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Matoušková M, Plachý J, Kučerová D, Pecnová Ľ, Reinišová M, Geryk J, Karafiát V, Hron T, Hejnar J. Rapid adaptive evolution of avian leukosis virus subgroup J in response to biotechnologically induced host resistance. PLoS Pathog 2024; 20:e1012468. [PMID: 39146367 PMCID: PMC11349186 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1012468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2024] [Revised: 08/27/2024] [Accepted: 07/29/2024] [Indexed: 08/17/2024] Open
Abstract
Genetic editing of the germline using CRISPR/Cas9 technology has made it possible to alter livestock traits, including the creation of resistance to viral diseases. However, virus adaptability could present a major obstacle in this effort. Recently, chickens resistant to avian leukosis virus subgroup J (ALV-J) were developed by deleting a single amino acid, W38, within the ALV-J receptor NHE1 using CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing. This resistance was confirmed both in vitro and in vivo. In vitro resistance of W38-/- chicken embryonic fibroblasts to all tested ALV-J strains was shown. To investigate the capacity of ALV-J for further adaptation, we used a retrovirus reporter-based assay to select adapted ALV-J variants. We assumed that adaptive mutations overcoming the cellular resistance would occur within the envelope protein. In accordance with this assumption, we isolated and sequenced numerous adapted virus variants and found within their envelope genes eight independent single nucleotide substitutions. To confirm the adaptive capacity of these substitutions, we introduced them into the original retrovirus reporter. All eight variants replicated effectively in W38-/- chicken embryonic fibroblasts in vitro while in vivo, W38-/- chickens were sensitive to tumor induction by two of the variants. Importantly, receptor alleles with more extensive modifications have remained resistant to the virus. These results demonstrate an important strategy in livestock genome engineering towards antivirus resistance and illustrate that cellular resistance induced by minor receptor modifications can be overcome by adapted virus variants. We conclude that more complex editing will be necessary to attain robust resistance.
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- Magda Matoušková
- Department of Viral and Cellular Genetics, Institute of Molecular Genetics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Viral and Cellular Genetics, Institute of Molecular Genetics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Viral and Cellular Genetics, Institute of Molecular Genetics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Viral and Cellular Genetics, Institute of Molecular Genetics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Viral and Cellular Genetics, Institute of Molecular Genetics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Viral and Cellular Genetics, Institute of Molecular Genetics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Viral and Cellular Genetics, Institute of Molecular Genetics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Viral and Cellular Genetics, Institute of Molecular Genetics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Viral and Cellular Genetics, Institute of Molecular Genetics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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Wood ML, Neumann R, Roy P, Nair V, Royle NJ. Characterization of integrated Marek's disease virus genomes supports a model of integration by homology-directed recombination and telomere-loop-driven excision. J Virol 2023; 97:e0071623. [PMID: 37737586 PMCID: PMC10617522 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00716-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2023] [Accepted: 08/03/2023] [Indexed: 09/23/2023] Open
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IMPORTANCE Marek's disease virus (MDV) is a ubiquitous chicken pathogen that inflicts a large economic burden on the poultry industry, despite worldwide vaccination programs. MDV is only partially controlled by available vaccines, and the virus retains the ability to replicate and spread between vaccinated birds. Following an initial infection, MDV enters a latent state and integrates into host telomeres and this may be a prerequisite for malignant transformation, which is usually fatal. To understand the mechanism that underlies the dynamic relationship between integrated-latent and reactivated MDV, we have characterized integrated MDV (iMDV) genomes and their associated telomeres. This revealed a single orientation among iMDV genomes and the loss of some terminal sequences that is consistent with integration by homology-directed recombination and excision via a telomere-loop-mediated process.
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- Michael L. Wood
- Department of Genetics and Genome Biology, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
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- Department of Genetics and Genome Biology, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
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- Viral Oncogenesis Group, The Pirbright Institute, Pirbright, Surrey, United Kingdom
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- Viral Oncogenesis Group, The Pirbright Institute, Pirbright, Surrey, United Kingdom
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- Department of Genetics and Genome Biology, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
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Kaddis Maldonado R, Lambert GS, Rice BL, Sudol M, Flanagan JM, Parent LJ. The Rous sarcoma virus Gag Polyprotein Forms Biomolecular Condensates Driven by Intrinsically-disordered Regions. J Mol Biol 2023; 435:168182. [PMID: 37328094 PMCID: PMC10527454 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2023.168182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2023] [Revised: 06/07/2023] [Accepted: 06/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Biomolecular condensates (BMCs) play important roles incellular structures includingtranscription factories, splicing speckles, and nucleoli. BMCs bring together proteins and other macromolecules, selectively concentrating them so that specific reactions can occur without interference from the surrounding environment. BMCs are often made up of proteins that contain intrinsically disordered regions (IDRs), form phase-separated spherical puncta, form liquid-like droplets that undergo fusion and fission, contain molecules that are mobile, and are disrupted with phase-dissolving drugs such as 1,6-hexanediol. In addition to cellular proteins, many viruses, including influenza A, SARS-CoV-2, and human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) encode proteins that undergo phase separation and rely on BMC formation for replication. In prior studies of the retrovirus Rous sarcoma virus (RSV), we observed that the Gag protein forms discrete spherical puncta in the nucleus, cytoplasm, and at the plasma membrane that co-localize with viral RNA and host factors, raising the possibility that RSV Gag forms BMCs that participate in the intracellular phase of the virion assembly pathway. In our current studies, we found that Gag contains IDRs in the N-terminal (MAp2p10) and C-terminal (NC) regions of the protein and fulfills many criteria of BMCs. Although the role of BMC formation in RSV assembly requires further study, our results suggest the biophysical properties of condensates are required for the formation of Gag complexes in the nucleus and the cohesion of these complexes as they traffic through the nuclear pore, into the cytoplasm, and to the plasma membrane, where the final assembly and release of virus particles occurs.
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- Rebecca Kaddis Maldonado
- Department of Medicine, Penn State College of Medicine, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033, USA; Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Penn State College of Medicine, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Penn State College of Medicine, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Penn State College of Medicine, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Penn State College of Medicine, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Penn State College of Medicine, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Penn State College of Medicine, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033, USA; Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Penn State College of Medicine, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033, USA.
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Maldonado RK, Rice BL, Lambert GS, Sudol M, Flanagan JM, Parent LJ. The Rous sarcoma virus Gag polyprotein forms biomolecular condensates driven by intrinsically-disordered regions. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.04.07.536043. [PMID: 37066255 PMCID: PMC10104128 DOI: 10.1101/2023.04.07.536043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/18/2023]
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Biomolecular condensates (BMCs) play important roles in cellular structures including transcription factories, splicing speckles, and nucleoli. BMCs bring together proteins and other macromolecules, selectively concentrating them so that specific reactions can occur without interference from the surrounding environment. BMCs are often made up of proteins that contain intrinsically disordered regions (IDRs), form phase-separated spherical puncta, form liquid-like droplets that undergo fusion and fission, contain molecules that are mobile, and are disrupted with phase-dissolving drugs such as 1,6-hexanediol. In addition to cellular proteins, many viruses, including influenza A, SARS-CoV-2, and human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) encode proteins that undergo phase separation and rely on BMC formation for replication. In prior studies of the retrovirus Rous sarcoma virus (RSV), we observed that the Gag protein forms discrete spherical puncta in the nucleus, cytoplasm, and at the plasma membrane that co-localize with viral RNA and host factors, raising the possibility that RSV Gag forms BMCs that participate in the virion intracellular assembly pathway. In our current studies, we found that Gag contains IDRs in the N-terminal (MAp2p10) and C-terminal (NC) regions of the protein and fulfills many criteria of BMCs. Although the role of BMC formation in RSV assembly requires further study, our results suggest the biophysical properties of condensates are required for the formation of Gag complexes in the nucleus and the cohesion of these complexes as they traffic through the nuclear pore, into the cytoplasm, and to the plasma membrane, where the final assembly and release of virus particles occurs.
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Guo D, Zhang L, Wang X, Zheng J, Lin S. Establishment methods and research progress of livestock and poultry immortalized cell lines: A review. Front Vet Sci 2022; 9:956357. [PMID: 36118350 PMCID: PMC9478797 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2022.956357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2022] [Accepted: 08/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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An infinite cell line is one of the most favored experimental tools and plays an irreplaceable role in cell-based biological research. Primary cells from normal animal tissues undergo a limited number of divisions and subcultures in vitro before they enter senescence and die. On the contrary, an infinite cell line is a population of non-senescent cells that could proliferate indefinitely in vitro under the stimulation of external factors such as physicochemical stimulation, virus infection, or transfer of immortality genes. Cell immortalization is the basis for establishing an infinite cell line, and previous studies have found that methods to obtain immortalized cells mainly included physical and chemical stimulations, heterologous expression of viral oncogenes, increased telomerase activity, and spontaneous formation. However, some immortalized cells do not necessarily proliferate permanently even though they can extend their lifespan compared with primary cells. An infinite cell line not only avoids the complicated process of collecting primary cell, it also provides a convenient and reliable tool for studying scientific problems in biology. At present, how to establish a stable infinite cell line to maximize the proliferation of cells while maintaining the normal function of cells is a hot issue in the biological community. This review briefly introduces the methods of cell immortalization, discusses the related progress of establishing immortalized cell lines in livestock and poultry, and compares the characteristics of several methods, hoping to provide some ideas for generating new immortalized cell lines.
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Koslová A, Trefil P, Mucksová J, Krchlíková V, Plachý J, Krijt J, Reinišová M, Kučerová D, Geryk J, Kalina J, Šenigl F, Elleder D, Kožich V, Hejnar J. Knock-Out of Retrovirus Receptor Gene Tva in the Chicken Confers Resistance to Avian Leukosis Virus Subgroups A and K and Affects Cobalamin (Vitamin B 12)-Dependent Level of Methylmalonic Acid. Viruses 2021; 13:v13122504. [PMID: 34960774 PMCID: PMC8708277 DOI: 10.3390/v13122504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2021] [Revised: 12/06/2021] [Accepted: 12/08/2021] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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The chicken Tva cell surface protein, a member of the low-density lipoprotein receptor family, has been identified as an entry receptor for avian leukosis virus of classic subgroup A and newly emerging subgroup K. Because both viruses represent an important concern for the poultry industry, we introduced a frame-shifting deletion into the chicken tva locus with the aim of knocking-out Tva expression and creating a virus-resistant chicken line. The tva knock-out was prepared by CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing in chicken primordial germ cells and orthotopic transplantation of edited cells into the testes of sterilized recipient roosters. The resulting tva −/− chickens tested fully resistant to avian leukosis virus subgroups A and K, both in in vitro and in vivo assays, in contrast to their susceptible tva +/+ and tva +/− siblings. We also found a specific disorder of the cobalamin/vitamin B12 metabolism in the tva knock-out chickens, which is in accordance with the recently recognized physiological function of Tva as a receptor for cobalamin in complex with transcobalamin transporter. Last but not least, we bring a new example of the de novo resistance created by CRISPR/Cas9 editing of pathogen dependence genes in farm animals and, furthermore, a new example of gene editing in chicken.
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- Anna Koslová
- Institute of Molecular Genetics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Videnska 1083, 142 20 Prague, Czech Republic; (A.K.); (V.K.); (J.P.); (M.R.); (D.K.); (J.G.); (F.Š.); (D.E.)
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- BIOPHARM, Research Institute of Biopharmacy and Veterinary Drugs, Pohoří-Chotouň 90, 254 49 Jílové u Prahy, Czech Republic; (P.T.); (J.M.); (J.K.)
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- BIOPHARM, Research Institute of Biopharmacy and Veterinary Drugs, Pohoří-Chotouň 90, 254 49 Jílové u Prahy, Czech Republic; (P.T.); (J.M.); (J.K.)
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Videnska 1083, 142 20 Prague, Czech Republic; (A.K.); (V.K.); (J.P.); (M.R.); (D.K.); (J.G.); (F.Š.); (D.E.)
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Videnska 1083, 142 20 Prague, Czech Republic; (A.K.); (V.K.); (J.P.); (M.R.); (D.K.); (J.G.); (F.Š.); (D.E.)
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- Department of Pediatrics and Inherited Metabolic Disorders, Charles University, First Faculty of Medicine and General University Hospital in Prague, 128 08 Prague, Czech Republic; (J.K.); (V.K.)
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Videnska 1083, 142 20 Prague, Czech Republic; (A.K.); (V.K.); (J.P.); (M.R.); (D.K.); (J.G.); (F.Š.); (D.E.)
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Videnska 1083, 142 20 Prague, Czech Republic; (A.K.); (V.K.); (J.P.); (M.R.); (D.K.); (J.G.); (F.Š.); (D.E.)
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Videnska 1083, 142 20 Prague, Czech Republic; (A.K.); (V.K.); (J.P.); (M.R.); (D.K.); (J.G.); (F.Š.); (D.E.)
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- BIOPHARM, Research Institute of Biopharmacy and Veterinary Drugs, Pohoří-Chotouň 90, 254 49 Jílové u Prahy, Czech Republic; (P.T.); (J.M.); (J.K.)
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Videnska 1083, 142 20 Prague, Czech Republic; (A.K.); (V.K.); (J.P.); (M.R.); (D.K.); (J.G.); (F.Š.); (D.E.)
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Videnska 1083, 142 20 Prague, Czech Republic; (A.K.); (V.K.); (J.P.); (M.R.); (D.K.); (J.G.); (F.Š.); (D.E.)
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- Department of Pediatrics and Inherited Metabolic Disorders, Charles University, First Faculty of Medicine and General University Hospital in Prague, 128 08 Prague, Czech Republic; (J.K.); (V.K.)
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Videnska 1083, 142 20 Prague, Czech Republic; (A.K.); (V.K.); (J.P.); (M.R.); (D.K.); (J.G.); (F.Š.); (D.E.)
- Correspondence:
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Chen EC, Maldonado RJK, Parent LJ. Visualizing Rous Sarcoma Virus Genomic RNA Dimerization in the Nucleus, Cytoplasm, and at the Plasma Membrane. Viruses 2021; 13:v13050903. [PMID: 34068261 PMCID: PMC8153106 DOI: 10.3390/v13050903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2020] [Revised: 04/30/2021] [Accepted: 05/07/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Retroviruses are unique in that they package their RNA genomes as non-covalently linked dimers. Failure to dimerize their genomes results in decreased infectivity and reduced packaging of genomic RNA into virus particles. Two models of retrovirus genome dimerization have been characterized: in murine leukemia virus (MLV), genomic RNA dimerization occurs co-transcriptionally in the nucleus, resulting in the preferential formation of genome homodimers; whereas in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1), genomic RNA dimerization occurs in the cytoplasm and at the plasma membrane, with a random distribution of heterodimers and homodimers. Although in vitro studies have identified the genomic RNA sequences that facilitate dimerization in Rous sarcoma virus (RSV), in vivo characterization of the location and preferences of genome dimerization has not been performed. In this study, we utilized three single molecule RNA imaging approaches to visualize genome dimers of RSV in cultured quail fibroblasts. The formation of genomic RNA heterodimers within cells was dependent on the presence of the dimerization initiation site (DIS) sequence in the L3 stem. Subcellular localization analysis revealed that heterodimers were present the nucleus, cytoplasm, and at the plasma membrane, indicating that genome dimers can form in the nucleus. Furthermore, single virion analysis revealed that RSV preferentially packages genome homodimers into virus particles. Therefore, the mechanism of RSV genomic RNA dimer formation appears more similar to MLV than HIV-1.
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- Eunice C. Chen
- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033, USA; (E.C.C.); (R.J.K.M.)
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033, USA; (E.C.C.); (R.J.K.M.)
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033, USA; (E.C.C.); (R.J.K.M.)
- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033, USA
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1-717-531-7199
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Maldonado RJK, Rice B, Chen EC, Tuffy KM, Chiari EF, Fahrbach KM, Hope TJ, Parent LJ. Visualizing Association of the Retroviral Gag Protein with Unspliced Viral RNA in the Nucleus. mBio 2020; 11:e00524-20. [PMID: 32265329 PMCID: PMC7157774 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.00524-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2020] [Accepted: 03/12/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Packaging of genomic RNA (gRNA) by retroviruses is essential for infectivity, yet the subcellular site of the initial interaction between the Gag polyprotein and gRNA remains poorly defined. Because retroviral particles are released from the plasma membrane, it was previously thought that Gag proteins initially bound to gRNA in the cytoplasm or at the plasma membrane. However, the Gag protein of the avian retrovirus Rous sarcoma virus (RSV) undergoes active nuclear trafficking, which is required for efficient gRNA encapsidation (L. Z. Scheifele, R. A. Garbitt, J. D. Rhoads, and L. J. Parent, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 99:3944-3949, 2002, https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.062652199; R. Garbitt-Hirst, S. P. Kenney, and L. J. Parent, J Virol 83:6790-6797, 2009, https://doi.org/10.1128/JVI.00101-09). These results raise the intriguing possibility that the primary contact between Gag and gRNA might occur in the nucleus. To examine this possibility, we created a RSV proviral construct that includes 24 tandem repeats of MS2 RNA stem-loops, making it possible to track RSV viral RNA (vRNA) in live cells in which a fluorophore-conjugated MS2 coat protein is coexpressed. Using confocal microscopy, we observed that both wild-type Gag and a nuclear export mutant (Gag.L219A) colocalized with vRNA in the nucleus. In live-cell time-lapse images, the wild-type Gag protein trafficked together with vRNA as a single ribonucleoprotein (RNP) complex in the nucleoplasm near the nuclear periphery, appearing to traverse the nuclear envelope into the cytoplasm. Furthermore, biophysical imaging methods suggest that Gag and the unspliced vRNA physically interact in the nucleus. Taken together, these data suggest that RSV Gag binds unspliced vRNA to export it from the nucleus, possibly for packaging into virions as the viral genome.IMPORTANCE Retroviruses cause severe diseases in animals and humans, including cancer and acquired immunodeficiency syndromes. To propagate infection, retroviruses assemble new virus particles that contain viral proteins and unspliced vRNA to use as gRNA. Despite the critical requirement for gRNA packaging, the molecular mechanisms governing the identification and selection of gRNA by the Gag protein remain poorly understood. In this report, we demonstrate that the Rous sarcoma virus (RSV) Gag protein colocalizes with unspliced vRNA in the nucleus in the interchromatin space. Using live-cell confocal imaging, RSV Gag and unspliced vRNA were observed to move together from inside the nucleus across the nuclear envelope, suggesting that the Gag-gRNA complex initially forms in the nucleus and undergoes nuclear export into the cytoplasm as a viral ribonucleoprotein (vRNP) complex.
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- Department of Medicine, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA
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Pham PH, Leacy A, Deng L, Nagy É, Susta L. Isolation of Ontario aquatic bird bornavirus 1 and characterization of its replication in immortalized avian cell lines. Virol J 2020; 17:16. [PMID: 32005267 PMCID: PMC6995091 DOI: 10.1186/s12985-020-1286-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2019] [Accepted: 01/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Aquatic bird bornavirus 1 (ABBV-1) has been associated with neurological diseases in wild waterfowls. In Canada, presence of ABBV-1 was demonstrated by RT-qPCR and immunohistochemistry in tissues of waterfowls with history of neurological disease and inflammation of the central and peripheral nervous tissue, although causation has not been proven by pathogenesis experiments, yet. To date, in vitro characterization of ABBV-1 is limited to isolation in primary duck embryo fibroblasts. The objectives of this study were to describe isolation of ABBV-1 in primary duck embryonic fibroblasts (DEF), and characterize replication in DEF and three immortalized avian fibroblast cell lines (duck CCL-141, quail QT-35, chicken DF-1) in order to evaluate cellular permissivity and identify suitable cell lines for routine virus propagation. METHODS The virus was sequenced, and phylogenetic analysis performed on a segment of the N gene coding region. Virus spread in cell cultures, viral RNA and protein production, and titres were evaluated at different passages using immunofluorescence, RT-qPCR, western blotting, and tissue culture dose 50% (TCID50) assay, respectively. RESULTS The isolated ABBV-1 showed 97 and 99% identity to European ABBV-1 isolate AF-168 and North American ABBV-1 isolates 062-CQ and CG-N1489, and could infect and replicate in DEF, CCL-141, QT-35 and DF-1 cultures. Viral RNA was detected in all four cultures with highest levels observed in DEF and CCL-141, moderate in QT-35, and lowest in DF-1. N protein was detected in western blots from infected DEF, CCL-141 and QT-35 at moderate to high levels, but minimally in infected DF-1. Infectious titre was highest in DEF (between approximately 105 to 106 FFU / 106 cells). Regarding immortalized cell lines, CCL-141 showed the highest titre between approximately 104 to 105 FFU / 106 cells. DF-1 produced minimal infectious titre. CONCLUSIONS This study confirms the presence of ABBV-1 among waterfowl in Canada and reported additional in vitro characterization of this virus in different avian cell lines. ABBV-1 replicated to highest titre in DEF, followed by CCL-141 and QT-35, and poorly in DF-1. Our results showed that CCL-141 can be used instead of DEF for routine ABBV-1 production, if a lower titre is an acceptable trade-off for the simplicity of using immortalized cell line over primary culture.
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- Phuc H Pham
- Department of Pathobiology, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
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- Department of Pathobiology, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
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- Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Department of Pathobiology, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
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- Department of Pathobiology, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada.
