
Thioester-containing proteins of the tick Ixodes ricinus: Gene expression, response to microbial challenge and their role in phagocytosis of the yeast Candida albicans
Keywords: متمم; GFP; green fluorescent protein; IrA2M1, 2, 3; Ixodes ricinus α2-macroglobulin 1, 2, 3, respectively; IrC3-1, -2, -3; I.âricinus C3- complement component 1, 2, 3, respectively; IrMcr1, 2; I.âricinus macroglobulin complement related 1,2, respectively;