Published in Insect Mol Biol on January 06, 2012
Gene expression of tissue-specific molecules in ex vivo Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae) during rickettsial exposure. J Med Entomol (2013) 0.83
Molecular and functional characterization of vacuolar-ATPase from the American dog tick Dermacentor variabilis. Insect Mol Biol (2013) 0.81
Novel identification of Dermacentor variabilis Arp2/3 complex and its role in rickettsial infection of the arthropod vector. PLoS One (2014) 0.80
Identification of host proteins involved in rickettsial invasion of tick cells. Infect Immun (2014) 0.75
Wolbachia: master manipulators of invertebrate biology. Nat Rev Microbiol (2008) 8.22
Alpha-catenin is a molecular switch that binds E-cadherin-beta-catenin and regulates actin-filament assembly. Cell (2005) 7.62
Adherens and tight junctions: structure, function and connections to the actin cytoskeleton. Biochim Biophys Acta (2007) 4.74
The RickA protein of Rickettsia conorii activates the Arp2/3 complex. Nature (2004) 2.73
Intracellular pathogens and the actin cytoskeleton. Annu Rev Cell Dev Biol (1998) 2.26
Can 1000 reviews be wrong? Actin, alpha-Catenin, and adherens junctions. Cell (2005) 2.01
Defining a core set of actin cytoskeletal proteins critical for actin-based motility of Rickettsia. Cell Host Microbe (2010) 1.75
Ku70, a component of DNA-dependent protein kinase, is a mammalian receptor for Rickettsia conorii. Cell (2005) 1.72
Rickettsial outer-membrane protein B (rOmpB) mediates bacterial invasion through Ku70 in an actin, c-Cbl, clathrin and caveolin 2-dependent manner. Cell Microbiol (2009) 1.71
Natural history of Rickettsia rickettsii. Annu Rev Microbiol (1986) 1.67
Rickettsial infection in Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae) inhibits transovarial transmission of a second Rickettsia. J Med Entomol (2002) 1.59
Lethal effect of Rickettsia rickettsii on its tick vector (Dermacentor andersoni). Appl Environ Microbiol (1999) 1.57
Mechanisms of transovarial infection of spotted fever Rickettsiae in ticks. Ann N Y Acad Sci (1975) 1.49
Borrelia, Ehrlichia, and Rickettsia spp. in ticks removed from persons, Texas, USA. Emerg Infect Dis (2010) 1.47
Reactivation of Rickettsia rickettsii in Dermacentor andersoni ticks: an ultrastructural analysis. Infect Immun (1982) 1.45
Early signaling events involved in the entry of Rickettsia conorii into mammalian cells. J Cell Sci (2004) 1.43
Dynamics of actin-based movement by Rickettsia rickettsii in vero cells. Infect Immun (1999) 1.42
Infrequency of Rickettsia rickettsii in Dermacentor variabilis removed from humans, with comments on the role of other human-biting ticks associated with spotted fever group Rickettsiae in the United States. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis (2010) 1.36
Biochemical and structural analysis of alpha-catenin in cell-cell contacts. Biochem Soc Trans (2008) 1.32
The EspB protein of enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli interacts directly with alpha-catenin. Cell Microbiol (2002) 1.29
Spotted-fever group Rickettsia in Dermacentor variabilis, Maryland. Emerg Infect Dis (2004) 1.22
Anaplasma phagocytophilum induces Ixodes scapularis ticks to express an antifreeze glycoprotein gene that enhances their survival in the cold. J Clin Invest (2010) 1.21
Bacterial pathogens in ixodid ticks from a Piedmont County in North Carolina: prevalence of rickettsial organisms. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis (2010) 1.21
The Rickettsia conorii autotransporter protein Sca1 promotes adherence to nonphagocytic mammalian cells. Infect Immun (2010) 1.19
Rickettsial actin-based motility: behavior and involvement of cytoskeletal regulators. Ann N Y Acad Sci (2003) 1.16
The Sca2 autotransporter protein from Rickettsia conorii is sufficient to mediate adherence to and invasion of cultured mammalian cells. Infect Immun (2009) 1.15
