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Rajamanonmani R, Nkenfou C, Clancy P, Yau YH, Shochat SG, Sukupolvi-Petty S, Schul W, Diamond MS, Vasudevan SG, Lescar J. On a mouse monoclonal antibody that neutralizes all four dengue virus serotypes. J Gen Virol 2009; 90:799-809. [PMID: 19264660 DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.006874-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The flavivirus envelope glycoprotein (E) is responsible for viral attachment and entry by membrane fusion. Its ectodomain is the primary target of the humoral immune response. In particular, the C-terminal Ig-like domain III of E, which is exposed at the surface of the viral particle, forms an attractive antigen for raising protective monoclonal antibodies (mAb). 9F12, a mouse mAb raised against a dengue virus (DENV) serotype 2 recombinant domain III, cross-reacts with corresponding domains from the other three DENV serotypes and also with West Nile virus. mAb 9F12 binds with nanomolar affinity to a conserved epitope that maps to the viral surface comprising residues 305, 307, 310 and 330 of the E protein. mAb 9F12 neutralizes all four DENV serotypes in plaque reduction assays. We expressed a single-chain Fv from 9F12 that retains the binding activity of the parent mAb. Adsorption and fusion inhibition assays indicate that mAb 9F12 prevents early steps of viral entry. Its virus inhibition activity and broad cross-reactivity makes mAb 9F12 a suitable candidate for optimization and humanization into a therapeutic antibody to treat severe infections by dengue.
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- Ravikumar Rajamanonmani
- Program in Emerging Infectious Diseases, Duke-NUS, Graduate Medical School, Singapore.,School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Biopolis, Singapore
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- Novartis Institute for Tropical Diseases, Biopolis, Singapore
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, James Cook University, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Biopolis, Singapore
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- Departments of Medicine, Molecular Microbiology, Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, USA
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- Novartis Institute for Tropical Diseases, Biopolis, Singapore
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- Departments of Medicine, Molecular Microbiology, Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, USA
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- Program in Emerging Infectious Diseases, Duke-NUS, Graduate Medical School, Singapore.,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, James Cook University, Australia
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- AFMB CNRS UMR6098, Marseille, France.,School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Biopolis, Singapore
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Volk DE, Anderson KM, Gandham SHA, May FJ, Li L, Beasley DWC, Barrett ADT, Gorenstein DG. NMR assignments of the sylvatic dengue 1 virus envelope protein domain III. BIOMOLECULAR NMR ASSIGNMENTS 2008; 2:155-157. [PMID: 19636893 PMCID: PMC2593834 DOI: 10.1007/s12104-008-9109-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2008] [Accepted: 07/28/2008] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Nearly complete backbone and side chain resonance assignments have been obtained for the third domain, residues M289-K400, of the envelope protein from the sylvatic strain (P72-1244) of the dengue 1 virus, containing mutations N336S and E370K, using double- and triple-resonance spectroscopy.
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- David E Volk
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555-1157, USA.
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Liu J, Liu B, Cao Z, Inoue S, Morita K, Tian K, Zhu Q, Gao GF. Characterization and application of monoclonal antibodies specific to West Nile virus envelope protein. J Virol Methods 2008; 154:20-6. [PMID: 18948139 PMCID: PMC7112808 DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2008.09.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2008] [Revised: 09/05/2008] [Accepted: 09/11/2008] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Recent epidemics of West Nile virus (WNV) around the world have been associated with significant rates of mortality and morbidity in humans. To develop standard WNV diagnostic tools that can differentiate WNV from Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV), four monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) specific to WNV envelope (E) protein were produced and characterized by isotyping, reactivity with denatured and native antigens, affinity assay, immunofluorescence assay (IFA), and epitope competition, as well as cross-reactivity with JEV. Two of the MAbs (6A11 and 4B3) showed stronger reactivity with E protein than the others (2F5 and 6H7) in Western blot analysis. 4B3 could bind with denatured antigen, as well as native antigens in indirect ELISA, flow cytometry analysis, and IFA; whereas 2F5 showed highest affinity with native antigen. 4B3 and 2F5 were therefore used to establish an antigen capture-ELISA (AC-ELISA) detection system. The sensitivity of this AC-ELISA was 3.95 TCID50/0.1 ml for WNV-infected cell culture supernatant. Notably, these MAbs showed no cross-reactivity with JEV, which suggests that they are useful for further development of highly sensitive, easy handling, and less time-consuming detection kits/tools in WNV surveillance in areas where JEV is epidemic.
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- June Liu
- Center for Molecular Immunology and Center for Molecular Virology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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Huang KC, Lee MC, Wu CW, Huang KJ, Lei HY, Cheng JW. Solution structure and neutralizing antibody binding studies of domain III of the dengue-2 virus envelope protein. Proteins 2008; 70:1116-9. [PMID: 18004779 DOI: 10.1002/prot.21806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Kuo-Chun Huang
- Institute of Biotechnology and Department of Life Science, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan
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Martina BEE, Koraka P, van den Doel P, Rimmelzwaan GF, Haagmans BL, Osterhaus ADME. DC-SIGN enhances infection of cells with glycosylated West Nile virus in vitro and virus replication in human dendritic cells induces production of IFN-alpha and TNF-alpha. Virus Res 2008; 135:64-71. [PMID: 18405996 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2008.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2007] [Revised: 02/08/2008] [Accepted: 02/15/2008] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The recent introduction of West Nile virus (WNV) into the Western hemisphere resulted in significant human outbreaks causing disease of variable severity. Previous studies classified WNV into two major lineages (L1 and L2) that differ in their virulence. Since most L1 strains are glycosylated, we investigated the role of dendritic cell-specific ICAM-3-grabbing non-integrin (DC-SIGN) in infection efficiency of glycosylated WNV strains. We showed that glycosylated strains, in contrast to non-glycosylated strains, infected DC-SIGN expressing cells more efficiently than DC-SIGN negative cells. Furthermore, WNV can productively infect cultured human dendritic cells (DCs) and infection of dendritic cells with the glycosylated WNV-NY99 L1 strain induced production of significantly more TNF-alpha and IFN-alpha in cultured DC, than infection with the non-glycosylated B956 L2 strain. Together, these results indicate that DC-SIGN enhances infection of cells by WNV glycosylated strains, which may at least in part explain the higher pathogenicity of glycosylated L1 strains versus most non-glycosylated L2 strains.
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- Byron E E Martina
- Department of Virology, Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, Institute of Virology, PO Box 1738, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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West Nile virus (WNV) infection of mosquitoes, birds, and vertebrates continues to spread in the Western Hemisphere. In humans, WNV infects the central nervous system and causes severe disease, primarily in the immunocompromised and elderly. In this review we discuss the mechanisms by which antibody controls WNV infection. Recent virologic, immunologic, and structural experiments have enhanced our understanding on how antibodies neutralize WNV and protect against disease. These advances have significant implications for the development of novel antibody-based therapies and targeted vaccines.
