Transcriptional profiles of the fish parasite Neoechinorhynchus agilis (Acanthocephala) emphasize energetic stress in males and high cell-division activity in females
Transcriptome annotations underlined energy metabolism and reproduction as major tasks in N. agilis life. Our results suggest that males, smaller than females and thus supposedly less competitive, struggle for sufficient energy to produce large quantities of sperm. Female-biased genes were consistent with the production and development of numerous eggs. Finally, we identified genes with particular importance in the growth or reproduction of N. agilis, that could be investigated as candidate targets for acanthocephalan control in fish aquaculture.
Authors
- Holger Herlyn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3157-7243)
- Alexandros Vasilikopoulos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2579-0112)
- Laura Hagemann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1901-0121)
- Olivier De Thier
- Camille‐Sophie Cozzarolo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9056-8622)
- Karine Van Doninck (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4790-8951)
- Bahram Sayyaf Dezfuli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9778-5937)
Institutions
- Université Libre de Bruxelles (BE)
- Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (DE)
- University of Ferrara (IT)
- Centre For Human Genetics (IN)
- Center for Human Genetics (US)
- KU Leuven (BE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Genomics
- Published
- 2025-12-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-025-12298-y
- Primary Topic
- Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung