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Lanning S, Aguilar-Hernández N, Serrão VHB, López T, O'Rourke SM, Lentz A, Ricemeyer L, Espinosa R, López S, Arias CF, DuBois RM. Discovery of three novel neutralizing antibody epitopes on the human astrovirus capsid spike and mechanistic insights into virus neutralization. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2024:2024.09.14.613010. [PMID: 39314284 PMCID: PMC11419155 DOI: 10.1101/2024.09.14.613010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/25/2024]
Abstract
Human astroviruses (HAstVs) are a leading cause of viral childhood diarrhea that infect nearly every individual during their lifetime. Although human astroviruses are highly prevalent, no approved vaccine currently exists. Antibody responses appear to play an important role in protection from HAstV infection, however knowledge about the neutralizing epitope landscape is lacking, as only 3 neutralizing antibody epitopes have previously been determined. Here, we structurally define the epitopes of 3 uncharacterized HAstV-neutralizing monoclonal antibodies: antibody 4B6 with X-ray crystallography to 2.67 Å, and antibodies 3H4 and 3B4 simultaneously with single-particle cryogenic-electron microscopy to 3.33 Å. We assess the epitope locations relative to conserved regions on the capsid spike and find that while antibodies 4B6 and 3B4 target the upper variable loop regions of the HAstV spike protein, antibody 3H4 targets a novel region near the base of the spike that is more conserved. Additionally, we found that all 3 antibodies bind with high affinity, and they compete with receptor FcRn binding to the capsid spike. These studies inform which regions of the HAstV capsid can be targeted by monoclonal antibody therapies and could aid in rational vaccine design.
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- Sarah Lanning
- Department of Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California Santa Cruz
- Department of Biomolecular Engineering, University of California Santa Cruz
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- Departamento de Genética del Desarrollo y Fisiología Molecular, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
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- Biomolecular Cryo-electron Microscopy Facility, University of California Santa Cruz
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California Santa Cruz
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- Departamento de Genética del Desarrollo y Fisiología Molecular, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
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- Department of Biomolecular Engineering, University of California Santa Cruz
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- Department of Biomolecular Engineering, University of California Santa Cruz
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- Department of Biomolecular Engineering, University of California Santa Cruz
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- Departamento de Genética del Desarrollo y Fisiología Molecular, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
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- Departamento de Genética del Desarrollo y Fisiología Molecular, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
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- Departamento de Genética del Desarrollo y Fisiología Molecular, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
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- Department of Biomolecular Engineering, University of California Santa Cruz
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Haga K, Tokui T, Miyamoto K, Takai-Todaka R, Kudo S, Ishikawa A, Ishiyama R, Kato A, Yokoyama M, Katayama K, Nakanishi A. Neonatal Fc receptor is a functional receptor for classical human astrovirus. Genes Cells 2024. [PMID: 39266307 DOI: 10.1111/gtc.13160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2024] [Accepted: 08/24/2024] [Indexed: 09/14/2024]
Abstract
Human astrovirus (HAstV) is a global cause of gastroenteritis in infants, the elderly, and the immunocompromised. However, the molecular mechanisms that control its susceptibility are not fully understood, as the functional receptor used by the virus has yet to be identified. Here, a genome-wide CRISPR-Cas9 library screen in Caco2 cells revealed that the neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn) can function as a receptor for classical HAstV (Mamastrovirus genotype 1). Deletion of FCGRT or B2M, which encode subunits of FcRn, rendered Caco2 cells and intestinal organoid cells resistant to HAstV infection. We also showed that human FcRn expression renders non-susceptible cells permissive to viral infection and that FcRn binds directly to the HAstV spike protein. Therefore, our findings provide insight into the entry mechanism of HAstV into susceptible cells. We anticipate that this information can be used to develop new therapies targeting human astroviruses, providing new strategies to treat this global health issue.
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- Kei Haga
- Laboratory of Viral Infection Control, Department of Infection Control and Immunology, Ōmura Satoshi Memorial Institute & Graduate School of Infection Control Sciences, Kitasato University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Viral Infection Control, Department of Infection Control and Immunology, Ōmura Satoshi Memorial Institute & Graduate School of Infection Control Sciences, Kitasato University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Viral Infection Control, Department of Infection Control and Immunology, Ōmura Satoshi Memorial Institute & Graduate School of Infection Control Sciences, Kitasato University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Viral Infection Control, Department of Infection Control and Immunology, Ōmura Satoshi Memorial Institute & Graduate School of Infection Control Sciences, Kitasato University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Viral Infection Control, Department of Infection Control and Immunology, Ōmura Satoshi Memorial Institute & Graduate School of Infection Control Sciences, Kitasato University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Viral Infection Control, Department of Infection Control and Immunology, Ōmura Satoshi Memorial Institute & Graduate School of Infection Control Sciences, Kitasato University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Viral Infection Control, Department of Infection Control and Immunology, Ōmura Satoshi Memorial Institute & Graduate School of Infection Control Sciences, Kitasato University, Tokyo, Japan
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- National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Department of Aging Intervention, Laboratory of Gene Therapy, and Laboratory for Radiation safety, Aichi, Japan
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- Pathogen Genomics Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Viral Infection Control, Department of Infection Control and Immunology, Ōmura Satoshi Memorial Institute & Graduate School of Infection Control Sciences, Kitasato University, Tokyo, Japan
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- National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Department of Aging Intervention, Laboratory of Gene Therapy, and Laboratory for Radiation safety, Aichi, Japan
- Department of Biology-Oriented Science and Technology, Kindai University, Wakayama, Japan
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Ingle H, Molleston JM, Hall PD, Bui D, Wang L, Foster L, Antia A, Ding S, Lee S, Fremont DH, Baldridge MT. The neonatal Fc receptor and DPP4 are human astrovirus receptors. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2024:2024.07.12.603331. [PMID: 39026791 PMCID: PMC11257635 DOI: 10.1101/2024.07.12.603331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/20/2024]
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Human astroviruses (HAstV) are major global causes of gastroenteritis, but little is known about host factors required for their cellular entry. Here, we utilized complementary CRISPR-Cas9-based knockout and activation screening approaches and identified neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn) and dipeptidyl-peptidase IV (DPP4) as entry factors for HAstV infection of human intestinal epithelial cells. Disruption of FcRn or DPP4 reduced HAstV infection in permissive cells and, reciprocally, overexpression of these factors in non-permissive cells was sufficient to promote infection. We observed direct binding between FcRn and HAstV virions as well as purified spike protein. Finally, inhibitors for DPP4 and FcRn currently in clinical use prevent HAstV infection in cell lines and primary human enteroids. Thus, our results reveal mechanisms of HAstV entry as well as druggable targets. One-Sentence Summary Targeting FcRn or DPP4 using available therapies effectively prevents human astrovirus infection in human enteroid cultures.
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Ghosh A, Delgado-Cunningham K, López T, Green K, Arias CF, DuBois RM. Structure and antigenicity of the divergent human astrovirus VA1 capsid spike. PLoS Pathog 2024; 20:e1012028. [PMID: 38416796 PMCID: PMC10950212 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1012028] [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: 10/13/2023] [Revised: 03/19/2024] [Accepted: 02/05/2024] [Indexed: 03/01/2024] Open
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Human astrovirus (HAstV) is a known cause of viral gastroenteritis in children worldwide, but HAstV can cause also severe and systemic infections in immunocompromised patients. There are three clades of HAstV: classical, MLB, and VA/HMO. While all three clades are found in gastrointestinal samples, HAstV-VA/HMO is the main clade associated with meningitis and encephalitis in immunocompromised patients. To understand how the HAstV-VA/HMO can infect the central nervous system, we investigated its sequence-divergent capsid spike, which functions in cell attachment and may influence viral tropism. Here we report the high-resolution crystal structures of the HAstV-VA1 capsid spike from strains isolated from patients with gastrointestinal and neuronal disease. The HAstV-VA1 spike forms a dimer and shares a core beta-barrel structure with other astrovirus capsid spikes but is otherwise strikingly different, suggesting that HAstV-VA1 may utilize a different cell receptor, and an infection competition assay supports this hypothesis. Furthermore, by mapping the capsid protease cleavage site onto the structure, the maturation and assembly of the HAstV-VA1 capsid is revealed. Finally, comparison of gastrointestinal and neuronal HAstV-VA1 sequences, structures, and antigenicity suggests that neuronal HAstV-VA1 strains may have acquired immune escape mutations. Overall, our studies on the HAstV-VA1 capsid spike lay a foundation to further investigate the biology of HAstV-VA/HMO and to develop vaccines and therapeutics targeting it.
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- Anisa Ghosh
- Department of Biomolecular Engineering, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, United States of America
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- Department of Biomolecular Engineering, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, United States of America
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- Departamento de Genética del Desarrollo y Fisiología Molecular, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
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- Department of Biomolecular Engineering, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, United States of America
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- Departamento de Genética del Desarrollo y Fisiología Molecular, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
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- Department of Biomolecular Engineering, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, United States of America
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Lanning S, Pedicino N, Haley DJ, Hernandez S, Cortez V, DuBois RM. Structure and immunogenicity of the murine astrovirus capsid spike. J Gen Virol 2023; 104:001913. [PMID: 37910165 PMCID: PMC10773150 DOI: 10.1099/jgv.0.001913] [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: 08/02/2023] [Accepted: 10/18/2023] [Indexed: 11/03/2023] Open
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Human astroviruses (HAstVs) are small, non-enveloped icosahedral RNA viruses that are a significant cause of diarrhoea in young children. Despite their worldwide prevalence, HAstV pathogenesis studies and vaccine development remain challenging due to the lack of an animal model for HAstV infection. The recent development of a murine astrovirus (MuAstV) infection model in mice provides the opportunity to test proof-of-concept vaccines based on MuAstV antigens. To help establish a system in which an astrovirus capsid spike-based vaccine could be tested in vivo, we designed and produced a recombinant MuAstV capsid spike protein based on predicted secondary structure homology to HAstV spike proteins. The recombinant MuAstV spike can be expressed with high efficiency in Escherichia coli and retains antigenicity to polyclonal antibodies elicited by MuAstV infection. We determined the crystal structure of the MuAstV spike to 1.75 Å and assessed its structural conservation with HAstV capsid spike. Despite low sequence identity between the MuAstV and HAstV spikes and differences in their overall shapes, they share related structural folds. Additionally, we found that vaccination with MuAstV spike induced anti-MuAstV-spike antibodies, highlighting that the recombinant spike is immunogenic. These studies lay a foundation for future in vivo MuAstV challenge studies to test whether MuAstV spike can be the basis of an effective vaccine.
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- Sarah Lanning
- Department of Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA
- Department of Biomolecular Engineering, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA
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- Department of Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA
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- Department of Biomolecular Engineering, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA
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- Department of Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA
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- Department of Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA
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- Department of Biomolecular Engineering, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA
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Porto PS, Rivera A, Moonrinta R, Wobus CE. Entry and egress of human astroviruses. Adv Virus Res 2023; 117:81-119. [PMID: 37832992 DOI: 10.1016/bs.aivir.2023.08.001] [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] [Indexed: 10/15/2023]
Abstract
Astroviruses encapsidate a positive-sense, single-stranded RNA genome into ∼30nm icosahedral particles that infect a wide range of mammalian and avian species, but their biology is not well understood. Human astroviruses (HAstV) are divided into three clades: classical HAstV serotypes 1-8, and novel or non-classical HAstV of the MLB and VA clades. These viruses are part of two genogroups and phylogenetically cluster with other mammalian astroviruses, highlighting their zoonotic potential. HAstV are a highly prevalent cause of nonbacterial gastroenteritis, primarily in children, the elderly and immunocompromised. Additionally, asymptomatic infections and extraintestinal disease (e.g., encephalitis), are also observed, mostly in immunocompetent or immunocompromised individuals, respectively. While these viruses are highly prevalent, no approved vaccines or antivirals are available to prevent or treat infections. This is in large part due to their understudied nature and the limited understanding of even very basic features of their life cycle and pathogenesis at the cellular and organismal level. This review will summarize molecular features of human astrovirus biology, pathogenesis, and tropism, and then focus on two stages of the viral life cycle, namely entry and egress, since these are proven targets for therapeutic interventions. We will further highlight gaps in knowledge in hopes of stimulating future research into these understudied viruses.