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Hartl M, Puglisi K, Nist A, Raffeiner P, Bister K. The brain acid-soluble protein 1 (BASP1) interferes with the oncogenic capacity of MYC and its binding to calmodulin. Mol Oncol 2020; 14:625-644. [PMID: 31944520 PMCID: PMC7053243 DOI: 10.1002/1878-0261.12636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2019] [Revised: 12/16/2019] [Accepted: 01/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The MYC protein is a transcription factor with oncogenic potential controlling fundamental cellular processes such as cell proliferation, metabolism, differentiation, and apoptosis. The MYC gene is a major cancer driver, and elevated MYC protein levels are a hallmark of most human cancers. We have previously shown that the brain acid-soluble protein 1 gene (BASP1) is specifically downregulated by the v-myc oncogene and that ectopic BASP1 expression inhibits v-myc-induced cell transformation. The 11-amino acid effector domain of the BASP1 protein interacts with the calcium sensor calmodulin (CaM) and is mainly responsible for this inhibitory function. We also reported recently that CaM interacts with all MYC variant proteins and that ectopic CaM increases the transactivation and transformation potential of the v-Myc protein. Here, we show that the presence of excess BASP1 or of a synthetic BASP1 effector domain peptide leads to displacement of v-Myc from CaM. The protein stability of v-Myc is decreased in cells co-expressing v-Myc and BASP1, which may account for the inhibition of v-Myc. Furthermore, suppression of v-Myc-triggered transcriptional activation and cell transformation is compensated by ectopic CaM, suggesting that BASP1-mediated withdrawal of CaM from v-Myc is a crucial event in the inhibition. In view of the tumor-suppressive role of BASP1 which was recently also reported for human cancer, small compounds or peptides based on the BASP1 effector domain could be used in drug development strategies aimed at tumors with high MYC expression.
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- Markus Hartl
- Institute of Biochemistry and Center for Molecular Biosciences (CMBI), University of Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Center for Molecular Biosciences (CMBI), University of Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Center for Molecular Biosciences (CMBI), University of Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Center for Molecular Biosciences (CMBI), University of Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Center for Molecular Biosciences (CMBI), University of Innsbruck, Austria
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Precise CRISPR/Cas9 editing of the NHE1 gene renders chickens resistant to the J subgroup of avian leukosis virus. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2020; 117:2108-2112. [PMID: 31964810 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1913827117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Avian leukosis virus subgroup J (ALV-J) is an important concern for the poultry industry. Replication of ALV-J depends on a functional cellular receptor, the chicken Na+/H+ exchanger type 1 (chNHE1). Tryptophan residue number 38 of chNHE1 (W38) in the extracellular portion of this molecule is a critical amino acid for virus entry. We describe a CRISPR/Cas9-mediated deletion of W38 in chicken primordial germ cells and the successful production of the gene-edited birds. The resistance to ALV-J was examined both in vitro and in vivo, and the ΔW38 homozygous chickens tested ALV-J-resistant, in contrast to ΔW38 heterozygotes and wild-type birds, which were ALV-J-susceptible. Deletion of W38 did not manifest any visible side effect. Our data clearly demonstrate the antiviral resistance conferred by precise CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing in the chicken. Furthermore, our highly efficient CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing in primordial germ cells represents a substantial addition to genotechnology in the chicken, an important food source and research model.
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The Novel Avian Leukosis Virus Subgroup K Shares Its Cellular Receptor with Subgroup A. J Virol 2019; 93:JVI.00580-19. [PMID: 31217247 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00580-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2019] [Accepted: 06/13/2019] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Avian leukosis virus subgroup K (ALV-K) is composed of newly emerging isolates, which, in sequence analyses, cluster separately from the well-characterized subgroups A, B, C, D, E, and J. However, it remains unclear whether ALV-K represents an independent ALV subgroup with regard to receptor usage, host range, and superinfection interference. In the present study, we examined the host range of the Chinese infectious isolate JS11C1, an ALV-K prototype, and we found substantial overlap of species that were either resistant or susceptible to ALV-A and JS11C1. Ectopic expression of the chicken tva gene in mammalian cells conferred susceptibility to JS11C1, while genetic ablation of the tva gene rendered chicken DF-1 cells resistant to infection by JS11C1. Thus, tva expression is both sufficient and necessary for JS11C1 entry. Receptor sharing was also manifested in superinfection interference, with preinfection of cells with ALV-A, but not ALV-B or ALV-J, blocking subsequent JS11C1 infection. Finally, direct binding of JS11C1 and Tva was demonstrated by preincubation of the virus with soluble Tva, which substantially decreased viral infectivity in susceptible chicken cells. Collectively, these findings indicate that JS11C1 represents a new and bona fide ALV subgroup that utilizes Tva for cell entry and binds to a site other than that for ALV-A.IMPORTANCE ALV consists of several subgroups that are particularly characterized by their receptor usage, which subsequently dictates the host range and tropism of the virus. A few newly emerging and highly pathogenic Chinese ALV strains have recently been suggested to be an independent subgroup, ALV-K, based solely on their genomic sequences. Here, we performed a series of experiments with the ALV-K strain JS11C1, which showed its dependence on the Tva cell surface receptor. Due to the sharing of this receptor with ALV-A, both subgroups were able to interfere with superinfection. Because ALV-K could become an important pathogen and a significant threat to the poultry industry in Asia, the identification of a specific receptor could help in the breeding of resistant chicken lines with receptor variants with decreased susceptibility to the virus.
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Hussain S, Turnbull ML, Pinto RM, McCauley JW, Engelhardt OG, Digard P. Segment 2 from influenza A(H1N1) 2009 pandemic viruses confers temperature-sensitive haemagglutinin yield on candidate vaccine virus growth in eggs that can be epistatically complemented by PB2 701D. J Gen Virol 2019; 100:1079-1092. [PMID: 31169484 DOI: 10.1099/jgv.0.001279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Candidate vaccine viruses (CVVs) for seasonal influenza A virus are made by reassortment of the antigenic virus with an egg-adapted strain, typically A/Puerto Rico/8/34 (PR8). Many 2009 A(H1N1) pandemic (pdm09) high-growth reassortants (HGRs) selected this way contain pdm09 segment 2 in addition to the antigenic genes. To investigate this, we made CVV mimics by reverse genetics (RG) that were either 6 : 2 or 5 : 3 reassortants between PR8 and two pdm09 strains, A/California/7/2009 (Cal7) and A/England/195/2009, differing in the source of segment 2. The 5 : 3 viruses replicated better in MDCK-SIAT1 cells than the 6 : 2 viruses, but the 6 : 2 CVVs gave higher haemagglutinin (HA) antigen yields from eggs. This unexpected phenomenon reflected temperature sensitivity conferred by pdm09 segment 2, as the egg HA yields of the 5 : 3 viruses improved substantially when viruses were grown at 35 °C compared with 37.5 °C, whereas the 6 : 2 virus yields did not. However, the authentic 5 : 3 pdm09 HGRs, X-179A and X-181, were not markedly temperature sensitive despite their PB1 sequences being identical to that of Cal7, suggesting compensatory mutations elsewhere in the genome. Sequence comparisons of the PR8-derived backbone genes identified polymorphisms in PB2, NP, NS1 and NS2. Of these, PB2 N701D affected the temperature dependence of viral transcription and, furthermore, improved and drastically reduced the temperature sensitivity of the HA yield from the 5 : 3 CVV mimic. We conclude that the HA yield of pdm09 CVVs can be affected by an epistatic interaction between PR8 PB2 and pdm09 PB1, but that this can be minimized by ensuring that the backbones used for vaccine manufacture in eggs contain PB2 701D.
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- Saira Hussain
- 1 The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH25 9RG, UK.,2 The Francis Crick Institute, London, NW1 1AT, UK
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- 1 The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH25 9RG, UK
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- 1 The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH25 9RG, UK
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- 3 National Institute for Biological Standards and Control, South Mimms, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, EN6 3QG, UK
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- 1 The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH25 9RG, UK
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Mutation of Influenza A Virus PA-X Decreases Pathogenicity in Chicken Embryos and Can Increase the Yield of Reassortant Candidate Vaccine Viruses. J Virol 2019; 93:JVI.01551-18. [PMID: 30381488 PMCID: PMC6321911 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01551-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2018] [Accepted: 10/25/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Influenza A virus is a widespread pathogen that affects both humans and a variety of animal species, causing regular epidemics and sporadic pandemics, with major public health and economic consequences. A better understanding of virus biology is therefore important. The primary control measure is vaccination, which for humans mostly relies on antigens produced in eggs from PR8-based viruses bearing the glycoprotein genes of interest. However, not all reassortants replicate well enough to supply sufficient virus antigen for demand. The significance of our research lies in identifying that mutation of the PA-X gene in the PR8 strain of virus can improve antigen yield, potentially by decreasing the pathogenicity of the virus in embryonated eggs. The PA-X protein of influenza A virus has roles in host cell shutoff and viral pathogenesis. While most strains are predicted to encode PA-X, strain-dependent variations in activity have been noted. We found that PA-X protein from the A/PR/8/34 (PR8) strain had significantly lower repressive activity against cellular gene expression than PA-X proteins from the avian strains A/turkey/England/50-92/91 (H5N1) (T/E) and A/chicken/Rostock/34 (H7N1). Loss of normal PA-X expression, either by mutation of the frameshift site or by truncating the X open reading frame (ORF), had little effect on the infectious virus titer of PR8 or PR8 7:1 reassortants with T/E segment 3 grown in embryonated hens’ eggs. However, in both virus backgrounds, mutation of PA-X led to decreased embryo mortality and lower overall pathology, effects that were more pronounced in the PR8 strain than in the T/E reassortant, despite the low shutoff activity of the PR8 PA-X. Purified PA-X mutant virus particles displayed an increased ratio of hemagglutinin (HA) to nucleoprotein (NP) and M1 compared to values for their wild-type (WT) counterparts, suggesting altered virion composition. When the PA-X gene was mutated in the background of poorly growing PR8 6:2 vaccine reassortant analogues containing the HA and neuraminidase (NA) segments from H1N1 2009 pandemic viruses or from an avian H7N3 strain, HA yield increased up to 2-fold. This suggests that the PR8 PA-X protein may harbor a function unrelated to host cell shutoff and that disruption of the PA-X gene has the potential to improve the HA yield of vaccine viruses. IMPORTANCE Influenza A virus is a widespread pathogen that affects both humans and a variety of animal species, causing regular epidemics and sporadic pandemics, with major public health and economic consequences. A better understanding of virus biology is therefore important. The primary control measure is vaccination, which for humans mostly relies on antigens produced in eggs from PR8-based viruses bearing the glycoprotein genes of interest. However, not all reassortants replicate well enough to supply sufficient virus antigen for demand. The significance of our research lies in identifying that mutation of the PA-X gene in the PR8 strain of virus can improve antigen yield, potentially by decreasing the pathogenicity of the virus in embryonated eggs.
