Detection of the Liman tick virus (unclassified Chuviridae) in tick cell line HAE/CTVM8
- Authors: Litov A.G.1,2, Shchetinin A.M.3, Kholodilov I.S.1, Belova O.A.1, Kalyanova А.S.1, Gushchin V.A.3,4, Karganova G.G.1,2
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Affiliations:
- Chumakov Federal Scientific Center for Research and Development of Immune-and-Biological Products of RAS (Institute of Poliomyelitis)
- Institute for Translational Medicine and Biotechnology, Sechenov University
- Gamaleya Federal Research Centre for Epidemiology and Microbiology, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation
- Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Education I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation (Sechenov University)
- Issue: Vol 70, No 2 (2025)
- Pages: 147-153
- Section: ORIGINAL RESEARCH
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/0507-4088/article/view/310653
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.36233/0507-4088-283
- EDN: https://elibrary.ru/hrnscv
- ID: 310653
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Abstract
Introduction. Tick cell lines are widely used to study the biology of ticks and tick-borne pathogens, especially viruses. Most of the cell cultures currently available have been obtained from tick embryonic cells and can be infected with viruses. The HAE/CTVM8 cell line was obtained from Hyalomma anatolicum ticks and is often used for isolation of novel viruses.
The aim of the work is to study the HAE/CTVM8 cell line using high-throughput sequencing in order to search for viruses in it.
Materials and methods. The HAE/CTVM8 cell culture fluid was ultracentrifuged. The resulting pellet was used for high-throughput sequencing after RNA extraction, reverse transcription reaction, and synthesis of the second strand. The resulting reads were filtered by length and quality in the Trimmomatic program, after which the contigs were assembled using the SPAdes program and analyzed for the presence of viral sequences. The final assembly of the virus genome was carried out in the Ugene program. Sequence alignment was performed by the MAFFT program. The phylogenetic trees were constructed using the IQ-TREE program.
Results. We have identified the persistence of one virus, Liman tick virus (LMTV), in HAE/CTVM8 cell culture. Phylogenetically LMTV belongs to the Chuviridae – novel family, that consists of viruses detected by high-throughput sequencing, the virological characteristics of which are currently unknown.
Conclusion. The obtained information is of significant importance when utilizing HAE/CTVM8 cell culture in scientific research and during the process of isolating new viruses. Our study shows that this cell line with persistent LMTV is a ready-to-use system for studying Chuviridae reproduction
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Alexander G. Litov
Chumakov Federal Scientific Center for Research and Development of Immune-and-Biological Products of RAS (Institute of Poliomyelitis); Institute for Translational Medicine and Biotechnology, Sechenov University
Author for correspondence.
Email: novosti-wxo@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-6086-3655
PhD, leading researcher in Laboratory of Biology of Arboviruses
Russian Federation, 108819, Moscow; 119991, MoscowAlexey M. Shchetinin
Gamaleya Federal Research Centre for Epidemiology and Microbiology, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation
Email: shchetinin.alexey@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-1842-3899
researcher in Pathogenic Microorganisms Variability Laboratory
Russian Federation, 123098, MoscowIvan S. Kholodilov
Chumakov Federal Scientific Center for Research and Development of Immune-and-Biological Products of RAS (Institute of Poliomyelitis)
Email: ivan-kholodilov@bk.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3764-7081
MD, PhD, leading researcher in Laboratory of Biology of Arboviruses
Russian Federation, 108819, MoscowOxana A. Belova
Chumakov Federal Scientific Center for Research and Development of Immune-and-Biological Products of RAS (Institute of Poliomyelitis)
Email: mikasusha@bk.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-9040-0774
PhD, leading researcher in Laboratory of Biology of Arboviruses
Russian Federation, 108819, MoscowАnna S. Kalyanova
Chumakov Federal Scientific Center for Research and Development of Immune-and-Biological Products of RAS (Institute of Poliomyelitis)
Email: annakalyanova@bk.ru
ORCID iD: 0009-0003-1154-3852
junior researcher in Laboratory of Biology of Arboviruses
Russian Federation, 108819, MoscowVladimir A. Gushchin
Gamaleya Federal Research Centre for Epidemiology and Microbiology, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation; Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Education I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation (Sechenov University)
Email: wowaniada@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-9397-3762
Doctor of Biological Sciences, leading researcher and head of Pathogenic Microorganisms Variability Laboratory
Russian Federation, 123098, Moscow; 119991, MoscowGalina G. Karganova
Chumakov Federal Scientific Center for Research and Development of Immune-and-Biological Products of RAS (Institute of Poliomyelitis); Institute for Translational Medicine and Biotechnology, Sechenov University
Email: karganova@bk.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-8901-6206
Doctor of Biological Sciences, professor, leading researcher and head of Laboratory of Biology of Arboviruses
Russian Federation, 108819, Moscow; 119991, MoscowReferences
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