Ixodes scapularis midgut Transcriptome following SelK knockdown in Borrelia burgdorferi-infected ticks
Ixodes scapularis
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Illumina HiSeq 2500
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Description
Tick selenoproteins are involved in regulating oxidative and endoplasmic reticulum stress during the prolonged tick feeding on mammalian hosts. How selenoproteins are activated upon tick-borne pathogen infection is yet to be defined.