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University of Maryland, BaltimoreORCID 0000-0002-2267-4634Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints
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Matthew Butnaru, William McKenna, Srishti Goswami…·Stephanie Elizabeth Mohr
The paper develops a genome-wide CRISPR-Cas9 knockout screening platform for Ixodes scapularis ticks and identifies genes associated with cellular fitness and drug resistance.
Liron Marnin, Luisa M. Valencia, Haikel N. Bogale…·Joao H. F. Pedra
This study shows that tick extracellular vesicles alter keratinocyte function in the epidermis by inhibiting proliferation and wound closure, linked to phosphoinositide 3-kinase, KGF-1, and TGF-β.
Neeta Singh, Agustín Rolandelli, Anya J. O’Neal…·Joao H. F. Pedra
This paper demonstrates genetic modification of a tick cell line using CRISPR-Cas9 and ectopic expression, showing increased infection by Anaplasma phagocytophilum after disrupting the IMD pathway.