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Chu JJH, Ng ML. Viral and cellular determinants of West Nile virus entry and morphogenesis. Future Virol 2008. [DOI: 10.2217/17460794.3.1.17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The re-emergence of the Old World flavivirus – West Nile in the Western hemisphere – has spurred intense research to decipher the host-cellular and viral determinants in contributing to West Nile virus pathogenesis. The increasing understanding of the complex interactions between West Nile virus and host cells will definitely help to accelerate the development of clinically effective antiviral therapies and a vaccine. In this review article, we present a perspective on the recent advances in revealing how the host-cellular factors are engaged during the entry, morphogenesis and assembly of West Nile virus.
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- Justin Jang-Hann Chu
- National University of Singapore, Flavivirology Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, 5 Science Drive 2, 117597 Singapore
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- National University of Singapore, Flavivirology Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, 5 Science Drive 2, 117597 Singapore
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Ledizet M, Kar K, Foellmer H, Bonafé N, Anthony K, Gould L, Bushmich S, Fikrig E, Koski R. Antibodies Targeting Linear Determinants of the Envelope Protein Protect Mice against West Nile Virus. J Infect Dis 2007; 196:1741-8. [DOI: 10.1086/523654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Pierson TC, Xu Q, Nelson S, Oliphant T, Nybakken GE, Fremont DH, Diamond MS. The stoichiometry of antibody-mediated neutralization and enhancement of West Nile virus infection. Cell Host Microbe 2007; 1:135-45. [PMID: 18005691 DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2007.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 233] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2006] [Revised: 01/29/2007] [Accepted: 03/12/2007] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Antibody binding to the icosahedral arrangement of envelope proteins on the surface of flaviviruses can result in neutralization or enhancement of infection. We evaluated how many antibodies must bind to a given epitope on West Nile virus (WNV) to achieve neutralization. The most potent monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) block infection at concentrations that result in low occupancy of accessible sites on the virion, with neutralization occurring when as few as 30 of 180 envelope proteins are bound. In contrast, weakly neutralizing mAbs recognize fewer sites on the virion and require almost complete occupancy to inhibit WNV infection. For all mAbs studied, enhancement of infection is possible in cells bearing activating Fc-gamma receptors when the number of mAbs docked to the virion is not sufficient for neutralization. Thus, neutralization is best described by a model requiring "multiple hits" with the cumulative functional outcome determined by interplay between antibody affinity and epitope accessibility.
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- Theodore C Pierson
- Viral Pathogenesis Section, Laboratory of Viral Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
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Maillard RA, Jordan M, Beasley DWC, Barrett ADT, Lee JC. Long range communication in the envelope protein domain III and its effect on the resistance of West Nile virus to antibody-mediated neutralization. J Biol Chem 2007; 283:613-622. [PMID: 17986445 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m706031200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The envelope protein domain III (ED3) of West Nile virus is the major virus-specific neutralization domain and harbors most of the critical mutations that induce resistance against antibody-mediated neutralization. We investigated the molecular mechanisms of neutralization resistance by studying the biophysical perturbations of monoclonal antibody (mAb)-resistant mutations on ED3 wild type. Our results showed that although the solution structure between ED3 wild type and mutants was preserved, the mutations that confer the highest degree of resistance to mAbs showed low protein stability and high local dynamic motions. Interestingly, the latter was observed in regions outside the mutation sites, indicating long range communications within ED3. Thus, we hypothesized that the mechanisms involved in resistance to mAb neutralization may include, in addition to mutations in the epitope, long range effects among distant structural elements. This hypothesis is consistent with reported mutations in other flaviviruses whose surfaces are not exposed for the interaction with other macromolecules, yet they confer mAb neutralization resistance.
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- Rodrigo A Maillard
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Galveston, Texas 77555-1055
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Galveston, Texas 77555-1055
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Galveston, Texas 77555-1055; Department of Sealy Center for Vaccine Development, Galveston, Texas 77555-1055; Institute for Human Infections and Immunity, the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555-1055
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- Department of Sealy Center for Vaccine Development, Galveston, Texas 77555-1055; Institute for Human Infections and Immunity, the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555-1055; Department of Pathology, Galveston, Texas 77555-1055
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Galveston, Texas 77555-1055.
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Sukupolvi-Petty S, Austin SK, Purtha WE, Oliphant T, Nybakken GE, Schlesinger JJ, Roehrig JT, Gromowski GD, Barrett AD, Fremont DH, Diamond MS. Type- and subcomplex-specific neutralizing antibodies against domain III of dengue virus type 2 envelope protein recognize adjacent epitopes. J Virol 2007; 81:12816-26. [PMID: 17881453 PMCID: PMC2169112 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00432-07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 215] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Neutralization of flaviviruses in vivo correlates with the development of an antibody response against the viral envelope (E) protein. Previous studies demonstrated that monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) against an epitope on the lateral ridge of domain III (DIII) of the West Nile virus (WNV) E protein strongly protect against infection in animals. Based on X-ray crystallography and sequence analysis, an analogous type-specific neutralizing epitope for individual serotypes of the related flavivirus dengue virus (DENV) was hypothesized. Using yeast surface display of DIII variants, we defined contact residues of a panel of type-specific, subcomplex-specific, and cross-reactive MAbs that recognize DIII of DENV type 2 (DENV-2) and have different neutralizing potentials. Type-specific MAbs with neutralizing activity against DENV-2 localized to a sequence-unique epitope on the lateral ridge of DIII, centered at the FG loop near residues E383 and P384, analogous in position to that observed with WNV-specific strongly neutralizing MAbs. Subcomplex-specific MAbs that bound some but not all DENV serotypes and neutralized DENV-2 infection recognized an adjacent epitope centered on the connecting A strand of DIII at residues K305, K307, and K310. In contrast, several MAbs that had poor neutralizing activity against DENV-2 and cross-reacted with all DENV serotypes and other flaviviruses recognized an epitope with residues in the AB loop of DIII, a conserved region that is predicted to have limited accessibility on the mature virion. Overall, our experiments define adjacent and structurally distinct epitopes on DIII of DENV-2 which elicit type-specific, subcomplex-specific, and cross-reactive antibodies with different neutralizing potentials.
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- Soila Sukupolvi-Petty
- Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 S. Euclid Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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Lisova O, Hardy F, Petit V, Bedouelle H. Mapping to completeness and transplantation of a group-specific, discontinuous, neutralizing epitope in the envelope protein of dengue virus. J Gen Virol 2007; 88:2387-2397. [PMID: 17698647 DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.83028-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Dengue is caused by a taxonomic group of four viruses, dengue virus types 1–4 (DENV1–DENV4). A molecular understanding of the antibody-mediated protection against this disease is critical to design safe vaccines and therapeutics. Here, the energetic epitope of antibody mAb4E11, which neutralizes the four serotypes of DENV but no other flavivirus, and binds domain 3 (ED3) of their envelope glycoprotein, was characterized. Alanine-scanning mutagenesis of the ED3 domain from serotype DENV1 was performed and the affinities between the mutant domains and the Fab fragment of mAb4E11 were measured. The epitope residues (307–312, 387, 389 and 391) were at the edges of two distinct β-sheets. Four residues constituted hot spots of binding energy. They were aliphatic and contributed to form a hydrophobic pocket (Leu308, Leu389), or were positively charged (Lys307, Lys310). They may bind the diversity residues of mAb4E11, H-Trp96-Glu97. Remarkably, cyclic residues occupy and block the hydrophobic pocket in all unrelated flaviviruses. Transplanting the epitope from the ED3 domain of DENV into those of other flaviviruses restored affinity. The epitope straddles residues of ED3 that are involved in virulence, e.g. Asn/Asp390. These results define the epitope of mAb4E11 as an antigenic signature of the DENV group and suggest mechanisms for its neutralization potency.
