Receptors for the neuropeptides, myoinhibitory peptide and SIFamide, in control of the salivary glands of the blacklegged tick Ixodes scapularis

► Receptors for two neuropeptides, MIP and SIFamide, were identified and characterized in the tick salivary glands. ► Immunohistochemistry of SIFamide receptor revealed three candidate target cell types of the SIFamide. ► The target cell types of the SIFamide are proposed to be myoepithelial cell, basal granular cells, and neck cells.