interactions in the critically ill

(2013) Tim J. Schuijt et al.   TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY

Interaction of the tick immune system with transmitted pathogens

(2013) Ondřej Hajdušek et al.   Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

Borrelia burgdorferiand tick proteins supporting pathogen persistence in the vector

(2012) Faith Kung et al.   Future Microbiology

Ixodes scapularis JAK-STAT Pathway Regulates Tick Antimicrobial Peptides, Thereby Controlling the Agent of Human Granulocytic Anaplasmosis

(2012) Lei Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

The roles of serpins in mosquito immunology and physiology

(2012) Melissa M. Gulley et al.   JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY

Interactions Between the Microbiota and the Immune System

(2012) L. V. Hooper et al.   SCIENCE

A Tick Mannose-Binding Lectin Inhibitor Interferes with the Vertebrate Complement Cascade to Enhance Transmission of the Lyme Disease Agent

(2011) Tim J. Schuijt et al.   Cell Host & Microbe

The Drosophila Toll Signaling Pathway

(2011) S. Valanne et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Metagenomic Profile of the Bacterial Communities Associated with Ixodes ricinus Ticks

(2011) Giovanna Carpi et al.   PLoS One

Wolbachia induces reactive oxygen species (ROS)-dependent activation of the Toll pathway to control dengue virus in the mosquito Aedes aegypti

(2011) X. Pan et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Danger, Microbes, and Homeostasis

(2011) B. P. Lazzaro et al.   SCIENCE

Structure-Function Analysis of the Anopheles gambiae LRIM1/APL1C Complex and its Interaction with Complement C3-Like Protein TEP1

(2011) Michael Povelones et al.   PLoS Pathogens

A tick salivary protein targets cathepsin G and chymase and inhibits host inflammation and platelet aggregation

(2010) J. Chmelar et al.   BLOOD

Crosstalk of reactive oxygen species and NF-κB signaling

(2010) Michael J Morgan et al.   CELL RESEARCH

Leureptin: A soluble, extracellular leucine-rich repeat protein from Manduca sexta that binds lipopolysaccharide

(2010) Yifei Zhu et al.   INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Pyrosequencing and characterization of immune response genes from the American dog tick, Dermacentor variabilis (L.)

(2010) D. C. Jaworski et al.   INSECT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

A heterodimeric complex of the LRR proteins LRIM1 and APL1C regulates complement-like immunity in Anopheles gambiae

(2010) R. H. G. Baxter et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A Peroxidase/Dual Oxidase System Modulates Midgut Epithelial Immunity in Anopheles gambiae

(2010) S. Kumar et al.   SCIENCE

Dual oxidase in mucosal immunity and host–microbe homeostasis

(2010) Yun Soo Bae et al.   TRENDS IN IMMUNOLOGY

Tick Histamine Release Factor Is Critical for Ixodes scapularis Engorgement and Transmission of the Lyme Disease Agent

(2010) Jianfeng Dai et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Ixodes scapularis tick serine proteinase inhibitor (serpin) gene family; annotation and transcriptional analysis

(2009) Albert Mulenga et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Two Mosquito LRR Proteins Function as Complement Control Factors in the TEP1-Mediated Killing of Plasmodium

(2009) Malou Fraiture et al.   Cell Host & Microbe

Drosophila Intestinal Response to Bacterial Infection: Activation of Host Defense and Stem Cell Proliferation

(2009) Nicolas Buchon et al.   Cell Host & Microbe

The STAT Pathway Mediates Late-Phase Immunity against Plasmodium in the Mosquito Anopheles gambiae

(2009) Lalita Gupta et al.   Cell Host & Microbe

Anopheles gambiaeinnate immunity

(2009) Hassan Yassine et al.   CELLULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Lectins as pattern recognition molecules: The effects of epitope density in innate immunity

(2009) T. K Dam et al.   GLYCOBIOLOGY

Identification and characterization of antimicrobial peptide, defensin, in the taiga tick,Ixodes persulcatus

(2009) Y. Saito et al.   INSECT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Drosomycin, an essential component of antifungal defence inDrosophila

(2009) Z-T. Zhang et al.   INSECT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Reactive oxygen species prime Drosophila haematopoietic progenitors for differentiation

(2009) Edward Owusu-Ansah et al.   NATURE

An evolutionary conserved function of the JAK-STAT pathway in anti-dengue defense

(2009) J. A. Souza-Neto et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Leucine-Rich Repeat Protein Complex Activates Mosquito Complement in Defense Against Plasmodium Parasites

(2009) M. Povelones et al.   SCIENCE

Microbial communities and interactions in the lone star tick,Amblyomma americanum

(2008) K. CLAY et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Salivating for Knowledge: Potential Pharmacological Agents in Tick Saliva

(2008) Joppe W. R Hovius et al.   PLOS MEDICINE

The Aedes aegypti Toll Pathway Controls Dengue Virus Infection

(2008) Zhiyong Xi et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Innate immunity in insects: surface-associated dopa decarboxylase-dependent pathways regulate phagocytosis, nodulation and melanization in medfly haemocytes

(2007) Maria Sideri et al.   IMMUNOLOGY