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| Title |
Genomic insights into the Ixodes scapularis tick vector of Lyme disease
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| Published in |
Nature Communications, February 2016
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| DOI | 10.1038/ncomms10507 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Monika Gulia-Nuss, Andrew B. Nuss, Jason M. Meyer, Daniel E. Sonenshine, R. Michael Roe, Robert M. Waterhouse, David B. Sattelle, José de la Fuente, Jose M. Ribeiro, Karine Megy, Jyothi Thimmapuram, Jason R. Miller, Brian P. Walenz, Sergey Koren, Jessica B. Hostetler, Mathangi Thiagarajan, Vinita S. Joardar, Linda I. Hannick, Shelby Bidwell, Martin P. Hammond, Sarah Young, Qiandong Zeng, Jenica L. Abrudan, Francisca C. Almeida, Nieves Ayllón, Ketaki Bhide, Brooke W. Bissinger, Elena Bonzon-Kulichenko, Steven D. Buckingham, Daniel R. Caffrey, Melissa J. Caimano, Vincent Croset, Timothy Driscoll, Don Gilbert, Joseph J. Gillespie, Gloria I. Giraldo-Calderón, Jeffrey M. Grabowski, David Jiang, Sayed M. S. Khalil, Donghun Kim, Katherine M. Kocan, Juraj Koči, Richard J. Kuhn, Timothy J. Kurtti, Kristin Lees, Emma G. Lang, Ryan C. Kennedy, Hyeogsun Kwon, Rushika Perera, Yumin Qi, Justin D. Radolf, Joyce M. Sakamoto, Alejandro Sánchez-Gracia, Maiara S. Severo, Neal Silverman, Ladislav Šimo, Marta Tojo, Cristian Tornador, Janice P. Van Zee, Jesús Vázquez, Filipe G. Vieira, Margarita Villar, Adam R. Wespiser, Yunlong Yang, Jiwei Zhu, Peter Arensburger, Patricia V. Pietrantonio, Stephen C. Barker, Renfu Shao, Evgeny M. Zdobnov, Frank Hauser, Cornelis J. P. Grimmelikhuijzen, Yoonseong Park, Julio Rozas, Richard Benton, Joao H. F. Pedra, David R. Nelson, Maria F. Unger, Jose M. C. Tubio, Zhijian Tu, Hugh M. Robertson, Martin Shumway, Granger Sutton, Jennifer R. Wortman, Daniel Lawson, Stephen K. Wikel, Vishvanath M. Nene, Claire M. Fraser, Frank H. Collins, Bruce Birren, Karen E. Nelson, Elisabet Caler, Catherine A. Hill |
| Abstract |
Ticks transmit more pathogens to humans and animals than any other arthropod. We describe the 2.1 Gbp nuclear genome of the tick, Ixodes scapularis (Say), which vectors pathogens that cause Lyme disease, human granulocytic anaplasmosis, babesiosis and other diseases. The large genome reflects accumulation of repetitive DNA, new lineages of retro-transposons, and gene architecture patterns resembling ancient metazoans rather than pancrustaceans. Annotation of scaffolds representing ∼57% of the genome, reveals 20,486 protein-coding genes and expansions of gene families associated with tick-host interactions. We report insights from genome analyses into parasitic processes unique to ticks, including host 'questing', prolonged feeding, cuticle synthesis, blood meal concentration, novel methods of haemoglobin digestion, haem detoxification, vitellogenesis and prolonged off-host survival. We identify proteins associated with the agent of human granulocytic anaplasmosis, an emerging disease, and the encephalitis-causing Langat virus, and a population structure correlated to life-history traits and transmission of the Lyme disease agent. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 136 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 40 | 29% |
| United Kingdom | 14 | 10% |
| France | 5 | 4% |
| Canada | 4 | 3% |
| Spain | 3 | 2% |
| Norway | 3 | 2% |
| Mexico | 2 | 1% |
| Australia | 2 | 1% |
| Argentina | 2 | 1% |
| Other | 13 | 10% |
| Unknown | 48 | 35% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 78 | 57% |
| Scientists | 41 | 30% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 9 | 7% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 8 | 6% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 500 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Czechia | 2 | <1% |
| Spain | 2 | <1% |
| United States | 2 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Hungary | 1 | <1% |
| Japan | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 490 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 94 | 19% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 87 | 17% |
| Student > Bachelor | 59 | 12% |
| Student > Master | 55 | 11% |
| Other | 29 | 6% |
| Other | 85 | 17% |
| Unknown | 91 | 18% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 183 | 37% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 99 | 20% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 23 | 5% |
| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 22 | 4% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 20 | 4% |
| Other | 48 | 10% |
| Unknown | 105 | 21% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 393. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 19 February 2021.
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#1,202
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