title: Applying proteomics to tick vaccine development: where are we?
abstract: Ticks are second to mosquitoes as a vector of human diseases and are the first vector of animal diseases with a great impact on livestock farming. Tick vaccines represent a sustainable and effective alternative to chemical acaricides for the control of tick infestations and transmitted pathogens. The application of proteomics to tick vaccine development is a fairly recent area, which has resulted in the characterization of some tick-host-pathogen interactions and the identification of candidate protective antigens. Areas covered: In this article, we review the application and possibilities of various proteomic approaches for the discovery of tick and pathogen derived protective antigens, and the design of effective vaccines for the control of tick infestations and pathogen infection and transmission. Expert commentary: In the near future, the application of reverse proteomics, immunoproteomics, structural proteomics, and interactomics among other proteomics approaches will likely contribute to improve vaccine design to control multiple tick species with the ultimate goal of controlling tick-borne diseases.
authors.affiliation: a Sabio. Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos IREC-CSIC-UCLM-JCCM , Ciudad Real , Spain.
authors.forename: Margarita
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Villar
authors.affiliation: b Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa CBM-SO (CSIC-UAM) , Cantoblanco , Spain.
authors.forename: Anabel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Marina
authors.affiliation: a Sabio. Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos IREC-CSIC-UCLM-JCCM , Ciudad Real , Spain.|c Department of Veterinary Pathobiology , Center for Veterinary Health Sciences, Oklahoma State University , Stillwater , OK , USA.
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: de la Fuente
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D040901:Proteomics; D013984:Tick Infestations / Q000235:genetics; D017282:Tick-Borne Diseases / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D013987:Ticks / Q000235:genetics / Q000472:pathogenicity; D014612:Vaccines / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D014612:Vaccines
keywords: Tick; subolesin; systems biology; tick-borne diseases; vaccine; vaccinomics