Male ticks help their mates to feed

Hui Wang (), Guido C. Paesen (), Patricia A. Nuttall () and Alan G. Barbour
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Hui Wang: NERC Institute of Virology & Environmental Microobiology
Guido C. Paesen: NERC Institute of Virology & Environmental Microobiology
Patricia A. Nuttall: NERC Institute of Virology & Environmental Microobiology
Alan G. Barbour: University of California

Nature, 1998, vol. 391, issue 6669, 753-754

Abstract: Abstract Ixodid ticks produce a unique family of proteins that bind vertebrate immuno-globulins1,2. These immunoglobulin-binding proteins (IGBPs) were discovered when it was realized that ticks excrete host immunoglobulins in their saliva during feeding3. We have sequenced three of these proteins and propose a new role for a male-specific IGBP that helps females to feed.

Date: 1998
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DOI: 10.1038/35773

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