title: Expressed sequenced tags and new genes from the cattle tick, Boophilus microplus.
abstract: We used the expressed sequenced tags (ESTs) approach to study the genome of the cattle tick Boophilus microplus. One hundred and forty-two of our 234 unique ESTs were from genes not previously identified from ticks, mites or any other arachnids. The largest class of identified ESTs (29%) was from genes involved in transcription and translation. Ninety-one ESTs (39% of all ESTs) did not match any sequences in international databases; some of these may be specific to ticks. Thirteen percent of our ESTs were from ribosomal proteins and two ESTs were for genes implicated in resistance to pesticides.
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Crampton
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: G D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Baxter
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Barker
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D013984:Tick Infestations / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013987:Ticks / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary