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Wong KZ, Chu JJH. The Interplay of Viral and Host Factors in Chikungunya Virus Infection: Targets for Antiviral Strategies. Viruses 2018; 10:E294. [PMID: 29849008 PMCID: PMC6024654 DOI: 10.3390/v10060294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2018] [Revised: 05/13/2018] [Accepted: 05/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) has re-emerged as one of the many medically important arboviruses that have spread rampantly across the world in the past decade. Infected patients come down with acute fever and rashes, and a portion of them suffer from both acute and chronic arthralgia. Currently, there are no targeted therapeutics against this debilitating virus. One approach to develop potential therapeutics is by understanding the viral-host interactions. However, to date, there has been limited research undertaken in this area. In this review, we attempt to briefly describe and update the functions of the different CHIKV proteins and their respective interacting host partners. In addition, we also survey the literature for other reported host factors and pathways involved during CHIKV infection. There is a pressing need for an in-depth understanding of the interaction between the host environment and CHIKV in order to generate potential therapeutics.
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Affiliation(s)
- Kai Zhi Wong
- Laboratory of Molecular RNA Virology & Antiviral Strategies, Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University Health System, 5 Science Drive 2, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117597, Singapore.
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- Laboratory of Molecular RNA Virology & Antiviral Strategies, Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University Health System, 5 Science Drive 2, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117597, Singapore.
- Institute of Molecular & Cell Biology, Agency for Science, Technology & Research (A*STAR), 61 Biopolis Drive, Proteos #06-05, Singapore 138673, Singapore.
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Hoenen A, Gillespie L, Morgan G, van der Heide P, Khromykh A, Mackenzie J. The West Nile virus assembly process evades the conserved antiviral mechanism of the interferon-induced MxA protein. Virology 2014; 448:104-16. [DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2013.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2013] [Revised: 06/28/2013] [Accepted: 10/03/2013] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Characterization of the mouse neuroinvasiveness of selected European strains of West Nile virus. PLoS One 2013; 8:e74575. [PMID: 24058590 PMCID: PMC3776840 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0074575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2013] [Accepted: 08/06/2013] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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West Nile virus (WNV) has caused outbreaks and sporadic infections in Central, Eastern and Mediterranean Europe for over 45 years. Most strains responsible for the European and Mediterranean basin outbreaks are classified as lineage 1. In recent years, WNV strains belonging to lineage 1 and 2 have been causing outbreaks of neuroinvasive disease in humans in countries such as Italy, Hungary and Greece, while mass mortality among birds was not reported. This study characterizes three European strains of WNV isolated in Italy (FIN and Ita09) and Hungary (578/10) in terms of in vitro replication kinetics on neuroblastoma cells, LD50 values in C57BL/6 mice, median day mortality, cumulative mortality, concentration of virus in the brain and spinal cord, and the response to infection in the brain. Overall, the results indicate that strains circulating in Europe belonging to both lineage 1 and 2 are highly virulent and that Ita09 and 578/10 are more neurovirulent compared to the FIN strain.
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Ferreira DD, Cook S, Lopes Â, de Matos AP, Esteves A, Abecasis A, de Almeida APG, Piedade J, Parreira R. Characterization of an insect-specific flavivirus (OCFVPT) co-isolated from Ochlerotatus caspius collected in southern Portugal along with a putative new Negev-like virus. Virus Genes 2013; 47:532-45. [PMID: 23877720 DOI: 10.1007/s11262-013-0960-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2013] [Accepted: 07/10/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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We describe the isolation and characterization of an insect-specific flavivirus (ISF) from Ochlerotatus caspius (Pallas, 1771) mosquitoes collected in southern Portugal. The RNA genome of this virus, tentatively designated OCFVPT, for O. caspius flavivirus from Portugal, encodes a polyprotein showing all the features expected for a flavivirus. As frequently observed for ISF, the viral genomes seems to encode a putative Fairly Interesting Flavivirus ORF (FIFO)-like product, the synthesis of which would occur as a result of a -1 translation frameshift event. OCFVPT was isolated in the C6/36 Stegomyia albopicta (= Aedes albopictus) cell line where it replicates rapidly, but failed to replicate in Vero cells in common with other ISFs. Unlike some of the latter, however, the OCFVPT genome does not seem to be integrated in the mosquito cells we tested. Phylogenetic analyses based on partial ISF NS5 nucleotide sequences placed OCFVPT among recently published viral strains documented from mosquitoes collected in the Iberian Peninsula, while analyses of ORF/E/NS3/or NS5 amino acid sequences cluster OCFVPT with HANKV (Hanko virus), an ISF recently isolated from O. caspius mosquitoes collected in Finland. Taking into account the genetic relatedness with this virus, OCFVPT is not expected to be overtly cytopathic to C6/36 cells. The cytopathic effects associated with its presence in culture supernatants are postulated to be the result of the replication of a co-isolated putative new Negev-like virus.
