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Aug 2026
The vitellogenesis pathway of the tick host Ixodes scapularis regulates Rickettsia buchneri transcriptional state and persistence
The findings show that tick vitellogenesis pathways contribute to Rb regulation during reproduction and identify the I. scapularis-Rb system as a useful model for studying host control of obligate endosymbionts.
Dattatray V. Sawant, Yating Dong, Haritha Katasani et al.
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