Evasin-4, a tick-derived chemokine-binding protein with broad selectivity can be modified for use in preclinical disease models
Rhipicephalus sanguineus, the common brown dog tick, produces several chemokine-binding proteins which are secreted into the host in its saliva to modulate the host response during feeding. Two of these demonstrate very restricted selectivity profiles. Here, we describe the characterization of the t...
Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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BlackWell Publishing Ltd
2013
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4240464/ |