Aedes fluviatilis cell lines as new tools to study metabolic and immune interactions in mosquito-Wolbachia symbiosis

In the present work, we established two novel embryonic cell lines from the mosquito Aedes fluviatilis containing or not the naturally occurring symbiont bacteria Wolbachia, which were called w Aflu1 and Aflu2, respectively. We also obtained wAflu1 without Wolbachia after tetracycline treatment, nam...

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Veröffentlicht in:Scientific reports 2021-09, Vol.11 (1), p.19202-19202, Article 19202
Hauptverfasser: Conceição, Christiano Calixto, da Silva, Jhenifer Nascimento, Arcanjo, Angélica, Nogueira, Cíntia Lopes, de Abreu, Leonardo Araujo, de Oliveira, Pedro Lagerblad, Gondim, Katia C., Moraes, Bruno, de Carvalho, Stephanie Serafim, da Silva, Renato Martins, da Silva Vaz, Itabajara, Moreira, Luciano Andrade, Logullo, Carlos
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Zusammenfassung:In the present work, we established two novel embryonic cell lines from the mosquito Aedes fluviatilis containing or not the naturally occurring symbiont bacteria Wolbachia, which were called w Aflu1 and Aflu2, respectively. We also obtained wAflu1 without Wolbachia after tetracycline treatment, named wAflu1.tet. Morphofunctional characterization was performed to help elucidate the symbiont-host interaction in the context of energy metabolism regulation and molecular mechanisms of the immune responses involved. The presence of Wolbachia pipientis improves energy performance in A. fluviatilis cells; it affects the regulation of key energy sources such as lipids, proteins, and carbohydrates, making the distribution of actin more peripheral and with extensions that come into contact with neighboring cells. Additionally, innate immunity mechanisms were activated, showing that the w Aflu1 and wAflu1.tet cells are responsive after the stimulus using Gram negative bacteria. Therefore, this work confirms the natural, mutually co-regulating symbiotic relationship between W. pipientis and A. fluviatilis , modulating the host metabolism and immune pathway activation. The results presented here add important resources to the current knowledge of Wolbachia-arthropod interactions.
ISSN:2045-2322
2045-2322
DOI:10.1038/s41598-021-98738-7