Figure 4: Expression of metalloproteases is unaltered in ticks upon feeding on immunocompetent or immunodeficient animals. | Scientific Reports

Figure 4: Expression of metalloproteases is unaltered in ticks upon feeding on immunocompetent or immunodeficient animals.

From: Ticks elicit variable fibrinogenolytic activities upon feeding on hosts with different immune backgrounds

Figure 4

(A) QRT-PCR results showing levels of four arthropod metalloproteases [GenBank acc. nos. AY264367 (A), XM_002416249 (B), XM–002416250 (C) and XM_002412196 (D)], transcripts in ticks fed on immunocompetent (C57BL/6 J, closed circles) or immunodeficient (RAG−/−, open circles) animals. The mRNA levels for metalloproteases were normalized to tick beta-actin. Each circle represents one tick. Student’s t test values are shown.

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