Sarcoptes scabiei: genomics to proteomics to biology.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The common scabies mite, Sarcoptes scabiei is a cosmopolitan parasite of humans and other mammals. An annotated genome of Sarcoptes scabiei var. canis has been deposited in the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) and VectorBase and a proteomic analysis of proteins in extracts of mite bodies and eggs from this strain has been reported. Here we mined the data to identify predicted proteins that are known to be involved in specific biological processes in other animals.

Results

We identified predicted proteins that are associated with immunomodulation of the host defense system, and biological processes of the mite including oxygen procurement and aerobic respiration, oxidative metabolism, sensory reception and locating a host, neuronal transmission,

SUBMITTER: Arlian LG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4930577 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature