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Cantoni D, Mayora-Neto M, Derveni M, da Costa K, Del Rosario J, Ameh VO, Sabeta CT, Auld B, Hamlet A, Jones IM, Wright E, Scott SD, Giotis ES, Banyard AC, Temperton N. Serological evidence of virus infection in Eidolon helvum fruit bats: implications for bushmeat consumption in Nigeria. Front Public Health 2023; 11:1283113. [PMID: 38106901 PMCID: PMC10723585 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1283113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2023] [Accepted: 11/02/2023] [Indexed: 12/19/2023] Open
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Introduction The Eidolon helvum fruit bat is one of the most widely distributed fruit bats in Africa and known to be a reservoir for several pathogenic viruses that can cause disease in animals and humans. To assess the risk of zoonotic spillover, we conducted a serological survey of 304 serum samples from E. helvum bats that were captured for human consumption in Makurdi, Nigeria. Methods Using pseudotyped viruses, we screened 304 serum samples for neutralizing antibodies against viruses from the Coronaviridae, Filoviridae, Orthomyxoviridae and Paramyxoviridae families. Results We report the presence of neutralizing antibodies against henipavirus lineage GH-M74a virus (odds ratio 6.23; p < 0.001), Nipah virus (odds ratio 4.04; p = 0.00031), bat influenza H17N10 virus (odds ratio 7.25; p < 0.001) and no significant association with Ebola virus (odds ratio 0.56; p = 0.375) in this bat cohort. Conclusion The data suggest a potential risk of zoonotic spillover including the possible circulation of highly pathogenic viruses in E. helvum populations. These findings highlight the importance of maintaining sero-surveillance of E. helvum, and the necessity for further, more comprehensive investigations to monitor changes in virus prevalence, distribution over time, and across different geographic locations.
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- Diego Cantoni
- Viral Pseudotype Unit, Medway School of Pharmacy, Universities of Kent and Greenwich, Chatham, United Kingdom
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- Viral Pseudotype Unit, Medway School of Pharmacy, Universities of Kent and Greenwich, Chatham, United Kingdom
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- Viral Pseudotype Unit, School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom
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- Viral Pseudotype Unit, Medway School of Pharmacy, Universities of Kent and Greenwich, Chatham, United Kingdom
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- Viral Pseudotype Unit, Medway School of Pharmacy, Universities of Kent and Greenwich, Chatham, United Kingdom
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- Department of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Federal University of Agriculture Makurdi, Makurdi, Nigeria
- Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Onderstepoort, South Africa
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- Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Onderstepoort, South Africa
- World Organisation for Animal Health Rabies Reference Laboratory, Agricultural Research Council-Onderstepoort Veterinary Research, Onderstepoort, South Africa
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- Viral Pseudotype Unit, School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom
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- Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom
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- Viral Pseudotype Unit, School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom
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- Viral Pseudotype Unit, Medway School of Pharmacy, Universities of Kent and Greenwich, Chatham, United Kingdom
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
- School of Life Sciences, University of Essex, Colchester, United Kingdom
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- Viral Pseudotype Unit, Medway School of Pharmacy, Universities of Kent and Greenwich, Chatham, United Kingdom
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Oliver TH, Doherty B, Dornelles A, Gilbert N, Greenwell MP, Harrison LJ, Jones IM, Lewis AC, Moller SJ, Pilley VJ, Tovey P, Weinstein N. A safe and just operating space for human identity: a systems perspective. Lancet Planet Health 2022; 6:e919-e927. [PMID: 36370730 DOI: 10.1016/s2542-5196(22)00217-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2021] [Revised: 08/15/2022] [Accepted: 09/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
Abstract
A safe and just operating space for socioecological systems is a powerful bridging concept in sustainability science. It integrates biophysical earth-system tipping points (ie, thresholds at which small changes can lead to amplifying effects) with social science considerations of distributional equity and justice. Often neglected, however, are the multiple feedback loops between self-identity and planetary boundaries. Environmental degradation can reduce self-identification with nature, leading to decreased pro-environmental behaviours and decreased cooperation with out-groups, further increasing the likelihood of transgressing planetary boundaries. This vicious cycle competes with a virtuous one, where improving environmental quality enhances the integration of nature into self-identity and improves health, thereby facilitating prosocial and pro-environmental behaviour. These behavioural changes can also cascade up to influence social and economic institutions. Given a possible minimum degree of individual self-care to maintain health and prosperity, there would seem to exist an analogous safe and just operating space for self-identity, for which system stewardship for planetary health is crucial.
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- Tom H Oliver
- School of Biological Sciences, Whiteknights Campus, University of Reading, Reading, UK.
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- School for Business and Society, University of York, York, UK
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- School of Biological Sciences, Whiteknights Campus, University of Reading, Reading, UK
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- Department of Sociology, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK
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- School of Biological Sciences, Whiteknights Campus, University of Reading, Reading, UK
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- Department of Environment and Geography, University of York, York, UK
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- School of Biological Sciences, Whiteknights Campus, University of Reading, Reading, UK
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- National Centre for Atmospheric Science, University of York, York, UK
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- National Centre for Atmospheric Science, University of York, York, UK
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- Systems Innovations and Futures Team, Chief Scientific Adviser's Office, Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs, UK
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- Systems Innovations and Futures Team, Chief Scientific Adviser's Office, Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs, UK
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- School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences, Whiteknights Campus, University of Reading, Reading, UK
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Goonawardane N, Upstone L, Harris M, Jones IM. Identification of Host Factors Differentially Induced by Clinically Diverse Strains of Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus. J Virol 2022; 96:e0081822. [PMID: 36098513 PMCID: PMC9517736 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00818-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2022] [Accepted: 08/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) is an important human arthropod-borne virus that causes tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) in humans. TBEV acutely infects the central nervous system (CNS), leading to neurological symptoms of various severity. No therapeutics are currently available for TBEV-associated disease. Virus strains of various pathogenicity have been described, although the basis of their diverse clinical outcome remains undefined. Work with infectious TBEV requires high-level biocontainment, meaning model systems that can recapitulate the virus life cycle are highly sought. Here, we report the generation of a self-replicating, noninfectious TBEV replicon used to study properties of high (Hypr) and low (Vs) pathogenic TBEV isolates. Using a Spinach2 RNA aptamer and luciferase reporter system, we perform the first direct comparison of Hypr and Vs in cell culture. Infectious wild-type (WT) viruses and chimeras of the nonstructural proteins 3 (NS3) and 5 (NS5) were investigated in parallel to validate the replicon data. We show that Hypr replicates to higher levels than Vs in mammalian cells, but not in arthropod cells, and that the basis of these differences map to the NS5 region, encoding the methyltransferase and RNA polymerase. For both Hypr and Vs strains, NS5 and the viral genome localized to intracellular structures typical of positive-strand RNA viruses. Hypr was associated with significant activation of IRF-3, caspase-3, and caspase-8, while Vs activated Akt, affording protection against caspase-mediated apoptosis. Higher activation of stress-granule proteins TIAR and G3BPI were an additional early feature of Vs but not for Hypr. These findings highlight novel host cell responses driven by NS5 that may dictate the differential clinical characteristics of TBEV strains. This highlights the utility of the TBEV replicons for further virological characterization and antiviral drug screening. IMPORTANCE Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) is an emerging virus of the flavivirus family that is spread by ticks and causes neurological disease of various severity. No specific therapeutic treatments are available for TBE, and control in areas of endemicity is limited to vaccination. The pathology of TBEV ranges from mild to fatal, depending on the virus genotype. Characterization of TBEV isolates is challenging due to the requirement for high-containment facilities. Here, we described the construction of novel TBEV replicons that permit a molecular comparison of TBEV isolates of high and low pathogenicity.
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- Niluka Goonawardane
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom
- School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences and Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences and Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences and Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom
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Paliwal D, Thom M, Hussein A, Ravishankar D, Wilkes A, Charleston B, Jones IM. Towards Reverse Vaccinology for Bovine TB: High Throughput Expression of Full Length Recombinant Mycobacterium bovis Proteins. Front Mol Biosci 2022; 9:889667. [PMID: 36032666 PMCID: PMC9402895 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2022.889667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2022] [Accepted: 06/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Bovine tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium bovis, is a significant global pathogen causing economic loss in livestock and zoonotic TB in man. Several vaccine approaches are in development including reverse vaccinology which uses an unbiased approach to select open reading frames (ORF) of potential vaccine candidates, produce them as recombinant proteins and assesses their immunogenicity by direct immunization. To provide feasibility data for this approach we have cloned and expressed 123 ORFs from the M. bovis genome, using a mixture of E. coli and insect cell expression. We used a concatenated open reading frames design to reduce the number of clones required and single chain fusion proteins for protein pairs known to interact, such as the members of the PPE-PE family. Over 60% of clones showed soluble expression in one or the other host and most allowed rapid purification of the tagged bTB protein from the host cell background. The catalogue of recombinant proteins represents a resource that may be suitable for test immunisations in the development of an effective bTB vaccine.
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- Deepa Paliwal
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom
- *Correspondence: Ian M. Jones,
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Sullivan E, Sung PY, Wu W, Berry N, Kempster S, Ferguson D, Almond N, Jones IM, Roy P. SARS-CoV-2 Virus-Like Particles Produced by a Single Recombinant Baculovirus Generate Anti-S Antibody and Protect against Variant Challenge. Viruses 2022; 14:v14050914. [PMID: 35632656 PMCID: PMC9143203 DOI: 10.3390/v14050914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2022] [Revised: 04/23/2022] [Accepted: 04/26/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by infection with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has highlighted the need for the rapid generation of efficient vaccines for emerging disease. Virus-like particles, VLPs, are an established vaccine technology that produces virus-like mimics, based on expression of the structural proteins of a target virus. SARS-CoV-2 is a coronavirus where the basis of VLP formation has been shown to be the co-expression of the spike, membrane and envelope structural proteins. Here we describe the generation of SARS-CoV-2 VLPs by the co-expression of the salient structural proteins in insect cells using the established baculovirus expression system. VLPs were heterologous ~100 nm diameter enveloped particles with a distinct fringe that reacted strongly with SARS-CoV-2 convalescent sera. In a Syrian hamster challenge model, non-adjuvanted VLPs induced neutralizing antibodies to the VLP-associated Wuhan S protein and reduced virus shedding and protected against disease associated weight loss following a virulent challenge with SARS-CoV-2 (B.1.1.7 variant). Immunized animals showed reduced lung pathology and lower challenge virus replication than the non-immunized controls. Our data suggest SARS-CoV-2 VLPs offer an efficient vaccine that mitigates against virus load and prevents severe disease.
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- Edward Sullivan
- Department of Pathogen Molecular Biology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London WC1E 7HT, UK; (E.S.); (P.-Y.S.); (W.W.)
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- Department of Pathogen Molecular Biology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London WC1E 7HT, UK; (E.S.); (P.-Y.S.); (W.W.)
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- Department of Pathogen Molecular Biology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London WC1E 7HT, UK; (E.S.); (P.-Y.S.); (W.W.)
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- Division of Infectious Disease Diagnostics, National Institute for Biological Standards and Control, Potters Bar EN6 3QG, UK; (N.B.); (S.K.); (D.F.); (N.A.)
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- Division of Infectious Disease Diagnostics, National Institute for Biological Standards and Control, Potters Bar EN6 3QG, UK; (N.B.); (S.K.); (D.F.); (N.A.)
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- Division of Infectious Disease Diagnostics, National Institute for Biological Standards and Control, Potters Bar EN6 3QG, UK; (N.B.); (S.K.); (D.F.); (N.A.)
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- Division of Infectious Disease Diagnostics, National Institute for Biological Standards and Control, Potters Bar EN6 3QG, UK; (N.B.); (S.K.); (D.F.); (N.A.)
