The repetitive genome of the Ixodes ricinus tick reveals transposable elements have driven genome evolution in ticks
The I. ricinus genome assemblies and our tick repeat library will be valuable resources for biological insights into these important ectoparasites. Our findings highlight that further research into the impact of transposable elements on the genomes of blood-feeding parasites is required.
Authors
- Travis C. Glenn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7725-3637)
- Rodrigo P. Baptista (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1806-8260)
- Hein Sprong
- Nicole S. Paulat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6881-2588)
- Julian W. Bakker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1084-7729)
- Julia C. Frederick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4499-8688)
- Tal Azagi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8889-5854)
- Katie C. Dillon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7125-5793)
- Isobel Ronai
- David A. Ray
Institutions
- Texas Tech University (US)
- Houston Methodist (US)
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- University of Georgia (US)
- Cornell University (US)
- National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (NL)
- National Institute of Public Health (GW)
- Wageningen University & Research (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Genome biology
- Published
- 2026-01-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13059-025-03909-8
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 52.41
Funders
- Texas Tech University