Aedes aegypti Molecular Responses to Zika Virus: Modulation of Infection by the Toll and Jak/Stat Immune Pathways and Virus Host Factors

Zika (ZIKV) and dengue virus (DENV) are transmitted to humans by mosquitoes. However, the molecular interactions between the vector and ZIKV remain largely unexplored. In this work, we further investigated the tropism of ZIKV in two different strains and show that the virus infection kinetics, tissu...

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Published in:Frontiers in microbiology 2017-10, Vol.8, p.2050-2050
Main Authors: Angleró-Rodríguez, Yesseinia I, MacLeod, Hannah J, Kang, Seokyoung, Carlson, Jenny S, Jupatanakul, Natapong, Dimopoulos, George
Format: Article
Language:English
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Aedes aegypti
dengue virus
innate immunity
Microbiology
vector competence
Zika virus
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Summary:Zika (ZIKV) and dengue virus (DENV) are transmitted to humans by mosquitoes. However, the molecular interactions between the vector and ZIKV remain largely unexplored. In this work, we further investigated the tropism of ZIKV in two different strains and show that the virus infection kinetics, tissue migration, and susceptibility to infection differ between mosquito strains. We also compare the vector transcriptome changes upon ZIKV or DENV infection demonstrating that 40% of the mosquito's midgut infection-responsive transcriptome is virus-specific at 7 days after virus ingestion. Regulated genes included key factors of the mosquito's anti-viral immunity. Comparison of the ZIKV and DENV infection-responsive transcriptome data to those available for yellow fever virus and West Nile virus identified 26 genes likely to play key roles in virus infection of mosquitoes. Through reverse genetic analyses, we show that the Toll and the Jak/Stat innate immune pathways mediate increased resistance to ZIKV infection, and the conserved DENV host factors vATPase and inosine-5'-monophosphate dehydrogenase are also utilized for ZIKV infection.
ISSN:1664-302X
1664-302X
DOI:10.3389/fmicb.2017.02050