Apoptosis and autophagy promote Babesia microti infection in tick midguts: insights from transcriptomic and functional RNAi studies
These findings underscore the critical roles of apoptosis and autophagy in facilitating <i>B. microti</i> infection within tick midguts, highlighting these pathways as potential molecular targets for disrupting the transmission of tick-borne <i>Babesia</i> infections.
Authors
- Songqin Chen
- Jinlin Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3383-1084)
- Shanming Hu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5635-6597)
- Houshuang Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3187-3165)
- Yanan Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8568-8777)
- Jie Cao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9988-478X)
- Yongzhi Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0305-7267)
- Fanxi Gong
- Haotian Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-4134-2281)
Institutions
- Anhui Agricultural University (CN)
- Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute (CN)
- Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Microbiology
- Published
- 2025-09-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2025.1632974
- Primary Topic
- Viral Infections and Vectors
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00