Vertebrate-arthropod communication dictates tick development and pathogen transmission

Trends Parasitol. 2023 Mar 22:S1471-4922(23)00071-5. doi: 10.1016/j.pt.2023.03.010. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTCross-species communication drives the coordination of diverse biological processes in complex systems. Rana et al. discovered that Ixodes scapularis, the tick vector of Lyme disease, produces a receptor that binds host interferon-gamma (IFNγ) in the blood meal, which orchestrates tick development, immunity, and vector competence.PMID:36958955 | DOI:10.1016/j.pt.2023.03.010
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