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Three-dimensional reconstruction of the feeding apparatus of the tick Ixodes ricinus (Acari: Ixodidae): a new insight into the mechanism of blood-feeding
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SYSNO ASEP 0540766 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title Three-dimensional reconstruction of the feeding apparatus of the tick Ixodes ricinus (Acari: Ixodidae): a new insight into the mechanism of blood-feeding Author(s) Vancová, Marie (BC-A) RID, ORCID
Bílý, Tomáš (BC-A) ORCID
Šimo, L. (FR)
Tous, J. (CZ)
Horodyský, P. (CZ)
Růžek, Daniel (BC-A) RID, ORCID
Novobilský, A. (CZ)
Salát, J. (CZ)
Strnad, Martin (BC-A) ORCID
Sonenshine, D.E. (US)
Grubhoffer, Libor (BC-A) RID, ORCID
Nebesářová, Jana (BC-A) RID, ORCIDNumber of authors 12 Article number 165 Source Title Scientific Reports. - : Nature Publishing Group - ISSN 2045-2322
Roč. 10, č. 1 (2020)Number of pages 7 s. Publication form Online - E Language eng - English Country GB - United Kingdom Keywords boophilus-microplus canestrini ; cattle-tick Subject RIV EB - Genetics ; Molecular Biology OECD category Human genetics R&D Projects TE01020118 GA TA ČR - Technology Agency of the Czech Republic (TA ČR) LM2015062 GA MŠMT - Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS) EF16_013/0001775 GA MŠMT - Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS) Method of publishing Open access Institutional support BC-A - RVO:60077344 UT WOS 000511157300010 EID SCOPUS 85077786374 DOI 10.1038/s41598-019-56811-2 Annotation The different components of the mouthparts of hard ticks (Ixodidae) enable these parasites to penetrate host skin, secrete saliva, embed, and suck blood. Moreover, the tick's mouthparts represent a key route for saliva-assisted pathogen transmission as well as pathogen acquisition from blood meal during the tick feeding process. Much has been learned about the basic anatomy of the tick's mouthparts and in the broad outlines of how they function in previous studies. However, the precise mechanics of these functions are little understood. Here, we propose for the first time an animated model of the orchestration of the tick mouthparts and associated structures during blood meal acquisition and salivation. These two actions are known to alternate during tick engorgement. Specifically, our attention has been paid to the mechanism underlining the blood meal uptake into the pharynx through the mouth and how ticks prevent mixing the uptaken blood with secreted saliva. We animated function of muscles attached to the salivarium and their possible opening /closing of the salivarium, with a plausible explanation of the movement of saliva within the salivarium and massive outpouring of saliva. Workplace Biology Centre (since 2006) Contact Dana Hypšová, eje@eje.cz, Tel.: 387 775 214 Year of Publishing 2021 Electronic address https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-56811-2
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