Human rickettsial pathogen modulates arthropod organic anion transporting polypeptide and tryptophan pathway for its survival in ticks
Taank V, Dutta S, Dasgupta A, Steeves TK, Fish D, Anderson JF, Sultana H, Neelakanta G. Human rickettsial pathogen modulates arthropod organic anion transporting polypeptide and tryptophan pathway for its survival in ticks. Scientific Reports 2017, 7: 13256. PMID: 29038575, PMCID: PMC5643405, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-13559-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsXanthurenic acidTryptophan metabolite xanthurenic acidA. phagocytophilumA. phagocytophilum burdenKynurenine amino-transferaseOrganic anion transportingOrganic anion transporting polypeptidesA. phagocytophilum survival