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- Daniela Duque Ferreira
- Unidade de Microbiologia Médica, Grupo de Virologia, Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical (IHMT), Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL), Rua da Junqueira 100, 1349-008, Lisbon, Portugal
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Offerdahl DK, Dorward DW, Hansen BT, Bloom ME. A three-dimensional comparison of tick-borne flavivirus infection in mammalian and tick cell lines. PLoS One 2012; 7:e47912. [PMID: 23112871 PMCID: PMC3480448 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0047912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2012] [Accepted: 09/18/2012] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Tick-borne flaviviruses (TBFV) are sustained in nature through cycling between mammalian and tick hosts. In this study, we used African green monkey kidney cells (Vero) and Ixodes scapularis tick cells (ISE6) to compare virus-induced changes in mammalian and arthropod cells. Using confocal microscopy, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and electron tomography (ET), we examined viral protein distribution and the ultrastructural changes that occur during TBFV infection. Within host cells, flaviviruses cause complex rearrangement of cellular membranes for the purpose of virus replication. Virus infection was accompanied by a marked expansion in endoplasmic reticulum (ER) staining and markers for TBFV replication were localized mainly to the ER in both cell lines. TEM of Vero cells showed membrane-bound vesicles enclosed in a network of dilated, anastomosing ER cisternae. Virions were seen within the ER and were sometimes in paracrystalline arrays. Tubular structures or elongated vesicles were occasionally noted. In acutely and persistently infected ISE6 cells, membrane proliferation and vesicles were also noted; however, the extent of membrane expansion and the abundance of vesicles were lower and no viral particles were observed. Tubular profiles were far more prevalent in persistently infected ISE6 cells than in acutely infected cells. By ET, tubular profiles, in persistently infected tick cells, had a cross-sectional diameter of 60–100 nm, reached up to 800 nm in length, were closed at the ends, and were often arranged in fascicle-like bundles, shrouded with ER membrane. Our experiments provide analysis of viral protein localization within the context of both mammalian and arthropod cell lines as well as both acute and persistent arthropod cell infection. Additionally, we show for the first time 3D flavivirus infection in a vector cell line and the first ET of persistent flavivirus infection.
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- Danielle K. Offerdahl
- Laboratory of Virology, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, NIAID, NIH, Hamilton, Montana, United States of America
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- Microscopy Unit, Research Technology Branch, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, NIAID, NIH, Hamilton, Montana, United States of America
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- Microscopy Unit, Research Technology Branch, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, NIAID, NIH, Hamilton, Montana, United States of America
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- Laboratory of Virology, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, NIAID, NIH, Hamilton, Montana, United States of America
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Bhuvanakantham R, Li J, Tan TTT, Ng ML. Human Sec3 protein is a novel transcriptional and translational repressor of flavivirus. Cell Microbiol 2009; 12:453-72. [PMID: 19889084 DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-5822.2009.01407.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The Flaviviridae family consists of several medically important pathogens such as West Nile virus (WNV) and Dengue virus (DENV). Flavivirus capsid (C) protein is a key structural component of virus particles. However, the role of C protein in the pathogenesis of arthropod-borne flaviviruses is poorly understood. To examine whether flavivirus C protein can associate with cellular proteins, and contribute to viral pathogenesis, WNV/DENV C protein was screened against a human brain/liver cDNA yeast two-hybrid library. This study identified human Sec3 exocyst protein (hSec3p) as a novel interacting partner of WNV and DENV C protein. Mutagenesis studies showed that the SH2 domain-binding motif of hSec3p binds to the first 15 amino acids of C protein. We report for the first time that hSec3p can modulate virus production by affecting viral RNA transcription and translation through the sequestration of elongation factor 1alpha (EF1alpha). This molecular discovery shed light on the protective role of hSec3p during flavivirus infection. This study also highlighted the antagonistic mechanism adopted by flavivirus C protein that can negatively regulate the formation of hSec3p-EF1alpha complex by sequestering hSec3p to establish successful infection.
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- Raghavan Bhuvanakantham
- Flavivirology Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117597
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Růžek D, Vancová M, Tesařová M, Ahantarig A, Kopecký J, Grubhoffer L. Morphological changes in human neural cells following tick-borne encephalitis virus infection. J Gen Virol 2009; 90:1649-1658. [DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.010058-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/30/2023] Open
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Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is one of the leading and most dangerous human viral neuroinfections in Europe and north-eastern Asia. The clinical manifestations include asymptomatic infections, fevers and debilitating encephalitis that might progress into chronic disease or fatal infection. To understand TBE pathology further in host nervous systems, three human neural cell lines, neuroblastoma, medulloblastoma and glioblastoma, were infected with TBE virus (TBEV). The susceptibility and virus-mediated cytopathic effect, including ultrastructural and apoptotic changes of the cells, were examined. All the neural cell lines tested were susceptible to TBEV infection. Interestingly, the neural cells produced about 100- to 10 000-fold higher virus titres than the conventional cell lines of extraneural origin, indicating the highly susceptible nature of neural cells to TBEV infection. The infection of medulloblastoma and glioblastoma cells was associated with a number of major morphological changes, including proliferation of membranes of the rough endoplasmic reticulum and extensive rearrangement of cytoskeletal structures. The TBEV-infected cells exhibited either necrotic or apoptotic morphological features. We observed ultrastructural apoptotic signs (condensation, margination and fragmentation of chromatin) and other alterations, such as vacuolation of the cytoplasm, dilatation of the endoplasmic reticulum cisternae and shrinkage of cells, accompanied by a high density of the cytoplasm. On the other hand, infected neuroblastoma cells did not exhibit proliferation of membranous structures. The virions were present in both the endoplasmic reticulum and the cytoplasm. Cells were dying preferentially by necrotic mechanisms rather than apoptosis. The neuropathological significance of these observations is discussed.