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Okamoto Y, Nishimura N, Matsuda K, Ranawakage DC, Kamachi Y, Kondoh H, Uchikawa M. Cooperation of Sall4 and Sox8 transcription factors in the regulation of the chicken Sox3
gene during otic placode development. Dev Growth Differ 2018. [DOI: 10.1111/dgd.12427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Yu Okamoto
- Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences; Osaka University; Osaka Japan
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- Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences; Osaka University; Osaka Japan
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- Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences; Osaka University; Osaka Japan
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering; Kochi University of Technology; Kochi Japan
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering; Kochi University of Technology; Kochi Japan
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- Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences; Osaka University; Osaka Japan
- Faculty of Life Sciences; Kyoto Sangyo University; Kyoto Japan
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- Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences; Osaka University; Osaka Japan
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Plachý J, Reinišová M, Kučerová D, Šenigl F, Stepanets V, Hron T, Trejbalová K, Elleder D, Hejnar J. Identification of New World Quails Susceptible to Infection with Avian Leukosis Virus Subgroup J. J Virol 2017; 91:e02002-16. [PMID: 27881654 PMCID: PMC5244330 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.02002-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2016] [Accepted: 11/10/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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The J subgroup of avian leukosis virus (ALV-J) infects domestic chickens, jungle fowl, and turkeys. This virus enters the host cell through a receptor encoded by the tvj locus and identified as Na+/H+ exchanger 1. The resistance to avian leukosis virus subgroup J in a great majority of galliform species has been explained by deletions or substitutions of the critical tryptophan 38 in the first extracellular loop of Na+/H+ exchanger 1. Because there are concerns of transspecies virus transmission, we studied natural polymorphisms and susceptibility/resistance in wild galliforms and found the presence of tryptophan 38 in four species of New World quails. The embryo fibroblasts of New World quails are susceptible to infection with avian leukosis virus subgroup J, and the cloned Na+/H+ exchanger 1 confers susceptibility on the otherwise resistant host. New World quails are also susceptible to new avian leukosis virus subgroup J variants but resistant to subgroups A and B and weakly susceptible to subgroups C and D of avian sarcoma/leukosis virus due to obvious defects of the respective receptors. Our results suggest that the avian leukosis virus subgroup J could be transmitted to New World quails and establish a natural reservoir of circulating virus with a potential for further evolution. IMPORTANCE Since its spread in broiler chickens in China and Southeast Asia in 2000, ALV-J remains a major enzootic challenge for the poultry industry. Although the virus diversifies rapidly in the poultry, its spillover and circulation in wild bird species has been prevented by the resistance of most species to ALV-J. It is, nevertheless, important to understand the evolution of the virus and its potential host range in wild birds. Because resistance to avian retroviruses is due particularly to receptor incompatibility, we studied Na+/H+ exchanger 1, the receptor for ALV-J. In New World quails, we found a receptor compatible with virus entry, and we confirmed the susceptibilities of four New World quail species in vitro We propose that a prospective molecular epidemiology study be conducted to identify species with the potential to become reservoirs for ALV-J.
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- Jiří Plachý
- Department of Viral and Cellular Genetics, Institute of Molecular Genetics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Viral and Cellular Genetics, Institute of Molecular Genetics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Viral and Cellular Genetics, Institute of Molecular Genetics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Viral and Cellular Genetics, Institute of Molecular Genetics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Viral and Cellular Genetics, Institute of Molecular Genetics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Viral and Cellular Genetics, Institute of Molecular Genetics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Viral and Cellular Genetics, Institute of Molecular Genetics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Viral and Cellular Genetics, Institute of Molecular Genetics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Viral and Cellular Genetics, Institute of Molecular Genetics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
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Sabara MI, Larence JE, Halayko S. Use of a Japanese Quail Fibrosarcoma Cell Line (QT-35) in Serologic Assays to Determine the Antigenic Relationship of Avian Metapneumoviruses. J Vet Diagn Invest 2016; 15:447-53. [PMID: 14535544 DOI: 10.1177/104063870301500507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The ability of a Japanese quail fibrosarcoma cell line (QT-35) to support the replication of avian metapneumoviruses belonging to the 3 subgroups A (14/1 virus), B (Colorado virus), and C (Hungary virus) enabled the development of assays for the detection and evaluation of virus-specific antibodies. On the basis of the results of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), plaque reduction neutralization assay (PRNA), immunofluorescent assay (IFA), and Western blot analysis, some degree of antigenic cross-reactivity was observed between prototype viruses belonging to each of the 3 subgroups A, B, and C. The antigen produced in QT-35 cells was found to be superior with respect to its reactivity with virus-specific antibodies, as determined when used in ELISA and IFA. Standardization of both the input virus and the virus-specific antibodies in PRNA enabled a more detailed analysis of the antigenic relationship between these viruses. Specifically, it was observed that 14/1 virus shared more neutralizing regions with Hungary and Colorado viruses than did either of these viruses with 14/1 virus. In addition, Hungary virus shared comparatively fewer neutralizing epitopes with the Colorado virus than did 14/1 virus. Western blot analysis of the reactivity patterns of virus antigen, produced in QT-35 cells, with subgroup-specific antibodies identified a cross-reactive protein migrating at approximately 18 kD. These assays and the information from the Western blot will enable further analysis of avian metapneumovirus isolates to determine antigenic relationships.
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- Marta I Sabara
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency, National Centre for Foreign Animal Disease, 1015 Arlington Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3E 3M4, Canada
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Zhang X, Bilic I, Marek A, Glösmann M, Hess M. C-Terminal Amino Acids 471-507 of Avian Hepatitis E Virus Capsid Protein Are Crucial for Binding to Avian and Human Cells. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0153723. [PMID: 27073893 PMCID: PMC4830555 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0153723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2016] [Accepted: 04/01/2016] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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The infection of chickens with avian Hepatitis E virus (avian HEV) can be asymptomatic or induces clinical signs characterized by increased mortality and decreased egg production in adult birds. Due to the lack of an efficient cell culture system for avian HEV, the interaction between virus and host cells is still barely understood. In this study, four truncated avian HEV capsid proteins (ORF2-1 – ORF2-4) with an identical 338aa deletion at the N-terminus and gradual deletions from 0, 42, 99 and 136aa at the C-terminus, respectively, were expressed and used to map the possible binding site within avian HEV capsid protein. Results from the binding assay showed that three truncated capsid proteins attached to avian LMH cells, but did not penetrate into cells. However, the shortest construct, ORF2-4, lost the capability of binding to cells suggesting that the presence of amino acids 471 to 507 of the capsid protein is crucial for the attachment. The construct ORF2-3 (aa339-507) was used to study the potential binding of avian HEV capsid protein to human and other avian species. It could be demonstrated that ORF2-3 was capable of binding to QT-35 cells from Japanese quail and human HepG2 cells but failed to bind to P815 cells. Additionally, chicken serum raised against ORF2-3 successfully blocked the binding to LMH cells. Treatment with heparin sodium salt or sodium chlorate significantly reduced binding of ORF2-3 to LMH cells. However, heparinase II treatment of LMH cells had no effect on binding of the ORF2-3 construct, suggesting a possible distinct attachment mechanism of avian as compared to human HEV. For the first time, interactions between avian HEV capsid protein and host cells were investigated demonstrating that aa471 to 507 of the capsid protein are needed to facilitate interaction with different kind of cells from different species.
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- Xinquan Zhang
- Clinic for Poultry and Fish Medicine, Department for Farm Animals and Veterinary Public Health, University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, Austria
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- Clinic for Poultry and Fish Medicine, Department for Farm Animals and Veterinary Public Health, University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, Austria
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- Clinic for Poultry and Fish Medicine, Department for Farm Animals and Veterinary Public Health, University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, Austria
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- VetCore Facility for Research, University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, Austria
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- Clinic for Poultry and Fish Medicine, Department for Farm Animals and Veterinary Public Health, University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, Austria
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Rice BL, Kaddis RJ, Stake MS, Lochmann TL, Parent LJ. Interplay between the alpharetroviral Gag protein and SR proteins SF2 and SC35 in the nucleus. Front Microbiol 2015; 6:925. [PMID: 26441864 PMCID: PMC4562304 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.00925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2015] [Accepted: 08/21/2015] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Retroviruses are positive-sense, single-stranded RNA viruses that reverse transcribe their RNA genomes into double-stranded DNA for integration into the host cell chromosome. The integrated provirus is used as a template for the transcription of viral RNA. The full-length viral RNA can be used for the translation of the Gag and Gag-Pol structural proteins or as the genomic RNA (gRNA) for encapsidation into new virions by the Gag protein. The mechanism by which Gag selectively incorporates unspliced gRNA into virus particles is poorly understood. Although Gag was previously thought to localize exclusively to the cytoplasm and plasma membrane where particles are released, we found that the Gag protein of Rous sarcoma virus, an alpharetrovirus, undergoes transient nuclear trafficking. When the nuclear export signal of RSV Gag is mutated (Gag.L219A), the protein accumulates in discrete subnuclear foci reminiscent of nuclear bodies such as splicing speckles, paraspeckles, and PML bodies. In this report, we observed that RSV Gag.L219A foci appeared to be tethered in the nucleus, partially co-localizing with the splicing speckle components SC35 and SF2. Overexpression of SC35 increased the number of Gag.L219A nucleoplasmic foci, suggesting that SC35 may facilitate the formation of Gag foci. We previously reported that RSV Gag nuclear trafficking is required for efficient gRNA packaging. Together with the data presented herein, our findings raise the intriguing hypothesis that RSV Gag may co-opt splicing factors to localize near transcription sites. Because splicing occurs co-transcriptionally, we speculate that this mechanism could allow Gag to associate with unspliced viral RNA shortly after its transcription initiation in the nucleus, before the viral RNA can be spliced or exported from the nucleus as an mRNA template.
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- Breanna L Rice
- Division of Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Penn State College of Medicine Hershey, PA, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Penn State College of Medicine Hershey, PA, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Penn State College of Medicine Hershey, PA, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Penn State College of Medicine Hershey, PA, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Penn State College of Medicine Hershey, PA, USA ; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Penn State College of Medicine Hershey, PA, USA
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Horie M, Sassa Y, Iki H, Ebisawa K, Fukushi H, Yanai T, Tomonaga K. Isolation of avian bornaviruses from psittacine birds using QT6 quail cells in Japan. J Vet Med Sci 2015; 78:305-8. [PMID: 26346745 PMCID: PMC4785123 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.15-0372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Avian bornaviruses (ABVs) were recently discovered as the causative agents of proventricular dilatation
disease (PDD). Although molecular epidemiological studies revealed that ABVs exist in Japan, no Japanese
isolate has been reported thus far. In this study, we isolated four strains of Psittaciform 1
bornavirus from psittacine birds affected by PDD using QT6 quail cells. To our knowledge, this is
the first report to isolate ABVs in Japan and to show that QT6 cells are available for ABV isolation. These
isolates and QT6 cells would be powerful tools for elucidating the fundamental biology and pathogenicity of
ABVs.
