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1 January 2008 An Aquaporin-Like Protein from the Ovaries and Gut of American Dog Tick (Acari: Ixodidae)
Steven P. Holmes, Dimin Li, Shane M. Ceraul, Abdu F. Azad
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Abstract

A cDNA encoding a putative aquaporin was cloned from the ovaries of the American dog tick, Dermacentor variabilis (Say) (Acari: Ixodidae). The encoded protein is most similar to the vertebrate aquaporin 9 protein family. Localization by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) shows expression in the gut and ovaries of adult females but not in the synganglion, Malpighian tubules, or salivary glands. Quantitative RT-PCR indicates that it is primarily expressed in the ovaries, with ≈146 times more transcript than in the gut. When expressed in Xenopus oocytes, the aquaporin-like protein localized to the plasma membrane.

Steven P. Holmes, Dimin Li, Shane M. Ceraul, and Abdu F. Azad "An Aquaporin-Like Protein from the Ovaries and Gut of American Dog Tick (Acari: Ixodidae)," Journal of Medical Entomology 45(1), 68-74, (1 January 2008). https://doi.org/10.1603/0022-2585(2008)45[68:AAPFTO]2.0.CO;2
Received: 15 June 2007; Accepted: 21 September 2007; Published: 1 January 2008
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KEYWORDS
aquaporin
Dermacentor variabilis
ovary
tick
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