As long-term pool feeders, ticks have developed myriad strategies to remain discreetly but
solidly attached to their hosts for the duration of their blood meal. The critical biological …

Serpins are the largest known family of serine proteinase inhibitors and perform a variety of
physiological functions in arthropods. Herein, we review the field of serpins in arthropod …

Tick sialome is comprised of a rich cocktail of bioactive molecules that function as a tool to
disarm host immunity, assist blood-feeding, and play a vibrant role in pathogen …

The cattle tick Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus is one of the most harmful parasites
affecting bovines. Similarly to other hematophagous ectoparasites, R. microplus saliva …

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 …

Serine protease inhibitors (serpins) are found in all kingdoms of life and play essential roles
in multiple physiological processes. Owing to the diversity of the superfamily, phylogenetic …

Tick saliva has been extensively studied in the context of tick-host interactions because it is
involved in host homeostasis modulation and microbial pathogen transmission to the host …

Ticks (Acari; Ixodidae) are the second most important vector for transmission of pathogens to
humans, livestock, and wildlife. Ticks as vectors for viruses have been reported many times …

New tick and tick-borne pathogen control approaches that are both environmentally
sustainable and which provide broad protection are urgently needed. Their development …

Tick serine protease inhibitors (serpins) play crucial roles in tick feeding and pathogen
transmission. We demonstrate that Ixodes scapularis (Ixs) nymph tick saliva serpin (S) 41 …