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ArticleFrontiers in insect science2026

Blood feeding-induced transcriptomic changes in the hard tick

Yihan Lou, Bin Wu, Wenwu Yao, Chuanxi Zhang, Haijun Xu, X Frank Yang, Xuechao Zhang, Zhangnv Yang

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Article in Frontiers in insect science, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Yihan Lou *Department of Microbiology, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou, China.
Bin Wu *Department of Testing and Inspection, Jinhua Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Jinhua, Zhejiang, China.
Wenwu YaoDepartment of Microbiology, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou, China.
Chuanxi ZhangInstitute of Insect Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Haijun XuInstitute of Insect Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
X Frank YangDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, United States.
Xuechao ZhangDepartment of Expanded Program on Immunization, Hangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou, China.
Zhangnv YangDepartment of Microbiology, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou, China.

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Abstract

Introduction: Ticks are hematophagous ectoparasites that must overcome significant physiological challenges during blood feeding. These include managing oxidative stress, detoxifying host-derived molecules, and reallocating energy to support digestion, tissue remodeling, and reproduction. Methods: In this study, we conducted a Results and discussion: We generated a reference transcriptome containing 56,900 unigenes. Comprehensive analyses of metabolic detoxification and antioxidant systems revealed species-specific expansions in key supergene families such as cytochrome P450s and glutathione S-transferases. The expression profiles across feeding stages revealed pronounced physiological changes in response to blood meal, and GO enrichment analysis showed that these changes were mainly involved in blood acquisition, nutrient metabolism, respiratory processes, hormone synthesis, egg development, immune responses, ROS detoxification, transcription and translation. These findings offer new insights into the molecular physiology of tick hematophagy and provide a valuable resource for future studies on stress responses and metabolic regulation in ticks.

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antioxidant systemblood mealIxodes persulcatusLeishmaniametabolic detoxification systemtranscriptome

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