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- Pedro Soares Porto
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United states
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United states
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United states
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United states.
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Ykema M, Ye K, Xun M, Harper J, Betancourt-Solis MA, Arias CF, McNew JA, Tao YJ. Human astrovirus capsid protein releases a membrane lytic peptide upon trypsin maturation. J Virol 2023; 97:e0080223. [PMID: 37504573 PMCID: PMC10506485 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00802-23] [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: 05/26/2023] [Accepted: 06/13/2023] [Indexed: 07/29/2023] Open
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The human astrovirus (HAstV) is a non-enveloped, single-stranded RNA virus that is a common cause of gastroenteritis. Most non-enveloped viruses use membrane disruption to deliver the viral genome into a host cell after virus uptake. The virus-host factors that allow for HAstV cell entry are currently unknown but thought to be associated with the host-protease-mediated viral maturation. Using in vitro liposome disruption analysis, we identified a trypsin-dependent lipid disruption activity in the capsid protein of HAstV serotype 8. This function was further localized to the P1 domain of the viral capsid core, which was both necessary and sufficient for membrane disruption. Site-directed mutagenesis identified a cluster of four trypsin cleavage sites necessary to retain the lipid disruption activity, which is likely attributed to a short stretch of sequence ending at arginine 313 based on mass spectrometry of liposome-associated peptides. The membrane disruption activity was conserved across several other HAstVs, including the emerging VA2 strain, and effective against a wide range of lipid identities. This work provides key functional insight into the protease maturation process essential to HAstV infectivity and presents a method to investigate membrane penetration by non-enveloped viruses in vitro. IMPORTANCE Human astroviruses (HAstVs) are an understudied family of viruses that cause mild gastroenteritis but have recent cases associated with a more severe neural pathogenesis. Many important elements of the HAstV life cycle are not well understood, and further elucidating them can help understand the various forms of HAstV pathogenesis. In this study, we utilized an in vitro liposome-based assay to describe and characterize a previously unreported lipid disruption activity. This activity is dependent on the protease cleavage of key sites in HAstV capsid core and can be controlled by site-directed mutagenesis. Our group observed this activity in multiple strains of HAstV and in multiple lipid conditions, indicating this may be a conserved activity across the AstV family. The discovery of this function provides insight into HAstV cellular entry, pathogenesis, and a possible target for future therapeutics.
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- Matthew Ykema
- Department of BioSciences, Rice University, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of BioSciences, Rice University, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of BioSciences, Rice University, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of BioSciences, Rice University, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Departamento de Genética del Desarrollo y Fisiología Molecular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
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- Department of BioSciences, Rice University, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of BioSciences, Rice University, Houston, Texas, USA
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Delgado-Cunningham K, López T, Khatib F, Arias CF, DuBois RM. Structure of the divergent human astrovirus MLB capsid spike. Structure 2022; 30:1573-1581.e3. [PMID: 36417907 PMCID: PMC9722636 DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2022.10.010] [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: 05/16/2022] [Revised: 08/30/2022] [Accepted: 10/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Despite their worldwide prevalence and association with human disease, the molecular bases of human astrovirus (HAstV) infection and evolution remain poorly characterized. Here, we report the structure of the capsid protein spike of the divergent HAstV MLB clade (HAstV MLB). While the structure shares a similar folding topology with that of classical-clade HAstV spikes, it is otherwise strikingly different. We find no evidence of a conserved receptor-binding site between the MLB and classical HAstV spikes, suggesting that MLB and classical HAstVs utilize different receptors for host-cell attachment. We provide evidence for this hypothesis using a novel HAstV infection competition assay. Comparisons of the HAstV MLB spike structure with structures predicted from its sequence reveal poor matches, but template-based predictions were surprisingly accurate relative to machine-learning-based predictions. Our data provide a foundation for understanding the mechanisms of infection by diverse HAstVs and can support structure determination in similarly unstudied systems.
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- Kevin Delgado-Cunningham
- Department of Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA
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- Departamento de Genética del Desarrollo y Fisiología Molecular, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, Morelos, 62210, Mexico
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- Department of Computer and Information Science, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Dartmouth, MA 02747, USA
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- Departamento de Genética del Desarrollo y Fisiología Molecular, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, Morelos, 62210, Mexico
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- Department of Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA.
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The Capsid Precursor Protein of Astrovirus VA1 Is Proteolytically Processed Intracellularly. J Virol 2022; 96:e0066522. [PMID: 35762760 PMCID: PMC9327696 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00665-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Human astrovirus VA1 has been associated with neurological disease in immunocompromised patients, and its recent propagation in cell culture has opened the possibility to study its biology. Unlike classical human astroviruses, VA1 growth was found to be independent of trypsin during virus replication in vitro. In this work, we show that despite its independence on trypsin activation for cell infection, the VA1 capsid precursor protein, of 86 kDa (VP86), is processed intracellularly, and this proteolytic processing is important for astrovirus VA1 infectivity. Antibodies raised against different regions of the capsid precursor showed that the polyprotein can be processed starting at either its amino- or carboxy-terminal end, and they allowed us to identify those proteins of about 33 (VP33) and 38 (VP38) kDa constitute the core and the spike proteins of the mature infectious virus particles, respectively. The amino-terminal end of the spike protein was found to be Thr-348. Whether the protease involved in intracellular cleavage of the capsid precursor is of viral or cellular origin remains to be determined, but the cleavage is independent of caspases. Also, trypsin is able to degrade the capsid precursor but has no effect on VP33 and VP38 proteins when assembled into virus particles. These studies provide the basis for advancement of the knowledge of astrovirus VA1 cell entry and replication. IMPORTANCE Human astrovirus VA1 has been associated with neurological disease in immunocompromised patients. Its recent propagation in cell culture has facilitated the study of its biology. In this work, we show that despite the ability of this virus to grow in the absence of trypsin, a marked feature of human classical astroviruses, the capsid precursor protein of astrovirus VA1 is cleaved intracellularly to yield the mature infectious particles, formed by two polypeptides, VP33 that constitutes the core domain of the virus particle, and VP38 that forms the spike of the virus. These studies provide a platform to advance our knowledge on astrovirus VA1 cell entry and replication.
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Janowski AB, Jiang H, Fujii C, Owen MC, Bricker TL, Darling TL, Harastani HH, Seehra K, Tahan S, Jung A, Febles B, Blatter JA, Handley SA, Parikh BA, Lulla V, Boon AC, Wang D. The highly conserved stem-loop II motif is important for the lifecycle of astroviruses but dispensable for SARS-CoV-2. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2022:2022.04.30.486882. [PMID: 35547847 PMCID: PMC9094099 DOI: 10.1101/2022.04.30.486882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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The stem-loop II motif (s2m) is an RNA element present in viruses from divergent viral families, including astroviruses and coronaviruses, but its functional significance is unknown. We created deletions or substitutions of the s2m in astrovirus VA1 (VA1), classic human astrovirus 1 (HAstV1) and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). For VA1, recombinant virus could not be rescued upon partial deletion of the s2m or substitutions of G-C base pairs. Compensatory substitutions that restored the G-C base-pair enabled recovery of VA1. For HAstV1, a partial deletion of the s2m resulted in decreased viral titers compared to wild-type virus, and reduced activity in a replicon system. In contrast, deletion or mutation of the SARS-CoV-2 s2m had no effect on the ability to rescue the virus, growth in vitro , or growth in Syrian hamsters. Our study demonstrates the importance of the s2m is virus-dependent.
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Zhang W, Wang W, Liu X, Chen Y, Ouyang K, Wei Z, Liu H, Huang W. Identification of novel B-cell epitopes on the capsid protein of type 1 porcine astrovirus, using monoclonal antibodies. Int J Biol Macromol 2021; 189:939-947. [PMID: 34464644 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.08.129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2021] [Revised: 08/06/2021] [Accepted: 08/17/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Porcine astrovirus (PAstV) is prevalent in pigs worldwide and could cause clinical symptoms such as diarrhea and encephalitis. The capsid protein (Cap) of PAstV plays a determinant role for virus immunological characteristics. In this study, the major antigenic regions of PAstV1 Cap were expressed through prokaryotic expression systems and immunized to BALB/c mice. Finally, two anti-Cap monoclonal antibodies (named mAb F4-4 and D3F10) were screened by indirect immune-fluorescence assay (IFA). A series of truncated GST-fused or artificially synthesized peptides were used to detect their reactivity with the mAbs and PAstV positive serum. Two novel B cell epitopes (120-GNNTFG-125, 485-RISDPTWFSA-494) were identified by using these two mAbs. Moreover, sequence alignment result showed that epitope 120-GNNTFG-125 was highly conserved in type 1 PAstV capsid protein. Cross-reactivity analysis further confirmed the genotype-specificity of mAb F4-4. The results of this study demonstrated to be the first description of monoclonal antibody preparation and B-cell epitope mapping on PAstV capsid protein, which may provide new information on the biological significance of PAstV capsid protein and lay a foundation for the development of PAstV immunological tests and genotype diagnostic methods.
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- Wenchao Zhang
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, No. 100 Daxue Road, Nanning 530005, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, No. 100 Daxue Road, Nanning 530005, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, No. 100 Daxue Road, Nanning 530005, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, No. 100 Daxue Road, Nanning 530005, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, No. 100 Daxue Road, Nanning 530005, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, No. 100 Daxue Road, Nanning 530005, China
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- Department of Scientific Research, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, No. 89-9 Dongge Road, Nanning 530024, China.
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, No. 100 Daxue Road, Nanning 530005, China.
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Structures of Two Human Astrovirus Capsid/Neutralizing Antibody Complexes Reveal Distinct Epitopes and Inhibition of Virus Attachment to Cells. J Virol 2021; 96:e0141521. [PMID: 34613806 PMCID: PMC8754201 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01415-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Human astrovirus is an important cause of viral gastroenteritis worldwide. Young children, the elderly, and the immunocompromised are especially at risk for contracting severe disease. However, no vaccines exist to combat human astrovirus infection. Evidence points to the importance of antibodies in protecting healthy adults from reinfection. To develop an effective subunit vaccine that broadly protects against diverse astrovirus serotypes, we must understand how neutralizing antibodies target the capsid surface at the molecular level. Here, we report the structures of the human astrovirus capsid spike domain bound to two neutralizing monoclonal antibodies. These antibodies bind two distinct conformational epitopes on the spike surface. We add to existing evidence that the human astrovirus capsid spike contains a receptor-binding domain and demonstrate that both antibodies neutralize human astrovirus by blocking virus attachment to host cells. We identify patches of conserved amino acids which overlap or border the antibody epitopes and may constitute a receptor-binding site. Our findings provide a basis for developing therapies to prevent and treat human astrovirus gastroenteritis. IMPORTANCE Human astroviruses infect nearly every person in the world during childhood and cause diarrhea, vomiting, and fever. Despite the prevalence of this virus, little is known about how antibodies block astrovirus infection. Here, we determined the crystal structures of the astrovirus capsid protein in complex with two virus-neutralizing antibodies. We show that the antibodies bind to two distinct sites on the capsid spike domain, however, both antibodies block virus attachment to human cells. Importantly, our findings support the use of the human astrovirus capsid spike as an antigen in a subunit-based vaccine to prevent astrovirus disease.