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- Daniel Růžek
- Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic and Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Branišovská 31, CZ-37005 České Budějovice, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic and Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Branišovská 31, CZ-37005 České Budějovice, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic and Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Branišovská 31, CZ-37005 České Budějovice, Czech Republic
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- Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, 6 Rama Road, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
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- Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic and Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Branišovská 31, CZ-37005 České Budějovice, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic and Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Branišovská 31, CZ-37005 České Budějovice, Czech Republic
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Sangiambut S, Keelapang P, Aaskov J, Puttikhunt C, Kasinrerk W, Malasit P, Sittisombut N. Multiple regions in dengue virus capsid protein contribute to nuclear localization during virus infection. J Gen Virol 2008; 89:1254-1264. [PMID: 18420804 DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.83264-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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During infection, the capsid (C) protein of many flaviviruses localizes to the nuclei and nucleoli of several infected cell lines; the underlying basis and significance of C protein nuclear localization remain poorly understood. In this study, double alanine-substitution mutations were introduced into three previously proposed nuclear-localization signals (at positions 6-9, 73-76 and 85-100) of dengue virus C protein, and four viable mutants, c(K6A,K7A), c(K73A,K74A), c(R85A,K86A) and c(R97A,R98A), were generated in a mosquito cell line in which C protein nuclear localization was rarely observed. Indirect immunofluorescence analysis revealed that, whilst C protein was present in the nuclei of PS and Vero cells throughout infection with a dengue serotype 2 parent virus, the substitution mutations in c(K73A,K74A) and c(R85A,K86A) resulted in an elimination of nuclear localization in PS cells and marked reduction in Vero cells. Mutants c(K6A,K7A) and c(R97A,R98A) exhibited reduced nuclear localization at the late period of infection in PS cells only. All four mutants displayed reduced replication in PS, Vero and C6/36 cells, but there was a lack of correlation between nuclear localization and viral growth properties. Distinct dibasic residues within dengue virus C protein, many of which were located on the solvent-exposed side of the C protein homodimer, contribute to its ability to localize to nuclei during virus infection.
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- Sutha Sangiambut
- Medical Biotechnology Unit, National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, National Science and Technology Development Agency, Bangkok 10700, Thailand
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
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- School of Life Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, 2 George Street, Brisbane 4001, Australia
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- Medical Biotechnology Unit, National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, National Science and Technology Development Agency, Bangkok 10700, Thailand
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand.,Medical Biotechnology Unit, National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, National Science and Technology Development Agency, Bangkok 10700, Thailand
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- Medical Molecular Biology Unit, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10700, Thailand.,Medical Biotechnology Unit, National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, National Science and Technology Development Agency, Bangkok 10700, Thailand
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand.,Medical Biotechnology Unit, National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, National Science and Technology Development Agency, Bangkok 10700, Thailand
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Critical role of virion-associated cholesterol and sphingolipid in hepatitis C virus infection. J Virol 2008; 82:5715-24. [PMID: 18367533 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.02530-07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 167] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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In this study, we establish that cholesterol and sphingolipid associated with hepatitis C virus (HCV) particles are important for virion maturation and infectivity. In a recently developed culture system enabling study of the complete life cycle of HCV, mature virions were enriched with cholesterol as assessed by the molar ratio of cholesterol to phospholipid in virion and cell membranes. Depletion of cholesterol from the virus or hydrolysis of virion-associated sphingomyelin almost completely abolished HCV infectivity. Supplementation of cholesterol-depleted virus with exogenous cholesterol enhanced infectivity to a level equivalent to that of the untreated control. Cholesterol-depleted or sphingomyelin-hydrolyzed virus had markedly defective internalization, but no influence on cell attachment was observed. Significant portions of HCV structural proteins partitioned into cellular detergent-resistant, lipid-raft-like membranes. Combined with the observation that inhibitors of the sphingolipid biosynthetic pathway block virion production, but not RNA accumulation, in a JFH-1 isolate, our findings suggest that alteration of the lipid composition of HCV particles might be a useful approach in the design of anti-HCV therapy.
