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Blood meal acquisition enhances arbovirus replication in mosquitoes through activation of the GABAergic system

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  • Yibin Zhu

    (Tsinghua University
    Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention
    Tsinghua University)

  • Rudian Zhang

    (Tsinghua University
    Tsinghua University)

  • Bei Zhang

    (Tsinghua University)

  • Tongyan Zhao

    (Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology)

  • Penghua Wang

    (New York Medical College)

  • Guodong Liang

    (Chinese Center for Viral Disease Control and Prevention
    Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases)

  • Gong Cheng

    (Tsinghua University
    Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention)

Abstract

Mosquitoes are hematophagous insects that carry-on and transmit many human viruses. However, little information is available regarding the common mechanisms underlying the infection of mosquitoes by these viruses. In this study, we reveal that the hematophagous nature of mosquitoes contributes to arboviral infection after a blood meal, which suppresses antiviral innate immunity by activating the GABAergic pathway. dsRNA-mediated interruption of the GABA signaling and blockage of the GABAA receptor by the specific inhibitors both significantly impaired arbovirus replication. Consistently, inoculation of GABA enhanced arboviral infection, indicating that GABA signaling facilitates the arboviral infection of mosquitoes. The ingestion of blood by mosquitoes resulted in robust GABA production from glutamic acid derived from blood protein digestion. The oral introduction of glutamic acid increased virus acquisition by mosquitoes via activation of the GABAergic system. Our study reveals that blood meals enhance arbovirus replication in mosquitoes through activation of the GABAergic system.

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  • Yibin Zhu & Rudian Zhang & Bei Zhang & Tongyan Zhao & Penghua Wang & Guodong Liang & Gong Cheng, 2017. "Blood meal acquisition enhances arbovirus replication in mosquitoes through activation of the GABAergic system," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 8(1), pages 1-13, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:8:y:2017:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-017-01244-6
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-01244-6
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