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From: Silencing of a putative immunophilin gene in the cattle tick Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus increases the infection rate of Babesia bovis in larval progeny

Figure 2

Transcript level of the imunophilin ( Imnp ) (A), serine protease inhibitor ( Spi ) (B) and lipocalin ( Lpc ) (C) genes in ovaries and guts of six partially engorged R. microplus females injected with dsRNA (grey bar) or buffer (black bar) and fed on a calf acutely infected with B. bovis. Imnp was silenced 92.9% (± 3.1%) and 93.6% (± 2.8%) in ovaries and guts, respectively. Spi was silenced 93.4% (± 7.0%) and 85.3% (± 26.4%) in ovaries and guts, respectively. Lpc was silenced 81.5% (± 9.6%) and 86.8% (± 12.5%) in ovaries and guts, respectively. The data represent mean values of relative expression of the genes of interest. Asterisk (*) indicates difference between control and dsRNA-injected groups as determined by t-test (P < 0.05).

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