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Reading RG6 6AH, UK;
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- Department of Pathogen Molecular Biology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London WC1E 7HT, UK; (E.S.); (P.-Y.S.); (W.W.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +44-(0)20-7927-2324
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Reis NM, Needs SH, Jegouic SM, Gill KK, Sirivisoot S, Howard S, Kempe J, Bola S, Al-Hakeem K, Jones IM, Prommool T, Luangaram P, Avirutnan P, Puttikhunt C, Edwards AD. Gravity-Driven Microfluidic Siphons: Fluidic Characterization and Application to Quantitative Immunoassays. ACS Sens 2021; 6:4338-4348. [PMID: 34854666 PMCID: PMC8728737 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.1c01524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2021] [Accepted: 09/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
Abstract
A range of biosensing techniques including immunoassays are routinely used for quantitation of analytes in biological samples and available in a range of formats, from centralized lab testing (e.g., microplate enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)) to automated point-of-care (POC) and lateral flow immunochromatographic tests. High analytical performance is intrinsically linked to the use of a sequence of reagent and washing steps, yet this is extremely challenging to deliver at the POC without a high level of fluidic control involving, e.g., automation, fluidic pumping, or manual fluid handling/pipetting. Here we introduce a microfluidic siphon concept that conceptualizes a multistep ″dipstick″ for quantitative, enzymatically amplified immunoassays using a strip of microporous or microbored material. We demonstrated that gravity-driven siphon flow can be realized in single-bore glass capillaries, a multibored microcapillary film, and a glass fiber porous membrane. In contrast to other POC devices proposed to date, the operation of the siphon is only dependent on the hydrostatic liquid pressure (gravity) and not capillary forces, and the unique stepwise approach to the delivery of the sample and immunoassay reagents results in zero dead volume in the device, no reagent overlap or carryover, and full start/stop fluid control. We demonstrated applications of a 10-bore microfluidic siphon as a portable ELISA system without compromised quantitative capabilities in two global diagnostic applications: (1) a four-plex sandwich ELISA for rapid smartphone dengue serotype identification by serotype-specific dengue virus NS1 antigen detection, relevant for acute dengue fever diagnosis, and (2) quantitation of anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG and IgM titers in spiked serum samples. Diagnostic siphons provide the opportunity for high-performance immunoassay testing outside sophisticated laboratories, meeting the rapidly changing global clinical and public health needs.
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- Nuno M. Reis
- Department
of Chemical Engineering and Centre for Biosensors, Biodevices and
Bioelectronics (C3Bio), University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, United Kingdom
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- Reading
School of Pharmacy, University of Reading,
Whiteknights Campus, Reading, RG6 6AD United Kingdom
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- Reading
School of Pharmacy, University of Reading,
Whiteknights Campus, Reading, RG6 6AD United Kingdom
- School
of Biological Sciences, University of Reading,
Whiteknights Campus, Reading, RG6 6AJ, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering and Centre for Biosensors, Biodevices and
Bioelectronics (C3Bio), University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, United Kingdom
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- Dengue
Hemorrhagic Fever Research Unit, Office for Research and Development,
Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol
University, Bangkok, 10700, Thailand
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering and Centre for Biosensors, Biodevices and
Bioelectronics (C3Bio), University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering and Centre for Biosensors, Biodevices and
Bioelectronics (C3Bio), University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering and Centre for Biosensors, Biodevices and
Bioelectronics (C3Bio), University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering and Centre for Biosensors, Biodevices and
Bioelectronics (C3Bio), University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, United Kingdom
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- School
of Biological Sciences, University of Reading,
Whiteknights Campus, Reading, RG6 6AJ, United Kingdom
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- Molecular
Biology of Dengue and Flaviviruses Research Team, Medical Molecular
Biotechnology Research Group, National Center for Genetic Engineering
and Biotechnology, National Science and
Technology Development Agency, Pathum Thani, 73170, Thailand
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- Molecular
Biology of Dengue and Flaviviruses Research Team, Medical Molecular
Biotechnology Research Group, National Center for Genetic Engineering
and Biotechnology, National Science and
Technology Development Agency, Pathum Thani, 73170, Thailand
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- Dengue
Hemorrhagic Fever Research Unit, Office for Research and Development,
Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol
University, Bangkok, 10700, Thailand
- Molecular
Biology of Dengue and Flaviviruses Research Team, Medical Molecular
Biotechnology Research Group, National Center for Genetic Engineering
and Biotechnology, National Science and
Technology Development Agency, Pathum Thani, 73170, Thailand
- Siriraj Center
of Research Excellence in Dengue and Emerging Pathogens, Faculty of
Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, 10700, Thailand
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- Dengue
Hemorrhagic Fever Research Unit, Office for Research and Development,
Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol
University, Bangkok, 10700, Thailand
- Molecular
Biology of Dengue and Flaviviruses Research Team, Medical Molecular
Biotechnology Research Group, National Center for Genetic Engineering
and Biotechnology, National Science and
Technology Development Agency, Pathum Thani, 73170, Thailand
- Siriraj Center
of Research Excellence in Dengue and Emerging Pathogens, Faculty of
Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, 10700, Thailand
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- Reading
School of Pharmacy, University of Reading,
Whiteknights Campus, Reading, RG6 6AD United Kingdom
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Jégouic SM, Jones IM, Edwards AD. Affordable mobile microfluidic diagnostics: minimum requirements for smartphones and digital imaging for colorimetric and fluorometric anti-dengue and anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody detection. Wellcome Open Res 2021; 6:57. [PMID: 36312459 PMCID: PMC9614285 DOI: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.16628.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Background: Miniaturised bioassays permit diagnostic testing near the patient, and the results can be recorded digitally using inexpensive cameras including smartphone and mobile phone cameras. Although digital cameras are now inexpensive and portable, the minimum performance required for microfluidic diagnostic bioassays has not been defined. We present a systematic comparison of a wide range of different digital cameras for capturing and measuring results of microfluidic bioassays and describe a framework to specify performance requirements to quantify immunoassays. Methods: A set of 200 µm diameter microchannels was filled with a range of concentrations of dyes used in colorimetric and fluorometric enzyme immunoassays. These were imaged in parallel using cameras of varying cost and performance ranging from <£30 to >£500. Results: Higher resolution imaging allowed larger numbers of microdevices to be resolved and analysed in a single image. In contrast, low quality cameras were still able to quantify results but for fewer samples. In some cases, an additional macro lens was added to focus closely. If image resolution was sufficient to identify individual microfluidic channels as separate lines, all cameras were able to quantify a similar range of concentrations of both colorimetric and fluorometric dyes. However, the mid-range cameras performed better, with the lowest cost cameras only allowing one or two samples to be quantified per image. Consistent with these findings, we demonstrate that quantitation (to determine endpoint titre) of antibodies against dengue and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) viruses is possible using a wide range of digital imaging devices including the mid-range smartphone iPhone 6S and a budget Android smartphone costing <£50. Conclusions: In conclusion, while more expensive and higher quality cameras allow larger numbers of devices to be simultaneously imaged, even the lowest resolution and cheapest cameras were sufficient to record and quantify immunoassay results.
