The paralogous salivary anti-complement proteins IRAC I and IRAC II encoded by Ixodes ricinus ticks have broad and complementary inhibitory activities against the complement of different host species. [electronic resource]
- Microbes and infection Feb 2007
- 247-50 p. digital
Publication Type: Letter
1286-4579
10.1016/j.micinf.2006.10.020 doi
Animals Birds Complement Inactivator Proteins--metabolism Complement Pathway, Alternative Complement System Proteins--immunology Humans Ixodes--metabolism Mammals Species Specificity