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Hanna J. Laukaitis-Yousey

University of Maryland, BaltimoreORCID 0000-0002-2267-4634Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Joao H. F. PedraiD· 2 shared Matthew Butnaru· 2 shared Norbert PerrimoniD· 2 shared Stephanie Elizabeth MohriD· 2 shared Abigail WilcoxiD· 1 shared Agustín RolandelliiD· 1 shared Ah‐Ram KimiD· 1 shared Alejandra Wu ChuangiD· 1 shared

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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

Genetic manipulation of an Ixodes scapularis cell line

Neeta Singh, Agustín Rolandelli, Anya J. O’Neal, L. Rainer Butler, Sourabh Samaddar, Hanna J. Laukaitis-Yousey, Matthew Butnaru, Stephanie Elizabeth Mohr, Norbert Perrimon, Joao H. F. Pedra

This paper demonstrates genetic modification of a tick cell line using CRISPR-Cas9 and ectopic expression, showing increased infection by Anaplasma phagocytophilum after disrupting the IMD pathway.

mBio · Feb 21, 2024Peer-reviewedGenetics