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- Masayuki Horie
- Transboundary Animal Diseases Research Center, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima 890-0065, Japan
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Raffeiner P, Röck R, Schraffl A, Hartl M, Hart JR, Janda KD, Vogt PK, Stefan E, Bister K. In vivo quantification and perturbation of Myc-Max interactions and the impact on oncogenic potential. Oncotarget 2015; 5:8869-78. [PMID: 25326649 PMCID: PMC4253403 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.2588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The oncogenic bHLH-LZ transcription factor Myc forms binary complexes with its binding partner Max. These and other bHLH-LZ-based protein-protein interactions (PPI) in the Myc-Max network are essential for the physiological and oncogenic activities of Myc. We have generated a genetically determined and highly specific protein-fragment complementation assay based on Renilla luciferase to analyze the dynamic interplay of bHLH-LZ transcription factors Myc, Max, and Mxd1 in vivo. We also applied this PPI reporter to quantify alterations of nuclear Myc-Max complexes in response to mutational events, competitive binding by the transcriptional repressor Mxd1, or perturbations by small-molecule Myc inhibitors, including recently identified potent PPI inhibitors from a Kröhnke pyridine library. We show that the specificity of Myc-Max PPI reduction by the pyridine inhibitors directly correlates with their efficient and highly specific potential to interfere with the proliferation of human and avian tumor cells displaying deregulated Myc expression. In a direct comparison with known Myc inhibitors using human and avian cell systems, the pyridine compounds reveal a unique inhibitory potential even at sub-micromolar concentrations combined with remarkable specificity for the inhibition of Myc-driven tumor cell proliferation. Furthermore, we show in direct comparisons using defined avian cell systems that different Max PPI profiles for the variant members of the Myc protein family (c-Myc, v-Myc, N-Myc, L-Myc) correlate with their diverse oncogenic potential and their variable sensitivity to the novel pyridine inhibitors.
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- Philipp Raffeiner
- Institute of Biochemistry and Center for Molecular Biosciences, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Center for Molecular Biosciences, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Center for Molecular Biosciences, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Center for Molecular Biosciences, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Molecular and Experimental Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA
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- Department of Molecular and Experimental Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Center for Molecular Biosciences, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Center for Molecular Biosciences, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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Miyaho RN, Nakagawa S, Hashimoto-Gotoh A, Nakaya Y, Shimode S, Sakaguchi S, Yoshikawa R, Takahashi MU, Miyazawa T. Susceptibility of domestic animals to a pseudotype virus bearing RD-114 virus envelope protein. Gene 2015; 567:189-95. [PMID: 25936996 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2015.04.079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2014] [Revised: 04/27/2015] [Accepted: 04/29/2015] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Retroviral vectors are used for gene transduction into cells and have been applied to gene therapy. Retroviral vectors using envelope protein (Env) of RD-114 virus, a feline endogenous retrovirus, have been used for gene transduction. In this study, we investigated the susceptibility to RD-114 Env-pseudotyped virus in twelve domestic animals including cattle, sheep, horse, pig, dog, cat, ferret, mink, rabbit, rat, mouse, and quail. Comparison of nucleotide sequences of ASCT2 (SLC1A5), a receptor of RD-114 virus, in 10 mammalian and 2 avian species revealed that insertion and deletion events at the region C of ASCT2 where RD-114 viral Env interacts occurred independently in the mouse and rat lineage and in the chicken and quail lineage. By the pseudotype virus infection assay, we found that RD-114 Env-pseudotyped virus could efficiently infect all cell lines except those from mouse and rat. Furthermore, we confirmed that bovine ASCT2 (bASCT2) functions as a receptor for RD-114 virus infection. We also investigated bASCT2 mRNA expression in cattle tissues and found that it is expressed in various tissues including lung, spleen and kidney. These results indicate that retrovirus vectors with RD-114 virus Env can be used for gene therapy in large domestic animals in addition to companion animals such as cat and dog.
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- Rie Nakaoka Miyaho
- Laboratory of Signal Transduction, Department of Cell Biology, Institute for Virus Research, Kyoto University, 53 Shogoin-Kawaharacho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan; Laboratory of Virolution, Experimental Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Institute for Virus Research, Kyoto University, 53 Shogoin-Kawaharacho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Life Science, Tokai University School of Medicine, 143 Shimokasuya, Isehara, Kanagawa 259-1193, Japan; Micro/Nano Technology Center, Tokai University, 411 Kitakaname, Hiratsuka, Kanagawa 259-1292, Japan.
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- Laboratory of Signal Transduction, Department of Cell Biology, Institute for Virus Research, Kyoto University, 53 Shogoin-Kawaharacho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan; Laboratory of Virolution, Experimental Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Institute for Virus Research, Kyoto University, 53 Shogoin-Kawaharacho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kawaramachi-hirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8566, Japan
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- Laboratory of Signal Transduction, Department of Cell Biology, Institute for Virus Research, Kyoto University, 53 Shogoin-Kawaharacho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan; Laboratory of Virolution, Experimental Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Institute for Virus Research, Kyoto University, 53 Shogoin-Kawaharacho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
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- Laboratory of Signal Transduction, Department of Cell Biology, Institute for Virus Research, Kyoto University, 53 Shogoin-Kawaharacho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan; Laboratory of Virolution, Experimental Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Institute for Virus Research, Kyoto University, 53 Shogoin-Kawaharacho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
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- Laboratory of Signal Transduction, Department of Cell Biology, Institute for Virus Research, Kyoto University, 53 Shogoin-Kawaharacho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan; Laboratory of Virolution, Experimental Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Institute for Virus Research, Kyoto University, 53 Shogoin-Kawaharacho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
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- Micro/Nano Technology Center, Tokai University, 411 Kitakaname, Hiratsuka, Kanagawa 259-1292, Japan
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- Laboratory of Signal Transduction, Department of Cell Biology, Institute for Virus Research, Kyoto University, 53 Shogoin-Kawaharacho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan; Laboratory of Virolution, Experimental Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Institute for Virus Research, Kyoto University, 53 Shogoin-Kawaharacho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan.
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Rong S, Wheeler D, Weber F. Efficient Marek's disease virus (MDV) and herpesvirus of turkey infection of the QM7 cell line that does not contain latent MDV genome. Avian Pathol 2015; 43:414-9. [PMID: 25204414 DOI: 10.1080/03079457.2014.956687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Marek's disease virus (MDV; also known as Gallid herpesvirus 2, MDV-1) causes oncogenic disease in chickens producing clinical signs that include lymphomas, visceral tumours, nerve lesions, and immunosuppression. MDV vaccines are widely used and mostly produced using primary cells: chicken embryo fibroblast cells, duck embryo fibroblast cells, chicken embryo kidney cells or chicken kidney cells. An immortalized cell line that can be used to manufacture the virus has long been desired. In this report, we demonstrate that QM7 cells were susceptible to infection with either MDV or herpesvirus of turkey (HVT; also known as Meleagrid herpesvirus 1, MDV-3). Polymerase chain reaction analysis with primers amplifying selected MDV genes revealed that QM7 cells did not contain these sequences. However, MDV genes were detected in QT35 cells, which have been reported to harbour latent MDV virus. Transfection of naked MDV DNA initiated efficient infection of QM7 cells. In addition, QM7 cell lysate, clarified supernatant, and QM7 cell pellet infected with MDV were negative for reverse transcriptase activity, indicating absence of endogenous retrovirus. QM7 cells were also found to be free of other avian pathogens in a chick embryo inoculation test. In vivo studies of MDV growing in QM7 cells showed the virus retained its pathogenicity and virulence. In ovo experiments demonstrated that both HVT and MDV propagated in QM7 cells did not interfere with hatchability of injected eggs, and viruses could be re-isolated from hatched chicks. The results suggest that QM7 could be a good host cell line for growing both MDV and HVT.
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- Sing Rong
- a Global Biologics Research, Veterinary Medicine Research & Development, Zoetis, Kalamazoo , Michigan , USA
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Different regions of the newcastle disease virus fusion protein modulate pathogenicity. PLoS One 2014; 9:e113344. [PMID: 25437176 PMCID: PMC4249879 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0113344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2014] [Accepted: 10/22/2014] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Newcastle disease virus (NDV), also designated as Avian paramyxovirus type 1 (APMV-1), is the causative agent of a notifiable disease of poultry but it exhibits different pathogenicity dependent on the virus strain. The molecular basis for this variability is not fully understood. The efficiency of activation of the fusion protein (F) is determined by presence or absence of a polybasic amino acid sequence at an internal proteolytic cleavage site which is a major determinant of NDV virulence. However, other determinants of pathogenicity must exist since APMV-1 of high (velogenic), intermediate (mesogenic) and low (lentogenic) virulence specify a polybasic F cleavage site. We aimed at elucidation of additional virulence determinants by constructing a recombinant virus that consists of a lentogenic NDV Clone 30 backbone and the F protein gene from a mesogenic pigeon paramyxovirus-1 (PPMV-1) isolate with an intracerebral pathogenicity index (ICPI) of 1.1 specifying the polybasic sequence R-R-K-K-R*F motif at the cleavage site. The resulting virus was characterized by an ICPI of 0.6, indicating a lentogenic pathotype. In contrast, alteration of the cleavage site G-R-Q-G-R*L of the lentogenic Clone 30 to R-R-K-K-R*F resulted in a recombinant virus with an ICPI of 1.36 which was higher than that of parental PPMV-1. Substitution of different regions of the F protein of Clone 30 by those of PPMV-1, while maintaining the polybasic amino acid sequence at the F cleavage site, resulted in recombinant viruses with ICPIs ranging from 0.59 to 1.36 suggesting that virulence is modulated by regions of the F protein other than the polybasic cleavage site.
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Bann DV, Beyer AR, Parent LJ. A murine retrovirus co-Opts YB-1, a translational regulator and stress granule-associated protein, to facilitate virus assembly. J Virol 2014; 88:4434-50. [PMID: 24501406 PMCID: PMC3993753 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.02607-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2013] [Accepted: 01/28/2014] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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UNLABELLED The Gag protein of the murine retrovirus mouse mammary tumor virus (MMTV) orchestrates the assembly of immature virus particles in the cytoplasm which are subsequently transported to the plasma membrane for release from the cell. The morphogenetic pathway of MMTV assembly is similar to that of Saccharomyces cerevisiae retrotransposons Ty1 and Ty3, which assemble virus-like particles (VLPs) in intracytoplasmic ribonucleoprotein (RNP) complexes. Assembly of Ty1 and Ty3 VLPs depends upon cellular mRNA processing factors, prompting us to examine whether MMTV utilizes a similar set of host proteins to facilitate viral capsid assembly. Our data revealed that MMTV Gag colocalized with YB-1, a translational regulator found in stress granules and P bodies, in intracytoplasmic foci. The association of MMTV Gag and YB-1 in cytoplasmic granules was not disrupted by cycloheximide treatment, suggesting that these sites were not typical stress granules. However, the association of MMTV Gag and YB-1 was RNA dependent, and an MMTV RNA reporter construct colocalized with Gag and YB-1 in cytoplasmic RNP complexes. Knockdown of YB-1 resulted in a significant decrease in MMTV particle production, indicating that YB-1 plays a role in MMTV capsid formation. Analysis by live-cell imaging with fluorescence recovery after photobleaching (FRAP) revealed that the population of Gag proteins localized within YB-1 complexes was relatively immobile, suggesting that Gag forms stable complexes in association with YB-1. Together, our data imply that the formation of intracytoplasmic Gag-RNA complexes is facilitated by YB-1, which promotes MMTV virus assembly. IMPORTANCE Cellular mRNA processing factors regulate the posttranscriptional fates of mRNAs, affecting localization and utilization of mRNAs under normal conditions and in response to stress. RNA viruses such as retroviruses interact with cellular mRNA processing factors that accumulate in ribonucleoprotein complexes known as P bodies and stress granules. This report shows for the first time that mouse mammary tumor virus (MMTV), a mammalian retrovirus that assembles intracytoplasmic virus particles, commandeers the cellular factor YB-1, a key regulator of translation involved in the cellular stress response. YB-1 is essential for the efficient production of MMTV particles, a process directed by the viral Gag protein. We found that Gag and YB-1 localize together in cytoplasmic granules. Functional studies of Gag/YB-1 granules suggest that they may be sites where virus particles assemble. These studies provide significant insights into the interplay between mRNA processing factors and retroviruses.
