Changes in Protein Phosphorylation during Salivary Gland Degeneration in Haemaphysalis longicornis
10.3347/kjp.2020.58.2.161
- Author:
Qi XIAO
1
;
Yuhong HU
;
Xiaohong YANG
;
Jianna TANG
;
Xiaoshuang WANG
;
Xiaomin XUE
;
Mengxue LI
;
Minjing WANG
;
Yinan ZHAO
;
Jingze LIU
;
Hui WANG
Author Information
1. Hebei Key Laboratory of Animal Physiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Sciences, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050024, PR China
- Publication Type:Original Article
- From:The Korean Journal of Parasitology
2020;58(2):161-171
- CountryRepublic of Korea
-
Abstract:
The ticks feed large amount of blood from their hosts and transmit pathogens to the victims. The salivary gland plays an important role in the blood feeding. When the female ticks are near engorgement, the salivary gland gradually loses its functions and begins to rapidly degenerate. In this study, data-independent acquisition quantitative proteomics was used to study changes in the phosphorylation modification of proteins during salivary gland degeneration in Haemaphysalis longicornis. In this quantitative study, 400 phosphorylated proteins and 850 phosphorylation modification sites were identified. Trough RNA interference experiments, we found that among the proteins with changes in phosphorylation, apoptosis-promoting Hippo protein played a role in salivary gland degeneration.
