2006
Cutting Edge: CD4 Is the Receptor for the Tick Saliva Immunosuppressor, Salp15
Garg R, Juncadella IJ, Ramamoorthi N, Ashish, Ananthanarayanan SK, Thomas V, Rincón M, Krueger JK, Fikrig E, Yengo CM, Anguita J. Cutting Edge: CD4 Is the Receptor for the Tick Saliva Immunosuppressor, Salp15. The Journal Of Immunology 2006, 177: 6579-6583. PMID: 17082567, PMCID: PMC4302324, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.177.10.6579.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDownstream effector proteinsSrc kinase LckC-terminal residuesLipid raft reorganizationEffector proteinsKinase LckTyrosine phosphorylationMolecular basisExtracellular domainEarly stepsSalp15T cell activationSalivary proteinsCD4 coreceptorProteinCalcium fluxCell activationT cellsCellsLckRepressionPhosphorylationIL-2 productionResiduesCoreceptor
2004
TROSPA, an Ixodes scapularis Receptor for Borrelia burgdorferi
Pal U, Li X, Wang T, Montgomery RR, Ramamoorthi N, deSilva AM, Bao F, Yang X, Pypaert M, Pradhan D, Kantor FS, Telford S, Anderson JF, Fikrig E. TROSPA, an Ixodes scapularis Receptor for Borrelia burgdorferi. Cell 2004, 119: 457-468. PMID: 15537536, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2004.10.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsAntibodies, BacterialAntigens, SurfaceBacterial Outer Membrane ProteinsBacterial VaccinesBase SequenceBorrelia burgdorferiCloning, MolecularGene Expression RegulationHost-Parasite InteractionsIntestinesIxodesLipoproteinsMiceMice, Inbred C3HMolecular Sequence DataReceptors, Cell SurfaceRecombinant ProteinsConceptsLyme disease agent Borrelia burgdorferiSurvival of spirochetesTick receptorMammalian hostsRNA interferenceEfficient colonizationTROSPAOuter surface protein ABorrelia burgdorferiPathogen adherencePathogen transmissionProtein AB. burgdorferi outer surface protein AMRNA levelsIxodes scapularisB. burgdorferiColonizationSurface protein AReceptorsArthropodsBurgdorferiMammalsRepressionSpirochetesTicks
2002
Salp15, an Ixodes scapularis Salivary Protein, Inhibits CD4+ T Cell Activation
Anguita J, Ramamoorthi N, Hovius JW, Das S, Thomas V, Persinski R, Conze D, Askenase PW, Rincón M, Kantor FS, Fikrig E. Salp15, an Ixodes scapularis Salivary Protein, Inhibits CD4+ T Cell Activation. Immunity 2002, 16: 849-859. PMID: 12121666, DOI: 10.1016/s1074-7613(02)00325-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBase SequenceCalcium SignalingCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCell DivisionDrosophilaFemaleInterleukin-2IxodesLymphocyte ActivationMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMolecular Sequence DataRabbitsRatsReceptors, Antigen, T-CellReceptors, Interleukin-2Salivary Proteins and PeptidesConceptsT cell activationVector-host interactionsI. scapularis salivaCell activationMolecular basisFunctional importanceTCR ligationSalp15ProteinSalivary proteinsTick salivaCalcium fluxIxodes scapularis salivaActivationArthropodsRepressionImmune responseLow productionPleiotropic propertiesHostInhibits CD4T cell-mediated immune responsesVivo