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- Darrin V. Bann
- Department of Medicine, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA
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Geerligs H, Spijkers I, Rodenberg J. Efficacy and safety of cell-associated vaccines against Marek's disease virus grown in QT35 cells or JBJ-1 cells. Avian Dis 2013; 57:448-53. [PMID: 23901760 DOI: 10.1637/10344-090312-reg.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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The Marek's disease virus (MDV) vaccine strain CVI 988 usually is grown in primary chicken embryo fibroblasts (CEFs). We found that the strains could be grown also in the QT35 and JBJ-1 cell lines to titers in the same range as in the CEFs. Both cell lines are fibroblast-like cell lines, which can be grown in flat-bottomed tissue-culture flasks, roller bottles, and on microcarriers. For growth in QT35 cells it was necessary to adapt the virus to the cell line; for growth in JBJ-1 cells this was not necessary. We investigated the efficacy of experimental CVI 988 vaccines grown in QT35 cells and JBJ-1 cells. The efficacy studies were performed in accordance with European Pharmacopoeia (EP) monograph for live MDV disease vaccines. Groups of 1-day-old specific-pathogen-free chicks were vaccinated. Nonvaccinated control groups were included in the studies. Five to 7 days after vaccination all chickens were challenged with the very virulent MDV strain RB1B. After challenge the chickens were observed for a period of 70 days for signs of MD. The protection induced by CVI 988 grown in QT35 cells as well as JBJ-1 cells complied with the requirements of the EP that prescribe that the protection index should be at least 80%. The safety of the vaccines grown in QT35 cells and JBJ-1 cells was tested in a field study in commercial layer chickens. The vaccine virus was not safe after passaging in QT35 cells. This can be explained by the presence of fragments of the genome of MDV strains in the QT35 cell line. No signs of MD were noticed in the study in which CVI988 grown in JBJ-1 cells was tested. It is concluded that the JBJ-1 cell line is a suitable substrate for the current vaccines against MD.
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- Harm Geerligs
- Pfizer Animal Health, VMRD, Hoge Wei 10, 1930 Zaventem, Belgium.
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Kucerová D, Plachy J, Reinisová M, Senigl F, Trejbalová K, Geryk J, Hejnar J. Nonconserved tryptophan 38 of the cell surface receptor for subgroup J avian leukosis virus discriminates sensitive from resistant avian species. J Virol 2013; 87:8399-407. [PMID: 23698309 PMCID: PMC3719790 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.03180-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2012] [Accepted: 05/14/2013] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Subgroup J avian leukosis virus (ALV-J) is unique among the avian sarcoma and leukosis viruses in using the multimembrane-spanning cell surface protein Na(+)/H(+) exchanger type 1 (NHE1) as a receptor. The precise localization of amino acids critical for NHE1 receptor activity is key in understanding the virus-receptor interaction and potential interference with virus entry. Because no resistant chicken lines have been described until now, we compared the NHE1 amino acid sequences from permissive and resistant galliform species. In all resistant species, the deletion or substitution of W38 within the first extracellular loop was observed either alone or in the presence of other incidental amino acid changes. Using the ectopic expression of wild-type or mutated chicken NHE1 in resistant cells and infection with a reporter recombinant retrovirus of subgroup J specificity, we studied the effect of individual mutations on the NHE1 receptor capacity. We suggest that the absence of W38 abrogates binding of the subgroup J envelope glycoprotein to ALV-J-resistant cells. Altogether, we describe the functional importance of W38 for virus entry and conclude that natural polymorphisms in NHE1 can be a source of host resistance to ALV-J.
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- Dana Kucerová
- Department of Cellular and Viral Genetics, Institute of Molecular Genetics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
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Backström Winquist E, Abdurahman S, Tranell A, Lindström S, Tingsborg S, Schwartz S. Inefficient splicing of segment 7 and 8 mRNAs is an inherent property of influenza virus A/Brevig Mission/1918/1 (H1N1) that causes elevated expression of NS1 protein. Virology 2012; 422:46-58. [DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2011.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2011] [Revised: 09/16/2011] [Accepted: 10/05/2011] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Amin A, Bilic I, Berger E, Hess M. Trichomonas gallinae, in comparison to Tetratrichomonas gallinarum, induces distinctive cytopathogenic effects in tissue cultures. Vet Parasitol 2011; 186:196-206. [PMID: 22172581 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2011.11.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2011] [Revised: 11/03/2011] [Accepted: 11/14/2011] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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In the present study the interaction of three genetically different clonal cultures of Trichomonas gallinae and Tetratrichomonas gallinarum with a permanent chicken liver (LMH) and a permanent quail fibroblast (QT35) cell culture was studied. Proliferation of T. gallinae cells was associated with a disintegration of the cell monolayer. The initial lesions on the LMH monolayer consisted of a progressive accumulation of the flagellate, forming clumps attached to the monolayer. A prolonged incubation time was characterized by appearance of holes in the cell monolayer with accumulation of trichomonads at their periphery. According to the severeness of the monolayer disruption differences among three tested T. gallinae clones were noticed. Furthermore, filtrates obtained either from axenic cultures of T. gallinae or from infected cell cultures produced a cytopathogenic effect similar to the protozoal cells, on both types of cell cultures. However, the destructive effect of the flagellates and their cell-free filtrates was much more pronounced on the LMH monolayer in comparison with the QT35 cells. Furthermore, freshly seeded LMH and QT35 cells suspended in cell-free filtrates of T. gallinae were unable to form a confluent monolayer. In comparison to T. gallinae, clonal cultures of T. gallinarum or their cell-free filtrates produced no effect on both types of monolayers. Interestingly, the cell-free filtrates obtained from both trichomonad species had an effect on the viability of both cell cultures. However, the cytotoxic effect of T. gallinarum filtrates was less severe than that recorded by T. gallinae. Consequently, for the first time a destruction of specified monolayers induced by T. gallinae-free filtrates could be demonstrated.
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- Aziza Amin
- Clinic for Avian, Reptile and Fish Medicine, Department for Farm Animals and Veterinary Public Health, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Veterinärplatz 1, A-1210 Vienna, Austria
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Kaufer BB, Arndt S, Trapp S, Osterrieder N, Jarosinski KW. Herpesvirus telomerase RNA (vTR) with a mutated template sequence abrogates herpesvirus-induced lymphomagenesis. PLoS Pathog 2011; 7:e1002333. [PMID: 22046133 PMCID: PMC3203187 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1002333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2011] [Accepted: 09/08/2011] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) and telomerase RNA (TR) represent the enzymatically active components of telomerase. In the complex, TR provides the template for the addition of telomeric repeats to telomeres, a protective structure at the end of linear chromosomes. Human TR with a mutation in the template region has been previously shown to inhibit proliferation of cancer cells in vitro. In this report, we examined the effects of a mutation in the template of a virus encoded TR (vTR) on herpesvirus-induced tumorigenesis in vivo. For this purpose, we used the oncogenic avian herpesvirus Marek's disease virus (MDV) as a natural virus-host model for lymphomagenesis. We generated recombinant MDV in which the vTR template sequence was mutated from AATCCCAATC to ATATATATAT (vAU5) by two-step Red-mediated mutagenesis. Recombinant viruses harboring the template mutation replicated with kinetics comparable to parental and revertant viruses in vitro. However, mutation of the vTR template sequence completely abrogated virus-induced tumor formation in vivo, although the virus was able to undergo low-level lytic replication. To confirm that the absence of tumors was dependent on the presence of mutant vTR in the telomerase complex, a second mutation was introduced in vAU5 that targeted the P6.1 stem loop, a conserved region essential for vTR-TERT interaction. Absence of vTR-AU5 from the telomerase complex restored virus-induced lymphoma formation. To test if the attenuated vAU5 could be used as an effective vaccine against MDV, we performed vaccination-challenge studies and determined that vaccination with vAU5 completely protected chickens from lethal challenge with highly virulent MDV. Taken together, our results demonstrate 1) that mutation of the vTR template sequence can completely abrogate virus-induced tumorigenesis, likely by the inhibition of cancer cell proliferation, and 2) that this strategy could be used to generate novel vaccine candidates against virus-induced lymphoma.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Cell Proliferation
- Cell Transformation, Neoplastic/genetics
- Cell Transformation, Neoplastic/metabolism
- Chickens
- Gene Expression Regulation, Leukemic
- Gene Expression Regulation, Viral
- Herpesvirus 2, Gallid/enzymology
- Herpesvirus 2, Gallid/genetics
- Herpesvirus 2, Gallid/pathogenicity
- Host-Pathogen Interactions
- Lymphoma, T-Cell/genetics
- Lymphoma, T-Cell/veterinary
- Lymphoma, T-Cell/virology
- Marek Disease/genetics
- Marek Disease/virology
- Mutation
- RNA/genetics
- RNA, Viral/analysis
- Telomerase/genetics
- Templates, Genetic
- Vaccination/veterinary
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- Benedikt B. Kaufer
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America
- Institut für Virologie, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America
- Institut für Virologie, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America
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Yang M, Li Y, Chilukuri K, Brady OA, Boulos MI, Kappes JC, Galileo DS. L1 stimulation of human glioma cell motility correlates with FAK activation. J Neurooncol 2011; 105:27-44. [PMID: 21373966 DOI: 10.1007/s11060-011-0557-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2010] [Accepted: 02/21/2011] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The neural adhesion/recognition protein L1 (L1CAM; CD171) has been shown or implicated to function in stimulation of cell motility in several cancer types, including high-grade gliomas. Our previous work demonstrated the expression and function of L1 protein in stimulation of cell motility in rat glioma cells. However, the mechanism of this stimulation is still unclear. This study further investigated the function of L1 and L1 proteolysis in human glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) cell migration and invasion, as well as the mechanism of this stimulation. L1 mRNA was found to be present in human T98G GBM cell line but not in U-118 MG grade III human glioma cell line. L1 protein expression, proteolysis, and release were found in T98G cells and human surgical GBM cells by Western blotting. Exosome-like vesicles released by T98G cells were purified and contained full-length L1. In a scratch assay, T98G cells that migrated into the denuded scratch area exhibited upregulation of ADAM10 protease expression coincident with loss of surface L1. GBM surgical specimen cells exhibited a similar loss of cell surface L1 when xenografted into the chick embryo brain. When lentivirally introduced shRNA was used to attenuate L1 expression, such T98G/shL1 cells exhibited significantly decreased cell motility by time lapse microscopy in our quantitative Super Scratch assay. These cells also showed a decrease in FAK activity and exhibited increased focal complexes. L1 binding integrins which activate FAK were found in T98G and U-118 MG cells. Addition of L1 ectodomain-containing media (1) rescued the decreased cell motility of T98G/shL1 cells and (2) increased cell motility of U-118 MG cells but (3) did not further increase T98G cell motility. Injection of L1-attenuated T98G/shL1 cells into embryonic chick brains resulted in the absence of detectable invasion compared to control cells which invaded brain tissue. These studies support a mechanism where glioma cells at the edge of a cell mass upregulate ADAM10 to proteolyze surface L1 and the resultant ectodomain increases human glioma cell migration and invasion by binding to integrin receptors, activating FAK, and increasing turnover of focal complexes.