Dynamics of Rickettsia-tick interactions: identification and characterization of differentially expressed mRNAs in uninfected and infected Dermacentor variabilis. Insect Mol Biol (2003) 1.10
ARHGAP10 is necessary for alpha-catenin recruitment at adherens junctions and for Listeria invasion. Nat Cell Biol (2005) 1.06
Differential expression of genes in uninfected and rickettsia-infected Dermacentor variabilis ticks as assessed by differential-display PCR. Infect Immun (2003) 1.04
The rickettsia surface cell antigen 4 applies mimicry to bind to and activate vinculin. J Biol Chem (2011) 1.03
A Kunitz protease inhibitor from Dermacentor variabilis, a vector for spotted fever group rickettsiae, limits Rickettsia montanensis invasion. Infect Immun (2010) 1.01
Silencing expression of the defensin, varisin, in male Dermacentor variabilis by RNA interference results in reduced Anaplasma marginale infections. Exp Appl Acarol (2008) 0.92
Amblyomma americanum (L.) (Acari: Ixodidae) tick salivary gland serine protease inhibitor (serpin) 6 is secreted into tick saliva during tick feeding. J Exp Biol (2011) 0.91
Infection of Ixodes scapularis ticks with Rickettsia monacensis expressing green fluorescent protein: a model system. J Invertebr Pathol (2006) 0.91
Infection and transovarial transmission of rickettsiae in Dermacentor variabilis ticks acquired by artificial feeding. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis (2001) 0.89
Fitness and freezing: vector biology and human health. J Clin Invest (2010) 0.89
Stress and transcriptional regulation of tick ferritin HC. Insect Mol Biol (2004) 0.88
Microarray analysis of gene expression changes in feeding female and male lone star ticks, Amblyomma americanum (L). Arch Insect Biochem Physiol (2009) 0.84
Silencing of three Amblyomma americanum (L.) insulin-like growth factor binding protein-related proteins prevents ticks from feeding to repletion. J Exp Biol (2010) 0.84
Interaction of Rickettsia felis with histone H2B facilitates the infection of a tick cell line. Microbiology (2010) 0.84
Organ culture of Rhipicephalus appendiculatus with maturation of Theileria parva in tick salivary glands in vitro. Acta Trop (1980) 0.83
Disrupting the Amblyomma americanum (L.) CD147 receptor homolog prevents ticks from feeding to repletion and blocks spontaneous detachment of ticks from their host. Insect Biochem Mol Biol (2010) 0.82
Molecular basis of actin reorganization promoted by binding of enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli EspB to alpha-catenin. FEBS J (2008) 0.79
Persistence of avian influenza viruses in water. Avian Dis (1990) 3.63
Pheromones and other semiochemicals of the acari. Annu Rev Entomol (1985) 2.67
Real-time three-dimensional echocardiography: a novel technique to quantify global left ventricular mechanical dyssynchrony. Circulation (2005) 2.30
Effects of pH, temperature, and salinity on persistence of avian influenza viruses in water. Avian Dis (1990) 2.24
Geographic association of Rickettsia felis-infected opossums with human murine typhus, Texas. Emerg Infect Dis (2002) 2.21
Avian influenza viruses from migratory and resident ducks of coastal Louisiana. Avian Dis (1990) 2.12
Ecology of Rickettsia felis: a review. J Med Entomol (2009) 2.03
Development of quantitative real-time PCR assays to detect Rickettsia typhi and Rickettsia felis, the causative agents of murine typhus and flea-borne spotted fever. Mol Cell Probes (2006) 1.80
Anatomical ontologies of mosquitoes and ticks, and their web browsers in VectorBase. Insect Mol Biol (2008) 1.70
Effects of nitric oxide synthase inhibition on Basal function and the force-frequency relationship in the normal and failing human heart in vivo. Circulation (2001) 1.68
Rickettsia felis from cat fleas: isolation and culture in a tick-derived cell line. Appl Environ Microbiol (2006) 1.55
Obesity, atherosclerosis and the vascular endothelium: mechanisms of reduced nitric oxide bioavailability in obese humans. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord (2002) 1.54
