Table 2.
Summary of antigenic proteins identified in the whole body of H. longicornis by MALDI-TOF
| Spot no. | Protein ID (GenBank accession no.) | Protein scores | Sequence coverage (%) | No. peptides P < 0.05 | Calculated MW/PI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partially fed female ticks | 1 | Calreticulin [Amblyomma scutatum] (AAR29938) | 56 | 28 | 1 | 47.15 / 4.50 |
| Calreticulin [Amblyomma rotundatum] (AAR29937) | 54 | 27 | 12 | 47.27 / 4.52 | ||
| Calreticulin [Rhipicephalus annulatus (Boophilus annulatus)] (AAR29939) | 54 | 30 | 13 | 47.724 / 4.48 | ||
| Calreticulin [Haemaphysalis longicornis] (AAQ18695) | 49 | 27 | 10 | 47.22 / 4.52 | ||
| Calreticulin [Haemaphysalis leporispalustris] (AAR29947) | 45 | 23 | 9 | 43.25 / 4.54 | ||
| 6 | Putative secreted WC salivary protein [Ixodes scapularis] (AAY66524) | 29 | 31 | 4 | 12.56 / 6.54 | |
| 8 | Conserved hypothetical protein [Ixodes scapularis] (XP_002435538) | 32 | 31 | 4 | 9.73 / 6.54 |