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Yellow Fever virus NS3 plays an essential role in virus assembly independent of its known enzymatic functions. J Virol 2008; 82:3342-52. [PMID: 18199634 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.02447-07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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In flaviviruses it has been proposed that there is a coupling between genome replication and virion assembly and that nonstructural proteins are involved in this process. It was previously reported that mutations in yellow fever virus (YFV) nonstructural protein NS2A blocked production of infectious virus and that this block could be released by a suppressor mutation in NS3. Here, based on studies using a YFV replicon-based trans-packaging system as well as full-length YFV cDNA, we report that mutation of a conserved tryptophan at position 349 in the helicase domain of NS3 blocks production of infectious virus particles, revealing an as-yet-unknown role for NS3 in virus assembly. Mutation of tryptophan 349 to alanine (W349A) had no effect on viral replication, as demonstrated by wild-type levels of viral RNA amplification and protein expression in W349A-transfected cells. Although release of infectious virus was not detected, release of capsidless subviral particles was not blocked. The assembly defect in W349A could be trans-complemented inefficiently using BHK-REP cells (a cell line containing persistently replicating YFV replicon RNA). trans-complementation was also demonstrated by supplying wild-type NS2B-3 or NS3 protein alone as well as by supplying inactive NS2B-3 protein, indicating that this function of NS3 in virus assembly was independent of its known enzymatic functions.
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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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Zhang Y, Kostyuchenko VA, Rossmann MG. Structural analysis of viral nucleocapsids by subtraction of partial projections. J Struct Biol 2006; 157:356-64. [PMID: 17064936 PMCID: PMC1876683 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2006.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2006] [Revised: 09/06/2006] [Accepted: 09/06/2006] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The nucleocapsid of flavivirus particles does not have a recognizable capsid structure when using icosahedral averaging for cryo-electron microscopy structure determinations. The apparent absence of a definitive capsid structure could be due to a lack of synchronization of the symmetry elements of the external glycoprotein layer with those of the core or because the nucleocapsid does not have the same structure within each particle. A technique has been developed to determine the structure of the capsid, and possibly also of the genome, for icosahedral viruses, such as flaviviruses, using cryo-electron microscopy. The method is applicable not only to the analyses of viral cores, but also to the missing structure of multi-component complexes due to symmetry mismatches. The density contributed by external glycoprotein and membrane layers, derived from previously determined three-dimensional icosahedrally averaged reconstructions, was subtracted from the raw images of the virus particles. The resultant difference images were then used for a three-dimensional reconstruction. After appropriate test data sets were constructed and tested, the procedure was applied to examine the nucleocapsids of flaviviruses, which showed that there is no distinct protein density surrounding the genome. Furthermore, there was no evidence of any icosahedral symmetry within the nucleocapsid core.
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- Ying Zhang
- Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, 915 W. State Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2054, USA
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Senigl F, Grubhoffer L, Kopecky J. Differences in maturation of tick-borne encephalitis virus in mammalian and tick cell line. Intervirology 2006; 49:239-48. [PMID: 16491019 DOI: 10.1159/000091471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2005] [Accepted: 09/12/2005] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE The maturation process of tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) in the tick RA-257 and porcine PS cells was studied by transmission electron microscopy and the E and NS1 proteins were localized in the infected cells. METHODS The porcine PS and tick RA-257 cell lines were infected with TBEV and examined at different time points post infection under an electron microscope. The E and NS1 proteins were localized with monoclonal antibodies on ultrathin cryosections. RESULTS The first virus particles and virus-induced vesicles appeared inside hypertrophied and dilated rough endoplasmic reticulum (RER) cisternae in PS cells 15 h p.i. In the course of progressing maturation, the virus particles came up inside the Golgi apparatus and then probably left the cell by the exocytic pathway. Free nucleocapsids did not appear. The observed pattern corresponded to a trans-type maturation. The maximum of the infected PS cell survival was about 50 h p.i. Immunolocalization of some viral proteins (the envelope protein E and the nonstructural protein NS1) revealed the proteins in the cytosol and on the membrane of hypertrophied RER cisternae. On the other hand, the maturation process exhibited different features in the case of the tick RA-257 cells. The nucleocapsids appeared in the cytosol 24 h p.i. and enveloped viral particles were observed in the lumen of vacuoles. Infection of RA-257 cells caused only minor ultrastructural changes and resulted in persistent infection. Immunolocalization of viral proteins in the tick cell line also differed. Proteins E and NS1 were localized in the cytosol and on the vacuolar and plasma membranes. CONCLUSION The TBEV maturation pathway in the mammalian host cell line differs from the pathway that the virus undergoes in the tick vector cell line.
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- Filip Senigl
- Institute of Parasitology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic and Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of South Bohemia, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic.
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Hirsch AJ, Medigeshi GR, Meyers HL, DeFilippis V, Früh K, Briese T, Lipkin WI, Nelson JA. The Src family kinase c-Yes is required for maturation of West Nile virus particles. J Virol 2005; 79:11943-51. [PMID: 16140770 PMCID: PMC1212629 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.79.18.11943-11951.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2005] [Accepted: 06/17/2005] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The role of cellular genes in West Nile virus (WNV) replication is not well understood. Examination of cellular transcripts upregulated during WNV infection revealed an increase in the expression of the src family kinase (SFK) c-Yes. WNV-infected cell lines treated with the SFK inhibitor PP2 demonstrated a 2- to 4-log decrease in viral titers, suggesting that SFK activity is required for completion of the viral replication cycle. RNA interference mediated knock-down of c-Yes, but not c-Src, and similarly reduced virus yield, specifically implicating c-Yes in WNV production. Interestingly, PP2 treatment did not reduce intracellular levels of either viral RNA or protein, suggesting that the drug does not act on the early stages of replication. However, endoglycosidase H (endoH) digestion of the viral envelope (E) glycoprotein revealed that the acquisition of endoH-resistant glycans by E, but not endogenous major histocompatibility complex class I, was reduced in PP2-treated cells, demonstrating that E specifically does not traffic beyond the endoplasmic reticulum in the absence of SFK activity. Electron microscopy further revealed that PP2-treated WNV-infected cells accumulated an increased number of virions in the ER compared to untreated cells. Therefore, we conclude that inhibition of SFK activity did not interfere with virus assembly but prevented transit of virions through the secretory pathway. These results identify c-Yes as a cellular protein that is involved in WNV assembly and egress.