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- Sophie M. Jégouic
- Reading School of Pharmacy, University of Reading, Reading, RG6 1EE, UK
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, UK
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, UK
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Jones IM, Seehausen ML, Bourchier RS, Smith SM. The Effects of Photoperiod on Diapause Induction in Hypena opulenta (Lepidoptera: Erebidae), a Biological Control Agent Against Invasive Swallow-Worts in North America. Environ Entomol 2020; 49:580-585. [PMID: 32270200 DOI: 10.1093/ee/nvaa030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
Abstract
Many insects exhibit a short-day diapause response, whereby diapause is induced when daylength falls below a critical threshold. This response is an adaptation to ensure synchrony between periods of insect activity, and the availability of resources, but it can cause problems when organisms are moved to new locations, where early or late-induced diapause can prove a barrier to establishment. We explored the role of photoperiod in diapause induction in Hypena opulenta, a recently introduced classical biological control agent for invasive swallow-worts in North America. We conducted four experimental cage releases as well as a growth chamber experiment to determine the threshold photoperiod for diapause induction in H. opulenta. We determined that the critical photoperiod for inducing diapause in 50% of H. opulenta is 15 h 35 min, which the moth only experiences in the Ottawa release site around summer solstice. This may lead to univoltinism, premature diapause, and poor establishment at some North American release sites. Our results can inform practical aspects of the biological control program for H. opulenta, such as fine-tuning methodologies for stockpiling diapausing pupae in the laboratory and narrowing down the optimal time window for releases at a given location. Additionally, our results will be important for the development of a temperature-based phenology model to more accurately predict voltinism in H. opulenta across the invasive range of swallow-worts in North America.
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- Ian M Jones
- Faculty of Forestry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Faculty of Forestry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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David AS, Jones IM, Lake EC. Wind speed predicts population dynamics of the eriophyid mite Floracarus perrepae on invasive Old World climbing fern (Lygodium microphyllum) in a shade house colony. Exp Appl Acarol 2019; 78:263-272. [PMID: 31177338 DOI: 10.1007/s10493-019-00391-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2019] [Accepted: 05/31/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
Abstract
Lygodium microphyllum is one of the most noxious invasive plants in Florida, USA, smothering native vegetation in cypress swamps, pine flatwoods, and Everglades tree islands and altering fire regimes. The eriophyid mite Floracarus perrepae was introduced from Australia to help control L. microphyllum infestations. While F. perrepae exhibits high population growth rates in its native range, its population dynamics in Florida are unknown, particularly the dynamics that occur within the leaf roll galls the mite induces on the margins of leaves. Here, we monitored a shade house colony of F. perrepae in south Florida for 2 years to identify seasonal patterns and potential climate drivers of within-gall mite density. Gall dissections of mite-infested colony plants were performed monthly. Mite density within galls exhibited two cycles per year: a strong cycle that boomed in spring and busted in summer, and a weak cycle that moderately increased mite density in fall and declined in winter. Climate variables, particularly those related to wind speed, were positively associated with higher mite density. Our study sheds light on the within-gall dynamics of F. perrepae and suggests that the highest within-gall mite densities occur in the spring and fall.
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- Aaron S David
- USDA-ARS Invasive Plant Research Laboratory, 3225 College Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33314, USA.
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- Department of Forestry, University of Toronto, 33 Willcocks Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 3B3, Canada
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- USDA-ARS Invasive Plant Research Laboratory, 3225 College Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33314, USA
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Coronaviruses (CoVs) infect many species causing a variety of diseases with a range of severities. Their members include zoonotic viruses with pandemic potential where therapeutic options are currently limited. Despite this diversity CoVs share some common features including the production, in infected cells, of elaborate membrane structures. Membranes represent both an obstacle and aid to CoV replication - and in consequence - virus-encoded structural and nonstructural proteins have membrane-binding properties. The structural proteins encounter cellular membranes at both entry and exit of the virus while the nonstructural proteins reorganize cellular membranes to benefit virus replication. Here, the role of each protein in membrane binding is described to provide a comprehensive picture of their role in the CoV replication cycle.
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- Entedar A J Alsaadi
- Biomedical Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Reading RG6 6AJ, UK.,Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, Thiqar University, Thiqar, Iraq.,Biomedical Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Reading RG6 6AJ, UK.,Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, Thiqar University, Thiqar, Iraq
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- Biomedical Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Reading RG6 6AJ, UK.,Biomedical Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Reading RG6 6AJ, UK
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Loureiro S, Porta C, Maity HK, Perez E, Bagno FF, Kotecha A, Fry E, Ren J, Stuart DI, Hoenemann H, Serrano A, van den Born E, Charleston B, Jones IM. Universal detection of foot and mouth disease virus based on the conserved VP0 protein. Wellcome Open Res 2018. [DOI: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.14655.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Background: Foot and mouth disease virus (FMDV), a member of the picornaviridae that causes vesicular disease in ungulates, has seven serotypes and a large number of strains, making universal detection challenging. The mature virion is made up of 4 structural proteins, virus protein (VP) 1 – VP4, VP1-VP3 of which form the outer surface of the particle and VP4 largely contained within. Prior to mature virion formation VP2 and VP4 occur together as VP0, a structural component of the pre-capsid which, as a result of containing the internal VP4 sequence, is relatively conserved among all strains and serotypes. Detection of VP0 might therefore represent a universal virus marker. Methods: FMDV virus protein 0 (VP0) was expressed in bacteria as a SUMO fusion protein and the SUMO carrier removed by site specific proteolysis. Rabbit polyvalent sera were generated to the isolated VP0 protein and their reactivity characterised by a number of immunoassays and by epitope mapping on peptide arrays. Results: The specific VP0 serum recognised a variety of FMDV serotypes, as virus and as virus-like-particles, by a variety of assay formats. Epitope mapping showed the predominant epitopes to occur within the unstructured but highly conserved region of the sequence shared among many serotypes. When immunogold stained VLPs were assessed by TEM analysis they revealed exposure of epitopes on the surface of some particles, consistent with particle breathing hitherto reported for some other picornaviruses but not for FMDV. Conclusion: A polyvalent serum based on the VP0 protein of FMDV represents a broadly reactive reagent capable of detection of many if not all FMDV isolates. The suggestion of particle breathing obtained with this serum suggests a reconsideration of the FMDV entry mechanism.
