First Data on the TROSPA Gene Structure in Ixodes persulcatus and Ixodes ricinus Ticks from Russia
The TROSPA gene sequences have been determined for the first time in the taiga tick Lxodes persulcntuK and sheep tick L. ricinuK from the territory of Russia (three L. ricinuK specimens from Voronezh Oblast and by three L. persulcntuK specimens from Irkutsk Oblast and Perm Krai). The gene of interest in L. persulcntuK has been found to contain a poly-T sequence at the end of the intron. A segment of exon 1 has been identified where numerous inter- and intraspecific differences exist in the nucleotide composition and the amino acid sequence of the gene product.