Digoxin and mortality in chronic heart failure. UK Heart Investigation. Lancet (1999) 1.40
Heart failure: an old problem. Br J Hosp Med (1995) 1.39
Pathophysiological implications of insulin resistance on vascular endothelial function. Diabet Med (2003) 1.33
Prevalence and infection load dynamics of Rickettsia felis in actively feeding cat fleas. PLoS One (2008) 1.32
Contrasts in tick innate immune responses to Borrelia burgdorferi challenge: immunotolerance in Ixodes scapularis versus immunocompetence in Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae). J Med Entomol (2001) 1.20
Enhancement of Campylobacter jejuni virulence by serial passage in chicks. Avian Dis (1989) 1.15
The systematics of the subfamily Ornithodorinae (Acarina: Argasidae). II. Identification of the larvae of the Western Hemisphere and descriptions of three new species. Ann Entomol Soc Am (1965) 1.15
Electron microscopic investigation of the effects of diabetes mellitus on the Achilles tendon. J Foot Ankle Surg (1997) 1.13
Experimental infection of ectoparasitic arthropods with Rickettsia prowazekii (GvF-16 strain) and transmission to flying squirrels. Am J Trop Med Hyg (1981) 1.12
Isolation of a rickettsial pathogen from a non-hematophagous arthropod. PLoS One (2011) 1.10
A defensin-like gene expressed in the black-legged tick, Ixodes scapularis. Med Vet Entomol (2005) 1.10
Epidemic typhus in the United States associated with flying squirrels. JAMA (1981) 1.08
Carpal hyperextension in two-month-old pups. J Am Vet Med Assoc (1985) 1.07
Survey of occupational hazards in companion animal practices. J Am Vet Med Assoc (1998) 1.05
Identification of a defensin from the hemolymph of the American dog tick, Dermacentor variabilis. Insect Biochem Mol Biol (2001) 1.05
Distribution of staphylococcal species on clinically healthy cats. Am J Vet Res (1985) 1.04
Characterization and growth of polymorphic Rickettsia felis in a tick cell line. Appl Environ Microbiol (2008) 1.03
Comparative microbiota of Rickettsia felis-uninfected and -infected colonized cat fleas, Ctenocephalides felis. ISME J (2007) 1.02
Effect of fat distribution on endothelial-dependent and endothelial-independent vasodilatation in healthy humans. Diabetes Obes Metab (2006) 1.01
Fatal spotted fever rickettsiosis, Kenya. Emerg Infect Dis (2004) 1.01
The ecology of ticks transmitting Rocky Mountain spotted fever in a study area in Virginia. Ann Entomol Soc Am (1966) 1.00
Response of the tick Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae) to hemocoelic inoculation of Borrelia burgdorferi (Spirochetales). J Med Entomol (2000) 1.00
Passage of host serum components, including antibody, across the digestive tract of Dermacentor variabilis (Say). J Parasitol (1981) 0.99
Tick-bite injury: mediation by a complement-derived chemotictic chemotactic factor. J Immunol (1972) 0.99
Acquisition of Rickettsia felis by cat fleas during feeding. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis (2011) 0.98
Avian paramyxoviruses from migrating and resident ducks in coastal Louisiana. J Wildl Dis (1991) 0.98
Control of bacterial infections in the hard tick Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae): evidence for the existence of antimicrobial proteins in tick hemolymph. J Med Entomol (1998) 0.97
A contribution to the epidemiology of Rocky Mountain Spotted fever in the eastern United States. Am J Trop Med Hyg (1965) 0.97
Immune-responsive lysozymes from hemocytes of the American dog tick, Dermacentor variabilis and an embryonic cell line of the Rocky Mountain wood tick, D. andersoni. Insect Biochem Mol Biol (2004) 0.96
Epizootiology of epidemic typhus (Rickettsia prowazekii) in flying squirrels. Am J Trop Med Hyg (1978) 0.95
Synganglion transcriptome and developmental global gene expression in adult females of the American dog tick, Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae). Insect Mol Biol (2011) 0.95
Dissemination of bloodmeal acquired Rickettsia felis in cat fleas, Ctenocephalides felis. Parasit Vectors (2013) 0.94
