Assessing Aedes aegypti candidate genes during viral infection and Wolbachia-mediated pathogen blocking.
Assessing Aedes aegypti candidate genes during viral infection and Wolbachia-mediated pathogen blocking.
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10.1111/imb.12764
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2022-06
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2.6
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One approach to control dengue virus transmission is the symbiont Wolbachia, which limits viral infection in mosquitoes. Despite plans for its widespread use in Aedes aegypti, Wolbachia's mode of action remains poorly understood. Many studies suggest that the mechanism is likely multifaceted, involving aspects of immunity, cellular stress and nutritional competition. A previous study from our group used artificial selection to identify a new mosquito candidate gene related to viral blocking; alpha‐mannosidase‐2a (alpha‐Mann‐2a) with a predicted role in protein glycosylation. Protein glycosylation pathways tend to be involved in complex host–viral interactions; however, the function of alpha‐mannosidases has not been described in mosquito–virus interactions. We examined alpha‐Mann‐2a expression in response to virus and Wolbachia infections and whether reduced gene expression, caused by RNA interference, affected viral loads. We show that dengue virus (DENV) infection affects the expression of alpha‐Mann‐2a in a tissue‐ and time‐dependent manner, whereas Wolbachia infection had no effect. In the midgut, DENV prevalence increased following knockdown of alpha‐Mann‐2a expression in Wolbachia‐free mosquitoes, suggesting that alpha‐Mann‐2a interferes with infection. Expression knockdown had the same effect on the togavirus chikungunya virus, indicating that alpha‐Mann‐2a may have broad antivirus effects in the midgut. Interestingly, we were unable to knockdown the expression in Wolbachia‐infected mosquitoes. We also provide evidence that alpha‐Mann‐2a may affect the transcriptional level of another gene predicted to be involved in viral blocking and cell adhesion; cadherin87a. These data support the hypothesis that glycosylation and adhesion pathways may broadly be involved in viral infection in Ae. aegypti. The expression of an Aedes aegypti candidate Wolbachia‐mediated pathogen blocking gene, alpha‐Mann‐2a, is affected by dengue virus (DENV) in a tissue‐ and time‐dependent manner, and Wolbachia infection had no effect. Following knockdown of alpha‐Mann‐2a expression in the midgut, DENV infection prevalence increased in Wolbachia‐free mosquitoes, and the same effect was observed during chikungunya virus infection. Knockdown of alpha‐Mann‐2a expression also decreases another candidate Wolbachia‐mediated pathogen blocking gene, cadherin87a, suggesting that both genes contribute to infection outcomes.
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