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- Alec J Hirsch
- Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute, Oregon Health & Sciences University, 505 N.W. 185th Avenue, Beaverton, Oregon 97006, USA.
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Li J, Bhuvanakantham R, Howe J, Ng ML. Identifying the region influencing the cis-mode of maturation of West Nile (Sarafend) virus using chimeric infectious clones. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2005; 334:714-20. [PMID: 16018972 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2005.06.150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2005] [Accepted: 06/09/2005] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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West Nile (Sarafend) virus [WN(S)V] has been shown to egress by budding at the plasma membrane of infected cells. However, the region influencing this mode of virus release remains to be deciphered. In this study, we have constructed three chimeric clones in which specific regions of West Nile (Wengler) virus [WN(W)V] were replaced for the corresponding regions of WN(S)V in the full-length infectious clone of WN(S)V to define the region responsible for the cis-mode of WN(S)V maturation. The WN(W)V matures by the trans-mode. All of the resulting chimeric viruses were found to be infective. Transmission electron microscopy analyses performed in Vero cells infected with these chimeric viruses disclosed that the 5' end of the WN(S)V genome plays a major role in influencing the process of maturation at the plasma membrane.
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- J Li
- Flavivirology Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117597, Singapore
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Chu JJH, Ng ML. Infectious entry of West Nile virus occurs through a clathrin-mediated endocytic pathway. J Virol 2004; 78:10543-55. [PMID: 15367621 PMCID: PMC516396 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.78.19.10543-10555.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 243] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2004] [Accepted: 04/18/2004] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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The pathway of West Nile flavivirus early internalization events was mapped in detail in this study. Overexpression of dominant-negative mutants of Eps15 strongly inhibits West Nile virus (WNV) internalization, and pharmacological drugs that blocks clathrin also caused a marked reduction in virus entry but not caveola-dependent endocytosis inhibitory agent, filipin. Using immunocryoelectron microscopy, WNV particles were seen within clathrin-coated pits after 2 min postinfection. Double-labeling immunofluorescence assays and immunoelectron microscopy performed with anti-WNV envelope or capsid proteins and cellular markers (EEA1 and LAMP1) revealed the trafficking pathway of internalized virus particles from early endosomes to lysosomes and finally the uncoating of the virus particles. Disruption of host cell cytoskeleton (actin filaments and microtubules) with cytochalasin D and nocodazole showed significant reduction in virus infectivity. Actin filaments are shown to be essential during the initial penetration of the virus across the plasma membrane, whereas microtubules are involved in the trafficking of internalized virus from early endosomes to lysosomes for uncoating. Cells treated with lysosomotropic agents were largely resistant to infection, indicating that a low-pH-dependent step is required for WNV infection. In situ hybridization of DNA probes specific for viral RNA demonstrated the trafficking of uncoated viral RNA genomes to the endoplasmic reticulum.
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- J J H Chu
- Flavivirology Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, 5 Science Dr. 2, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117597, Singapore
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Chua JJE, Ng MML, Chow VTK. The non-structural 3 (NS3) protein of dengue virus type 2 interacts with human nuclear receptor binding protein and is associated with alterations in membrane structure. Virus Res 2004; 102:151-63. [PMID: 15084397 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2004.01.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2003] [Revised: 01/19/2004] [Accepted: 01/19/2004] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Flaviviral infections produce a distinct array of virus-induced intracellular membrane alterations that are associated with the flaviviral replication machinery. Currently, it is still unknown which flaviviral protein(s) is/are responsible for this induction. Using yeast two-hybrid and co-immunoprecipitation analyses, we demonstrated that the NS3 protein of dengue virus type 2 interacted specifically with nuclear receptor binding protein (NRBP), a host cellular protein that influences trafficking between the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and Golgi, and that interacts with Rac3, a member of the Rho-GTPase family. Co-expression of NS3 and NRBP in baby hamster kidney cells exhibited significant subcellular co-localization, and revealed the redistribution of NRBP from the cytoplasm to the perinuclear region. Furthermore, a set of membrane structures affiliated with the rough ER at the perinuclear region was induced in cells transfected with NS3. These structures are reminiscent of the virus-induced convoluted membranes previously observed in flavivirus-infected cells. This interaction between dengue viral and host cell proteins as well as the formation of the NS3-induced membrane structures suggest that NS3 may subvert the role of NRBP in ER-Golgi trafficking.