Comparison of adhesion formation associated with Pro-Tack (US Surgical) versus a new mesh fixation device, Salute (ONUX Medical). Surg Endosc (2003) 0.94
Expression of defensin-like peptides in tick hemolymph and midgut in response to challenge with Borrelia burgdorferi, Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis. Exp Appl Acarol (2002) 0.94
Effects of aspirin on clot structure and fibrinolysis using a novel in vitro cellular system. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol (2009) 0.93
Survey of occupational hazards in large animal practices. J Am Vet Med Assoc (1999) 0.92
Borrelia burgdorferi in ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) from coastal Virginia. J Med Entomol (1991) 0.92
Horizontal transmission of Rickettsia felis between cat fleas, Ctenocephalides felis. Mol Ecol (2011) 0.92
Use of statistical models to evaluate racing performance in thoroughbreds. J Am Vet Med Assoc (1996) 0.92
Proteomic analysis of Rickettsia parkeri strain portsmouth. Infect Immun (2009) 0.91
Molecular and functional analysis of the lepB gene, encoding a type I signal peptidase from Rickettsia rickettsii and Rickettsia typhi. J Bacteriol (2003) 0.91
Epidemiology of gastrointestinal nematode parasitism in Suffolk and Gulf Coast Native sheep with special emphasis on relative susceptibility to Haemonchus contortus infection. Vet Parasitol (1998) 0.90
Enhancement of OspC expression by Borrelia burgdorferi in the presence of tick hemolymph. FEMS Microbiol Lett (2000) 0.90
Characterization of rickettsial infection in Amblyomma americanum (Acari: Ixodidae) by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction. J Med Entomol (2008) 0.89
Infection and transovarial transmission of rickettsiae in Dermacentor variabilis ticks acquired by artificial feeding. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis (2001) 0.89
Tuberculosis and poverty. BMJ (1993) 0.89
Oviposition and hatching in two species of ticks in relation to moisture deficit. J Econ Entomol (1969) 0.89
Susceptibility of inbred mice to Rickettsia parkeri. Infect Immun (2012) 0.88
Molecular characterization of the major hemelipoglycoprotein in ixodid ticks. Insect Mol Biol (2008) 0.88
Field trials on radioisotope tagging of ticks. J Med Entomol (1968) 0.88
Efficacy of tags impregnated with pheromone and acaricide for control of Amblyomma variegatum. Med Vet Entomol (1998) 0.87
Nitric oxide and myocardial function in heart failure: friend or foe? Heart (2002) 0.87
Functional analysis of secA homologues from rickettsiae. Microbiology (2005) 0.87
Artificial immunity to dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae): vaccination using tick antigens. J Med Entomol (1980) 0.87
An experimental evaluation of methods used to enumerate mucosal cyathostome larvae in ponies. Vet Parasitol (1999) 0.87
Seasonal dynamics of American dog tick, Dermacentor variabilis (Say), populations in southwestern Nova Scotia. Can J Zool (1978) 0.86
Radiolabeling of tick progeny by inoculation of procreant females. J Econ Entomol (1968) 0.86
Efficacy of pheromone-acaricide-impregnated tail-tag decoys for controlling the bont tick, Amblyomma hebraeum (Acari: Ixodidae), on cattle in Zimbabwe. Exp Appl Acarol (1996) 0.86
The American dog tick, Dermacentor variabilis, encodes a functional histamine release factor homolog. Insect Biochem Mol Biol (2003) 0.86
Use of sex pheromone, 2,6-dichlorophenol, to disrupt mating by american dog tickDermacentor variabilis (SAY). J Chem Ecol (1981) 0.85
Diabetes mellitus and the heart. Int J Clin Pract (2012) 0.85
Ecdysteroids in the American dog tick, Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae), during different periods of tick development. J Med Entomol (1984) 0.85
Evidence of ecdysteroid production by tick (Acari: Ixodidae) fat-body tissues in vitro. J Med Entomol (1987) 0.85
Pheromonal composition of two species of African Amblyomma ticks: similarities, differences and possible species specific components. Exp Appl Acarol (1994) 0.84