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- Olesia Lisova
- Unit of Molecular Prevention and Therapy of Human Diseases (CNRS-URA3012), Institut Pasteur, 28 rue Docteur Roux, F-75724 Paris Cedex 15, France
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- Unit of Molecular Prevention and Therapy of Human Diseases (CNRS-URA3012), Institut Pasteur, 28 rue Docteur Roux, F-75724 Paris Cedex 15, France
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- Unit of Molecular Prevention and Therapy of Human Diseases (CNRS-URA3012), Institut Pasteur, 28 rue Docteur Roux, F-75724 Paris Cedex 15, France
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- Unit of Molecular Prevention and Therapy of Human Diseases (CNRS-URA3012), Institut Pasteur, 28 rue Docteur Roux, F-75724 Paris Cedex 15, France
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Oliphant T, Diamond MS. The molecular basis of antibody-mediated neutralization of West Nile virus. Expert Opin Biol Ther 2007; 7:885-92. [PMID: 17555373 DOI: 10.1517/14712598.7.6.885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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The study of the interaction between the West Nile virus envelope protein and monoclonal antibodies has provided insight into the molecular mechanisms of neutralization. Structural studies have identified an epitope on the lateral ridge of domain III of the West Nile virus E protein that is recognized by antibodies with the strongest neutralizing activity in vitro and in vivo. Antibodies that bind to this epitope are particularly inhibitory because they block infection at a post-attachment step and at concentrations that result in a low occupancy of the available sites on the virion.
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- Theodore Oliphant
- Washington University School of Medicine, Department of Molecular Microbiology, Saint Louis, MO 63110, USA
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Sensitivity and specificity of monoclonal and polyclonal immunohistochemical staining for West Nile virus in various organs from American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos). BMC Infect Dis 2007; 7:49. [PMID: 17537263 PMCID: PMC1892560 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-7-49] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2006] [Accepted: 05/30/2007] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Background Based on results of earlier studies, brain, heart and kidney are most commonly used for West Nile virus (WNV) detection in avian species. Both monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies have been used for the immunohistochemical diagnosis of WNV in these species. Thus far, no studies have been performed to compare the sensitivity and specificity of monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies in detecting WNV in American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos). Our objectives were to determine 1) the comparative sensitivities of monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies for immunohistochemical (IHC) diagnosis of WNV infection in free-ranging American crows, 2) which organ(s) is/are most suitable for IHC-based diagnosis of WNV, and 3) how real-time RT-PCR on RNA extracted from formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissues compared to IHC for the diagnosis of WNV infection. Methods Various combinations, depending on tissue availability, of sections of heart, kidney, brain, liver, lung, spleen, and small intestine from 85 free-ranging American crows were stained using a rabbit-polyclonal anti-WNV antibody as well as a monoclonal antibody directed against an epitope on Domain III of the E protein of WNV. The staining intensity and the extent of staining were determined for each organ using both antibodies. Real-time RT-PCR on formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissues from all 85 crows was performed. Results Forty-three crows were IHC-positive in at least one of the examined organs with the polyclonal antibody, and of these, only 31 were positive when IHC was performed with the monoclonal antibody. Real-time RT-PCR amplified WNV-specific sequences from tissue extracts of the same 43 crows that were IHC-positive using the polyclonal antibody. All other 42 crows tested negative for WNV with real-time PCR and IHC staining. Both antibodies had a test specificity of 100% when compared to PCR results. The test sensitivity of monoclonal antibody-based IHC staining was only 72%, compared to 100% when using the polyclonal antibody. Conclusion The most sensitive, readily identified, positively staining organs for IHC are the kidney, liver, lung, spleen, and small intestine. Real-time RT-PCR and IHC staining using a polyclonal antibody on sections of these tissues are highly sensitive diagnostic tests for the detection of WNV in formalin-fixed tissues of American crows.
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Herrmann S, Leshem B, Lobel L, Bin H, Mendelson E, Ben-Nathan D, Dussart P, Porgador A, Rager-Zisman B, Marks RS. T7 phage display of Ep15 peptide for the detection of WNV IgG. J Virol Methods 2007; 141:133-40. [PMID: 17215048 DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2006.11.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2006] [Revised: 11/20/2006] [Accepted: 11/27/2006] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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West Nile virus (WNV) is one of the major emerging infectious diseases in North America. WNV belongs to the genus Flavivirus, and its rapid and extensive global spread has highlighted the necessity for accurate and specific assays for diagnosis of WNV infection. This study presents the first phage displayed peptide based ELISA for detection of WNV immunoglobulin G (IgG). The Ep15 epitope, derived from the WNV E protein DIII, was cloned into a T7 phage display system that was then used as recombinant antigen in a chemiluminescent ELISA format. The phage concentration was optimized at 5 x 10(10)PFU/ml and was used directly after polyethylene glycol concentration. The assay shows a limit of detection at a serum titer of 1:51,200 and a dynamic range from 1:100 to 1:2000. A screen of a panel of 66 human sera samples, and comparison with a commercial kit, revealed a sensitivity of 67% and a specificity of 100%. Considering the ease of antigen preparation, its stability and the optimum display properties of the T7 bacteriophage, it is apparent that this approach can be useful for the preparation of highly sensitive and specific anti-WNV immunoglobulin diagnostic kits.
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- Sebastien Herrmann
- Department of Biotechnology Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 84105, Israel
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Volk DE, Lee YC, Li X, Thiviyanathan V, Gromowski GD, Li L, R.Lamb A, Beasley DWC, Barrett ADT, Gorenstein DG. Solution structure of the envelope protein domain III of dengue-4 virus. Virology 2007; 364:147-54. [PMID: 17395234 PMCID: PMC1950219 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2007.02.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2006] [Revised: 01/09/2007] [Accepted: 02/07/2007] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The disease dengue (DEN) is caused by four serologically related viruses termed DEN1, DEN2, DEN3 and DEN4. The structure of the ectodomain of the envelope protein has been determined previously for DEN2 and DEN3 viruses. Using NMR spectroscopic methods, we solved the solution structure of domain III (ED3), the receptor-binding domain, of the envelope protein of DEN4 virus, human strain 703-4. The structure shows that the nine amino acid changes in ED3 that separate the sylvatic and human DEN4 strains are surface exposed. Important structural differences between DEN4-rED3 and ED3 domains of DEN2, DEN3 and other flaviviruses are discussed.
