Evaluation of vector susceptibility in Aedes aegypti and Culex pipiens pallens to Tibet orbivirus

Mosquito-borne viruses cause various infectious diseases in humans and animals. Tibet orbivirus (TIBOV), a newly identified arbovirus, efficiently replicates in different types of vertebrate and mosquito cells, with its neutralizing antibodies detected in cattle and goats. However, despite being isolated from Culicoides midges, Anopheles, and Culex mosquitoes, there has been a notable absence of systematic studies on its vector competence. Thus, in this study, Aedes aegypti and Culex pipiens pallens were reared in the laboratory to measure vector susceptibility through blood-feeding infection. Furthermore, RNA sequencing was used to examine the overall alterations in the Ae. aegypti transcriptome following TIBOV infection. The results revealed that Ae. aegypti exhibited a high susceptibility to TIBOV compared to Cx. p. pallens. Effective replication of the virus in Ae. aegypti midguts occurred when the blood-feeding titer of TIBOV exceeded 105 plaque-forming units mL-1. Nevertheless, only a few TIBOV RNA-positive samples were detected in the saliva of Ae. aegypti and Cx. p. pallens, suggesting that these mosquito species may not be the primary vectors for TIBOV. Moreover, at 2 dpi of TIBOV, numerous antimicrobial peptides downstream of the Toll and Imd signaling pathways were significantly downregulated in Ae. aegypti, indicating that TIBOV suppressed mosquitos' defense to survive in the vector at an early stage. Subsequently, the stress-activated protein kinase JNK, a crucial component of the MAPK signaling pathway, exhibited significant upregulation. Certain genes were also enriched in the MAPK signaling pathway in TIBOV-infected Ae. aegypti at 7 dpi.IMPORTANCETibet orbivirus (TIBOV) is an understudied arbovirus of the genus Orbivirus. Our study is the first-ever attempt to assess the vector susceptibility of this virus in two important mosquito vectors, Aedes aegypti and Culex pipiens pallens. Additionally, we present transcriptome data detailing the interaction between TIBOV and the immune system of Ae. aegypti, which expands the knowledge about orbivirus infection and its interaction with mosquitoes.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:9

Enthalten in:

mSphere - 9(2024), 4 vom: 23. Apr., Seite e0006224

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ren, Nanjie [VerfasserIn]
Jin, Qianqian [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Fei [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Doudou [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Cihan [VerfasserIn]
Zaman, Wahid [VerfasserIn]
Salazar, Ferdinand Villanueva [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Qiyong [VerfasserIn]
Yuan, Zhiming [VerfasserIn]
Xia, Han [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Ae. aegypti
Cx. p. pallens
Immune response
Journal Article
Mosquito
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Tibet orbivirus
Vector susceptibility

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Date Completed 24.04.2024

Date Revised 26.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1128/msphere.00062-24

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NLM370195817