Albert Mulenga

Earlier Publications

Mulenga, A., Macaluso, K.R. Simser, J.A. and Azad, A.F. (2003). The American dog tick, Dermacentor variabilis encodes a functional histamine release factor homolog Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 33, 911- 919.

Mulenga, A., Onuma, M. and Sugimoto, C. (2003) Three serine proteinases from midguts of the hard tick Rhipicephalus appendiculatus; cDNA cloning and preliminary characterization. Experimental and Applied Acarology: 29; 151 - 165.

Mulenga, A., Tsuda, A., Onuma, M., Sugimoto, C. (2003) Four Serine proteinase inhibitors (serpin) from the brown ear tick, Rhiphicephalus appendiculatus; cDNA cloning and preliminary characterization. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 33; 267 – 276

Mulenga, A., Macaluso, K.R. Simser J.A. and Azad, A.F. (2003) Dynamics of Rickettsia-tick interactions: identification and characterization of differentially expressed mRNAs in uninfected and infected Dermacentor variabilis. Insect Molecular Biology. 12; 185-193.

Macaluso K., Mulenga A., Simser J.A., and Azad, A.F. (2003) Differential expression of genes in uninfected and Rickettsia-infected Dermacentor variabilis as assessed by differential display PCR. Infection and immunity. 71: 6150 - 6570.

Macaluso, K.R., Mulenga, A., Simser, J.A. and Azad, A.F. (2003) Interactions between rickettsiae and Dermacentor variabilis ticks: analysis of gene expression. Annals of the New York Academy of Science. 990, 1 - 5.

Nakajima, M., Kodama, M., Yanase, H., Iwanaga, T., Mulenga A., Ohashi, K. and Onuma, M., (2003) Production and characterization of monoclonal antibodies against midgut of ixodid tick, Haemaphysalis longicornis. Veterinary parasitology 115, 355 - 363.

Maiko Sugino, Saiki Imamura, Mulenga Albert, Mie Nakajima, Akiko Tsuda, Kazuhiko Ohashi, and Misao Onuma. (2003). A serine proteinase inhibitor (serpin) from the ixodid tick, Haemaphysalis longicornis; cloning and preliminary assessment of its suitability as a candidate for a tick vaccine. Vaccine. 20; 2844 - 2851.

Mulenga, A., Tsuda, A., Sugimoto, C., Onuma, M. (2002) Blood meal acquisition by ticks; molecular advances and implications for vaccine development. Japanese Journal of Veterinary Research 49; 261 - 272.

Meas, S., Ruas, F.J., Usui, T., Teraoka, Y., Mulenga, A., Chang, K.S., Masuda, A., Madruga, C.R., Ohashi, K. and Onuma, M. (2002). Seroprevalence and molecular evidence for the presence of bovine immunodeficiency virus in Brazillian cattle, Japanese Journal of Veterinary Research, 50; 9 - 16.

Jinlin Zhou, Albert Mulenga, Masahiro Yamasaki, Kazuhiko Ohashi, Yoshimitsu Maede, Misao Onuma (2002). Babesia gibsoni: Molecular Cloning and Characterization of Rab6 and Rab11 homologues. Experimental Parasitology. 101 210 - 214.

Mulenga, A., Sugimoto, C., Ingram, G., Ohashi, K. & Onuma, M. (2001) Characterization of two cDNAs encoding serine proteinases from the hard tick Haemaphysalis longicornis. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 31, 817 - 825.

Tsuda, A., Mulenga, A., Sugimoto, C., Nakajima, M., Ohashi, K., Onuma, M. (2001) cDNA cloning, Characterization and vaccine effect analysis of Haemaphysalis longicornis tick saliva proteins. Vaccine 19, 4287 - 4296.

Mulenga, A., Sugino, M., Nakajima, M., Sugimoto, C., Onuma, M. (2001) Tick-enconded serine proteinase inhibitors (serpins); potential target antigens for tick vaccine development. Japanese Veterinary Medical Science 63; 1063 - 1069.

Mulenga, A., Sugimoto, C., Ohashi, K., Onuma, M., (2000) Purification and characterization of an 84 kDa protein inducing an immediate hypersensitivity reaction in rabbits sensitized to Haemaphysalis longicornis ticks. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta 1501, 219 - 226.

Mulenga, A., Sugimoto, C. & Onuma M. (2000). Issues in tick vaccine development; Identification and characterization of potential candidate vaccine antigens. Microbes and Infection 2, 1353 - 1361.

Mulenga, A., Sugimoto, C., Sako, Y., Ohashi, K., Mozaria, S., Musoke, A. & Onuma, M. (1999) Molecular characterization of a Haemaphysalis longicornis tick salivary gland associated 29 kilodalton protein and its vaccine effect against tick infestation in rabbits. Infection and Immunity 67, 1652 - 1658.

Mulenga, A., Sugimoto, C., Ingram, G.M., Ohashi, K. & Onuma, M. (1999). Molecular cloning of two Haemaphysalis longicornis cathepsin-L like cysteine proteinase genes. Journal of Veterinary Science. 61, 497 – 503

Mulenga, A., Sugimoto, C., Onuma, M. (1999) Characterization of proteolytic enzymes expressed in the midgut of Haemaphysalis longicornis. Japanese Journal of Veterinary Research. 46, 179 – 184

Imai, S., Tsutsumi Y., Yumura, S. and Mulenga, A. (1992) Ciliate protozoa in the rumen of Kafue lechwe, Kobus leche kafuensis, in Zambia with description of four new species. Journal of Protozoology, 39,
564-572.