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- David E. Volk
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555-1157
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555-1157
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555-1157
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555-1157
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- Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555-1157
- Center for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555-1157
- Institute for Human Infections and Immunity, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555-1157
- Sealy Center for Vaccine Development, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555-1157
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- Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555-1157
- Center for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555-1157
- Institute for Human Infections and Immunity, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555-1157
- Sealy Center for Vaccine Development, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555-1157
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- School of Natural Sciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
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- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555-1157
- Center for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555-1157
- Institute for Human Infections and Immunity, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555-1157
- Sealy Center for Vaccine Development, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555-1157
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- Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555-1157
- Center for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555-1157
- Institute for Human Infections and Immunity, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555-1157
- Sealy Center for Vaccine Development, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555-1157
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555-1157
- Sealy Center for Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555-1157
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Chu JHJ, Chiang CCS, Ng ML. Immunization of Flavivirus West Nile Recombinant Envelope Domain III Protein Induced Specific Immune Response and Protection against West Nile Virus Infection. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2007; 178:2699-705. [PMID: 17312111 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.178.5.2699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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The domain III of the West Nile virus (WNV) envelope glycoprotein (E) was shown to serve as virus attachment domain to the cellular receptor, and neutralizing Abs have been mapped to this specific domain. In this study, domain III of the WNV E protein (WNV E DIII) was expressed as a recombinant protein and its potential as a subunit vaccine candidate was evaluated in BALB/C mice. Immunization of WNV E DIII protein with oligodeoxynucleotides (CpG-DNA) adjuvant by i.p. injection was conducted over a period of 3 wk. The immunized mice generated high titer of WNV-neutralizing Abs. Murine Ab against WNV E DIII protein was also capable of neutralizing Japanese encephalitis virus. The IgG isotypes generated were predominantly IgG2a in the murine sera against the recombinant protein. Splenocyte cultures from the mice coadministrated with WNV E DIII protein and CpG secreted large amounts of IFN-gamma and IL-2 and showed proliferation of T cells in the presence of WNV E DIII protein. Overall, this study highlighted that recombinant WNV E DIII protein delivered in combination with CpG adjuvant to mice generated a Th1 immune response type against WNV and can serve as a potential vaccine to prevent WNV infection.
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- Jang-Hann J Chu
- Flavivirology Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, 5 Science Drive 2, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117597
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Choi KS, Nah JJ, Ko YJ, Kim YJ, Joo YS. The DE loop of the domain III of the envelope protein appears to be associated with West Nile virus neutralization. Virus Res 2007; 123:216-8. [PMID: 17027114 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2006.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2006] [Revised: 08/31/2006] [Accepted: 09/01/2006] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The envelope (E) protein of WNV plays an important role in the virus neutralization. Using a mAb 5E8, a neutralizing epitope on the domain III of the E of the New York strain of WN virus was characterized. Results from neutralization-escape mutants and site-directed mutagenesis revealed that the 5E8 epitope is a highly conformation dependent epitope consisting of at least residues E330, E332 and E367 on the domain III. Besides known critical neutralizing epitopes E330 and E332, our results indicate that residue E367, a component of DE loop on the domain III, appeared to be associated with neutralization but little with neuroinvasion of the virus, as reported previously (Beasley et al., 2002).
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- Kang-Seuk Choi
- Foreign Animal Disease Division, National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service, 480 Anyang-6 Dong, Anyang, Gyeonggi 430-824, Republic of Korea.
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Samuel MA, Diamond MS. Pathogenesis of West Nile Virus infection: a balance between virulence, innate and adaptive immunity, and viral evasion. J Virol 2006; 80:9349-60. [PMID: 16973541 PMCID: PMC1617273 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01122-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 235] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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- Melanie A Samuel
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Molecular Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine, Campus Box 8051, 660 S. Euclid Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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Nybakken GE, Nelson CA, Chen BR, Diamond MS, Fremont DH. Crystal structure of the West Nile virus envelope glycoprotein. J Virol 2006; 80:11467-74. [PMID: 16987985 PMCID: PMC1642602 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01125-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 202] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The envelope glycoprotein (E) of West Nile virus (WNV) undergoes a conformational rearrangement triggered by low pH that results in a class II fusion event required for viral entry. Herein we present the 3.0-A crystal structure of the ectodomain of WNV E, which reveals insights into the flavivirus life cycle. We found that WNV E adopts a three-domain architecture that is shared by the E proteins from dengue and tick-borne encephalitis viruses and forms a rod-shaped configuration similar to that observed in immature flavivirus particles. Interestingly, the single N-linked glycosylation site on WNV E is displaced by a novel alpha-helix, which could potentially alter lectin-mediated attachment. The localization of histidines within the hinge regions of E implicates these residues in pH-induced conformational transitions. Most strikingly, the WNV E ectodomain crystallized as a monomer, in contrast to other flavivirus E proteins, which have crystallized as antiparallel dimers. WNV E assembles in a crystalline lattice of perpendicular molecules, with the fusion loop of one E protein buried in a hydrophobic pocket at the DI-DIII interface of another. Dimeric E proteins pack their fusion loops into analogous pockets at the dimer interface. We speculate that E proteins could pivot around the fusion loop-pocket junction, allowing virion conformational transitions while minimizing fusion loop exposure.
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- Grant E Nybakken
- Department of Pathology & Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, Campus Box 8118, 660 South Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110-1093, USA
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Kanai R, Kar K, Anthony K, Gould LH, Ledizet M, Fikrig E, Marasco WA, Koski RA, Modis Y. Crystal structure of west nile virus envelope glycoprotein reveals viral surface epitopes. J Virol 2006; 80:11000-8. [PMID: 16943291 PMCID: PMC1642136 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01735-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 183] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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West Nile virus, a member of the Flavivirus genus, causes fever that can progress to life-threatening encephalitis. The major envelope glycoprotein, E, of these viruses mediates viral attachment and entry by membrane fusion. We have determined the crystal structure of a soluble fragment of West Nile virus E. The structure adopts the same overall fold as that of the E proteins from dengue and tick-borne encephalitis viruses. The conformation of domain II is different from that in other prefusion E structures, however, and resembles the conformation of domain II in postfusion E structures. The epitopes of neutralizing West Nile virus-specific antibodies map to a region of domain III that is exposed on the viral surface and has been implicated in receptor binding. In contrast, we show that certain recombinant therapeutic antibodies, which cross-neutralize West Nile and dengue viruses, bind a peptide from domain I that is exposed only during the membrane fusion transition. By revealing the details of the molecular landscape of the West Nile virus surface, our structure will assist the design of antiviral vaccines and therapeutics.