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Luccarelli J, Jones IM, Thompson S, Hamilton AD. Unpicking the determinants of amide NH⋯OC hydrogen bond strength with diphenylacetylene molecular balances. Org Biomol Chem 2017; 15:9156-9163. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ob02026k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The stereoelectronic properties affecting hydrogen bond strength are investigated with a series of diphenylacetylene-based molecular balances.
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- Chemistry Research Laboratory
- University of Oxford
- Oxford
- UK
- Department of Chemistry
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- Chemistry Research Laboratory
- University of Oxford
- Oxford
- UK
- Chemistry
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- Chemistry Research Laboratory
- University of Oxford
- Oxford
- UK
- Department of Chemistry
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Mordecai GJ, Brettell LE, Pachori P, Villalobos EM, Martin SJ, Jones IM, Schroeder DC. Moku virus; a new Iflavirus found in wasps, honey bees and Varroa. Sci Rep 2016; 6:34983. [PMID: 27713534 PMCID: PMC5054524 DOI: 10.1038/srep34983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2016] [Accepted: 09/21/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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There is an increasing global trend of emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) affecting a wide range of species, including honey bees. The global epidemic of the single stranded RNA Deformed wing virus (DWV), driven by the spread of Varroa destructor has been well documented. However, DWV is just one of many insect RNA viruses which infect a wide range of hosts. Here we report the full genome sequence of a novel Iflavirus named Moku virus (MV), discovered in the social wasp Vespula pensylvanica collected in Hawaii. The novel genome is 10,056 nucleotides long and encodes a polyprotein of 3050 amino acids. Phylogenetic analysis showed that MV is most closely related to Slow bee paralysis virus (SBPV), which is highly virulent in honey bees but rarely detected. Worryingly, MV sequences were also detected in honey bees and Varroa from the same location, suggesting that MV can also infect other hymenopteran and Acari hosts.
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- Gideon J Mordecai
- Viral Ecology, Marine Biological Association, Plymouth PL7 5BU, UK
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Reading RG6 6AJ, UK
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- School of Environment and Life Sciences, University of Salford, Manchester M5 4WT, UK
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- The Genome Analysis Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences, University of Hawaii, Manoa, HI 96822, USA
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- School of Environment and Life Sciences, University of Salford, Manchester M5 4WT, UK
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Reading RG6 6AJ, UK
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Jones IM, Koptur S, Gallegos HR, Tardanico JP, Trainer PA, Peña J. Changing light conditions in pine rockland habitats affect the intensity and outcome of ant-plant interactions. Biotropica 2016. [DOI: 10.1111/btp.12363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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- Ian M. Jones
- Department of Biological Sciences; Florida International University; 11200 S.W. 8th Street Miami FL 33199 USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences; Florida International University; 11200 S.W. 8th Street Miami FL 33199 USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences; Florida International University; 11200 S.W. 8th Street Miami FL 33199 USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences; Florida International University; 11200 S.W. 8th Street Miami FL 33199 USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences; Florida International University; 11200 S.W. 8th Street Miami FL 33199 USA
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- Tropical Research and Education Center; University of Florida; Homestead FL 33031 USA
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Louge P, Coulange M, Beneton F, Gempp E, Le Pennetier O, Algoud M, Dubourg L, Naibo P, Marlinge M, Michelet P, Vairo D, Kipson N, Kerbaul F, Jammes Y, Jones IM, Steinberg JG, Ruf J, Guieu R, Boussuges A, Fenouillet E. Pathophysiological and diagnostic implications of cardiac biomarkers and antidiuretic hormone release in distinguishing immersion pulmonary edema from decompression sickness. Medicine (Baltimore) 2016; 95:e4060. [PMID: 27368044 PMCID: PMC4937958 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000004060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Immersion pulmonary edema (IPE) is a misdiagnosed environmental illness caused by water immersion, cold, and exertion. IPE occurs typically during SCUBA diving, snorkeling, and swimming. IPE is sometimes associated with myocardial injury and/or loss of consciousness in water, which may be fatal. IPE is thought to involve hemodynamic and cardiovascular disturbances, but its pathophysiology remains largely unclear, which makes IPE prevention difficult. This observational study aimed to document IPE pathogenesis and improve diagnostic reliability, including distinguishing in some conditions IPE from decompression sickness (DCS), another diving-related disorder.Thirty-one patients (19 IPE, 12 DCS) treated at the Hyperbaric Medicine Department (Ste-Anne hospital, Toulon, France; July 2013-June 2014) were recruited into the study. Ten healthy divers were recruited as controls. We tested: (i) copeptin, a surrogate marker for antidiuretic hormone and a stress marker; (ii) ischemia-modified albumin, an ischemia/hypoxia marker; (iii) brain-natriuretic peptide (BNP), a marker of heart failure, and (iv) ultrasensitive-cardiac troponin-I (cTnI), a marker of myocardial ischemia.We found that copeptin and cardiac biomarkers were higher in IPE versus DCS and controls: (i) copeptin: 68% of IPE patients had a high level versus 25% of DCS patients (P < 0.05) (mean ± standard-deviation: IPE: 53 ± 61 pmol/L; DCS: 15 ± 17; controls: 6 ± 3; IPE versus DCS or controls: P < 0.05); (ii) ischemia-modified albumin: 68% of IPE patients had a high level versus 16% of DCS patients (P < 0.05) (IPE: 123 ± 25 arbitrary-units; DCS: 84 ± 25; controls: 94 ± 7; IPE versus DCS or controls: P < 0.05); (iii) BNP: 53% of IPE patients had a high level, DCS patients having normal values (P < 0.05) (IPE: 383 ± 394 ng/L; DCS: 37 ± 28; controls: 19 ± 15; IPE versus DCS or controls: P < 0.01); (iv) cTnI: 63% of IPE patients had a high level, DCS patients having normal values (P < 0.05) (IPE: 0.66 ± 1.50 μg/L; DCS: 0.0061 ± 0.0040; controls: 0.0090 ± 0.01; IPE versus DCS or controls: P < 0.01). The combined "BNP-cTnI" levels provided most discrimination: all IPE patients, but none of the DCS patients, had elevated levels of either/both of these markers.We propose that antidiuretic hormone acts together with a myocardial ischemic process to promote IPE. Thus, monitoring of antidiuretic hormone and cardiac biomarkers can help to make a quick and reliable diagnosis of IPE.
