2010
Anaplasma phagocytophilum AptA modulates Erk1/2 signalling
Sukumaran B, Mastronunzio JE, Narasimhan S, Fankhauser S, Uchil PD, Levy R, Graham M, Colpitts TM, Lesser CF, Fikrig E. Anaplasma phagocytophilum AptA modulates Erk1/2 signalling. Cellular Microbiology 2010, 13: 47-61. PMID: 20716207, PMCID: PMC3005019, DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-5822.2010.01516.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsA. phagocytophilum infectionPhagocytophilum infectionCommon tick-borne diseasesHuman granulocytic anaplasmosisActivation of ERK1/2ERK1/2 mitogen-activated protein kinasesA. phagocytophilum survivalPolymorphonuclear leucocytesMitogen-activated protein kinaseHuman neutrophilsObligate intracellular pathogensGranulocytic anaplasmosisIntracellular pathogensTick-borne diseasesInfectionERK1/2 activationAnaplasma phagocytophilumVimentinSurvivalActivationBacterial inclusionsHost proteinsIntermediate filament protein vimentinVirulence proteinsProtein vimentin
2007
Tick–host–pathogen interactions in Lyme borreliosis
Hovius JW, van Dam AP, Fikrig E. Tick–host–pathogen interactions in Lyme borreliosis. Trends In Parasitology 2007, 23: 434-438. PMID: 17656156, DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2007.07.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVertebrate hostsB. burgdorferi survivalB. burgdorferi genesEnzootic life cycleSpirochete survivalGene productsB. burgdorferiArthropod vectorsGenesVector moleculesLife cycleDifferent environmentsHostBorrelia burgdorferiIxodes ticksTROSPATicksSpirochetal agentBurgdorferiLyme borreliosisMicrobesSalp15ExpressionSurvival