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- Ryuta Kanai
- 266Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, The Bass Center for Structural Biology, Yale University, 266 Whitney Ave., New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA
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Mukherjee M, Dutta K, White MA, Cowburn D, Fox RO. NMR solution structure and backbone dynamics of domain III of the E protein of tick-borne Langat flavivirus suggests a potential site for molecular recognition. Protein Sci 2006; 15:1342-55. [PMID: 16731969 PMCID: PMC2242546 DOI: 10.1110/ps.051844006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Flaviviruses cause many human diseases, including dengue fever, yellow fever, West Nile viral encephalitis, and hemorrhagic fevers, and are transmitted to their vertebrate hosts by infected mosquitoes and ticks. Domain III of the envelope protein (E-D3) is considered to be the primary viral determinant involved in the virus-host-cell receptor interaction, and thus represents an excellent target for antiviral drug development. Langat (LGT) virus is a naturally attenuated BSL-2 TBE virus and is a model for the pathogenic BSL-3 and BSL-4 viruses in the serogroup. We have determined the solution structure of LGT-E-D3 using heteronuclear NMR spectroscopy. The backbone dynamics of LGT-E-D3 have been investigated using 15N relaxation measurements. A detailed analysis of the solution structure and dynamics of LGT-E-D3 suggests potential residues that could form a surface for molecular recognition, and thereby represent a target site for antiviral therapeutics design.
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- Munia Mukherjee
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Sealy Center for Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555-0647, USA
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Kaufmann B, Nybakken GE, Chipman PR, Zhang W, Diamond MS, Fremont DH, Kuhn RJ, Rossmann MG. West Nile virus in complex with the Fab fragment of a neutralizing monoclonal antibody. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2006; 103:12400-4. [PMID: 16895988 PMCID: PMC1567891 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0603488103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Flaviviruses, such as West Nile virus (WNV), are significant human pathogens. The humoral immune response plays an important role in the control of flavivirus infection and disease. The structure of WNV complexed with the Fab fragment of the strongly neutralizing mAb E16 was determined to 14.5-Angstrom resolution with cryo-electron microscopy. E16, an antibody with therapeutic potential, binds to domain III of the WNV envelope glycoprotein. Because of steric hindrance, Fab E16 binds to only 120 of the 180 possible binding sites on the viral surface. Fitting of the previously determined x-ray structure of the Fab-domain III complex into the cryo-electron microscopy density required a change of the elbow angle between the variable and constant domains of the Fab. The structure suggests that the E16 antibody neutralizes WNV by blocking the initial rearrangement of the E glycoprotein before fusion with a cellular membrane.
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- Bärbel Kaufmann
- *Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, 915 West State Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2054; and Departments of
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- *Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, 915 West State Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2054; and Departments of
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- *Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, 915 West State Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2054; and Departments of
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- Pathology and Immunology
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110
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- *Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, 915 West State Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2054; and Departments of
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- *Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, 915 West State Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2054; and Departments of
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Since its entry into North America in 1999, West Nile virus has spread throughout the USA and Canada, and now annually causes a clinical spectrum of human disease ranging from a self-limiting acute febrile illness to potentially lethal encephalitis. Although no therapy is currently approved for use in humans, several strategies are being pursued to develop effective prophylaxis and treatments. This review describes the epidemiology, clinical presentation and pathogenesis of West Nile virus infection, and highlights recent progress towards an effective therapy.
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- Michael S Diamond
- Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, Box 8051, St Louis, MO 63110, USA.
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Volk DE, Chavez L, Beasley DWC, Barrett ADT, Holbrook MR, Gorenstein DG. Structure of the envelope protein domain III of Omsk hemorrhagic fever virus. Virology 2006; 351:188-95. [PMID: 16647096 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2006.03.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2006] [Accepted: 03/06/2006] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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We have solved the NMR solution structure of domain III from the Omsk hemorrhagic fever virus envelope protein and report the first sequencing of the Guriev strain of this virus. Important structural differences between tick-borne flaviviruses, such as OHFV and TBE, and mosquito-borne flaviviruses, such as West Nile virus, are discussed.
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- David E Volk
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555-1157, USA
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Bedouelle H, Belkadi L, England P, Guijarro JI, Lisova O, Urvoas A, Delepierre M, Thullier P. Diversity and junction residues as hotspots of binding energy in an antibody neutralizing the dengue virus. FEBS J 2006; 273:34-46. [PMID: 16367746 DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2005.05045.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Dengue is a re-emerging viral disease, affecting approx. 100 million individuals annually. The monoclonal antibody mAb4E11 neutralizes the four serotypes of the dengue virus, but not other flaviviruses. Its epitope is included within the highly immunogenic domain 3 of the envelope glycoprotein E. To understand the favorable properties of recognition between mAb4E11 and the virus, we recreated the genetic events that led to mAb4E11 during an immune response and performed an alanine scanning mutagenesis of its third hypervariable loops (H-CDR3 and L-CDR3). The affinities between 16 mutant Fab fragments and the viral antigen (serotype 1) were measured by a competition ELISA in solution and their kinetics of interaction by surface plasmon resonance. The diversity and junction residues of mAb4E11 (D segment; V(H)-D, D-J(H) and V(L)-J(L) junctions) constituted major hotspots of interaction energy. Two residues from the D segment (H-Trp96 and H-Glu97) provided > 85% of the free energy of interaction and were highly accessible to the solvent in a three-dimensional model of mAb4E11. Changes of residues (L-Arg90 and L-Pro95) that statistically do not participate in the contacts between antibodies and antigens but determine the structure of L-CDR3, decreased the affinity between mAb4E11 and its antigen. Changes of L-Pro95 and other neutral residues strongly decreased the rate of association, possibly by perturbing the topology of the electrostatic field of the antibody. These data will help to improve the properties of mAb4E11 for therapeutic applications and map its epitope precisely.
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- Hugues Bedouelle
- Unit of Molecular Prevention and Therapy of Human Diseases (CNRS-FRE 2849), Institut Pasteur, Paris, France.
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Pierson TC, Sánchez MD, Puffer BA, Ahmed AA, Geiss BJ, Valentine LE, Altamura LA, Diamond MS, Doms RW. A rapid and quantitative assay for measuring antibody-mediated neutralization of West Nile virus infection. Virology 2005; 346:53-65. [PMID: 16325883 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2005.10.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 180] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2005] [Revised: 08/10/2005] [Accepted: 10/05/2005] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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West Nile virus (WNV) is a neurotropic flavivirus within the Japanese encephalitis antigenic complex that is responsible for causing West Nile encephalitis in humans. The surface of WNV virions is covered by a highly ordered icosahedral array of envelope proteins that is responsible for mediating attachment and fusion with target cells. These envelope proteins are also primary targets for the generation of neutralizing antibodies in vivo. In this study, we describe a novel approach for measuring antibody-mediated neutralization of WNV infection using virus-like particles that measure infection as a function of reporter gene expression. These reporter virus particles (RVPs) are produced by complementation of a sub-genomic replicon with WNV structural proteins provided in trans using conventional DNA expression vectors. The precision and accuracy of this approach stem from an ability to measure the outcome of the interaction between antibody and viral antigens under conditions that satisfy the assumptions of the law of mass action as applied to virus neutralization. In addition to its quantitative strengths, this approach allows the production of WNV RVPs bearing the prM-E proteins of different WNV strains and mutants, offering considerable flexibility for the study of the humoral immune response to WNV in vitro. WNV RVPs are capable of only a single round of infection, can be used under BSL-2 conditions, and offer a rapid and quantitative approach for detecting virus entry and its inhibition by neutralizing antibody.