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Pankovics P, Boros Á, László Z, Szekeres S, Földvári G, Altan E, Delwart E, Reuter G. Genome characterization, prevalence and tissue distribution of astrovirus, hepevirus and norovirus among wild and laboratory rats (Rattus norvegicus) and mice (Mus musculus) in Hungary. INFECTION, GENETICS AND EVOLUTION : JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND EVOLUTIONARY GENETICS IN INFECTIOUS DISEASES 2021; 93:104942. [PMID: 34044191 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2021.104942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2021] [Revised: 05/19/2021] [Accepted: 05/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Rodents including rats are reservoir of several pathogens capable of affecting human health. In this study, faecal and different organ specimens from free-living Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) (N = 18) and faecal samples from laboratory rodents (rats N = 21 and mice N = 20) collected from different geographic areas in Hungary between 2017 and 2020 were investigated by viral metagenomics and conventional RT-PCR methods. The complete genome of three different RNA viruses, rat astrovirus, rat norovirus and rat hepevirus were characterized and analysed in detail. Rat norovirus was detected in faecal (17.6%, 3/17) and kidney (7.1%, 1/14) samples; rat astrovirus in faecal (23.5%, 4/17) and spleen (13.3%, 2/15) samples, and rat hepevirus in 43% to 67% the faecal, liver, kidney, lung, heart, muscle, brain and blood samples from Norway rats, respectively. Rat norovirus was also identifiable in 5% (1/21) of laboratory rats and rat astrovirus in 40% (8/20) of faecal samples from laboratory mice. Co-infections were found in 28% (5/18) wild Norway rats. The highest RNA viral load of astrovirus (1.81 × 108 copy/g) and norovirus (3.49 × 107 copy/g) were measured in faecal samples; while the highest RNA viral load of hepevirus (1.16 × 109 copy/g) was found in liver samples of Norway rats, respectively. This study confirms the wide geographic distribution and high prevalence of astrovirus, norovirus and hepevirus among wild rats in Hungary with confirmation of different organ involvement of as well as the detection of norovirus and astrovirus in laboratory rats and mice, respectively. This finding further strengthens the role of rodents in the spread of viral pathogens especially infecting human.
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- Péter Pankovics
- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary.
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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- Department of Parasitology and Zoology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute of Evolution, Centre for Ecological Research, Budapest, Hungary
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- Vitalant Research Institute, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Vitalant Research Institute, San Francisco, CA, USA; University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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Ykema M, Tao YJ. Structural Insights into the Human Astrovirus Capsid. Viruses 2021; 13:v13050821. [PMID: 34062934 PMCID: PMC8147390 DOI: 10.3390/v13050821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2021] [Revised: 04/26/2021] [Accepted: 04/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Astroviruses (AstVs) are non-enveloped, positive single-stranded RNA viruses that cause a wide range of inflammatory diseases in mammalian and avian hosts. The T = 3 viral capsid is unique in its ability to infect host cells in a process driven by host proteases. Intercellular protease cleavages allow for viral egress from a cell, while extracellular cleavages allow for the virus to enter a new host cell to initiate infection. High-resolution models of the capsid core indicate a large, exposed region enriched with protease cleavage sites. The virus spike protein allows for binding to target cells and is the major target for naturally occurring and engineered neutralizing antibodies. During maturation, the capsid goes through significant structural changes including the loss of many surface spikes. The capsid interacts with host membranes during the virus life cycle at multiple stages such as assembly, host cell entry and exit. This review will cover recent findings and insights related to the structure of the capsid and its function. Further understanding of the viral capsid structure and maturation process can contribute to new vaccines, gastric therapeutics, and viral engineering applications.
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Wang Z, Li L, Liu P, Wang C, Lu Q, Liu L, Yang Y, Luo Q, Shao H. Host innate immune responses of geese infected with goose origin nephrotic astrovirus. Microb Pathog 2021; 152:104753. [PMID: 33516903 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2021.104753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2020] [Revised: 01/16/2021] [Accepted: 01/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A novel goose astrovirus (GoAstV) outbreak in goslings, characterized by severe articular and visceral gout with high mortality, occurred in China. Although the pathogenesis of GoAstV-infected goslings has been explored in several studies, the host-immune response remains unclear. In this study, a goose astrovirus was isolated from goslings in Xiaogan, and designated as the HBXG strain. The full-length genome of HBXG was 7170 nt. A sequence analysis and phylogenetic trees revealed HBXG belonged to the novel GoAstV. We evaluated the viral distribution systematically and estimated immune related gene expression in HBXG-infected goslings. Results showed that GoAstV replicated quickly in many tissues and the highest titer was observed in the kidney, which reached 109.6 copies. TLR3, RIG-I and MDA5 were involved in the host-immune response to GoAstV, and the expression of IFN types I (IFN-α, IFN-β), inflammatory cytokines (IL-8, IL-10, TNF-α), antiviral proteins (Mx, OASL, PKR) and MHC-I were also upregulated during the infection. In contrast, the expression of proinflammatory cytokines (IL-1β, IL-6) and MHC-II were inhibited at 3 dpi. This study suggests that GoAstV is highly pathogenic to goslings, causing multiple systemic infections in tissues and the host-immune response is activated early in infection. However, rapid viral replication, suppression of inflammatory cytokines (IL-1β, IL-6) and MHC-II expressions were the possible reasons why the host-immune response cannot provide enough protection against GoAstV infection. This study is the first report to illuminate the immune response in goslings infected with GoAstV and offers insight into the pathogenesis of GoAstV.
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- Zui Wang
- Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences, Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Special One, Nanhuyaoyuan, Hongshan District, Wuhan, 430064, China.
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- Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences, Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Special One, Nanhuyaoyuan, Hongshan District, Wuhan, 430064, China.
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- Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences, Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Special One, Nanhuyaoyuan, Hongshan District, Wuhan, 430064, China; Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control Agents for Animal Bacteriosis, Special 1, Nanhuyaoyuan, Hongshan District, Wuhan, 430064, China.
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- Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences, Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Special One, Nanhuyaoyuan, Hongshan District, Wuhan, 430064, China; Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control Agents for Animal Bacteriosis, Special 1, Nanhuyaoyuan, Hongshan District, Wuhan, 430064, China.
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- Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences, Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Special One, Nanhuyaoyuan, Hongshan District, Wuhan, 430064, China.
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- Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences, Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Special One, Nanhuyaoyuan, Hongshan District, Wuhan, 430064, China
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- Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences, Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Special One, Nanhuyaoyuan, Hongshan District, Wuhan, 430064, China; College of Animal Sciences, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, 434025, China.
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- Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences, Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Special One, Nanhuyaoyuan, Hongshan District, Wuhan, 430064, China; Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control Agents for Animal Bacteriosis, Special 1, Nanhuyaoyuan, Hongshan District, Wuhan, 430064, China.
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- Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences, Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Special One, Nanhuyaoyuan, Hongshan District, Wuhan, 430064, China; Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control Agents for Animal Bacteriosis, Special 1, Nanhuyaoyuan, Hongshan District, Wuhan, 430064, China.
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Nagai M, Okabayashi T, Akagami M, Matsuu A, Fujimoto Y, Hashem MA, Mekata H, Nakao R, Matsuno K, Katayama Y, Oba M, Omatsu T, Asai T, Nakagawa K, Ito H, Madarame H, Kawai K, Ito T, Nonaka N, Tsukiyama-Kohara K, Inoshima Y, Mizutani T, Misawa N. Metagenomic identification, sequencing, and genome analysis of porcine hepe-astroviruses (bastroviruses) in porcine feces in Japan. INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 2020; 88:104664. [PMID: 33333290 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2020.104664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2020] [Revised: 11/27/2020] [Accepted: 11/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Recently, hepe-astrovirus-like RNA viruses named bastroviruses (BastVs), have been found in human, pig, bat, and rat fecal samples. In this study, we determined nearly complete genome sequences of four BastVs in the feces of healthy pigs. Genetic characterization revealed that these porcine BastVs (PBastVs) and BastVs from other animals including humans, had the same genome organization, that is, they contained three predicted conserved domains of viral methyltransferase, RNA helicase, and RdRp in the nonstructural ORF1 and the astrovirus capsid domain in the structural ORF2. Phylogenetic analyses using RNA-dependent RNA polymerase and the capsid region revealed that PBastVs branched with bat and rat BastVs; however, the groups formed by each host were distantly related to human BastVs. Pairwise amino acid sequence comparison demonstrated that PBastVs shared 95.2-98.6% and 76.1-95.5% sequence identity among each other in the ORF1 and ORF2 regions, respectively; the sequence identities between PBastVs and BastVs from other animals were 21.4-42.5% and 9.1-20.6% in the ORF1 and ORF2 regions, respectively. This suggested that BastVs were derived from a common ancestor but evolved independently in each host population during a prolonged period. Putative recombination events were identified in the PBastV genome, suggesting that PBastVs gain sequence diversity and flexibility through recombination events. In an analysis of previously obtained metagenomic data, PBastV sequence reads were detected in 7.3% (23/315) of fecal samples from pigs indicating that PBastVs are distributed among pig populations in Japan.
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- Makoto Nagai
- Department of Large Animal Clinic, Azabu University, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Azabu University, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-5201, Japan
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- Graduate School of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan; Department of Veterinary Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan; Center for Animal Disease Control, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan
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- Kenpoku Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Mito, Ibaraki 310-0002, Japan
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- Transboundary Animal Diseases Research Center, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kagoshima University, Korimoto, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Transboundary Animal Diseases Research Center, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kagoshima University, Korimoto, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Transboundary Animal Diseases Research Center, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kagoshima University, Korimoto, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Center for Animal Disease Control, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan
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- Laboratory of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0818, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Unit of Risk Analysis and Management, Research Center for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 001-0020, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Research and Education Center for Prevention of Global Infectious Disease of Animals, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu, Tokyo 183-8509, Japan
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- Research and Education Center for Prevention of Global Infectious Disease of Animals, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu, Tokyo 183-8509, Japan
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- Research and Education Center for Prevention of Global Infectious Disease of Animals, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu, Tokyo 183-8509, Japan
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- Education and Research Center for Food Animal Health, Gifu University (GeFAH), 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
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- Education and Research Center for Food Animal Health, Gifu University (GeFAH), 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
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- Department of Joint Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University, Tottori 680-8553, Japan
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- Department of Large Animal Clinic, Azabu University, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Azabu University, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-5201, Japan
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- Department of Large Animal Clinic, Azabu University, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Azabu University, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-5201, Japan
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- Department of Joint Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University, Tottori 680-8553, Japan; Avian Zoonosis Research Center, Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University, Tottori 680-8553, Japan
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- Laboratory of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0818, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Transboundary Animal Diseases Research Center, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kagoshima University, Korimoto, Kagoshima, Japan; Laboratory of Animal Hygiene, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Education and Research Center for Food Animal Health, Gifu University (GeFAH), 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
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- Research and Education Center for Prevention of Global Infectious Disease of Animals, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu, Tokyo 183-8509, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan; Department of Veterinary Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan; Center for Animal Disease Control, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan.
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Chicken Astrovirus (CAstV) Molecular Studies Reveal Evidence of Multiple Past Recombination Events in Sequences Originated from Clinical Samples of White Chick Syndrome (WCS) in Western Canada. Viruses 2020; 12:v12101096. [PMID: 32998356 PMCID: PMC7600043 DOI: 10.3390/v12101096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2020] [Revised: 09/22/2020] [Accepted: 09/25/2020] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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In this study, we aimed to molecularly characterize 14 whole genome sequences of chicken astrovirus (CAstV) isolated from samples obtained from white chick syndrome (WCS) outbreaks in Western Canada during the period of 2014–2019. Genome sequence comparisons showed all these sequences correspond to the novel Biv group from which no confirmed representatives were published in GenBank. Molecular recombination analyses using recombination detection software (i.e., RDP5 and SimPlot) and phylogenetic analyses suggest multiple past recombination events in open reading frame (ORF)1a, ORF1b, and ORF2. Our findings suggest that recombination events and the accumulation of point mutations may have contributed to the substantial genetic variation observed in CAstV and evidenced by the current seven antigenic sub-clusters hitherto described. This is the first paper that describes recombination events in CAstV following analysis of complete CAstV sequences originated in Canada.