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- John J E Chua
- Programme in Infectious Diseases, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Kent Ridge, Singapore 117597, Singapore
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Lee JWM, Ng ML. A nano-view of West Nile virus-induced cellular changes during infection. J Nanobiotechnology 2004; 2:6. [PMID: 15225378 PMCID: PMC455687 DOI: 10.1186/1477-3155-2-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2004] [Accepted: 06/29/2004] [Indexed: 04/22/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND: Microscopic imaging of viruses and their interactions with and effects on host cells are frequently held back by limitations of the microscope's resolution or the invasive nature of the sample preparation procedures. It is also difficult to have a technique that would allow simultaneous imaging of both surface and sub-surface on the same cell. This has hampered endeavours to elucidate virus-host interactions. Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), which is commonly used in the physical sciences, is now becoming a good correlative form of microscopy used to complement existing optical, confocal and electron microscopy for biological applications RESULTS: In this study, the West Nile (Sarafend) virus-infected Vero cell model was used. The atomic force microscope was found to be useful in producing high resolution images of virus-host events with minimal sample processing requirements. The AFM was able to image the budding of the West Nile (Sarafend) virus at the infected cell surface. Proliferation of the filopodia and thickening of clusters of actin filaments accompanied West Nile virus replication. CONCLUSIONS: The study shows that the AFM is useful for virus-host interaction studies. The technique provides morphological information on both the virus and the host cell during the infection stages.
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- Jason WM Lee
- Department of Microbiology, 5 Science Drive 2, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117597, Singapore
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- Department of Microbiology, 5 Science Drive 2, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117597, Singapore
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- Brett D Lindenbach
- Center for the Study of Hepatitis C, Laboratory of Virology and Infectious Disease, Rockefeller University, New York, New York 10021, USA
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Lobigs M, Lee E. Inefficient signalase cleavage promotes efficient nucleocapsid incorporation into budding flavivirus membranes. J Virol 2004; 78:178-86. [PMID: 14671099 PMCID: PMC303399 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.78.1.178-186.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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The mechanism for efficient nucleocapsid (NC) uptake into flavivirus particles which form by budding through the membranes of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) was investigated by using Murray Valley encephalitis virus as a model. Budding of flavivirus membranes is driven by the viral transmembrane proteins prM and E independently of NC interaction. We show that control of signalase cleavage of the multimembrane-spanning flavivirus polyprotein by the catalytic function of the viral protease is critical for efficient virus morphogenesis. In wild-type virus, signalase cleavage of prM remains inefficient until cleavage of capsid at the cytosolic side of the signal sequence separating the two proteins has occurred. This obligatory sequence of cleavages was uncoupled in a mutant virus with the consequence of greatly reduced incorporation of NC into budding membranes and augmented release of NC-free virus-like particles. Efficient signalase cleavage of prM in the mutant virus resulted in partial inhibition of cleavage of capsid by the viral NS2B-3 protease. Our results support a model for flavivirus morphogenesis involving temporal and spatial coordination of NC assembly and envelopment by regulated cleavages of an ER membrane-spanning capsid-prM intermediate.
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- Mario Lobigs
- Division of Immunology and Genetics, John Curtin School of Medical Research, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia.
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Chu JJH, Ng ML. The mechanism of cell death during West Nile virus infection is dependent on initial infectious dose. J Gen Virol 2004; 84:3305-3314. [PMID: 14645911 DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.19447-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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The mechanism of West Nile (WN) virus-induced cell death is determined by the initial infectious dose. In Vero cells infected with WN virus at an m.o.i. of 10 or greater, morphological changes characteristic of necrosis were observed as early as 8 h post-infection (p.i.). Pathological changes included extensive cell swelling and loss of plasma membrane integrity, as revealed by optical and electron microscopy. High extracellular lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) activity was observed together with leakage of the high mobility group 1 (HMGB1) protein into the extracellular space. When cells undergo necrosis, they release the HMGB1 protein, a pro-inflammatory mediator cytokine. At high infectious doses, loss of cell plasma membrane integrity was due to the profuse budding of WN progeny virus particles during maturation. When this profuse budding process was disrupted using cytochalasin B, LDH activity was reduced dramatically. In contrast, WN virus-induced cell killing occurred predominantly by apoptosis when cells were infected with an m.o.i. of </=1; the process of apoptosis observed was much later after infection (32 h p.i.). Fragmentation of DNA, chromatin condensation and formation of apoptotic bodies were all observed. This WN virus-induced apoptosis pathway was initiated by the release of cytochrome c from the mitochondria and was accompanied by the formation of apoptosomes. In turn, this led to the activation of caspase-9 and -3, and to the cleavage of the poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase.
