RESEARCH OF HOST MOLECULES THAT INTERACT WITH COMPOUNDS RELATED TO SGE DE PARASITA

摘要

The invention relates to methods for the identification of novel receptors and/or novel ligands. The invention is based on the concept that parasites have developed a number of biologically active compounds in their saliva to cope with the defense mechanisms of the host organisms on which they feed and to manipulate the biological functions of host molecules to their advantage. These saliva compounds can be used to identify novel molecules within the host systems. Furthermore, these saliva compounds can be used to elucidate the functions of molecules whose existence is already known.