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Lulla V, Firth AE. A hidden gene in astroviruses encodes a viroporin. Nat Commun 2020; 11:4070. [PMID: 32792502 PMCID: PMC7426862 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-17906-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2020] [Accepted: 07/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Human astroviruses are small non-enveloped viruses with positive-sense single-stranded RNA genomes. Astroviruses cause acute gastroenteritis in children worldwide and have been associated with encephalitis and meningitis in immunocompromised individuals. It is still unknown how astrovirus particles exit infected cells following replication. Through comparative genomic analysis and ribosome profiling we here identify and confirm the expression of a conserved alternative-frame ORF, encoding the protein XP. XP-knockout astroviruses are attenuated and pseudo-revert on passaging. Further investigation into the function of XP revealed plasma and trans Golgi network membrane-associated roles in virus assembly and/or release through a viroporin-like activity. XP-knockout replicons have only a minor replication defect, demonstrating the role of XP at late stages of infection. The discovery of XP advances our knowledge of these important human viruses and opens an additional direction of research into their life cycle and pathogenesis.
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- Valeria Lulla
- Division of Virology, Department of Pathology, Addenbrooke's Hospital, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
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- Division of Virology, Department of Pathology, Addenbrooke's Hospital, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
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Sun J, Ren C, Huang Y, Chao W, Xie F. The effects of synonymous codon usages on genotypic formation of open reading frames in hepatitis E virus. INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 2020; 85:104450. [PMID: 32629045 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2020.104450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2019] [Revised: 06/08/2020] [Accepted: 06/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection has emerged as an important public health issue. As a zoonotic RNA virus, new strains are continuously discovered from human or various animal species. However, the capability of cross-species infection varies largely among different strains. Because the classical nucleotide-based genotyping system provides little functional insight, this study aimed to comprehensively investigate codon usage of the HEV coding regions for better understanding the evolutional orientation, virus-host interaction and cross-species transmission. We observed significant differences of the four nucleotide usages in the three open reading frames, indicating that the evolutional tendency of HEV caused by mutation pressure is modified by the evolutional dynamic related to positive selection. Furthermore, significant differences of nucleotide usages were found among HEV isolated from different host species, suggesting an important role of natural selection related to the host. Analysis of effective number of codons revealed distinct degrees of biased codon usage caused by mutation pressure or the host. Finally, we have mapped the similarity levels of the overall codon usage between the virus and the host to assess the potential of cross-species infection. Thus, this study has provided a novel aspect for better understanding the HEV genetic orientation and the zoonotic nature.
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- Jing Sun
- Geriatrics Department, The Second Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou University, No. 82 Cuiying Men, Chengguan District, Lanzhou City, Gansu Province 730000, China
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- Geriatrics Department, The Second Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou University, No. 82 Cuiying Men, Chengguan District, Lanzhou City, Gansu Province 730000, China
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- Maxillofacial Surgery Department, The Second Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou University, No. 82 Cuiying Men, Chengguan District, Lanzhou City, Gansu Province 730000, China
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- Geriatrics Department, The Second Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou University, No. 82 Cuiying Men, Chengguan District, Lanzhou City, Gansu Province 730000, China
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- Maxillofacial Surgery Department, The Second Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou University, No. 82 Cuiying Men, Chengguan District, Lanzhou City, Gansu Province 730000, China.
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Liu Z, Behloul N, Baha S, Wei W, Tao W, Zhang T, Li W, Shi R, Meng J. Role of the C-terminal cysteines in virus-like particle formation and oligomerization of the hepatitis E virus ORF2 truncated proteins. Virology 2020; 544:1-11. [DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2020.01.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2019] [Revised: 01/26/2020] [Accepted: 01/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Reuter G, Boros Á, Mátics R, Kapusinszky B, Delwart E, Pankovics P. Detection and complete genome characterization of a novel RNA virus related to members of the Hepe-Virga clade in bird species, hoopoe (Upupa epops). INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 2020; 81:104236. [PMID: 32035975 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2020.104236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2019] [Revised: 02/03/2020] [Accepted: 02/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Using viral metagenomics, next-generation sequencing and RT-PCR techniques a genetically divergent hepevirus-like RNA virus was identified and characterized from a faecal sample of wild bird species, hoopoe (Upupa epops) in Hungary. The complete viral genome sequence of hoopoe/BBanka01/2015/HUN (GenBank accession number MN852439) is 7052 nt long including a 54-nt 5' and an 18-nt 3' non-coding region without poly(A)-tail. Sequence analysis indicated that the hoopoe/BBanka01/2015/HUN genome has potentially three overlapping open reading frames (ORFs). The ORF1 (6558 nt/2185aa) encodes a long, non-structural polyprotein (replicase) including putative functional domains and conserved aa motifs of methyltransferase with domain Y, RNA helicase and RdRp and has <33% aa identity to the known hepe- and hepe-like viruses. The ORF2 (1446 nt/481aa) encodes a putative structural (capsid) protein overlapping with ORF1 but translated in different coding frame. The functions of the short ORF3 (426 nt/141aa) were not predictable. Similar virus sequences were not detected from samples from 21 further bird species. The taxonomic position of this novel virus is presently unknown.
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- Gábor Reuter
- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Medical School, University of Pécs Pécs, Hungary.
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Medical School, University of Pécs Pécs, Hungary
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- Hungarian Nature Research Society (HuNaReS), Ajka, Hungary; University of Kaposvár, Department of Nature Conservation, Kaposvár, Hungary
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- Vitalant Research Institute, San Francisco, CA, USA; University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Medical School, University of Pécs Pécs, Hungary
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Xu D, Li C, Liu G, Chen Z, Jia R. Generation and evaluation of a recombinant goose origin Newcastle disease virus expressing Cap protein of goose origin avastrovirus as a bivalent vaccine in goslings. Poult Sci 2019; 98:4426-4432. [PMID: 31111922 DOI: 10.3382/ps/pez255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2019] [Accepted: 04/14/2019] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Currently, both goose astrovirus (GoAstV) and goose-origin Newcastle disease virus (NDV) are widely infectious agents for goslings. There is no vaccine for GoAstV. Capsid protein can elicit a neutralizing antibody in human astroviruses (HAstV). Molecular analysis of the genomic region encoding the capsid protein(ORF2) of goose astrovirus has revealed that it contains neutralizing epitopes. Goose-origin NDV is also an infectious agent. A wide range of NDV strains exist that can be commonly used as vaccine vectors. In the present study, the fusion protein cleavage site RRQKR↓F in a backbone of the virulent goose-origin NDV SH-12 was changed into an avirulent motif GRQGR↓L. The modified goose-origin NDV recombinant vaccine virus expressing the Capsid protein (Cap) of GoAstV was generated as a bivalent vaccine using a reverse-genetics approach. The recombinant virus, rNDV/GoAstV-Cap, was attenuated and similar growth dynamics, cytopathic effects, and virus titers in vitro were maintained when compared to the LaSota strain. Expression of the GoAstV-Cap protein in rNDV/GoAstV-Cap infected cells was detected by an immunofluorescence assay and Western blotting. Goslings inoculated with rNDV/GoAstV-Cap showed no apparent signs of disease and induced GoAstV-Cap-specific immune responses and NDV-specific serum antibody responses to a LaSota vaccination control. Complete protection against a pathogenic GoAstV challenge and avelogenic NDV challenge was conferred. The results of the study suggested that rNDV/GoAstV-Cap viruses have the potential to be the safe, stable, and effective bivalent vaccines.
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- Dawei Xu
- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, Sichuan, China.,Research Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, Sichuan, China
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- Research Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, Sichuan, China.,National Engineering Research Center for Poultry, Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Minhang District, Shanghai 200241, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Poultry, Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Minhang District, Shanghai 200241, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Poultry, Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Minhang District, Shanghai 200241, China
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- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, Sichuan, China.,Research Center of Avian Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, Sichuan, China
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Mishra N, Fagbo SF, Alagaili AN, Nitido A, Williams SH, Ng J, Lee B, Durosinlorun A, Garcia JA, Jain K, Kapoor V, Epstein JH, Briese T, Memish ZA, Olival KJ, Lipkin WI. A viral metagenomic survey identifies known and novel mammalian viruses in bats from Saudi Arabia. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0214227. [PMID: 30969980 PMCID: PMC6457491 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0214227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2018] [Accepted: 03/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Bats are implicated as natural reservoirs for a wide range of zoonotic viruses including SARS and MERS coronaviruses, Ebola, Marburg, Nipah, Hendra, Rabies and other lyssaviruses. Accordingly, many One Health surveillance and viral discovery programs have focused on bats. In this report we present viral metagenomic data from bats collected in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia [KSA]. Unbiased high throughput sequencing of fecal samples from 72 bat individuals comprising four species; lesser mouse-tailed bat (Rhinopoma hardwickii), Egyptian tomb bat (Taphozous perforatus), straw-colored fruit bat (Eidolon helvum), and Egyptian fruit bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus) revealed molecular evidence of a diverse set of viral families: Picornaviridae (hepatovirus, teschovirus, parechovirus), Reoviridae (rotavirus), Polyomaviridae (polyomavirus), Papillomaviridae (papillomavirus), Astroviridae (astrovirus), Caliciviridae (sapovirus), Coronaviridae (coronavirus), Adenoviridae (adenovirus), Paramyxoviridae (paramyxovirus), and unassigned mononegavirales (chuvirus). Additionally, we discovered a bastro-like virus (Middle East Hepe-Astrovirus), with a genomic organization similar to Hepeviridae. However, since it shared homology with Hepeviridae and Astroviridae at ORF1 and in ORF2, respectively, the newly discovered Hepe-Astrovirus may represent a phylogenetic bridge between Hepeviridae and Astroviridae.
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- Nischay Mishra
- Center for Infection and Immunity, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York, United States of America
- * E-mail: (NM); (ZAM)
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- One Health Unit, Executive Directorate for Surveillance and Response, National Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- KSU Mammals Research Chair, Department of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Center for Infection and Immunity, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Center for Infection and Immunity, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Center for Infection and Immunity, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Center for Infection and Immunity, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Center for Infection and Immunity, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Center for Infection and Immunity, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Center for Infection and Immunity, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Center for Infection and Immunity, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York, United States of America
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- The College of Medicine, Al faisal University & Prince Mohammed Bin Abdulaziz Hospital, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- EcoHealth Alliance, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Center for Infection and Immunity, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York, United States of America
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Pankovics P, Boros Á, Kiss T, Engelmann P, Reuter G. Genetically highly divergent RNA virus with astrovirus-like (5'-end) and hepevirus-like (3'-end) genome organization in carnivorous birds, European roller (Coracias garrulus). INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 2019; 71:215-223. [PMID: 30959207 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2019.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2019] [Revised: 04/02/2019] [Accepted: 04/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Astroviruses (family Astroviridae) and hepeviruses (family Hepeviridae) are small, non-enveloped viruses with genetically diverse +ssRNA genome thought to be enteric pathogens infecting vertebrates including humans. Recently, many novel astro- and hepatitis E virus-like +ssRNA viruses have been described from lower vertebrate species. The non-structural proteins of astro- and hepeviruses are highly diverse, but the structural/capsid proteins represent a common phylogenetic position shed the light of their common origin by inter-viral recombination. In this study, a novel astrovirus/hepevirus-like virus with +ssRNA genome (Er/SZAL5/HUN/2011, MK450332) was serendipitously identified and characterized from 3 (8.5%) out of 35 European roller (Coracias garrulus) faecal samples by RT-PCR in Hungary. The complete genome of Er/SZAL5/HUN/2011 (MK450332) is 8402 nt-long and potentially composed three non-overlapping open reading frames (ORFs): ORF1a (4449 nt/1482aa), ORF1b (1206 nt/401aa) and ORF2 (1491 nt/496aa). The ORF1ab has an astrovirus-like genome organization containing the non-structural conserved elements (TM, CC, NLS, VPg) and enzyme residues (trypsine-like protease, RNA-dependent RNA-polymerase) with low amino acid sequence identity, 15% (ORF1a) and 44% (ORF1b), to astroviruses. Supposedly the ORF2 is a capsid protein but neither the astrovirus-like subgenomic RNA promoter (sgRNA) nor the astrovirus-like capsid characteristics have been identifiable. However, the predicted capsid protein (ORF2) showed 26% identity to the corresponding protein of hepevirus-like novel Rana hepevirus (MH330682). This novel +ssRNA virus strain Er/SZAL5/HUN/2011 with astrovirus-like genome organization in the non-structural genome regions (ORF1a and ORF1b) and Rana hepevirus-related capsid (ORF2) protein represent a potentially recombinant virus species and supports the common origin hypothesis, although, the taxonomic position of the studied virus is still under discussion.
