Genome-wide CRISPR knockout cell screening platform for the disease vector tick species Ixodes scapularis
Matthew Butnaru, William McKenna, Srishti Goswami, Alejandra Wu Chuang, Enzo Mameli, Abigail Wilcox, Leopoldine Quennesson, Ah‐Ram Kim, Austin Veal, Weihang Chen, Hugo Verzone, Elizabeth A. Lane, Hanna J. Laukaitis-Yousey, Chad Araneo, Nisha Singh, , Stephanie Elizabeth Mohr
The paper develops a genome-wide CRISPR-Cas9 knockout screening platform for Ixodes scapularis ticks and identifies genes associated with cellular fitness and drug resistance.
bioRxiv · May 7, 2026 · PreprintGenetics