Association·arcadia
Tick-encoded viral capsids expressed in tick saliva
Claim that endogenized viral capsids identified in tick genomes are expressed in tick saliva, supporting a potential role in host-parasite interaction.
Confidence
80%
active
Evidence Quote
“Endogenized viral capsids encode proteins expressed in tick saliva”
Relationship
Putative endogenized viral capsid protein in ticks expressed in Tick capsid gene salivary gland expression
Arguments
Connections (2)
Evidence
“(2024). Study of transcriptome and proteome in Amblyomma americanum.”
(2024). Robust long-read saliva transcriptome and proteome from the lone star tick, Amblyomma americanum. doi:10.57844/ARCADIA-3HYH-3H83 ↗
“Cabezas-Cruz A, Valdés JJ. (2014). Are ticks venomous animals?”