2006
An Ixodes scapularis protein required for survival of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in tick salivary glands
Sukumaran B, Narasimhan S, Anderson JF, DePonte K, Marcantonio N, Krishnan MN, Fish D, Telford SR, Kantor FS, Fikrig E. An Ixodes scapularis protein required for survival of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in tick salivary glands. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2006, 203: 1507-1517. PMID: 16717118, PMCID: PMC2118316, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20060208.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsA. phagocytophilum-infected miceRNA interference-mediated silencingA. phagocytophilumTick salivary proteinsI. scapularis salivary glandsRickettsia-like pathogensTick salivary glandsMammalian hostsGenus RickettsiaAnaplasma phagocytophilumGene expressionSalivary glandsIntracellular organismsArthropodsSalivary proteinsPathogensProteinPhagocytophilumExpressionTicksHuman anaplasmosisSilencingGenesOrganismsAnaplasma
2000
Cutting Edge: Infection by the Agent of Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis Prevents the Respiratory Burst by Down-Regulating gp91phox
Banerjee R, Anguita J, Roos D, Fikrig E. Cutting Edge: Infection by the Agent of Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis Prevents the Respiratory Burst by Down-Regulating gp91phox. The Journal Of Immunology 2000, 164: 3946-3949. PMID: 10754283, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.164.8.3946.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHGE bacteriaNADPH oxidase enzyme complexHL-60 cellsNADPH oxidaseHuman granulocytic ehrlichiosisEnzyme complexPromyelocytic cell lineTick-borne pathogensInfected cellsCell linesOrganismsMRNA levelsGp91phox proteinRT-PCRDirect inhibitionBacteriaFACS analysisPathogensMRNA expressionOxidaseGenerate superoxide anionCellsRespiratory burstSplenic neutrophilsMicrobes
1998
The agent of Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis resides in an endosomal compartment.
Webster P, IJdo JW, Chicoine LM, Fikrig E. The agent of Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis resides in an endosomal compartment. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 1998, 101: 1932-1941. PMID: 9576758, PMCID: PMC508780, DOI: 10.1172/jci1544.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndocytic pathwayLysosomal membrane glycoproteins lamp-1Membrane-bound compartmentsMannose-6-phosphate receptorInfected host cellsHL-60 cellsEndosomal compartmentsVacuole membraneLAMP-1Host cellsHGE bacteriaVacuolesTransferrin receptorColloidal gold particlesCompartmentsPathwayCytoplasmic vacuolesCellsAgent of HGEReceptorsOrganismsLow pHHuman granulocytic ehrlichiosisBacteriaHGE agent