METHOD FOR PRODUCING EMBRYONIC-LIKE STEM CELLS FROM TICKS (ACARI: IXODIDAE), COMPOSITION, USES THEREOF AND DIAGNOSTIC METHODS

摘要

The present invention relates to a method for producing a continuous cell line of embryonic-like stem cells, for example from Amblyomma sculptum (Acari: Ixodidae), designated as IBU/ASE-16 (access number in the CNCM: I-5000), and to the uses thereof. More specifically, the present invention relates to the method for producing the IBU/ASE-16 line, to the use thereof for obtaining extracts for producing vaccines and recombinant proteins eligible for producing biopharmaceuticals and acaricides, to the production of diagnostic kits for detecting antigens and/or antibodies for animal and human use, to the production of clones for use in genotyping and to the use as a substrate for isolating and cultivating pathogens.