The publication of the first tick sialome (salivary gland transcriptome) heralded a new era of
research of tick protease inhibitors, which represent important constituents of the proteins …

The hematophagy behavior has evolved independently several times within the Arthropoda
phylum. Interestingly, the process of acquiring a blood meal in ticks is considerably distinct …

Background Ticks are vectors of a wide variety of pathogens causing severe diseases in
humans and domestic animals. Intestinal digestion of the host blood is an essential process …

Ticks, as obligate hematophagous ectoparasites, impact greatly on animal and human
health because they transmit various pathogens worldwide. Over the last decade, several …

Ticks are obligate parasites that feed entirely on vertebrate blood. Ticks have evolved novel
methods for acquiring and processing blood; instead of biting their hosts to draw blood …

Ixodes scapularis, the black-legged tick, is a major arthropod vector that transmits the
causative agents of Lyme disease and several other pathogens of human significance. The …

Intracellular proteolysis of ingested blood proteins is a crucial physiological process in ticks.
In our model tick, Ixodes ricinus, cathepsin L (IrCL1) is part of a gut-associated multi …

Rhipicephalus appendiculatus, the brown ear tick, is an important disease vector of livestock
in eastern, central and southern Africa. Rhipicephalus appendiculatus acaricide resistance …

Rhipicephalus microplus is a cattle ectoparasite found in tropical and subtropical regions
around the world with great impact on livestock production. R. microplus can also harbor …

Parasite inhibitors of cysteine peptidases are known to influence a vast range of processes
linked to a degradation of either the parasites' own proteins or proteins native to their hosts …