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- Theodore C Pierson
- Department of Microbiology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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Chu JJH, Leong PWH, Ng ML. Characterization of plasma membrane-associated proteins from Aedes albopictus mosquito (C6/36) cells that mediate West Nile virus binding and infection. Virology 2005; 339:249-60. [PMID: 15992848 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2005.05.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2005] [Revised: 04/25/2005] [Accepted: 05/20/2005] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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This study isolated and characterized the West Nile virus (WNV) putative receptor molecule(s) from Aedes albopictus mosquito (C6/36) cells. The binding of WNV to C6/36 cells was saturated with 5000 particles per cell. The entry of WNV into C6/36 cells was strongly inhibited when pretreated with proteinase K and to a lesser extent with sodium periodate. However, pretreatment of C6/36 cells with phospholipases, glycosidases, heparinases and neurimidase had no effect on virus entry. By using virus overlay protein blot assay, WNV was observed to bind to the 140-kDa, 95-kDa, 70-kDa and 55-kDa plasma membrane-associated molecules isolated from C6/36 cells. Murine antibodies generated against the 95-kDa and 70-kDa membrane proteins effectively blocked WNV, Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) and Dengue virus (DV) serotype 2 infection in C6/36 cells. In addition, the binding of the recombinant-WNV envelope domain III protein to C6/36 cells can be inhibited by the anti-95-kDa and anti-70-kDa membrane protein antibodies. These data strongly supported the possibility that the 95-kDa and 70-kDa plasma membrane-associated proteins are part of a receptor complex for mosquito-borne flaviviruses (WNV, JEV and DV) on mosquito cells.
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- J J H Chu
- Flavivirology Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, 5 Science Drive 2, National University of Singapore, 117597, Singapore
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Nybakken GE, Oliphant T, Johnson S, Burke S, Diamond MS, Fremont DH. Structural basis of West Nile virus neutralization by a therapeutic antibody. Nature 2005; 437:764-9. [PMID: 16193056 PMCID: PMC7095628 DOI: 10.1038/nature03956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 302] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2005] [Accepted: 06/24/2005] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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West Nile virus is closely related to the human epidemic-causing dengue, yellow fever and Japanese encephalitis viruses. The study of a particularly effective monoclonal antibody, capable of protecting mice from lethal West Nile virus challenge even if administered 5 days after infection, has provided important information on the structural basis of viral neutralization. The work highlights the domain III region of the viral envelope protein as a potential target for both therapeutic antibodies and vaccines. West Nile virus is a mosquito-borne flavivirus closely related to the human epidemic-causing dengue, yellow fever and Japanese encephalitis viruses1. In establishing infection these icosahedral viruses undergo endosomal membrane fusion catalysed by envelope glycoprotein rearrangement of the putative receptor-binding domain III (DIII) and exposure of the hydrophobic fusion loop2,3,4. Humoral immunity has an essential protective function early in the course of West Nile virus infection5,6. Here, we investigate the mechanism of neutralization by the E16 monoclonal antibody that specifically binds DIII. Structurally, the E16 antibody Fab fragment engages 16 residues positioned on four loops of DIII, a consensus neutralizing epitope sequence conserved in West Nile virus and distinct in other flaviviruses. The E16 epitope protrudes from the surface of mature virions in three distinct environments7, and docking studies predict Fab binding will leave five-fold clustered epitopes exposed. We also show that E16 inhibits infection primarily at a step after viral attachment, potentially by blocking envelope glycoprotein conformational changes. Collectively, our results suggest that a vaccine strategy targeting the dominant DIII epitope may elicit safe and effective immune responses against flaviviral diseases.
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- Grant E. Nybakken
- Departments of Pathology & Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, Missouri 63110 St Louis, USA
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- Departments of Molecular Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine, Missouri 63110 St Louis, USA
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- Departments of Pathology & Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, Missouri 63110 St Louis, USA
- Departments of Molecular Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine, Missouri 63110 St Louis, USA
- Departments of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, Missouri 63110 St Louis, USA
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- Departments of Pathology & Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, Missouri 63110 St Louis, USA
- Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Washington University School of Medicine, Missouri 63110 St Louis, USA
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Liao M, Kielian M. Domain III from class II fusion proteins functions as a dominant-negative inhibitor of virus membrane fusion. J Cell Biol 2005; 171:111-20. [PMID: 16216925 PMCID: PMC2171229 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200507075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2005] [Accepted: 09/02/2005] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Alphaviruses and flaviviruses infect cells through low pH-dependent membrane fusion reactions mediated by their structurally similar viral fusion proteins. During fusion, these class II viral fusion proteins trimerize and refold to form hairpin-like structures, with the domain III and stem regions folded back toward the target membrane-inserted fusion peptides. We demonstrate that exogenous domain III can function as a dominant-negative inhibitor of alphavirus and flavivirus membrane fusion and infection. Domain III binds stably to the fusion protein, thus preventing the foldback reaction and blocking the lipid mixing step of fusion. Our data reveal the existence of a relatively long-lived core trimer intermediate with which domain III interacts to initiate membrane fusion. These novel inhibitors of the class II fusion proteins show cross-inhibition within the virus genus and suggest that the domain III-core trimer interaction can serve as a new target for the development of antiviral reagents.
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- Maofu Liao
- Department of Cell Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
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Monsellier E, Bedouelle H. Quantitative measurement of protein stability from unfolding equilibria monitored with the fluorescence maximum wavelength. Protein Eng Des Sel 2005; 18:445-56. [PMID: 16087653 DOI: 10.1093/protein/gzi046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The fluorescence of tryptophan is used as a signal to monitor the unfolding of proteins, in particular the intensity of fluorescence and the wavelength of its maximum lambda(max). The law of the signal is linear with respect to the concentrations of the reactants for the intensity but not for lambda(max). Consequently, the stability of a protein and its variation upon mutation cannot be deduced directly from measurements made with lambda(max). Here, we established a rigorous law of the signal for lambda(max). We then compared the stability DeltaG(H(2)O) and coefficient of cooperativity m for a two-state equilibrium of unfolding, monitored with lambda(max), when the rigorous and empirical linear laws of the signal are applied. The corrective terms involve the curvature of the emission spectra at their lambda(max) and can be determined experimentally. The rigorous and empirical values of the cooperativity coefficient m are equal within the experimental error for this parameter. In contrast, the rigorous and empirical values of the stability DeltaG(H(2)O) generally differ. However, they are equal within the experimental error if the curvatures of the spectra for the native and unfolded states are identical. We validated this analysis experimentally using domain 3 of the envelope glycoprotein of the dengue virus and the single-chain variable fragment (scFv) of antibody mAbD1.3, directed against lysozyme.
