Arthropod autophagy molecules facilitate Anaplasma phagocytophilum infection of Ixodes scapularis tick cells

Abstract Ixodes scapularis ticks transmit several medically important pathogens including Anaplasma phagocytophilum to humans and animals. In this study, we provide evidence that A. phagocytophilum modulates autophagy molecules for its survival in tick cells. qRT-PCR analysis revealed that A. phagoc...

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Main Authors: Jeremy W. Turck, Hameeda Sultana, Girish Neelakanta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-03-01
Series:Communications Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-025-07859-6
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