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- Pierre Louge
- Department of Hyperbaric Medicine, Sainte-Anne Hospital, Toulon
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- Department of Hyperbaric Medicine, Sainte-Marguerite Hospital, Marseille
- UMR MD2, Aix-Marseille University and Institute of Biological Research of the Army
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- Department of Hyperbaric Medicine, Sainte-Marguerite Hospital, Marseille
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- Department of Hyperbaric Medicine, Sainte-Anne Hospital, Toulon
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- UMR MD2, Aix-Marseille University and Institute of Biological Research of the Army
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Timone University Hospital, Marseille
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Timone University Hospital, Marseille
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Timone University Hospital, Marseille
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Timone University Hospital, Marseille
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- UMR MD2, Aix-Marseille University and Institute of Biological Research of the Army
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- UMR MD2, Aix-Marseille University and Institute of Biological Research of the Army
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- UMR MD2, Aix-Marseille University and Institute of Biological Research of the Army
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- UMR MD2, Aix-Marseille University and Institute of Biological Research of the Army
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- UMR MD2, Aix-Marseille University and Institute of Biological Research of the Army
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, United Kingdom
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- UMR MD2, Aix-Marseille University and Institute of Biological Research of the Army
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- UMR MD2, Aix-Marseille University and Institute of Biological Research of the Army
- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Timone University Hospital, Marseille
- Correspondence: Régis Guieu, Faculty of Medicine, Bd Dramard, (e-mail: )
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- UMR MD2, Aix-Marseille University and Institute of Biological Research of the Army
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- UMR MD2, Aix-Marseille University and Institute of Biological Research of the Army
- Institut des Sciences Biologiques, CNRS, France
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Mordecai GJ, Wilfert L, Martin SJ, Jones IM, Schroeder DC. Diversity in a honey bee pathogen: first report of a third master variant of the Deformed Wing Virus quasispecies. ISME J 2016; 10:1264-73. [PMID: 26574686 PMCID: PMC5029213 DOI: 10.1038/ismej.2015.178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2015] [Revised: 08/14/2015] [Accepted: 08/21/2015] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Treatment of emerging RNA viruses is hampered by the high mutation and replication rates that enable these viruses to operate as a quasispecies. Declining honey bee populations have been attributed to the ectoparasitic mite Varroa destructor and its affiliation with Deformed Wing Virus (DWV). In the current study we use next-generation sequencing to investigate the DWV quasispecies in an apiary known to suffer from overwintering colony losses. We show that the DWV species complex is made up of three master variants. Our results indicate that a new DWV Type C variant is distinct from the previously described types A and B, but together they form a distinct clade compared with other members of the Iflaviridae. The molecular clock estimation predicts that Type C diverged from the other variants ∼319 years ago. The discovery of a new master variant of DWV has important implications for the positive identification of the true pathogen within global honey bee populations.
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- Gideon J Mordecai
- Viral Ecology, Marine Biological Association, Plymouth, UK
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, UK
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- Centre for Ecology and Conservation, University of Exeter, Penryn Campus, Penryn, UK
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- School of Environment and Life Sciences, The University of Salford, Manchester, UK
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, UK
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Crescente M, Pluthero FG, Li L, Lo RW, Walsh TG, Schenk MP, Holbrook LM, Louriero S, Ali MS, Vaiyapuri S, Falet H, Jones IM, Poole AW, Kahr WHA, Gibbins JM. Intracellular Trafficking, Localization, and Mobilization of Platelet-Borne Thiol Isomerases. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2016; 36:1164-73. [PMID: 27079884 DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.116.307461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2015] [Accepted: 03/28/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Thiol isomerases facilitate protein folding in the endoplasmic reticulum, and several of these enzymes, including protein disulfide isomerase and ERp57, are mobilized to the surface of activated platelets, where they influence platelet aggregation, blood coagulation, and thrombus formation. In this study, we examined the synthesis and trafficking of thiol isomerases in megakaryocytes, determined their subcellular localization in platelets, and identified the cellular events responsible for their movement to the platelet surface on activation. APPROACH AND RESULTS Immunofluorescence microscopy imaging was used to localize protein disulfide isomerase and ERp57 in murine and human megakaryocytes at various developmental stages. Immunofluorescence microscopy and subcellular fractionation analysis were used to localize these proteins in platelets to a compartment distinct from known secretory vesicles that overlaps with an inner cell-surface membrane region defined by the endoplasmic/sarcoplasmic reticulum proteins calnexin and sarco/endoplasmic reticulum calcium ATPase 3. Immunofluorescence microscopy and flow cytometry were used to monitor thiol isomerase mobilization in activated platelets in the presence and absence of actin polymerization (inhibited by latrunculin) and in the presence or absence of membrane fusion mediated by Munc13-4 (absent in platelets from Unc13d(Jinx) mice). CONCLUSIONS Platelet-borne thiol isomerases are trafficked independently of secretory granule contents in megakaryocytes and become concentrated in a subcellular compartment near the inner surface of the platelet outer membrane corresponding to the sarco/endoplasmic reticulum of these cells. Thiol isomerases are mobilized to the surface of activated platelets via a process that requires actin polymerization but not soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive fusion protein attachment receptor/Munc13-4-dependent vesicular-plasma membrane fusion.