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- Elodie Monsellier
- Unit of Molecular Prevention and Therapy of Human Diseases (CNRS FRE 2849), Institut Pasteur, 28 rue Docteur Roux, 75724 Paris Cedex 15, France
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Hrobowski YM, Garry RF, Michael SF. Peptide inhibitors of dengue virus and West Nile virus infectivity. Virol J 2005; 2:49. [PMID: 15927084 PMCID: PMC1177995 DOI: 10.1186/1743-422x-2-49] [Citation(s) in RCA: 137] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2005] [Accepted: 06/01/2005] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Viral fusion proteins mediate cell entry by undergoing a series of conformational changes that result in virion-target cell membrane fusion. Class I viral fusion proteins, such as those encoded by influenza virus and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), contain two prominent alpha helices. Peptides that mimic portions of these alpha helices inhibit structural rearrangements of the fusion proteins and prevent viral infection. The envelope glycoprotein (E) of flaviviruses, such as West Nile virus (WNV) and dengue virus (DENV), are class II viral fusion proteins comprised predominantly of beta sheets. We used a physio-chemical algorithm, the Wimley-White interfacial hydrophobicity scale (WWIHS) [1] in combination with known structural data to identify potential peptide inhibitors of WNV and DENV infectivity that target the viral E protein. Viral inhibition assays confirm that several of these peptides specifically interfere with target virus entry with 50% inhibitory concentration (IC50) in the 10 μM range. Inhibitory peptides similar in sequence to domains with a significant WWIHS scores, including domain II (IIb), and the stem domain, were detected. DN59, a peptide corresponding to the stem domain of DENV, inhibited infection by DENV (>99% inhibition of plaque formation at a concentrations of <25 μM) and cross-inhibition of WNV fusion/infectivity (>99% inhibition at <25 μM) was also demonstrated with DN59. However, a potent WNV inhibitory peptide, WN83, which corresponds to WNV E domain IIb, did not inhibit infectivity by DENV. Additional results suggest that these inhibitory peptides are noncytotoxic and act in a sequence specific manner. The inhibitory peptides identified here can serve as lead compounds for the development of peptide drugs for flavivirus infection.
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- Yancey M Hrobowski
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Tulane University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112 USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Tulane University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112 USA
- Graduate Program in Cellular and Molecular Biology, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70112 USA
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- Biotechnology Program, Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, FL 33965 USA
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Sánchez MD, Pierson TC, McAllister D, Hanna SL, Puffer BA, Valentine LE, Murtadha MM, Hoxie JA, Doms RW. Characterization of neutralizing antibodies to West Nile virus. Virology 2005; 336:70-82. [PMID: 15866072 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2005.02.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2004] [Revised: 01/30/2005] [Accepted: 02/24/2005] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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We produced nine monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) directed against the West Nile virus E glycoprotein using three different immunization strategies: inactivated virus, naked DNA, and recombinant protein. Most of the MAbs bound to conformation dependent epitopes in domain III of the E protein. Four of the MAbs neutralized WNV infection and bound to the same region of domain III with high affinity. The neutralizing MAbs were obtained from mice immunized with inactivated virus alone or in combination with a DNA plasmid. In contrast, MAbs obtained by immunization with a soluble version of the E glycoprotein did not exhibit neutralizing activity. These non-neutralizing antibodies were cross-reactive with several other flaviviruses, including Saint Louis encephalitis, Japanese encephalitis, Yellow Fever and Powassan viruses. Interestingly, some non-neutralizing MAbs bound with high affinity to domains I or III, indicating that both affinity and the precise epitope recognized by an antibody are important determinants of WNV neutralization.
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- Melissa D Sánchez
- Department of Microbiology, University of Pennsylvania, 225 Johnson Pavilion, 3610 Hamilton Walk, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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Oliphant T, Engle M, Nybakken GE, Doane C, Johnson S, Huang L, Gorlatov S, Mehlhop E, Marri A, Chung KM, Ebel GD, Kramer LD, Fremont DH, Diamond MS. Development of a humanized monoclonal antibody with therapeutic potential against West Nile virus. Nat Med 2005; 11:522-30. [PMID: 15852016 PMCID: PMC1458527 DOI: 10.1038/nm1240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 412] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2004] [Accepted: 03/30/2005] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Neutralization of West Nile virus (WNV) in vivo correlates with the development of an antibody response against the viral envelope (E) protein. Using random mutagenesis and yeast surface display, we defined individual contact residues of 14 newly generated monoclonal antibodies against domain III of the WNV E protein. Monoclonal antibodies that strongly neutralized WNV localized to a surface patch on the lateral face of domain III. Convalescent antibodies from individuals who had recovered from WNV infection also detected this epitope. One monoclonal antibody, E16, neutralized 10 different strains in vitro, and showed therapeutic efficacy in mice, even when administered as a single dose 5 d after infection. A humanized version of E16 was generated that retained antigen specificity, avidity and neutralizing activity. In postexposure therapeutic trials in mice, a single dose of humanized E16 protected mice against WNV-induced mortality, and may therefore be a viable treatment option against WNV infection in humans.
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- Theodore Oliphant
- Department of Molecular Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Avenue, Box 8051, St. Louis, 63110 Missouri USA
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- Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Avenue, Box 8051, St. Louis, 63110 Missouri USA
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- Department of Pathology & Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Avenue, Box 8051, St. Louis, 63110 Missouri USA
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- Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Avenue, Box 8051, St. Louis, 63110 Missouri USA
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- MacroGenics, 1500 East Guide Drive, Rockville, 20850 Maryland USA
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- MacroGenics, 1500 East Guide Drive, Rockville, 20850 Maryland USA
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- MacroGenics, 1500 East Guide Drive, Rockville, 20850 Maryland USA
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- Department of Pathology & Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Avenue, Box 8051, St. Louis, 63110 Missouri USA
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- Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Avenue, Box 8051, St. Louis, 63110 Missouri USA
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- Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Avenue, Box 8051, St. Louis, 63110 Missouri USA
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- New York State Department of Health, Wadsworth Center, 5668 State Farm Road, Slingerlands, 12159 New York USA
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- New York State Department of Health, Wadsworth Center, 5668 State Farm Road, Slingerlands, 12159 New York USA
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- Department of Pathology & Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Avenue, Box 8051, St. Louis, 63110 Missouri USA
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Avenue, Box 8051, St. Louis, 63110 Missouri USA
- Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Avenue, Box 8051, St. Louis, 63110 Missouri USA
- Department of Pathology & Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Avenue, Box 8051, St. Louis, 63110 Missouri USA
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Schein CH, Zhou B, Braun W. Stereophysicochemical variability plots highlight conserved antigenic areas in Flaviviruses. Virol J 2005; 2:40. [PMID: 15845145 PMCID: PMC1112618 DOI: 10.1186/1743-422x-2-40] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2005] [Accepted: 04/21/2005] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background Flaviviruses, which include Dengue (DV) and West Nile (WN), mutate in response to immune system pressure. Identifying escape mutants, variant progeny that replicate in the presence of neutralizing antibodies, is a common way to identify functionally important residues of viral proteins. However, the mutations typically occur at variable positions on the viral surface that are not essential for viral replication. Methods are needed to determine the true targets of the neutralizing antibodies. Results Stereophysicochemical variability plots (SVPs), 3-D images of protein structures colored according to variability, as determined by our PCPMer program, were used to visualize residues conserved in their physical chemical properties (PCPs) near escape mutant positions. The analysis showed 1) that escape mutations in the flavivirus envelope protein are variable residues by our criteria and 2) two escape mutants found at the same position in many flaviviruses sit above clusters of conserved residues from different regions of the linear sequence. Conservation patterns in T-cell epitopes in the NS3- protease suggest a similar mechanism of immune system evasion. Conclusion The SVPs add another dimension to structurally defining the binding sites of neutralizing antibodies. They provide a useful aid for determining antigenically important regions and designing vaccines.
