Expressed sequenced tags and new genes from the cattle tick, Boophilus microplus

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作者
Crampton, AL [1 ]
Miller, C [1 ]
Baxter, GD [1 ]
Barker, SC [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Queensland, Dept Parasitol, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
关键词
expressed sequenced tags; Boophilus microplus; ticks;
D O I
10.1023/A:1006058113409
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Q96 [昆虫学];
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摘要
We used the expressed sequenced tags (ESTs) approach to study the genome of the cattle tick Boophilus microplus. One hundred and forty-two of our 234 unique ESTs were from genes not previously identified from ticks, mites or any other arachnids. The largest class of identified ESTs (29%) was from genes involved in transcription and translation. Ninety-one ESTs (39% of all ESTs) did not match any sequences in international databases; some of these may be specific to ticks. Thirteen percent of our ESTs were from ribosomal proteins and two ESTs were for genes implicated in resistance to pesticides. (C) 1998 Chapman & Hall Ltd.
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