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- Marilena Crescente
- From the School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom (M.C., M.P.S., L.M.H., S.L., M.S.A., S.V., I.M.J., J.M.G.); Program in Cell Biology, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (F.G.P., L.L., R.W.L., W.H.A.K.); Departments of Paediatrics and Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (R.W.L., W.H.A.K.); School of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom (T.G.W., A.W.P.); and Division of Hematology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (H.F.)
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- From the School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom (M.C., M.P.S., L.M.H., S.L., M.S.A., S.V., I.M.J., J.M.G.); Program in Cell Biology, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (F.G.P., L.L., R.W.L., W.H.A.K.); Departments of Paediatrics and Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (R.W.L., W.H.A.K.); School of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom (T.G.W., A.W.P.); and Division of Hematology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (H.F.)
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- From the School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom (M.C., M.P.S., L.M.H., S.L., M.S.A., S.V., I.M.J., J.M.G.); Program in Cell Biology, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (F.G.P., L.L., R.W.L., W.H.A.K.); Departments of Paediatrics and Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (R.W.L., W.H.A.K.); School of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom (T.G.W., A.W.P.); and Division of Hematology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (H.F.)
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- From the School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom (M.C., M.P.S., L.M.H., S.L., M.S.A., S.V., I.M.J., J.M.G.); Program in Cell Biology, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (F.G.P., L.L., R.W.L., W.H.A.K.); Departments of Paediatrics and Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (R.W.L., W.H.A.K.); School of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom (T.G.W., A.W.P.); and Division of Hematology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (H.F.)
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- From the School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom (M.C., M.P.S., L.M.H., S.L., M.S.A., S.V., I.M.J., J.M.G.); Program in Cell Biology, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (F.G.P., L.L., R.W.L., W.H.A.K.); Departments of Paediatrics and Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (R.W.L., W.H.A.K.); School of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom (T.G.W., A.W.P.); and Division of Hematology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (H.F.)
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- From the School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom (M.C., M.P.S., L.M.H., S.L., M.S.A., S.V., I.M.J., J.M.G.); Program in Cell Biology, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (F.G.P., L.L., R.W.L., W.H.A.K.); Departments of Paediatrics and Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (R.W.L., W.H.A.K.); School of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom (T.G.W., A.W.P.); and Division of Hematology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (H.F.)
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- From the School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom (M.C., M.P.S., L.M.H., S.L., M.S.A., S.V., I.M.J., J.M.G.); Program in Cell Biology, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (F.G.P., L.L., R.W.L., W.H.A.K.); Departments of Paediatrics and Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (R.W.L., W.H.A.K.); School of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom (T.G.W., A.W.P.); and Division of Hematology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (H.F.)
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- From the School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom (M.C., M.P.S., L.M.H., S.L., M.S.A., S.V., I.M.J., J.M.G.); Program in Cell Biology, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (F.G.P., L.L., R.W.L., W.H.A.K.); Departments of Paediatrics and Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (R.W.L., W.H.A.K.); School of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom (T.G.W., A.W.P.); and Division of Hematology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (H.F.)
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- From the School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom (M.C., M.P.S., L.M.H., S.L., M.S.A., S.V., I.M.J., J.M.G.); Program in Cell Biology, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (F.G.P., L.L., R.W.L., W.H.A.K.); Departments of Paediatrics and Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (R.W.L., W.H.A.K.); School of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom (T.G.W., A.W.P.); and Division of Hematology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (H.F.)
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- From the School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom (M.C., M.P.S., L.M.H., S.L., M.S.A., S.V., I.M.J., J.M.G.); Program in Cell Biology, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (F.G.P., L.L., R.W.L., W.H.A.K.); Departments of Paediatrics and Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (R.W.L., W.H.A.K.); School of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom (T.G.W., A.W.P.); and Division of Hematology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (H.F.)
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- From the School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom (M.C., M.P.S., L.M.H., S.L., M.S.A., S.V., I.M.J., J.M.G.); Program in Cell Biology, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (F.G.P., L.L., R.W.L., W.H.A.K.); Departments of Paediatrics and Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (R.W.L., W.H.A.K.); School of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom (T.G.W., A.W.P.); and Division of Hematology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (H.F.)
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- From the School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom (M.C., M.P.S., L.M.H., S.L., M.S.A., S.V., I.M.J., J.M.G.); Program in Cell Biology, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (F.G.P., L.L., R.W.L., W.H.A.K.); Departments of Paediatrics and Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (R.W.L., W.H.A.K.); School of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom (T.G.W., A.W.P.); and Division of Hematology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (H.F.)
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- From the School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom (M.C., M.P.S., L.M.H., S.L., M.S.A., S.V., I.M.J., J.M.G.); Program in Cell Biology, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (F.G.P., L.L., R.W.L., W.H.A.K.); Departments of Paediatrics and Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (R.W.L., W.H.A.K.); School of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom (T.G.W., A.W.P.); and Division of Hematology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (H.F.)
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- From the School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom (M.C., M.P.S., L.M.H., S.L., M.S.A., S.V., I.M.J., J.M.G.); Program in Cell Biology, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (F.G.P., L.L., R.W.L., W.H.A.K.); Departments of Paediatrics and Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (R.W.L., W.H.A.K.); School of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom (T.G.W., A.W.P.); and Division of Hematology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (H.F.).
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- From the School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom (M.C., M.P.S., L.M.H., S.L., M.S.A., S.V., I.M.J., J.M.G.); Program in Cell Biology, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (F.G.P., L.L., R.W.L., W.H.A.K.); Departments of Paediatrics and Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (R.W.L., W.H.A.K.); School of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom (T.G.W., A.W.P.); and Division of Hematology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (H.F.).