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- Péter Pankovics
- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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- Hungarian Ornithological and Nature Conservation Society, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Immunology and Biotechnology, Clinical Center, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary.
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Isolation of Neutralizing Monoclonal Antibodies to Human Astrovirus and Characterization of Virus Variants That Escape Neutralization. J Virol 2019; 93:JVI.01465-18. [PMID: 30355681 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01465-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2018] [Accepted: 10/13/2018] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Human astroviruses (HAstVs) cause severe diarrhea and represent an important health problem in children under two years of age. Despite their medical importance, the study of these pathogens has been neglected. To better understand the astrovirus antigenic structure and the basis of protective immunity, in this work we produced a panel of neutralizing monoclonal antibodies (Nt-MAbs) to HAstV serotypes 1, 2, and 8 and identified the mutations that allow the viruses to escape neutralization. We first tested the capacity of the recombinant HAstV capsid core and spike domains to elicit Nt-Abs. Hyperimmunization of animals with the two domains showed that although both induced a potent immune response, only the spike was able to elicit antibodies with neutralizing activity. Based on this finding, we used a mixture of the recombinant spike domains belonging to the three HAstV serotypes to immunize mice. Five Nt-MAbs were isolated and characterized; all of them were serotype specific, two were directed to HAstV-1, one was directed to HAstV-2, and two were directed to HAstV-8. These antibodies were used to select single and double neutralization escape variant viruses, and determination of the amino acid changes that allow the viruses to escape neutralization permitted us to define the existence of four potentially independent neutralization epitopes on the HAstV capsid. These studies provide the basis for development of subunit vaccines that induce neutralizing antibodies and tools to explore the possibility of developing a specific antibody therapy for astrovirus disease. Our results also establish a platform to advance our knowledge on HAstV cell binding and entry.IMPORTANCE Human astroviruses (HAstVs) are common etiological agents of acute gastroenteritis in children, the elderly, and immunocompromised patients; some virus strains have also been associated with neurological disease. Despite their medical importance, the study of these pathogens has advanced at a slow pace. In this work, we produced neutralizing antibodies to the virus and mapped the epitopes they recognize on the virus capsid. These studies provide the basis for development of subunit vaccines that induce neutralizing antibodies, as well as tools to explore the development of a specific antibody therapy for astrovirus disease. Our results also establish a platform to advance our knowledge on HAstV cell binding and entry.
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Reuter G, Boros Á, Tóth Z, Kapusinszky B, Delwart E, Pankovics P. Detection of a novel RNA virus with hepatitis E virus-like non-structural genome organization in amphibian, agile frog (Rana dalmatina) tadpoles. INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 2018; 65:112-116. [PMID: 30053640 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2018.07.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2018] [Revised: 07/15/2018] [Accepted: 07/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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In recent years, relatives (bastrovirus, hepelivirus) of hepeviruses (family Hepeviridae) have been reported in a variety of vertebrate hosts. Preliminary studies indicated that inter-viral family recombination events at the junction of the genomes that encodes non-structural (ORF1) and structural protein (ORF2) were implicated in the genesis of hepeviruses. Using viral metagenomics, next generation sequencing and RT-PCR techniques a genetically divergent hepevirus-like RNA virus was identified and characterized from agile frog (Rana dalmatina) tadpoles living in aquatic environment in three natural ponds (Mélymocsár, Lake Ilona and Lake Katlan) in the Pilis Mountains, in Hungary. The complete genome of the viral strain agile frog/RD6/2015/HUN (MH330682) is 7188 nt long including a 48-nt 5' and a 122-nt 3' non-coding region. Sequence analysis indicated that the agile frog/RD6/2015/HUN genome has potentially three non-overlapping ORFs. ORF1 (4740 nt/1579aa) has a hepevirus-like non-structural genome organization and encodes several hepevirus-like amino acid sequence motifs. The ORF2 is a potential capsid protein. The functions of the ORF3 were not predictable. The study virus was present in 18 (46%) of the 39 faecal specimen pools from agile frog tadpoles. The taxonomic position of this novel virus is presently unknown.
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- Gábor Reuter
- Regional Laboratory of Virology, National Reference Laboratory of Gastroenteric Viruses, ÁNTSZ Regional Institute of State Public Health Service, Pécs, Hungary; Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Medical School, University of Pécs Pécs, Hungary.
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- Regional Laboratory of Virology, National Reference Laboratory of Gastroenteric Viruses, ÁNTSZ Regional Institute of State Public Health Service, Pécs, Hungary; Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Medical School, University of Pécs Pécs, Hungary
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- Lendület Evolutionary Ecology Research Group, Plant Protection Institute, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
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- Blood Systems Research Institute, San Francisco, CA, USA; University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Regional Laboratory of Virology, National Reference Laboratory of Gastroenteric Viruses, ÁNTSZ Regional Institute of State Public Health Service, Pécs, Hungary; Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Medical School, University of Pécs Pécs, Hungary
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Aguilar-Hernández N, López S, Arias CF. Minimal capsid composition of infectious human astrovirus. Virology 2018; 521:58-61. [PMID: 29883775 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2018.05.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2018] [Revised: 05/24/2018] [Accepted: 05/25/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Human astrovirus is an important etiological agent of acute gastroenteritis in young children. Despite advances in the characterization of the structure of the virion by cryo-electron microscopy and of capsid proteins by x-ray crystallography, the definition of the minimal polypeptide composition of infectious virus particles has been elusive. In this work we show that mature infectious particles are composed by only two proteins; VP34 that forms the core domain of the virus, and VP27 that constitutes the 30 dimeric spikes present on the virus surface. Our results also indicate that during the transition of immature (90 spikes) to mature (30 spikes) virus particles, that occur during trypsin activation, the viral protein VP25, that most likely forms the 60 spikes that are lost during maturation, detaches from the virus particle. This information is relevant to better understand the biology of virus entry and also for the efficient development of subunit vaccines.
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- Nayeli Aguilar-Hernández
- Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Av. Universidad 2001, Col. Chamilpa, Cuernavaca, Morelos 62210, Mexico
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- Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Av. Universidad 2001, Col. Chamilpa, Cuernavaca, Morelos 62210, Mexico
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- Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Av. Universidad 2001, Col. Chamilpa, Cuernavaca, Morelos 62210, Mexico.
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Structural Basis for Escape of Human Astrovirus from Antibody Neutralization: Broad Implications for Rational Vaccine Design. J Virol 2017; 92:JVI.01546-17. [PMID: 29070688 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01546-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2017] [Accepted: 10/11/2017] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Human astroviruses are recognized as a leading cause of viral diarrhea worldwide in children, immunocompromised patients, and the elderly. There are currently no vaccines available to prevent astrovirus infection; however, antibodies developed by healthy individuals during previous infection correlate with protection from reinfection, suggesting that an effective vaccine could be developed. In this study, we investigated the molecular mechanism by which several strains of human astrovirus serotype 2 (HAstV-2) are resistant to the potent HAstV-2-neutralizing monoclonal antibody PL-2 (MAb PL-2). Sequencing of the HAstV-2 capsid genes reveals mutations in the PL-2 epitope within the capsid's spike domain. To understand the molecular basis for resistance from MAb PL-2 neutralization, we determined the 1.35-Å-resolution crystal structure of the capsid spike from one of these HAstV-2 strains. Our structure reveals a dramatic conformational change in a loop within the PL-2 epitope due to a serine-to-proline mutation, locking the loop in a conformation that sterically blocks binding and neutralization by MAb PL-2. We show that mutation to serine permits loop flexibility and recovers MAb PL-2 binding. Importantly, we find that HAstV-2 capsid spike containing a serine in this loop is immunogenic and elicits antibodies that neutralize all HAstV-2 strains. Taken together, our results have broad implications for rational selection of vaccine strains that do not contain prolines in antigenic loops, so as to elicit antibodies against diverse loop conformations.IMPORTANCE Human astroviruses (HAstVs) infect nearly every person in the world during childhood and cause diarrhea, vomiting, and fever. In this study, we investigated how several strains of HAstV are resistant to a virus-neutralizing monoclonal antibody. We determined the crystal structure of the capsid protein spike domain from one of these HAstV strains and found that a single amino acid mutation induces a structural change in a loop that is responsible for antibody binding. Our findings reveal how viruses can escape antibody neutralization and provide insight for the rational design of vaccines to elicit diverse antibodies that provide broader protection from infection.
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Schmidt K, Butt J, Mauter P, Vogel K, Erles-Kemna A, Pawlita M, Nicklas W. Development of a multiplex serological assay reveals a worldwide distribution of murine astrovirus infections in laboratory mice. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0187174. [PMID: 29088279 PMCID: PMC5663422 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0187174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2017] [Accepted: 10/14/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Laboratory mice play a tremendous role in biomedical research in studies on immunology, infection, cancer and therapy. In the course of standardization of mice used in animal experiments, health monitoring constitutes an important instrument towards microbiological standardization. Infections with murine astroviruses (MuAstV) were only recently discovered and are, therefore, still relatively unknown in laboratory animal science. In rodent health monitoring viral infections within a population are commonly assessed in terms of specific antibodies by serological testing, as active infection and excretion of virus is often temporary and can easily be missed. So far only ongoing infections with astroviruses can be detected by PCR. The objective of this work was the development of a sensitive and specific MuAstV multiplex serological assay with a high-throughput capability to be used in routine testing of laboratory mice. Four different MuAstV proteins were recombinantly expressed and used as antigens. The best reacting antigen, the capsid spike protein VP27, was selected and tested with a panel of 400 sera of mice from units with a known MuAstV status. Assay sensitivity and specificity resulted in 98.5% and 100%, respectively, compared to RT-PCR results. Eventually this assay was used to test 5529 serum samples in total, during routine diagnostics at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) in Heidelberg between 2015 and 2017. High sero-prevalence rates of up to 98% were detected in units with open cages indicating that the virus is highly infectious and circulates within these populations virtually infecting all animals regardless of the mouse strain. In addition, data collected from 312 mice purchased from commercial breeders and from 661 mice from 58 research institutes in 15 countries worldwide allowed the conclusion that MuAstV is widespread in contemporary laboratory mouse populations.
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- Katja Schmidt
- Microbiological Diagnostics, Center for Preclinical Research, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Division of Molecular Diagnostics of Oncogenic Infections, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Microbiological Diagnostics, Center for Preclinical Research, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Microbiological Diagnostics, Center for Preclinical Research, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Microbiological Diagnostics, Center for Preclinical Research, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Division of Molecular Diagnostics of Oncogenic Infections, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Microbiological Diagnostics, Center for Preclinical Research, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany
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Boujon CL, Koch MC, Seuberlich T. The Expanding Field of Mammalian Astroviruses: Opportunities and Challenges in Clinical Virology. Adv Virus Res 2017; 99:109-137. [PMID: 29029723 DOI: 10.1016/bs.aivir.2017.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Astroviruses are best known as being one of the leading causes of diarrhea in infants and were first described in this context in 1975. In its first years, astrovirus research was mainly restricted to electron microscopy and serology studies. The ability to culture some of these viruses in vitro allowed a first consequent step forward, especially at the molecular level. Since the emergence of more powerful genetic methods, though, the face of this research field has dramatically changed and evolved. From the exponential number of discoveries of new astrovirus strains in the most varied of animal species to their association with atypical diseases, these viruses revealed a lot of surprises, and many more are probably still waiting to be uncovered. This chapter summarizes the most important knowledge about astroviruses and discusses the implication of the latest findings in this area of research.