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- Muhua Yang
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Delaware, Wolf Hall, Newark, DE 19716, USA.
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Wakenell PS, O'Connell P, Blackmore C, Mondal SP, Schat KA. Role of Marek's disease herpesvirus in the induction of tumours in Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica) by methylcholanthrene. Avian Pathol 2010; 39:183-8. [PMID: 20544424 DOI: 10.1080/03079451003742918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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The QT35 cell line, established from 20-methylcholanthrene (MCA)-induced tumours in Japanese quail, is positive for Marek's disease virus (MDV), and therefore we examined whether MDV is important for the development of MCA-induced tumours. Japanese quail were inoculated with the JM16 strain of MDV at 1 or 3 days of age or left uninoculated. At 3 weeks of age, quail were injected in the breast muscle with 4 mg MCA in corn oil or corn oil alone. Quail were observed for tumours three times/week and at post mortem at 11 to 12 weeks of age. MDV DNA was detected by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in spleens of 14/20 birds inoculated with JM16+corn oil and of 53/71 birds inoculated with JM16+MCA. Interestingly, 1/74 quail was positive in the MCA group alone for MDV DNA. Tumours were collected for histopathology, cell line development, and PCR and reverse transcriptase-PCR for the presence of MDV. Tumours developed in 38/83 MCA-treated and 32/85 JM16+MCA-treated quail. Fibrosarcomas without metastasis were the only tumours observed in the MCA-treated quail, while quail treated with JM16 and MCA developed undifferentiated tumours, fibrosarcomas, lymphosarcomas or combinations with or without metastasis. One out of 20 quail receiving JM16 alone developed a lymphosarcoma. Cell line development was not influenced by JM16. Tumours from MCA-treated quail were negative for MDV, while 19/29 were positive in the JM16+MCA group. MDV transcripts were present in 13/18 tumours examined in the JM16+MCA group. In conclusion, MDV did not affect tumour development but did influence tumour aggression and histological type.
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- Patricia S Wakenell
- School of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Population Health and Reproduction, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
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Molecular determinants of adaptation of highly pathogenic avian influenza H7N7 viruses to efficient replication in the human host. J Virol 2009; 84:1597-606. [PMID: 19939933 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01783-09] [Citation(s) in RCA: 125] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Two viruses isolated during the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H7N7 virus outbreak in The Netherlands in 2003, one isolated from a person with conjunctivitis and one from a person who died as the result of infection, were used for an in vitro study of influenza A virus pathogenicity factors. The two HPAI H7N7 viruses differed in 15 amino acid positions in five gene segments. Assays were designed to investigate the role of each of these substitutions in attachment and entry, transcription and genome replication, and virus production and release as determined by hemagglutinin (HA), polymerase proteins, nonstructural protein 1 (NS1), and neuraminidase (NA). These in vitro studies confirmed the roles of the E627K substitution in basic polymerase 2 (PB2) and the A143T substitution in HA in pathogenicity observed in a mouse model previously. However, the in vitro studies identified a contribution of acidic polymerase (PA) and NA to the efficient replication in human cells of the fatal case virus, despite the fact that these are rarely marked as determinants of pathogenicity in in vivo studies. With the exception of PB2 E627K, all substitutions contributing to enhanced replication of the fatal case virus in vitro were present in poultry viruses prior to transmission to the human fatal case, indicating that viruses with enhanced replication efficiency in the mammalian host can be generated in poultry. Thus, detailed in vitro analyses of mutations facilitating replication of avian influenza viruses in mammalian cells are important to assess the zoonotic risk posed by these viruses and, in addition, highlight the value of in vitro studies to complement animal models.
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Yang M, Adla S, Temburni MK, Patel VP, Lagow EL, Brady OA, Tian J, Boulos MI, Galileo DS. Stimulation of glioma cell motility by expression, proteolysis, and release of the L1 neural cell recognition molecule. Cancer Cell Int 2009; 9:27. [PMID: 19874583 PMCID: PMC2776596 DOI: 10.1186/1475-2867-9-27] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2009] [Accepted: 10/29/2009] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Background Malignant glioma cells are particularly motile and can travel diffusely through the brain parenchyma, apparently without following anatomical structures to guide their migration. The neural adhesion/recognition protein L1 (L1CAM; CD171) has been implicated in contributing to stimulation of motility and metastasis of several non-neural cancer types. We explored the expression and function of L1 protein as a stimulator of glioma cell motility using human high-grade glioma surgical specimens and established rat and human glioma cell lines. Results L1 protein expression was found in 17 out of 18 human high-grade glioma surgical specimens by western blotting. L1 mRNA was found to be present in human U-87/LacZ and rat C6 and 9L glioma cell lines. The glioma cell lines were negative for surface full length L1 by flow cytometry and high resolution immunocytochemistry of live cells. However, fixed and permeablized cells exhibited positive staining as numerous intracellular puncta. Western blots of cell line extracts revealed L1 proteolysis into a large soluble ectodomain (~180 kDa) and a smaller transmembrane proteolytic fragment (~32 kDa). Exosomal vesicles released by the glioma cell lines were purified and contained both full-length L1 and the proteolyzed transmembrane fragment. Glioma cell lines expressed L1-binding αvβ5 integrin cell surface receptors. Quantitative time-lapse analyses showed that motility was reduced significantly in glioma cell lines by 1) infection with an antisense-L1 retroviral vector and 2) L1 ectodomain-binding antibodies. Conclusion Our novel results support a model of autocrine/paracrine stimulation of cell motility in glioma cells by a cleaved L1 ectodomain and/or released exosomal vesicles containing L1. This mechanism could explain the diffuse migratory behavior of high-grade glioma cancer cells within the brain.
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- Muhua Yang
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA.
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Tran A, Berard A, Coombs KM. Growth and maintenance of quail fibrosarcoma QM5 cells. CURRENT PROTOCOLS IN MICROBIOLOGY 2009; Appendix 4:Appendix 4G. [PMID: 19653212 DOI: 10.1002/9780471729259.mca04gs14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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This appendix describes techniques for culturing quail fibrosarcoma QM5 cell lines, one of the preferred cell lines in which many avian reovirus studies take place.
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- Anh Tran
- University of Manitoba and Manitoba Centre for Proteomics and Systems Biology, Manitoba, Canada
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Marek's disease virus phosphorylated polypeptide pp38 alters transcription rates of mitochondrial electron transport and oxidative phosphorylation genes. Virus Genes 2009; 39:102-12. [PMID: 19472043 DOI: 10.1007/s11262-009-0372-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2009] [Accepted: 05/15/2009] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Two splice variants of the Marek's disease virus phosphorylated polypeptide (pp)38 were previously identified in the quail cell line QTP32 expressing pp38 under the control of an inducible promoter. We developed QT35-derived cell lines expressing these splice variants or full length pp38 with the splice acceptor sites mutated to further elucidate the role of pp38. Only induction of full length pp38 resulted in an increase in mitochondrial succinate dehydrogenase activity compared to non-induced cells. Transcript copy numbers of cytochrome C oxidase subunit I and ATP synthase were reduced in induced cells. The ATP content of isolated mitochondria from induced cells was greatly reduced compared to those of non-induced cells. Mitochondrial and pp38 staining suggests that there is no direct interaction between pp38 and the mitochondria. Mitochondrial transcripts were also reduced in DF-1 cells expressing full length pp38 and in MDV-infected chick kidney cells indicating that this effect occurs independent of other viral genes and after in vitro infection with MDV.
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Torne-Celer C, Moreau K, Faure C, Verdier G, Ronfort C. An improved self-deleting retroviral vector derived from avian leukemia and sarcoma virus. Arch Virol 2008; 153:2233-43. [PMID: 19018452 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-008-0252-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2008] [Accepted: 10/30/2008] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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We have previously developed a self-deleting avian leukosis and sarcoma virus (ALSV)- based retroviral vector carrying an additional attachment (att) sequence. Resulting proviruses underwent deletion of viral sequences and were flanked either by two LTRs (LTRs proviruses) or by the additional att sequence and the 3' LTR (att proviruses). Herein, we have tried to increase (1) the self-deleting properties of this vector, either by raising the selection pressure applied on target cells or by optimizing the size of the internal att sequence, (2) the titer of the vector by deleting or inverting some viral sequences. Moreover, a new type of provirus flanked by att sequences at each end was isolated. Finally, under specific conditions, 100% of proviruses had internal sequences deleted, and as many as 92-100% of proviruses were no longer mobilizable by a replication-competent virus. The inactivation procedure achieved here might improve the biosafety of retroviral vectors.
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Evaluation of chicken-origin (DF-1) and quail-origin (QT-6) fibroblast cell lines for replication of avian influenza viruses. J Virol Methods 2008; 153:22-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2008.06.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2008] [Revised: 06/12/2008] [Accepted: 06/19/2008] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Effects of varying the spacing within the D,D-35-E motif in the catalytic region of retroviral integrase. Virology 2008; 379:223-33. [DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2008.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2008] [Revised: 03/05/2008] [Accepted: 07/01/2008] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Imai K, Yuasa N, Kobayashp S, Nakamura K, Tsukamoto K, Hihara H. Isolation of Marek's disease virus from Japanese quail with lymphoproliferative disease. Avian Pathol 2008; 19:119-29. [PMID: 18679919 DOI: 10.1080/03079459008418661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Sixty-one Japanese quail from eight flocks with problems of recurring outbreaks of lymphoproliferative diseases resembling Marek's disease (MD), were examined aetiologically. Gross lymphomatous lesions were seen in 17 of the quail and 11 out of 56 quail had MD virus (MDV) feather tips antigens. MDV antibody was detectable in only one of 22 quail. None of 9 quail had antibodies against reticuloendotheliosis virus (REV). No MDV was isolated from the total 42 materials of quail using cell culture technique. No REV and avian leukosis virus (ALV) were isolated from some of them. However, specific-pathogen-free chicks inoculated with the blood materials revealed MD. and four MDVs were recovered from them. The isolates proved free from REV and ALV. The isolates were placed into serotype 1 by the indirect immunofluorescent antibody test. These results indicate that MDV is aetiologically involved in the present outbreaks of lymphoproliferative disease in Japanese quail.