Efficacy of the new repellent BioUD against three species of ixodid ticks. Exp Appl Acarol (2009) 0.84
Effect of sericea lespedeza (Lespedeza cuneata) fed as hay, on natural and experimental Haemonchus contortus infections in lambs. Vet Parasitol (2006) 0.84
Interaction of Rickettsia felis with histone H2B facilitates the infection of a tick cell line. Microbiology (2010) 0.84
Brainstem auditory-evoked potential assessment of congenital deafness in Dalmatians: associations with phenotypic markers. J Vet Intern Med (1992) 0.84
Responses of the ticks Amblyomma hebraeum and A. variegatum to known or potential components of the aggregation-attachment pheromone. III. Aggregation. Exp Appl Acarol (1992) 0.84
Contrasting incidence of Rocky Mountain spotted fever in ticks infesting wild birds in eastern U.S. Piedmont and coastal areas, with notes on the ecology of these ticks. J Med Entomol (1973) 0.83
Gene expression of tissue-specific molecules in ex vivo Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae) during rickettsial exposure. J Med Entomol (2013) 0.83
Susceptibility of Suffolk and Gulf Coast Native suckling lambs to naturally acquired strongylate nematode infection. Vet Parasitol (1996) 0.82
A comparison of two integrated approaches of controlling nematode parasites in small ruminants. Vet Parasitol (2011) 0.82
A contribution to the internal anatomy and histology of the bat tick Ornithodoros kelleyi Cooley and Kohls, 1941. I. The alimentary system, with notes on the food channel in Ornithodoros denmarki Kohls, Sonenshine, and Clifford, 1965. J Med Entomol (1970) 0.82
A contribution to the internal anatomy and histology of the bat tick Ornithodoros kelleyi Cooley and Kohls, 1941. II. The reproductive, muscular, respiratory, excretory, and nervous systems. J Med Entomol (1970) 0.81
Comparison of known and suspected pheromonal constituents in males of African ticks, Amblyomma hebraeum Koch and Amblyomma variegatum (Fabricius). Exp Appl Acarol (1991) 0.81
Feeding by Amblyomma maculatum (Acari: Ixodidae) enhances Rickettsia parkeri (Rickettsiales: Rickettsiaceae) infection in the skin. J Med Entomol (2014) 0.81
Efficacy of oxfendazole against inhibited larvae of Ostertagia ostertagi acquired by calves in the spring. Am J Vet Res (1988) 0.81
Rocky Mountain spotted fever in Virginia: clinical and epidemiologic features. J Med Entomol (1970) 0.81
Tissue and life-stage distribution of a defensin gene in the Lone Star tick, Amblyomma americanum. Med Vet Entomol (2007) 0.81
Molecular and functional characterization of vacuolar-ATPase from the American dog tick Dermacentor variabilis. Insect Mol Biol (2013) 0.81
Developmental profile, isolation, and biochemical characterization of a novel lipoglycoheme-carrier protein from the American dog tick, Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae) and observations on a similar protein in the soft tick, Ornithodoros parkeri (Acari: Argasidae). Insect Biochem Mol Biol (2001) 0.81
Ixodes (Exopalpiger) jonesae sp. n. (Acarina: Ixodidae), a parasite of rodents in Venezuela. J Parasitol (1969) 0.81
Spermatogenesis in Dermacentor variabilis (Say) in relation to duration of attachment and the presence of chromosomal aberrations in stocks injected with radioactive glucose (Acarina: Ixodidae). J Med Entomol (1972) 0.81
Responses of the ticks Amblyomma hebraeum and A. variegatum to known or potential components of the aggregation-attachment pheromone. IV. Attachment stimulation of nymphs. Exp Appl Acarol (1992) 0.80
The effect of presence of females on spermatogenesis and early mate seeking behavior in two species of Dermacentor ticks (Acari : Ixodidae). Acarologia (1976) 0.80
Comparison of single-dose and conventional trimethoprim-sulfadiazine therapy in experimental Staphylococcus intermedius cystitis in the female dog. Am J Vet Res (1986) 0.80
Olfactory responses of adult Amblyomma hebraeum and A. variegatum (Acari: Ixodidae) to attractant chemicals in laboratory tests. Exp Appl Acarol (1992) 0.80