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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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- Flavivirology Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, 5 Science Drive 2, National University of Singapore, 117597 Singapore
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Zhang W, Chipman PR, Corver J, Johnson PR, Zhang Y, Mukhopadhyay S, Baker TS, Strauss JH, Rossmann MG, Kuhn RJ. Visualization of membrane protein domains by cryo-electron microscopy of dengue virus. Nat Struct Mol Biol 2003; 10:907-12. [PMID: 14528291 PMCID: PMC4148076 DOI: 10.1038/nsb990] [Citation(s) in RCA: 341] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2003] [Accepted: 07/30/2003] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Improved technology for reconstructing cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) images has now made it possible to determine secondary structural features of membrane proteins in enveloped viruses. The structure of mature dengue virus particles was determined to a resolution of 9.5 A by cryo-EM and image reconstruction techniques, establishing the secondary structural disposition of the 180 envelope (E) and 180 membrane (M) proteins in the lipid envelope. The alpha-helical 'stem' regions of the E molecules, as well as part of the N-terminal section of the M proteins, are buried in the outer leaflet of the viral membrane. The 'anchor' regions of E and the M proteins each form antiparallel E-E and M-M transmembrane alpha-helices, leaving their C termini on the exterior of the viral membrane, consistent with the predicted topology of the unprocessed polyprotein. This is one of only a few determinations of the disposition of transmembrane proteins in situ and shows that the nucleocapsid core and envelope proteins do not have a direct interaction in the mature virus.
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- Wei Zhang
- Department of Biological Sciences, Lilly Hall, 915 W. State Street, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA
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Chu JJH, Choo BGH, Lee JWM, Ng ML. Actin filaments participate in West Nile (Sarafend) virus maturation process. J Med Virol 2003; 71:463-72. [PMID: 12966555 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.10495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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West Nile (Sarafend) virus has previously been shown to egress by budding at the plasma membrane of infected cells, but relatively little is known about the mechanism involved in this mode of release. During the course of this study, it was discovered that actin filaments take part in the virus maturation process. Using dual-labeled immunofluorescence and immunoelectron microscopy at late infection (10 hr p.i.), co-localization of viral structural (envelope and capsid) proteins with actin filaments was confirmed. The virus structural proteins were also immunoprecipitated with anti-actin antibody, further demonstrating the strong association between the two components. Perturbation of actin filaments by cytochalasin B strongly inhibited the release of West Nile virus (approximately 10,000-fold inhibition) when compared with the untreated cells. Infectious virus particles were recovered after the removal of cytochalasin B. Further confirmation was obtained when nucleocapsid particles were found associated with disrupted actin filaments at the periphery of cytochalasin B-treated cells. Together, these results showed that actin filaments do indeed have a key role in the release of West Nile (Sarafend) virions.
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- J J H Chu
- Department of Microbiology, National University of Singapore, 5 Science Drive 2, Singapore 117597, Republic of Singapore
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Chu JJH, Ng ML. Characterization of a 105-kDa plasma membrane associated glycoprotein that is involved in West Nile virus binding and infection. Virology 2003; 312:458-69. [PMID: 12919750 DOI: 10.1016/s0042-6822(03)00261-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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This study attempts to isolate and characterize West Nile virus-binding molecules on the plasma membrane of Vero and murine neuroblastoma cells that is responsible for virus entry. Pretreatment of Vero cells with proteases, glycosidases (endoglycosidase H, alpha-mannosidase), and sodium periodate strongly inhibited West Nile virus infection, whereas treatments with phospholipases and heparinases had no effect. The virus overlay protein blot detected a 105-kDa molecule on the plasma membrane extract of Vero and murine neuroblastoma cells that bind to WN virus. Treatment of the 105-kDa molecules with beta-mercaptoethanol resulted in the virus binding to a series of lower molecular weight bands ranging from 30 to 40 kDa. The disruption of disulfide-linked subunits did not affect virus binding. N-linked sugars with mannose residues on the 105-kDa membrane proteins were found to be important in virus binding. Specific antibodies against the 105-kDa glycoprotein were highly effective in blocking virus entry. These results strongly supported the possibility that the 105-kDa protease-sensitive glycoprotein with complex N-linked sugars could be the putative receptor for WN virus.
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- J J H Chu
- Department of Microbiology, 5 Science Drive 2, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117597, Singapore
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Mather T, Takeda T, Tassello J, Ohagen A, Serebryanik D, Kramer E, Brown F, Tesh R, Alford B, Chapman J, Lazo A. West Nile virus in blood: stability, distribution, and susceptibility to PEN110 inactivation. Transfusion 2003; 43:1029-37. [PMID: 12869107 DOI: 10.1046/j.1537-2995.2003.00464.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND The outbreak of West Nile virus (WNV) is the most recent reminder that the blood supply continues to be vulnerable to emerging and reemerging pathogens. A potentially prospective approach to reducing the risk of transfusion-transmitted infections of a known or newly emerging microbe is implementation of a broad-spectrum pathogen reduction technology. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the susceptibility of WNV to PEN110 inactivation in RBCs and to characterize the WNV interaction with blood, including the stability of WNV in RBCs stored at 1 to 6 degrees C, its distribution and infectivity, and its ability to infect WBCs. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS Inactivation was performed with three WNV isolates spiked into WBC-reduced RBCs. The stability of the virus was evaluated by spiking two viral loads into RBCs followed by storing at 1 to 6 degrees C for up to 42 days. The distribution of the virus in plasma, RBCs, and PBMCs was evaluated with whole blood from infected hamsters. Finally, in vitro propagation of WNV was evaluated with the THP-1 cell line and primary monocytes. RESULTS The kinetics of PEN110 inactivation of WNV isolates RI-44, NJ-176, and 99-3494031 were fast and complete within 24 hours with reduction factors of 5 to 7 log plaque-forming units per mL. WNV remained infectious for up to 42 days at 1 to 6 degrees C. The WNV titers in whole blood, plasma, RBCs, and PBMC fractions were equally distributed and ranged from 2 to 3 log tissue culture infectious dose 50 percent per mL. Productive infection of stimulated monocytes and THP-1 cells was also demonstrated. CONCLUSIONS These studies demonstrated that PEN110 efficiently inactivated WNV in RBCs and whole blood from infected hamsters to the limit of detection. WNV survived in RBCs stored at 1 to 6 degrees C with a gradual loss of titer but infectivity could still be observed for up to 42 days. In addition, it was observed that WNV was equally distributed in all blood fractions including PBMCs and it was possible to establish productive infection of a human monocytic cell line and stimulated human monocytes.