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Propagation of Astrovirus VA1, a Neurotropic Human Astrovirus, in Cell Culture. J Virol 2017; 91:JVI.00740-17. [PMID: 28701405 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00740-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2017] [Accepted: 06/21/2017] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Astrovirus VA1/HMO-C (VA1; mamastrovirus 9) is a recently discovered astrovirus genotype that is divergent from the classic human astroviruses (mamastrovirus 1). The gastrointestinal tract is presumed to be the primary site of infection and pathogenicity for astroviruses. However, VA1 has been independently detected in brain tissue of five cases of human encephalitis. Studies of the pathogenicity of VA1 are currently impossible because there are no reported cell culture systems or in vivo models that support VA1 infection. Here, we describe successful propagation of VA1 in multiple human cell lines. The initial inoculum, a filtered clinical stool sample from the index gastroenteritis case cluster that led to the discovery of VA1, was first passaged in Vero cells. Serial blind passage in Caco-2 cells yielded increasing copies of VA1 RNA, and multistep growth curves demonstrated a >100-fold increase in VA1 RNA 72 h after inoculation. The full-length genomic and subgenomic RNA strands were detected by Northern blotting, and crystalline lattices of viral particles of ∼26-nm diameter were observed by electron microscopy in infected Caco-2 cells. Unlike other human astrovirus cell culture systems, which require addition of exogenous trypsin for continued propagation, VA1 could be propagated equally well with or without the addition of trypsin. Furthermore, VA1 was sensitive to the type I interferon (IFN-I) response, as VA1 RNA levels were reduced by pretreatment of Caco-2 cells with IFN-β1a. The ability to propagate VA1 in cell culture will facilitate studies of the neurotropism and neuropathogenesis of VA1.IMPORTANCE Astroviruses are an emerging cause of central nervous system infections in mammals, and astrovirus VA1/HMO-C is the most prevalent astrovirus in cases of human encephalitis. This virus has not been previously propagated, preventing elucidation of the biology of this virus. We describe the first cell culture system for VA1, a key step necessary for the study of its ability to cause disease.
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Cortez V, Meliopoulos VA, Karlsson EA, Hargest V, Johnson C, Schultz-Cherry S. Astrovirus Biology and Pathogenesis. Annu Rev Virol 2017; 4:327-348. [PMID: 28715976 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-virology-101416-041742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Astroviruses are nonenveloped, positive-sense single-stranded RNA viruses that cause gastrointestinal illness. Although a leading cause of pediatric diarrhea, human astroviruses are among the least characterized enteric RNA viruses. However, by using in vitro methods and animal models to characterize virus-host interactions, researchers have discovered several important properties of astroviruses, including the ability of the astrovirus capsid to act as an enterotoxin, disrupting the gut epithelial barrier. Improved animal models are needed to study this phenomenon, along with the pathogenesis of astroviruses, particularly in those strains that can cause extraintestinal disease. Much like for other enteric viruses, the current dogma states that astroviruses infect in a species-specific manner; however, this assumption is being challenged by growing evidence that these viruses have potential to cross species barriers. This review summarizes these remarkable facets of astrovirus biology, highlighting critical steps toward increasing our understanding of this unique enteric pathogen.
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- Valerie Cortez
- Department of Infectious Diseases, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee 38105; , , , , ,
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee 38105; , , , , ,
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee 38105; , , , , ,
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee 38105; , , , , , .,Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Biochemistry, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee 38163
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee 38105; , , , , ,
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee 38105; , , , , ,
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Hepatitis E Virus Genotypes and Evolution: Emergence of Camel Hepatitis E Variants. Int J Mol Sci 2017; 18:ijms18040869. [PMID: 28425927 PMCID: PMC5412450 DOI: 10.3390/ijms18040869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 150] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2017] [Revised: 04/11/2017] [Accepted: 04/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a major cause of viral hepatitis globally. Zoonotic HEV is an important cause of chronic hepatitis in immunocompromised patients. The rapid identification of novel HEV variants and accumulating sequence information has prompted significant changes in taxonomy of the family Hepeviridae. This family includes two genera: Orthohepevirus, which infects terrestrial vertebrates, and Piscihepevirus, which infects fish. Within Orthohepevirus, there are four species, A–D, with widely differing host range. Orthohepevirus A contains the HEV variants infecting humans and its significance continues to expand with new clinical information. We now recognize eight genotypes within Orthohepevirus A: HEV1 and HEV2, restricted to humans; HEV3, which circulates among humans, swine, rabbits, deer and mongooses; HEV4, which circulates between humans and swine; HEV5 and HEV6, which are found in wild boars; and HEV7 and HEV8, which were recently identified in dromedary and Bactrian camels, respectively. HEV7 is an example of a novel genotype that was found to have significance to human health shortly after discovery. In this review, we summarize recent developments in HEV molecular taxonomy, epidemiology and evolution and describe the discovery of novel camel HEV genotypes as an illustrative example of the changes in this field.
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The Astrovirus Capsid: A Review. Viruses 2017; 9:v9010015. [PMID: 28106836 PMCID: PMC5294984 DOI: 10.3390/v9010015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2016] [Revised: 01/12/2017] [Accepted: 01/12/2017] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Astroviruses are enterically transmitted viruses that cause infections in mammalian and avian species. Astroviruses are nonenveloped, icosahedral viruses comprised of a capsid protein shell and a positive-sense, single-stranded RNA genome. The capsid protein undergoes dramatic proteolytic processing both inside and outside of the host cell, resulting in a coordinated maturation process that affects cellular localization, virus structure, and infectivity. After maturation, the capsid protein controls the initial phases of virus infection, including virus attachment, endocytosis, and genome release into the host cell. The astrovirus capsid is the target of host antibodies including virus-neutralizing antibodies. The capsid protein also mediates the binding of host complement proteins and inhibits complement activation. Here, we will review our knowledge on the astrovirus capsid protein (CP), with particular attention to the recent structural, biochemical, and virological studies that have advanced our understanding of the astrovirus life cycle.
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Pérot P, Lecuit M, Eloit M. Astrovirus Diagnostics. Viruses 2017; 9:v9010010. [PMID: 28085120 PMCID: PMC5294979 DOI: 10.3390/v9010010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2016] [Revised: 12/23/2016] [Accepted: 12/30/2016] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Various methods exist to detect an astrovirus infection. Current methods include electron microscopy (EM), cell culture, immunoassays, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and various other molecular approaches that can be applied in the context of diagnostic or in surveillance studies. With the advent of metagenomics, novel human astrovirus (HAstV) strains have been found in immunocompromised individuals in association with central nervous system (CNS) infections. This work reviews the past and current methods for astrovirus detection and their uses in both research laboratories and for medical diagnostic purposes.
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- Philippe Pérot
- Institut Pasteur, Biology of Infection Unit, Inserm U1117, Laboratory of Pathogen Discovery, 75015 Paris, France.
- Institut Pasteur, Centre d'innovation et de Recherche Technologique (Citech), 75015 Paris, France.
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- Institut Pasteur, Biology of Infection Unit, Inserm U1117, Laboratory of Pathogen Discovery, 75015 Paris, France.
- Paris Descartes University, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 75005, Paris, France.
- Necker-Enfants Malades University Hospital, Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, 75015 Paris, France.
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- Institut Pasteur, Biology of Infection Unit, Inserm U1117, Laboratory of Pathogen Discovery, 75015 Paris, France.
- Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort, 94700 Maisons-Alfort, France.
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Structure of a Human Astrovirus Capsid-Antibody Complex and Mechanistic Insights into Virus Neutralization. J Virol 2017; 91:JVI.01859-16. [PMID: 27807234 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01859-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2016] [Accepted: 10/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Human astroviruses (HAstVs) are a leading cause of viral diarrhea in young children, the immunocompromised, and the elderly. There are no vaccines or antiviral therapies against HAstV disease. Several lines of evidence point to the presence of protective antibodies in healthy adults as a mechanism governing protection against reinfection by HAstV. However, development of anti-HAstV therapies is hampered by the gap in knowledge of protective antibody epitopes on the HAstV capsid surface. Here, we report the structure of the HAstV capsid spike domain bound to the neutralizing monoclonal antibody PL-2. The antibody uses all six complementarity-determining regions to bind to a quaternary epitope on each side of the dimeric capsid spike. We provide evidence that the HAstV capsid spike is a receptor-binding domain and that the antibody neutralizes HAstV by blocking virus attachment to cells. We identify patches of conserved amino acids that overlap the antibody epitope and may comprise a receptor-binding site. Our studies provide a foundation for the development of therapies to prevent and treat HAstV diarrheal disease. IMPORTANCE Human astroviruses (HAstVs) infect nearly every person in the world during childhood and cause diarrhea, vomiting, and fever. Despite the prevalence of this virus, little is known about how antibodies in healthy adults protect them against reinfection. Here, we determined the crystal structure of a complex of the HAstV capsid protein and a virus-neutralizing antibody. We show that the antibody binds to the outermost spike domain of the capsid, and we provide evidence that the antibody blocks virus attachment to human cells. Importantly, our findings suggest that a subunit-based vaccine focusing the immune system on the HAstV capsid spike domain could be effective in protecting children against HAstV disease.
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Structure of Aichi Virus 1 and Its Empty Particle: Clues to Kobuvirus Genome Release Mechanism. J Virol 2016; 90:10800-10810. [PMID: 27681122 PMCID: PMC5110158 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01601-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2016] [Accepted: 09/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Aichi virus 1 (AiV-1) is a human pathogen from the Kobuvirus genus of the Picornaviridae family. Worldwide, 80 to 95% of adults have antibodies against the virus. AiV-1 infections are associated with nausea, gastroenteritis, and fever. Unlike most picornaviruses, kobuvirus capsids are composed of only three types of subunits: VP0, VP1, and VP3. We present here the structure of the AiV-1 virion determined to a resolution of 2.1 Å using X-ray crystallography. The surface loop puff of VP0 and knob of VP3 in AiV-1 are shorter than those in other picornaviruses. Instead, the 42-residue BC loop of VP0 forms the most prominent surface feature of the AiV-1 virion. We determined the structure of AiV-1 empty particle to a resolution of 4.2 Å using cryo-electron microscopy. The empty capsids are expanded relative to the native virus. The N-terminal arms of capsid proteins VP0, which mediate contacts between the pentamers of capsid protein protomers in the native AiV-1 virion, are disordered in the empty capsid. Nevertheless, the empty particles are stable, at least in vitro, and do not contain pores that might serve as channels for genome release. Therefore, extensive and probably reversible local reorganization of AiV-1 capsid is required for its genome release. IMPORTANCE Aichi virus 1 (AiV-1) is a human pathogen that can cause diarrhea, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and fever. AiV-1 is identified in environmental screening studies with higher frequency and greater abundance than other human enteric viruses. Accordingly, 80 to 95% of adults worldwide have suffered from AiV-1 infections. We determined the structure of the AiV-1 virion. Based on the structure, we show that antiviral compounds that were developed against related enteroviruses are unlikely to be effective against AiV-1. The surface of the AiV-1 virion has a unique topology distinct from other related viruses from the Picornaviridae family. We also determined that AiV-1 capsids form compact shells even after genome release. Therefore, AiV-1 genome release requires large localized and probably reversible reorganization of the capsid.
