Proteomics Approach to the Study of Cattle Tick Adaptation to White Tailed Deer
Figure 1
Proteomics characterization of ticks fed on cattle and WTD. (a) Number of peptides for tick and host proteins identified in ticks fed on cattle and WTD. (b) Proteins identified in ticks fed on cattle and WTD were functionally annotated and grouped according to their biological process. (c) Proteins identified in ticks fed on cattle and WTD were functionally annotated and grouped according to their molecular function. (d) Number of peptides for tick protein involved in blood digestion and reproduction identified in ticks fed on cattle and WTD. The number of peptides per protein on each pathway was represented as Ave + S.D. and compared between ticks fed on cattle and WTD by test (). (e) Cathepsin L protein levels were determined by Western blot in R. microplus fed on cattle and WTD, quantified, and normalized against total proteins. Normalized protein levels (Ave + S.D. in arbitrary units) were compared between samples by Student’s -test (; ). MW: molecular weight markers.