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- Thomas Mather
- V.I. Technologies, Inc., Watertown, Massachusetts 02472, USA
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Jones CT, Ma L, Burgner JW, Groesch TD, Post CB, Kuhn RJ. Flavivirus capsid is a dimeric alpha-helical protein. J Virol 2003; 77:7143-9. [PMID: 12768036 PMCID: PMC156156 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.77.12.7143-7149.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 132] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The capsid proteins of two flaviviruses, yellow fever virus and dengue virus, were expressed in Escherichia coli and purified to near homogeneity suitable for biochemical characterization and structure determination by nuclear magnetic resonance. The oligomeric properties of the capsid protein in solution were investigated. In the absence of nucleic acid, both proteins were predominantly dimeric in solution. Further analysis of both proteins with far-UV circular dichroism spectroscopy indicated that they were largely alpha-helical. The secondary structure elements of the dengue virus capsid were determined by chemical shift indexing of the sequence-specific backbone resonance assignments. The dengue virus capsid protein devoid of its C-terminal signal sequence was found to be composed of four alpha helices. The longest alpha helix, 20 residues, is located at the C terminus and has an amphipathic character. In contrast, the N terminus was found to be unstructured and could be removed without disrupting the structural integrity of the protein.
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- Christopher T Jones
- Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA
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West Nile virus (WNV) is a mosquito-borne flavivirus that primarily infects birds but occasionally also infects humans and horses. In recent years, the frequency of WNV outbreaks in humans has increased, and these outbreaks have been associated with a higher incidence of severe disease. In 1999, the geographical distribution of WNV expanded to the Western hemisphere. WNV has a positive strand RNA genome of about 11 kb that encodes a single polyprotein. WNV replicates in the cytoplasm of infected cells. Although there are still many questions to be answered, a large body of data on the molecular biology of WNV and other flaviviruses has already been obtained. Aspects of virion structure, the viral replication cycle, viral protein function, genome structure, conserved viral elements, host factors, virus-host interactions, and vaccines are discussed in this review.
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- Margo A Brinton
- Department of Biology, Georgia State University, Atlanta 30303, USA.
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Chu JJH, Ng ML. Infection of polarized epithelial cells with flavivirus West Nile: polarized entry and egress of virus occur through the apical surface. J Gen Virol 2002; 83:2427-2435. [PMID: 12237424 DOI: 10.1099/0022-1317-83-10-2427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Both polarized epithelial Vero (C1008) and non-polarized Vero (control) cells were grown on permeable cell culture inserts and infected either apically or basolaterally with West Nile (WN) or Kunjin (KUN) virus. KUN virus (closely related to WN virus) was used as a comparison. Using indirect immunofluorescence and plaque assays of productive virus titres, entry of WN and KUN viruses was confined to the apical surface of polarized epithelial cells. For the first time, these results provided evidence on the distribution of flavivirus-specific receptor(s) in polarized epithelial cells; that is to say that receptor expression was shown to be predominant at the apical surface. In addition, the release of these viruses from polarized Vero C1008 epithelial cells was also examined. Egress of WN virus strain Sarafend (S) was observed to occur predominantly at the apical surface of Vero C1008 cells. In contrast, the release of KUN virus was bi-directional from polarized Vero C1008 cells. Furthermore, disruption of the cellular microtubule network was shown to inhibit the apical release of WN (S) virus but had no effect on the release of KUN virus. Hence, the difference in the release of these closely related viruses suggested the involvement of a microtubule-dependent, polarized sorting mechanism for WN virus proteins but not for KUN virus proteins in polarized epithelial cells.
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- J J H Chu
- Department of Microbiology, 5 Science Drive 2, National University of Singapore, 117597, Singapore1
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- Department of Microbiology, 5 Science Drive 2, National University of Singapore, 117597, Singapore1
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Ng ML, Chu JH. Interaction of West Nile and Kunjin viruses with cellular components during morphogenesis. Curr Top Microbiol Immunol 2002; 267:353-72. [PMID: 12082997 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-59403-8_17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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- M L Ng
- Department of Microbiology, 5 Science Drive 2, National University of Singapore, 11759 Singapore
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Chu J, Ng M. Trafficking mechanism of west Nile (Sarafend) virus structural proteins. J Med Virol 2002. [DOI: 10.1002/jmv.2201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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