Metatranscriptomic investigation of single Ixodes pacificus ticks reveals diverse microbes, viruses, and novel mRNA-like endogenous viral elements.

Autor:	Martyn C; Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics, University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.; Gladstone Institute of Data Science & Biotechnology, San Francisco, California, USA., Hayes BM; Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics, University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.; One Health Institute, Colorado State University-Fort Collins, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA., Lauko D; Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics, University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA., Midthun E; Department of Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University-Fort Collins, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA., Castaneda G; Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA., Bosco-Lauth A; Department of Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University-Fort Collins, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA., Salkeld DJ; Department of Biology, Colorado State University-Fort Collins, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA., Kistler A; Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA., Pollard KS; Gladstone Institute of Data Science & Biotechnology, San Francisco, California, USA.; Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.; Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA., Chou S; Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics, University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.; Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	MSystems [mSystems] 2024 Jun 18; Vol. 9 (6), pp. e0032124. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 May 14.
DOI:	10.1128/msystems.00321-24
Abstrakt:	Ticks are increasingly important vectors of human and agricultural diseases. While many studies have focused on tick-borne bacteria, far less is known about tick-associated viruses and their roles in public health or tick physiology. To address this, we investigated patterns of bacterial and viral communities across two field populations of western black-legged ticks ( Ixodes pacificus ). Through metatranscriptomic analysis of 100 individual ticks, we quantified taxon prevalence, abundance, and co-occurrence with other members of the tick microbiome. In addition to commonly found tick-associated microbes, we assembled 11 novel RNA virus genomes from Rhabdoviridae , Chuviridae , Picornaviridae , Phenuiviridae , Reoviridae , Solemovidiae , Narnaviridae and two highly divergent RNA virus genomes lacking sequence similarity to any known viral families. We experimentally verified the presence of these in I. pacificus ticks across several life stages. We also unexpectedly identified numerous virus-like transcripts that are likely encoded by tick genomic DNA, and which are distinct from known endogenous viral element-mediated immunity pathways in invertebrates. Taken together, our work reveals that I. pacificus ticks carry a greater diversity of viruses than previously appreciated, in some cases resulting in evolutionarily acquired virus-like transcripts. Our findings highlight how pervasive and intimate tick-virus interactions are, with major implications for both the fundamental biology and vectorial capacity of I. pacificus ticks. Importance: Ticks are increasingly important vectors of disease, particularly in the United States where expanding tick ranges and intrusion into previously wild areas has resulted in increasing human exposure to ticks. Emerging human pathogens have been identified in ticks at an increasing rate, and yet little is known about the full community of microbes circulating in various tick species, a crucial first step to understanding how they interact with each and their tick host, as well as their ability to cause disease in humans. We investigated the bacterial and viral communities of the Western blacklegged tick in California and found 11 previously uncharacterized viruses circulating in this population. Competing Interests: Seemay Chou is an employee of Arcadia Sciences.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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