Anaplasma phagocytophilum induces Ixodes scapularis ticks to express an antifreeze glycoprotein gene that enhances their survival in the cold

Girish Neelakanta, Hameeda Sultana, Durland Fish, +2

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Microbial PathogensHumoral ResponseImmunologyInnate ImmunityAntifreeze Glycoprotein Gene +14

Exosomes serve as novel modes of tick-borne flavivirus transmission from arthropod to human cells and facilitates dissemination of viral RNA and proteins to the vertebrate neuronal cells

Wenshuo Zhou, Michael Woodson, Biswas Neupane, +5

PLoS Pathogens

Extracellular VesiclesNovel ModesMolecular VirologyArthropod ExosomesPathogenesis +10

Exosomes mediate Zika virus transmission through SMPD3 neutral Sphingomyelinase in cortical neurons

Wenshuo Zhou, Michael Woodson, Michael B. Sherman, +2

Emerging Microbes & Infections

ImmunologyViral PathogenesisZikv Viral RnaExtracellular MicrovesiclesSmpd3 Activity +18

Arthropod EVs mediate dengue virus transmission through interaction with a tetraspanin domain containing glycoprotein Tsp29Fb

Ashish Vora, Wenshuo Zhou, Berlin Londoño-Rentería, +5

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Outer Surface Protein B Is Critical for Borrelia burgdorferi Adherence and Survival within Ixodes Ticks

Girish Neelakanta, Xin Li, Utpal Pal, +6

PLoS Pathogens

BiologyOuter Surface ProteinVector-borne PathogenBorrelia Burgdorferi AdherencePathogenesis +9

<i>Anaplasma phagocytophilum</i> induces actin phosphorylation to selectively regulate gene transcription in <i>Ixodes scapularis</i> ticks

Hameeda Sultana, Girish Neelakanta, Fred S. Kantor, +4

The Journal of Experimental Medicine

Activation of the RpoN-RpoS regulatory pathway during the enzootic life cycle of Borrelia burgdorferi

Zhiming Ouyang, Sukanya Narasimhan, Girish Neelakanta, +4

BMC Microbiology

Discovery of Exosomes From Tick Saliva and Salivary Glands Reveals Therapeutic Roles for CXCL12 and IL-8 in Wound Healing at the Tick–Human Skin Interface

Wenshuo Zhou, Faizan Tahir, Joseph Che‐Yen Wang, +5

Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology

Fusion Loop Peptide of the West Nile Virus Envelope Protein Is Essential for Pathogenesis and Is Recognized by a Therapeutic Cross-Reactive Human Monoclonal Antibody

Hameeda Sultana, Harald G. Foellmer, Girish Neelakanta, +12

The Journal of Immunology

Virus StructureNeurovirologyMedicinePathogenesisViral Pathogenesis +12

A Differential Role for BB0365 in the Persistence of<i>Borrelia burgdorferi</i>in Mice and Ticks

Utpal Pal, Jianfeng Dai, Xin Li, +7

The Journal of Infectious Diseases