Hookworm genes encoding intestinal excreted-secreted proteins are transcriptionally upregulated in response to the host's immune system
Erich M. Schwarz, Jason Noon, Jeffrey Chicca, Carli Garceau, Hanchen Li, Igor A. Antoshechkin, Vladislav Ilík, Barbora Pafčo, Amy M. Weeks, E. Jane Homan, Gary R. Ostroff, Raffi V. Aroian
The paper identifies hookworm genes upregulated by the host immune system, focusing on intestinal-expressed genes in A. ceylanicum and their potential roles in immune evasion.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases · Mar 17, 2026Peer-reviewedGenomics