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- Catherine H Schein
- Sealy Center for Structural Biology, Department of Human Biology, Chemistry and Genetics, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, TX, USA
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, TX, USA
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- Sealy Center for Structural Biology, Department of Human Biology, Chemistry and Genetics, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, TX, USA
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- Sealy Center for Structural Biology, Department of Human Biology, Chemistry and Genetics, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, TX, USA
- Sealy Center for Vaccine Development, Department of Human Biology, Chemistry and Genetics, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, TX, USA
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Yuan F, Lou Z, Li X, Chen YW, Bell JI, Rao Z, Gao GF. Refolding, crystallization and preliminary X-ray structural studies of the West Nile virus envelope (E) protein domain III. Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun 2005; 61:421-3. [PMID: 16511058 PMCID: PMC1952430 DOI: 10.1107/s1744309105008195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2005] [Accepted: 03/15/2005] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Domain III of the West Nile virus envelope protein, the putative receptor-binding domain, is a major virion-surface determinant for virulence. This protein was reported to be intrinsically unstable and has defied previous crystallization attempts. It has now been purified from inclusion bodies by protein refolding and was crystallized using the hanging-drop vapour-diffusion method at 291 K. The crystals belong to space group P222(1), with unit-cell parameters a = 52.6, b = 59.7, c = 95.0 A. A complete data set was collected to 2.8 A at 100 K with Cu Kalpha X-rays from a rotating-anode generator.
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- Fang Yuan
- Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford University, Oxford OX3 9DU, England
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- Laboratory of Structural Biology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, People’s Republic of China
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- Laboratory of Structural Biology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, People’s Republic of China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Immunology and Molecular Virology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, People’s Republic of China
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford University, Oxford OX3 9DU, England
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- Laboratory of Structural Biology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, People’s Republic of China
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford University, Oxford OX3 9DU, England
- Laboratory of Molecular Immunology and Molecular Virology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, People’s Republic of China
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Li L, Barrett ADT, Beasley DWC. Differential expression of domain III neutralizing epitopes on the envelope proteins of West Nile virus strains. Virology 2005; 335:99-105. [PMID: 15823609 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2005.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2004] [Accepted: 02/13/2005] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Neutralization of flaviviruses by antibody is primarily mediated via epitopes in the viral envelope (E) protein. Comparative studies using neutralizing monoclonal antibodies revealed differential expression of epitopes within the E protein domain III of ten naturally occurring West Nile virus strains representing major subtypes of genetic lineages 1 and 2. Residues that defined these subtype-specific determinants were identified by mutational studies and found to be surface exposed in the domain III structure. Mutations of residue 332 had the most significant effects on variation of domain III neutralizing epitopes among strains.
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- Li Li
- Center for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases, Sealy Center for Vaccine Development, and Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77555-0609, USA
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Chu JJH, Rajamanonmani R, Li J, Bhuvanakantham R, Lescar J, Ng ML. Inhibition of West Nile virus entry by using a recombinant domain III from the envelope glycoprotein. J Gen Virol 2005; 86:405-412. [PMID: 15659760 DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.80411-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 130] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The envelope glycoprotein located at the outermost surface of the flavivirus particle mediates entry of virus into host cells. In this study, the involvement of domain III of West Nile virus (WNV-DIII) envelope protein in binding to host cell surface was investigated. WNV-DIII was first expressed as a recombinant protein and purified after a solubilization and refolding procedure. The refolded WNV-DIII protein displays a content of β-sheets consistent with known homologous structures of other flavivirus envelope DIII, shown by using circular dichroism analysis. Purified recombinant WNV-DIII protein was able to inhibit WNV entry into Vero cells and C6/36 mosquito cells. Recombinant WNV-DIII only partially blocked the entry of dengue-2 (Den 2) virus into Vero cells. However, entry of Den 2 virus into C6/36 was blocked effectively by recombinant WNV-DIII. Murine polyclonal serum produced against recombinant WNV-DIII protein inhibited infection with WNV and to a much lesser extent with Den 2 virus, as demonstrated by plaque neutralization assays. Together these results provided strong evidence that immunoglobulin-like DIII of WNV envelope protein is responsible for binding to receptor on the surface of host cells. The data also suggest that similar attachment molecule(s) or receptor(s) were used by WNV and Den 2 virus for entry into C6/36 mosquito cells.
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- J J H Chu
- Flavivirology Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, 5 Science Drive 2, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117597, Singapore
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 1, Nanyang Walk, Singapore 637616, Singapore
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- Flavivirology Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, 5 Science Drive 2, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117597, Singapore
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- Flavivirology Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, 5 Science Drive 2, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117597, Singapore
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 1, Nanyang Walk, Singapore 637616, Singapore
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- Flavivirology Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, 5 Science Drive 2, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117597, Singapore
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Chu JJH, Ng ML. Interaction of West Nile virus with alpha v beta 3 integrin mediates virus entry into cells. J Biol Chem 2004; 279:54533-41. [PMID: 15475343 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m410208200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 165] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The functional receptor for the flavivirus West Nile (WNV) infection has been characterized in this study with a combination of biochemical and molecular approaches. A 105-kDa protease-sensitive glycoprotein that binds WNV was isolated from the plasma membrane of cells permissive to WNV infection. The protein was subjected to peptide sequencing, and this glycoprotein was identified as a member of the integrin superfamily. Infection of WNV was shown to be markedly inhibited in Vero cells pretreated with blocking antibodies against alpha(v)beta(3) integrin and its subunits by receptor competition assay. It was also noted that cells pretreated with antibodies against alpha(v)beta(3) integrin can effectively inhibit flavivirus Japanese encephalitis but to a lesser extent flavivirus dengue infections. West Nile virus entry is independent of divalent cations and is not highly blocked by arginine-glycine-aspartic acid (RGD) peptides, suggesting that the interaction between the virus and alpha(v)beta(3) integrin is not highly dependent on the classical RGD binding motif. In addition, gene silencing of the beta(3) integrin subunit in cells has resulted in cells largely resistant to WNV infection. In contrast, expression of recombinant human beta(3) integrin substantially increased the permissiveness of CS-1 melanoma cells for WNV infection. Soluble alpha(v)beta(3) integrin can also effectively block WNV infection in a dose-dependent manner. Furthermore, WNV infection also triggered the outside-in signaling pathway via the activation of integrin-associated focal adhesion kinase. The identification of alpha(v)beta(3) integrin as a receptor for WNV provides insight into virus-receptor interaction, hence creating opportunities in the development of anti-viral strategies against WNV infection.
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- Justin Jang-Hann Chu
- Flavivirology Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, 5 Science Drive 2, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117597
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