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- K Imai
- Poultry Disease Laboratory, National Institute of Animal Health, Kurachi, Seki Gifu, Japan
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The core element of a CpG island protects avian sarcoma and leukosis virus-derived vectors from transcriptional silencing. J Virol 2008; 82:7818-27. [PMID: 18550662 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00419-08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Unmethylated CpG islands are known to keep adjacent promoters transcriptionally active. In the CpG island adjacent to the adenosine phosphoribosyltransferase gene, the protection against transcriptional silencing can be attributed to the short CpG-rich core element containing Sp1 binding sites. We report here the insertion of this CpG island core element, IE, into the long terminal repeat of a retroviral vector derived from Rous sarcoma virus, which normally suffers from progressive transcriptional silencing in mammalian cells. IE insertion into a specific position between enhancer and promoter sequences led to efficient protection of the integrated vector from silencing and gradual CpG methylation in rodent and human cells. Individual cell clones with IE-modified reporter vectors display high levels of reporter expression for a sustained period and without substantial variegation in the cell culture. The presence of Sp1 binding sites is important for the protective effect of IE, but at least some part of the entire antisilencing capacity is maintained in IE with mutated Sp1 sites. We suggest that this strategy of antisilencing protection by the CpG island core element may prove generally useful in retroviral vectors.
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Bitomsky N, Wethkamp N, Marikkannu R, Klempnauer KH. siRNA-mediated knockdown of Pdcd4 expression causes upregulation of p21(Waf1/Cip1) expression. Oncogene 2008; 27:4820-9. [PMID: 18427550 DOI: 10.1038/onc.2008.115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The transformation suppressor gene, programmed cell death gene 4 (Pdcd4), inhibits tumor-promoter-mediated transformation of mouse keratinocytes and has been implicated as a tumor suppressor gene in the development of human cancer. The Pdcd4 protein interacts with translation initiation factors eIF4A and eIF4G and binds to RNA, suggesting that it might be involved in regulating protein translation or other aspects of RNA metabolism. To study the function of Pdcd4 in more detail, we have downregulated Pdcd4 expression in HeLa cells by stable expression of shRNA. We have found that diminished Pdcd4 expression leads to increased expression of p21(Waf1/Cip1) and several other p53-regulated genes. Reporter gene studies demonstrate that Pdcd4 interferes with the activation of p53-responsive promoters genes by p53. Pdcd4 knockdown cells show decreased apoptosis and increased survival after UV irradiation. Taken together, our observations suggest a model in which low Pdcd4 expression after DNA damage favors the survival of cells, which would be eliminated by apoptosis under normal levels of Pdcd4 expression. Our results provide the first evidence that Pdcd4 is important role in the DNA-damage response and suggest that low levels of Pdcd4 expression observed in certain tumor cells contribute to tumorigenesis by affecting the fate of DNA-damaged cells.
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- N Bitomsky
- 1Institut für Biochemie, Westfälische-Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Münster, Germany
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Torne-Celer C, Moreau K, Faure C, Chebloune Y, Verdier G, Ronfort C. A novel self-deleting retroviral vector carrying an additional sequence recognized by the viral integrase (IN). Virus Res 2008; 135:72-82. [PMID: 18420298 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2008.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [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: 11/30/2022]
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During retroviral integration, the viral integrase recognizes the attachment (att) sequence (formed by juxtaposition of two LTRs ends) as the substrate of integration. We have developed a self-deleting Avian Leukosis and Sarcoma Viruses (ALSVs)-based retroviral vector carrying an additional copy of the att sequence, between neo and puro genes. We observed that: (i) the resulting NP3Catt vector was produced at neo and puro titers respectively smaller and higher than that of the parental vector devoid of the att sequence; (ii) 61% of NP3Catt proviruses were flanked by LTRs; most of them were deleted of internal sequences, probably during the reverse transcription step; (iii) 31% of clones were deleted of the whole 5' part of their genome and were flanked, in 5', by the additional att sequence and, in 3', by an LTR. Integration of these last proviruses was often imprecise with respect to the viral ends. At total, 77% of proviruses had lost the packaging signal and were not mobilizable by a replication-competent virus and 92% had lost the selectable gene in a single round of replication. Although still to improve, the att vector could be considered as an interesting new safe retroviral vector for gene transfer experiments.
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Schonewille E, Singh A, Göbel TW, Gerner W, Saalmüller A, Hess M. Fowl adenovirus (FAdV) serotype 4 causes depletion of B and T cells in lymphoid organs in specific pathogen-free chickens following experimental infection. Vet Immunol Immunopathol 2007; 121:130-9. [PMID: 17996948 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2007.09.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2007] [Revised: 09/03/2007] [Accepted: 09/26/2007] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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In the present investigation flow cytometric analysis and immunohistochemistry were applied together for the first time to gain new insights into the interaction between virulent fowl adenoviruses (FAdV) and the immune system of chickens. As a model for virulent FAdV infections a FAdV-4 strain was used, known as the aetiological agent of Hepatitis-Hydropericardium syndrome (HHS) in broilers sometimes also named Angara Disease. Specified pathogen-free chickens (SPF) were divided into three different groups. Group I was infected at first day of life with an attenuated form of the virus obtained through continuous cell culture passage with the virulent virus and then re-infected 3 weeks later with the virulent progenitor virus. Group II was solely infected with the virulent virus at 3 weeks and group III served as a negative control. Following infection with the virulent virus a decrease of CD3+, CD4+ and CD8+ cells was noticed in the spleen. This was accompanied by a decrease of CD4+ and CD8+ T-lymphocytes in the thymus. Those birds infected with the attenuated virus in first instance and challenged with the virulent virus did not show these pathological effects in the thymus. In the bursa of Fabricius a severe depletion of lymphocytes was observed by immunohistochemistry in birds, infected with the virulent virus. Taken together it can be concluded that an infection with FAdV-4 has profound effects on cells, of the humoral and cell-mediated immune responses. The effects are much more severe in the birds infected with the virulent virus only indicating that the preceding infection with the attenuated virus reduces significantly the adverse effects induced by the virulent virus.
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- Esther Schonewille
- Clinic for Avian, Reptile and Fish Medicine, University of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinärplatz 1, 1210 Vienna, Austria
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de Wit E, Spronken MIJ, Vervaet G, Rimmelzwaan GF, Osterhaus ADME, Fouchier RAM. A reverse-genetics system for Influenza A virus using T7 RNA polymerase. J Gen Virol 2007; 88:1281-1287. [PMID: 17374773 DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.82452-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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The currently available reverse-genetics systems for Influenza A virus are all based on transcription of genomic RNA by RNA polymerase I, but the species specificity of this polymerase is a disadvantage. A reverse-genetics vector containing a T7 RNA polymerase promoter, hepatitis delta virus ribozyme sequence and T7 RNA polymerase terminator sequence has been developed. To achieve optimal expression in minigenome assays, it was determined that viral RNA should be inserted in this vector in the negative-sense orientation with two additional G residues downstream of the T7 RNA polymerase promoter. It was also shown that expression of the minigenome was more efficient when a T7 RNA polymerase with a nuclear-localization signal was used. By using this reverse-genetics system, recombinant influenza virus A/PR/8/34 was produced more efficiently than by using a similar polymerase I-based reverse-genetics system. Furthermore, influenza virus A/NL/219/03 could be rescued from 293T, MDCK and QT6 cells. Thus, a reverse-genetics system for the rescue of Influenza A virus has been developed, which will be useful for fundamental research and vaccine seed strain production in a variety of cell lines.
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- Emmie de Wit
- Solvay Pharmaceuticals BV, Weesp, The Netherlands
- National Influenza Center, Department of Virology and Postgraduate School of Molecular Medicine, Erasmus MC, PO Box 1738, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Solvay Pharmaceuticals BV, Weesp, The Netherlands
- National Influenza Center, Department of Virology and Postgraduate School of Molecular Medicine, Erasmus MC, PO Box 1738, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- National Influenza Center, Department of Virology and Postgraduate School of Molecular Medicine, Erasmus MC, PO Box 1738, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- National Influenza Center, Department of Virology and Postgraduate School of Molecular Medicine, Erasmus MC, PO Box 1738, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- National Influenza Center, Department of Virology and Postgraduate School of Molecular Medicine, Erasmus MC, PO Box 1738, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- National Influenza Center, Department of Virology and Postgraduate School of Molecular Medicine, Erasmus MC, PO Box 1738, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Konsavage WM, Sudol M, Lee NE, Katzman M. Retroviral integrases that are improved for processing but impaired for joining. Virus Res 2007; 125:198-210. [PMID: 17289204 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2007.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2006] [Revised: 01/07/2007] [Accepted: 01/10/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Retroviral integrase specifically trims (or processes) the ends of retroviral DNA, then inserts (or joins) these ends into cellular DNA nonspecifically. We previously showed that Rous sarcoma virus integrase with a serine-to-aspartate substitution at amino acid 124 was markedly improved for processing but dramatically impaired for joining, making it the first mutant to separate the activities of integrase in this way. We now show that placing glutamic acid at this residue has the same effect, whereas asparagine or glutamine, which resemble aspartate and glutamate but without the negatively charged acid group, improved processing and impaired joining to a lesser extent. Placing aspartic acid at either of the adjacent residues 123 or 125 also had an intermediate effect. Thus, the charge, structure, and position of the substitution all contribute to the properties of the S124D protein. Infectivity of virions containing these mutations paralleled the in vitro findings, with substitutions having the greatest effect on joining completely blocking replication. Additional studies indicated the replication-defective viruses were blocked at integration and that the S124D protein is impaired at binding nonviral DNA. These functional, biochemical, and genetic data implicate this particular integrase residue as a key part of the binding site for cellular DNA.
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- Wesley M Konsavage
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, P.O. Box 850, Hershey, PA 17033, USA
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Spidel JL, Wilson CB, Craven RC, Wills JW. Genetic Studies of the beta-hairpin loop of Rous sarcoma virus capsid protein. J Virol 2007; 81:1288-96. [PMID: 17093186 PMCID: PMC1797520 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01551-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2006] [Accepted: 10/31/2006] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The first few residues of the Rous sarcoma virus (RSV) CA protein comprise a structurally dynamic region that forms part of a Gag-Gag interface in immature virus particles. Dissociation of this interaction during maturation allows refolding and formation of a beta-hairpin structure important for assembly of CA monomers into the mature capsid shell. A consensus binding site for the cellular Ubc9 protein was previously identified within this region, suggesting that binding of Ubc9 and subsequent small ubiquitin-like modifier protein 1 (SUMO-1) modification of CA may play a role either in regulating the assembly activity of CA in immature particles or mature cores or in controlling postentry function(s) during the establishment of infection. In the present study, mutations designed to eliminate the consensus binding site were used to dissect the potentially overlapping functions of these residues. The resulting replication defects could not be traced to a failure to form particles of normal composition but, rather, to a deficit in genome replication. Genetic suppressors of two detrimental beta-hairpin mutations improved infectivity without restoring the consensus site or creating a novel one elsewhere. Optimal restoration of infectivity to a Lys-to-Arg mutant required a combination of secondary changes, one on the surface of each domain of CA. Rather than arguing for a critical role of Ubc9 and SUMO in RSV replication, these findings provide strong support for a structural role of the N-terminal residues and a particularly striking example of long-range interactions between regions of CA in achieving a functional core competent for genome replication.
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- Jared L Spidel
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033, USA
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