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. 2021 Jun;93(6):3362-3373.
doi: 10.1002/jmv.26686. Epub 2020 Dec 1.

Mosquito-infecting virus Espirito Santo virus inhibits replication and spread of dengue virus

Avian V White  1 , Ming Fan  2 , Jordan M Mazzara  1 , Rachel L Roper  2 , Stephanie L Richards  1
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Mosquito-infecting virus Espirito Santo virus inhibits replication and spread of dengue virus

Avian V White et al. J Med Virol. 2021 Jun.

Abstract

The primary vector of dengue virus (DENV) is Aedes aegypti. The mosquito-infecting virus, Espirito Santo virus (ESV), does not infect Vero (mammalian) cells and grows in mosquito (C6/36) cells without cytopathic effects. Effects of ESV infection on replication of DENV were explored in vitro and in vivo, analyzing protein, RNA genome expression, and plaque formation. ESV and DENV simultaneous coinfection did not block protein synthesis from either virus but did result in inhibition of DENV replication in mosquito cells. Furthermore, ESV superinfected with DENV resulted in inhibition of DENV replication and spread in A. aegypti, thus reducing vector competence. Tissue culture experiments on viral kinetics of ESV and DENV coinfection showed that neither virus significantly affects the replication of the other in Vero, HeLa, or HEK cells. Hence, ESV blocks DENV replication in insect cells, but not the mammalian cells evaluated here. Our study provides new insights into ESV-induced suppression of DENV, a globally important pathogen impacting public health.

Keywords: Aedes aegypti; dengue; insect-specific virus (ISV); mosquito-infecting virus; mosquito-specific virus; superinfection; vector competence.

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