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Kelly AG, Netzler NE, White PA. Ancient recombination events and the origins of hepatitis E virus. BMC Evol Biol 2016; 16:210. [PMID: 27733122 PMCID: PMC5062859 DOI: 10.1186/s12862-016-0785-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2016] [Accepted: 09/30/2016] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is an enteric, single-stranded, positive sense RNA virus and a significant etiological agent of hepatitis, causing sporadic infections and outbreaks globally. Tracing the evolutionary ancestry of HEV has proved difficult since its identification in 1992, it has been reclassified several times, and confusion remains surrounding its origins and ancestry. RESULTS To reveal close protein relatives of the Hepeviridae family, similarity searching of the GenBank database was carried out using a complete Orthohepevirus A, HEV genotype I (GI) ORF1 protein sequence and individual proteins. The closest non-Hepeviridae homologues to the HEV ORF1 encoded polyprotein were found to be those from the lepidopteran-infecting Alphatetraviridae family members. A consistent relationship to this was found using a phylogenetic approach; the Hepeviridae RdRp clustered with those of the Alphatetraviridae and Benyviridae families. This puts the Hepeviridae ORF1 region within the "Alpha-like" super-group of viruses. In marked contrast, the HEV GI capsid was found to be most closely related to the chicken astrovirus capsid, with phylogenetic trees clustering the Hepeviridae capsid together with those from the Astroviridae family, and surprisingly within the "Picorna-like" supergroup. These results indicate an ancient recombination event has occurred at the junction of the non-structural and structure encoding regions, which led to the emergence of the entire Hepeviridae family. The Astroviridae capsid is also closely related to the Tymoviridae family of monopartite, T = 3 icosahedral plant viruses, whilst its non-structural region is related to viruses of the Potyviridae; a large family of plant-infecting viruses with a flexible filamentous rod-shaped virion. Thus, we identified a separate inter-viral family recombination event, again at the non-structural/structural junction, which likely led to the creation of the Astroviridae. CONCLUSIONS In summary, we have shown that new viral families have been created though recombination at the junction of the genome that encodes non-structural and structural proteins, and such recombination events are implicated in the genesis of important human pathogens; HEV, astrovirus and rubella virus.
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- Andrew G Kelly
- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
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Crystal Structure of the Human Astrovirus Capsid Protein. J Virol 2016; 90:9008-17. [PMID: 27466429 PMCID: PMC5044835 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00694-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2016] [Accepted: 07/20/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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UNLABELLED Human astrovirus (HAstV) is a leading cause of viral diarrhea in infants and young children worldwide. HAstV is a nonenveloped virus with a T=3 capsid and a positive-sense RNA genome. The capsid protein (CP) of HAstV is synthesized as a 90-kDa precursor (VP90) that can be divided into three linear domains: a conserved N-terminal domain, a hypervariable domain, and an acidic C-terminal domain. Maturation of HAstV requires proteolytic processing of the astrovirus CP both inside and outside the host cell, resulting in the removal of the C-terminal domain and the breakdown of the rest of the CP into three predominant protein species with molecular masses of ∼34, 27/29, and 25/26 kDa, respectively. We have now solved the crystal structure of VP90(71-415) (amino acids [aa] 71 to 415 of VP90) of human astrovirus serotype 8 at a 2.15-Å resolution. VP90(71-415) encompasses the conserved N-terminal domain of VP90 but lacks the hypervariable domain, which forms the capsid surface spikes. The structure of VP90(71-415) is comprised of two domains: an S domain, which adopts the typical jelly-roll β-barrel fold, and a P1 domain, which forms a squashed β-barrel consisting of six antiparallel β-strands similar to what was observed in the hepatitis E virus (HEV) capsid structure. Fitting of the VP90(71-415) structure into the cryo-electron microscopy (EM) maps of HAstV produced an atomic model for a continuous, T=3 icosahedral capsid shell. Our pseudoatomic model of the human HAstV capsid shell provides valuable insights into intermolecular interactions required for capsid assembly and trypsin-mediated proteolytic maturation needed for virus infectivity. Such information has potential applications in the development of a virus-like particle (VLP) vaccine as well as small-molecule drugs targeting astrovirus assembly/maturation. IMPORTANCE Human astrovirus (HAstV) is a leading cause of viral diarrhea in infants and young children worldwide. As a nonenveloped virus, HAstV exhibits an intriguing feature in that its maturation requires extensive proteolytic processing of the astrovirus capsid protein (CP) both inside and outside the host cell. Mature HAstV contains three predominant protein species, but the mechanism for acquired infectivity upon maturation is unclear. We have solved the crystal structure of VP90(71-415) of human astrovirus serotype 8. VP90(71-415) encompasses the conserved N-terminal domain of the viral CP. Fitting of the VP90(71-415) structure into the cryo-EM maps of HAstV produced an atomic model for the T=3 icosahedral capsid. Our model of the HAstV capsid provides valuable insights into intermolecular interactions required for capsid assembly and trypsin-mediated proteolytic maturation. Such information has potential applications in the development of a VLP vaccine as well as small-molecule drugs targeting astrovirus assembly/maturation.
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Huo Y, Wang W, Ling T, Wan X, Ding L, Shen S, Huo J, Zhang S, Wang M, Wang Y, Liu Y. Chimeric VLPs with GII.3 P2 domain in a backbone of GII.4 VP1 confers novel HBGA binding ability. Virus Res 2016; 224:1-5. [PMID: 27521750 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2016.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2016] [Revised: 08/01/2016] [Accepted: 08/09/2016] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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- Yuqi Huo
- The Sixth People's Hospital of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, PR China.
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- Wuhan Institute of Biological Products, Wuhan, PR China
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- Wuhan Institute of Biological Products, Wuhan, PR China
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- Wuhan Institute of Biological Products, Wuhan, PR China
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- Wuhan Institute of Biological Products, Wuhan, PR China
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- Wuhan Institute of Biological Products, Wuhan, PR China.
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- The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, PR China
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- The Sixth People's Hospital of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, PR China
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Vu DL, Cordey S, Brito F, Kaiser L. Novel human astroviruses: Novel human diseases? J Clin Virol 2016; 82:56-63. [PMID: 27434149 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2016.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2016] [Revised: 06/28/2016] [Accepted: 07/10/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Astroviruses are small, non-enveloped, single-stranded positive RNA viruses that belong to the Astroviridae family. While classical human astroviruses (HAstV) are a well-recognized cause of acute non-bacterial diarrhea among young children worldwide, novel astroviruses, named HAstV-MLB and HAstV-VA/HMO, have been identified recently in humans by molecular assays. They are phylogenetically more related to animal astroviruses than to classical human astroviruses, thus suggesting cross-species transmission. Serological studies demonstrated a surprisingly high seroprevalence in certain populations and highlighted a high infection rate in the early years of life. Although their pathogenic role has not yet been clearly determined, novel astrovirus RNA sequences have been identified in different biological specimens of symptomatic patients, including the feces, plasma, cerebrospinal fluid, and brain biopsies. Thus, there is evidence that they could contribute not only to digestive tract infection, but also to unexpected clinical syndromes, notably encephalitis and meningitis. Severe infections affect mainly immunocompromised patients. These findings indicate that novel astroviruses should be considered in the differential diagnosis of immunocompromised patients with meningitis or encephalitis of unknown origin.
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- Diem-Lan Vu
- Laboratory of Virology, Division of Laboratory Medicine and Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Geneva Hospitals, 4 Rue Gabrielle Perret-Gentil, 1211 Geneva 14, Switzerland; University of Geneva Medical School, 1 Rue Michel-Servet, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland.
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- Laboratory of Virology, Division of Laboratory Medicine and Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Geneva Hospitals, 4 Rue Gabrielle Perret-Gentil, 1211 Geneva 14, Switzerland; University of Geneva Medical School, 1 Rue Michel-Servet, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland.
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- Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, University of Geneva Medical School, 1 Rue Michel-Servet, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland.
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- Laboratory of Virology, Division of Laboratory Medicine and Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Geneva Hospitals, 4 Rue Gabrielle Perret-Gentil, 1211 Geneva 14, Switzerland; University of Geneva Medical School, 1 Rue Michel-Servet, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland.
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Xia M, Wei C, Wang L, Cao D, Meng XJ, Jiang X, Tan M. Development and evaluation of two subunit vaccine candidates containing antigens of hepatitis E virus, rotavirus, and astrovirus. Sci Rep 2016; 6:25735. [PMID: 27194006 PMCID: PMC4872161 DOI: 10.1038/srep25735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2016] [Accepted: 04/18/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Hepatitis E virus (HEV), rotavirus (RV), and astrovirus (AstV) are important pathogens that transmit through a common fecal-oral route, causing hepatitis (HEV) and gastroenteritis (RV and AstV) respectively in humans. In this study, we developed and evaluated two subunit vaccine candidates that consisted of the same protruding or spike protein antigens of the three viruses in two formats, a fusion of the three antigens into one molecule (fused vaccine) vs. a mixture of the three free antigens together (mixed vaccine). Both vaccines were easily made via E. coli expression system. Mouse immunization experiments showed that the fused vaccine elicited significantly higher antibody responses against the three viral antigens than those induced by the mixed vaccine. In addition, the mouse post-immune antisera of the fused vaccine revealed significantly higher neutralizing titers against HEV infection in cell culture, as well as significantly higher 50% blocking titers (BT50) against RV VP8-HBGA receptor interactions than those of the post-immune antisera after immunization of the mixed vaccine. Thus, the fused vaccine is a promising trivalent vaccine candidate against HEV, RV, and AstV, which is worth for further development.
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- Ming Xia
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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Bogdanoff WA, Morgenstern D, Bern M, Ueberheide BM, Sanchez-Fauquier A, DuBois RM. De Novo Sequencing and Resurrection of a Human Astrovirus-Neutralizing Antibody. ACS Infect Dis 2016; 2:313-321. [PMID: 27213181 PMCID: PMC4869151 DOI: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.6b00026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Monoclonal antibody (mAb) therapeutics targeting cancer, autoimmune diseases, inflammatory diseases, and infectious diseases are growing exponentially. Although numerous panels of mAbs targeting infectious disease agents have been developed, their progression into clinically useful mAbs is often hindered by the lack of sequence information and/or loss of hybridoma cells that produce them. Here we combine the power of crystallography and mass spectrometry to determine the amino acid sequence and glycosylation modification of the Fab fragment of a potent human astrovirus-neutralizing mAb. We used this information to engineer a recombinant antibody single-chain variable fragment that has the same specificity as the parent monoclonal antibody to bind to the astrovirus capsid protein. This antibody can now potentially be developed as a therapeutic and diagnostic agent.
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- Walter A. Bogdanoff
- Department of Biomolecular Engineering, University of California Santa Cruz, 1156 High Street, Santa
Cruz, California 95064, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular
Pharmacology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York 10016, United States
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- Protein Metrics, San Carlos, California 94070, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular
Pharmacology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York 10016, United States
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- Viral Gastroenteritis
Unit, Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Biomolecular Engineering, University of California Santa Cruz, 1156 High Street, Santa
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Oude Munnink BB, Cotten M, Canuti M, Deijs M, Jebbink MF, van Hemert FJ, Phan MVT, Bakker M, Jazaeri Farsani SM, Kellam P, van der Hoek L. A Novel Astrovirus-Like RNA Virus Detected in Human Stool. Virus Evol 2016; 2:vew005. [PMID: 27774298 PMCID: PMC4989881 DOI: 10.1093/ve/vew005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Several novel clades of astroviruses have recently been identified in human faecal samples. Here, we describe a novel astrovirus-like RNA virus detected in human stools, which we have tentatively named bastrovirus. The genome of this novel virus consists of 6,300 nucleotides organized in three open reading frames. Several sequence divergent strains were detected sharing 67–93 per cent nucleotide identity. Bastrovirus encodes a putative structural protein that is homologous to the capsid protein found in members of the Astroviridae family (45% amino acid identity). The virus also encodes a putative non-structural protein that is genetically distant from astroviruses but shares some homology to the non-structural protein encoded by members of the Hepeviridae family (28% amino acid identity). This novel bastrovirus is present in 8.7 per cent (35/400) of faecal samples collected from 300 HIV-1-positive and 100 HIV-1-negative individuals suggesting common occurrence of the virus. However, whether the source of the virus is infected human cells or other, for example, dietary, remains to be determined.
