• A Boophilus microplus vitellin-degrading cysteine endopeptidase 

      Seixas, Adriana; Santos, Patricia Coutinho dos; Velloso, Fernando F.; Vaz Junior, Itabajara da Silva; Masuda, Aoi; Horn, Fabiana; Termignoni, Carlos (2003) [Artigo de periódico]
      Here we describe the purification and characterization of a vitellin (VT) degrading cysteine endopeptidase (VTDCE) from eggs of the hard tick Boophilus microplus. A homogeneous enzyme preparation was obtained by chromatographic ...
    • cDNA cloning, expression and characterization of a Boophilus microplus paramyosin. 

      Ferreira, Carlos Alexandre Sanchez; Barbosa, M. C.; Silveira, Thiago Cesar Lima; Valenzuela, J.G.; Vaz Junior, Itabajara da Silva; Masuda, Aoi (2002) [Artigo de periódico]
      The tick Boophilus microplus is a 1-host tick that causes important losses to bovine herds, and protective antigens are being investigated in order to develop vaccines that avoid the use of acaricides. Paramyosins are ...
    • Inhibition of enzyne activity of Riphicephalus (Boophilus) microplus triosephosphate isomerase and BME26 cell growth by monoclonal antibodies 

      Saramago, Luiz; Franceschi, Mariana Ferreira da Silva; Logullo, Carlos; Masuda, Aoi; Vaz Junior, Itabajara da Silva; Farias, Sandra Estrazulas; Moraes, Jorge (2012) [Artigo de periódico]
      In the present work, we produced two monoclonal antibodies (BrBm37 and BrBm38) and tested their action against the triosephosphate isomerase of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus (RmTIM). These antibodies recognize epitopes ...
    • Modulação da resposta imune do hospedeiro pelos carrapatos. 

      Parizi, Luis Fernando; Masuda, Aoi; Vaz Junior, Itabajara da Silva (2007) [Artigo de periódico]
      Os carrapatos são ectoparasitos hematófagos que acarretam grandes prejuízos à produção animal. Também causam danos na saúde humana e animal pela transmissão de agentes causadores de doenças. O principal método de controle ...