Phlebotomus papatasi sand fly predicted salivary protein diversity and immune response potential based on in silico prediction in Egypt and Jordan populations.

• Main Authors: Catherine M Flanley (Author), Marcelo Ramalho-Ortigao (Author), Iliano V Coutinho-Abreu (Author), Rami Mukbel (Author), Hanafi A Hanafi (Author), Shabaan S El-Hossary (Author), Emadeldin Y Fawaz (Author), David F Hoel (Author), Alexander W Bray (Author), Gwen Stayback (Author), Douglas A Shoue (Author), Shaden Kamhawi (Author), Scott Emrich (Author), Mary Ann McDowell (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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Phlebotomus papatasi sand flies inject their hosts with a myriad of pharmacologically active salivary proteins to assist with blood feeding and to modulate host defenses. In addition, salivary proteins can influence cutaneous leishmaniasis disease outcome, highlighting the potential of the salivary...