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- Bas B. Oude Munnink
- Laboratory of Experimental Virology, Department of Medical Microbiology, Center for Infection and Immunity Amsterdam (CINIMA), Academic Medical Center of the University of Amsterdam, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, CB10 1SA, UK and
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- Laboratory of Experimental Virology, Department of Medical Microbiology, Center for Infection and Immunity Amsterdam (CINIMA), Academic Medical Center of the University of Amsterdam, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Experimental Virology, Department of Medical Microbiology, Center for Infection and Immunity Amsterdam (CINIMA), Academic Medical Center of the University of Amsterdam, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Experimental Virology, Department of Medical Microbiology, Center for Infection and Immunity Amsterdam (CINIMA), Academic Medical Center of the University of Amsterdam, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Experimental Virology, Department of Medical Microbiology, Center for Infection and Immunity Amsterdam (CINIMA), Academic Medical Center of the University of Amsterdam, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, CB10 1SA, UK and
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- Laboratory of Experimental Virology, Department of Medical Microbiology, Center for Infection and Immunity Amsterdam (CINIMA), Academic Medical Center of the University of Amsterdam, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Experimental Virology, Department of Medical Microbiology, Center for Infection and Immunity Amsterdam (CINIMA), Academic Medical Center of the University of Amsterdam, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, CB10 1SA, UK and
- Division of Infection and Immunity, University College London, WC1E 6BT London, UK
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- Laboratory of Experimental Virology, Department of Medical Microbiology, Center for Infection and Immunity Amsterdam (CINIMA), Academic Medical Center of the University of Amsterdam, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- *Corresponding author: E-mail:
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Structural, Mechanistic, and Antigenic Characterization of the Human Astrovirus Capsid. J Virol 2015; 90:2254-63. [PMID: 26656707 PMCID: PMC4810704 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.02666-15] [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] [Received: 10/16/2015] [Accepted: 12/03/2015] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Human astroviruses (HAstVs) are nonenveloped, positive-sense, single-stranded RNA viruses that are a leading cause of viral gastroenteritis. HAstV particles display T=3 icosahedral symmetry formed by 180 copies of the capsid protein (CP), which undergoes proteolytic maturation to generate infectious HAstV particles. Little is known about the molecular features that govern HAstV particle assembly, maturation, infectivity, and immunogenicity. Here we report the crystal structures of the two main structural domains of the HAstV CP: the core domain at 2.60-Å resolution and the spike domain at 0.95-Å resolution. Fitting of these structures into the previously determined 25-Å-resolution electron cryomicroscopy density maps of HAstV allowed us to characterize the molecular features on the surfaces of immature and mature T=3 HAstV particles. The highly electropositive inner surface of HAstV supports a model in which interaction of the HAstV CP core with viral RNA is a driving force in T=3 HAstV particle formation. Additionally, mapping of conserved residues onto the HAstV CP core and spike domains in the context of the immature and mature HAstV particles revealed dramatic changes to the exposure of conserved residues during virus maturation. Indeed, we show that antibodies raised against mature HAstV have reactivity to both the HAstV CP core and spike domains, revealing for the first time that the CP core domain is antigenic. Together, these data provide new molecular insights into HAstV that have practical applications for the development of vaccines and antiviral therapies. IMPORTANCE Astroviruses are a leading cause of viral diarrhea in young children, immunocompromised individuals, and the elderly. Despite the prevalence of astroviruses, little is known at the molecular level about how the astrovirus particle assembles and is converted into an infectious, mature virus. In this paper, we describe the high-resolution structures of the two main astrovirus capsid proteins. Fitting these structures into previously determined low-resolution maps of astrovirus allowed us to characterize the molecular surfaces of immature and mature astroviruses. Our studies provide the first evidence that astroviruses undergo viral RNA-dependent assembly. We also provide new insight into the molecular mechanisms that lead to astrovirus maturation and infectivity. Finally, we show that both capsid proteins contribute to the adaptive immune response against astrovirus. Together, these studies will help to guide the development of vaccines and antiviral drugs targeting astrovirus.
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Li JS, Li MZ, Zheng LS, Liu N, Li DD, Duan ZJ. Identification and genetic characterization of two porcine astroviruses from domestic piglets in China. Arch Virol 2015; 160:3079-84. [PMID: 26338091 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-015-2569-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2015] [Accepted: 08/08/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Porcine astrovirus are divided into five genotypes. In this study, we identified two porcine astroviruses (AstV-LL-1 and AstV-LL-2) by using sequence-independent single-primer amplification (SISPA) on faecal specimens of healthy domestic piglets younger than 15 days. The detection rate for both was 2.82% (14/497). AstV-LLs were then sequenced and characterised. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that they have the characteristics of porcine astrovirus (PastV) 2 and 5 and have some unique genetic features. Our findings show that the two astroviruses are novel lineages of PAstV2 and 5. The findings may be helpful in evaluating the ecology and evolution of astroviruses in pigs.
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- Jin-song Li
- National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, China CDC, 100 Ying-Xin St., Xuan-Wu District, Beijing, 100052, China
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- National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, China CDC, 100 Ying-Xin St., Xuan-Wu District, Beijing, 100052, China
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- National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, China CDC, 100 Ying-Xin St., Xuan-Wu District, Beijing, 100052, China
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- National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, China CDC, 100 Ying-Xin St., Xuan-Wu District, Beijing, 100052, China
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- National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, China CDC, 100 Ying-Xin St., Xuan-Wu District, Beijing, 100052, China
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- National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, China CDC, 100 Ying-Xin St., Xuan-Wu District, Beijing, 100052, China.
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The C-terminal end of the capsid protein of Avian Nephritis Virus is antigenic and induces broadly cross-reactive antibodies. J Virol Methods 2015; 221:106-14. [PMID: 25934419 DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2015.04.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2014] [Revised: 03/28/2015] [Accepted: 04/17/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Avian nephritis virus (ANV) has been isolated frequently from commercial broilers in many countries. The prevalence and economic impact of ANV however has been difficult to ascertain due to the lack of convenient serological techniques. In this study the full-length and fragments of the ANV capsid protein were expressed in Baculovirus and affinity purified recombinant proteins used for the detection of ANV antibodies in ELISA. The crystal structure of Human Astrovirus (HAstV) was used as a model to determine potential homologous C-terminal antigenic regions in ANV. The rp37 fragment from three ANV strains NSW_3, ANV-1 and ANV-2, and a shorter NSW_3 fragment (rp33) were compared for their ability to detect ANV antibodies in seven reference chicken sera. The ANV-1 rp37 antigen was the most strain specific whereas the NSW_3 rp37 and rp33 antigens detected antibodies in all heterologous sera, including ANV-1 serum. Irrespective of the strain used, the two NSW_3 protein fragments rp37 and rp33 were found to be superior as antigens for ELISA when compared to the full-length capsid protein rp75. An ELISA designed using the NSW_3 rp33 could reliably differentiate between uninfected and infected commercial broiler flocks, as demonstrated by statistically significant differences between the OD values. This study identified an ANV immunogenic region and successfully used recombinant protein expression of this region to detect cross-reactive ANV antibodies. The results of this study facilitate future studies into the epidemiology and importance of ANV infections in commercial poultry.
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Martella V, Pinto P, Tummolo F, De Grazia S, Giammanco GM, Medici MC, Ganesh B, L'Homme Y, Farkas T, Jakab F, Bányai K. Analysis of the ORF2 of human astroviruses reveals lineage diversification, recombination and rearrangement and provides the basis for a novel sub-classification system. Arch Virol 2014; 159:3185-96. [PMID: 25326755 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-014-2153-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2014] [Accepted: 06/16/2014] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Canonical human astroviruses (HAstVs) are important enteric pathogens that can be classified genetically and antigenically into eight types. Sequence analysis of small diagnostic regions at either the 5' or 3' end of ORF2 (capsid precursor) is a good proxy for prediction of HAstV types and for distinction of intratypic genetic lineages (subtypes), although lineage diversification/classification has not been investigated systematically. Upon sequence and phylogenetic analysis of the full-length ORF2 of 86 HAstV strains selected from the databases, a detailed classification of HAstVs into lineages was established. Three main lineages could be defined in HAstV-1, four in HAstV-2, two in HAstV-3, three in HAstV-4, three in HAstV-5 and two in HAstV-6. Intratypic (inter-lineages) ORF2 recombinant strains were identified in type 1 (1b/1d) and type 2 (2c/2b) with distinct crossover points. Other potential intratypic recombinant strains were identified in type 3, type 5 and type 6. In addition, a type-1b strain with a large insertion (~600 bp) of heterologous RNA in the N-terminal region and a type-6 strain with a large RNA rearrangement in the hypervariable region were identified. The classification scheme was integrated in a novel nomenclature system suitable for designation of HAstV strains.
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- Vito Martella
- Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria, Università Aldo Moro di Bari, Valenzano, Italy,
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Human astroviruses (HAtVs) are positive-sense single-stranded RNA viruses that were discovered in 1975. Astroviruses infecting other species, particularly mammalian and avian, were identified and classified into the genera Mamastrovirus and Avastrovirus. Through next-generation sequencing, many new astroviruses infecting different species, including humans, have been described, and the Astroviridae family shows a high diversity and zoonotic potential. Three divergent groups of HAstVs are recognized: the classic (MAstV 1), HAstV-MLB (MAstV 6), and HAstV-VA/HMO (MAstV 8 and MAstV 9) groups. Classic HAstVs contain 8 serotypes and account for 2 to 9% of all acute nonbacterial gastroenteritis in children worldwide. Infections are usually self-limiting but can also spread systemically and cause severe infections in immunocompromised patients. The other groups have also been identified in children with gastroenteritis, but extraintestinal pathologies have been suggested for them as well. Classic HAstVs may be grown in cells, allowing the study of their cell cycle, which is similar to that of caliciviruses. The continuous emergence of new astroviruses with a potential zoonotic transmission highlights the need to gain insights on their biology in order to prevent future health threats. This review focuses on the basic virology, pathogenesis, host response, epidemiology, diagnostic assays, and prevention strategies for HAstVs.
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- Albert Bosch
- Enteric Virus Laboratory, Department of Microbiology and Institute of Nutrition and Food Safety, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Enteric Virus Laboratory, Department of Microbiology and Institute of Nutrition and Food Safety, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Enteric Virus Laboratory, Department of Microbiology and Institute of Nutrition and Food Safety, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Liu Z, Liu J, Xiao M, Wang R, Chen YL. Conformation-dependent translocation of a star polymer through a nanochannel. BIOMICROFLUIDICS 2014; 8:054107. [PMID: 25332744 PMCID: PMC4189700 DOI: 10.1063/1.4893637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2014] [Accepted: 08/11/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The translocation process of star polymers through a nanochannel is investigated by dissipative particle dynamics simulations. The translocation process is strongly influenced by the star arm arrangement as the polymer enters the channel, and a scaling relation between the translocation time [Formula: see text] and the total number of beads N tot is obtained. Qualitative agreements are found with predictions of the nucleation and growth model for linear block co-polymer translocation. In the intermediate stage where the center of the star polymer is at the channel entrance, the translocation time is found to have power law-dependence on the number of arms outside the channel and very weakly dependent on the number of arms in the channel. Increasing the total number of star arms also increases the star translocation time.
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- Zhu Liu
- Key Laboratory of High Performance Polymer Materials and Technology of Ministry of Education, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing National Laboratory of Microstructures, Nanjing University , Nanjing 210093, China
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- Key Laboratory of High Performance Polymer Materials and Technology of Ministry of Education, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing National Laboratory of Microstructures, Nanjing University , Nanjing 210093, China
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- Key Laboratory of High Performance Polymer Materials and Technology of Ministry of Education, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing National Laboratory of Microstructures, Nanjing University , Nanjing 210093, China
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- Key Laboratory of High Performance Polymer Materials and Technology of Ministry of Education, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing National Laboratory of Microstructures, Nanjing University , Nanjing 210093, China
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- Institute of Physics , Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
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