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Holbrook LM, Kwong LS, Metcalfe CL, Fenouillet E, Jones IM, Barclay AN. OX133, a monoclonal antibody recognizing protein-bound N-ethylmaleimide for the identification of reduced disulfide bonds in proteins. MAbs 2016; 8:672-7. [PMID: 26986548 PMCID: PMC5037987 DOI: 10.1080/19420862.2016.1152443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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In vivo, enzymatic reduction of some protein disulfide bonds, allosteric disulfide bonds, provides an important level of structural and functional regulation. The free cysteine residues generated can be labeled by maleimide reagents, including biotin derivatives, allowing the reduced protein to be detected or purified. During the screening of monoclonal antibodies for those specific for the reduced forms of proteins, we isolated OX133, a unique antibody that recognizes polypeptide resident, N-ethylmaleimide (NEM)-modified cysteine residues in a sequence-independent manner. OX133 offers an alternative to biotin-maleimide reagents for labeling reduced/alkylated antigens and capturing reduced/alkylated proteins with the advantage that NEM-modified proteins are more easily detected in mass spectrometry, and may be more easily recovered than is the case following capture with biotin based reagents.
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- Lisa-Marie Holbrook
- a Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford , Oxford , UK.,c School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading , UK
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- a Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford , Oxford , UK
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- a Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford , Oxford , UK
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- c School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading , UK
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- a Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford , Oxford , UK
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Ali AS, Al-Shraim M, Al-Hakami AM, Jones IM. Epstein- Barr Virus: Clinical and Epidemiological Revisits and Genetic Basis of Oncogenesis. Open Virol J 2015; 9:7-28. [PMID: 26862355 PMCID: PMC4740969 DOI: 10.2174/1874357901509010007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2015] [Revised: 06/08/2015] [Accepted: 09/18/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is classified as a member in the order herpesvirales, family herpesviridae, subfamily gammaherpesvirinae and the genus lymphocytovirus. The virus is an exclusively human pathogen and thus also termed as human herpesvirus 4 (HHV4). It was the first oncogenic virus recognized and has been incriminated in the causation of tumors of both lymphatic and epithelial nature. It was reported in some previous studies that 95% of the population worldwide are serologically positive to the virus. Clinically, EBV primary infection is almost silent, persisting as a life-long asymptomatic latent infection in B cells although it may be responsible for a transient clinical syndrome called infectious mononucleosis. Following reactivation of the virus from latency due to immunocompromised status, EBV was found to be associated with several tumors. EBV linked to oncogenesis as detected in lymphoid tumors such as Burkitt's lymphoma (BL), Hodgkin's disease (HD), post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders (PTLD) and T-cell lymphomas (e.g. Peripheral T-cell lymphomas; PTCL and Anaplastic large cell lymphomas; ALCL). It is also linked to epithelial tumors such as nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), gastric carcinomas and oral hairy leukoplakia (OHL). In vitro, EBV many studies have demonstrated its ability to transform B cells into lymphoblastoid cell lines (LCLs). Despite these malignancies showing different clinical and epidemiological patterns when studied, genetic studies have suggested that these EBV- associated transformations were characterized generally by low level of virus gene expression with only the latent virus proteins (LVPs) upregulated in both tumors and LCLs. In this review, we summarize some clinical and epidemiological features of EBV- associated tumors. We also discuss how EBV latent genes may lead to oncogenesis in the different clinical malignancies
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- Abdelwahid Saeed Ali
- Department of Microbiology and Clinical Parasitology, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha 61421, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha 61421, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Microbiology and Clinical Parasitology, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha 61421, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Reading, G37 AMS Wing, UK
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Mordecai GJ, Brettell LE, Martin SJ, Dixon D, Jones IM, Schroeder DC. Superinfection exclusion and the long-term survival of honey bees in Varroa-infested colonies. ISME J 2015; 10:1182-91. [PMID: 26505829 PMCID: PMC5029227 DOI: 10.1038/ismej.2015.186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2015] [Revised: 08/25/2015] [Accepted: 09/11/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Over the past 50 years, many millions of European honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies have died as the ectoparasitic mite, Varroa destructor, has spread around the world. Subsequent studies have indicated that the mite's association with a group of RNA viral pathogens (Deformed Wing Virus, DWV) correlates with colony death. Here, we propose a phenomenon known as superinfection exclusion that provides an explanation of how certain A. mellifera populations have survived, despite Varroa infestation and high DWV loads. Next-generation sequencing has shown that a non-lethal DWV variant 'type B' has become established in these colonies and that the lethal 'type A' DWV variant fails to persist in the bee population. We propose that this novel stable host-pathogen relationship prevents the accumulation of lethal variants, suggesting that this interaction could be exploited for the development of an effective treatment that minimises colony losses in the future.
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- Gideon J Mordecai
- Viral Ecology, Marine Biological Association, Plymouth, UK.,School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, UK
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- School of Environment and Life Sciences, The University of Salford, Manchester, UK
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- School of Environment and Life Sciences, The University of Salford, Manchester, UK
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- Viral Ecology, Marine Biological Association, Plymouth, UK
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, UK
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Jones IM, Koptur S. Quantity over quality: light intensity, but not red/far-red ratio, affects extrafloral nectar production in Senna mexicana var. chapmanii. Ecol Evol 2015; 5:4108-14. [PMID: 26445662 PMCID: PMC4588640 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.1644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2015] [Revised: 06/28/2015] [Accepted: 07/08/2015] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Extrafloral nectar (EFN) mediates food‐for‐protection mutualisms between plants and insects and provides plants with a form of indirect defense against herbivory. Understanding sources of variation in EFN production is important because such variations affect the number and identity of insect visitors and the effectiveness of plant defense. Light represents a potentially crucial tool for regulating resource allocation to defense, as it not only contributes energy but may help plants to anticipate future conditions. Low red/far‐red (R/FR) light ratios can act as a signal of the proximity of competing plants. Exposure to such light ratios has been shown to promote competitive behaviors that coincide with reduced resource allocation to direct chemical defenses. Little is known, however, about how such informational light signals might affect indirect defenses such as EFN, and the interactions that they mediate. Through controlled glasshouse experiments, we investigated the effects of light intensity, and R/FR light ratios, on EFN production in Senna mexicana var. chapmanii. Plants in light‐limited conditions produced significantly less EFN, and leaf damage elicited increased EFN production regardless of light conditions. Ratios of R/FR light, however, did not appear to affect EFN production in either damaged or undamaged plants. Understanding the effects of light on indirect defenses is of particular importance for plants in the threatened pine rockland habitats of south Florida, where light conditions are changing in predictable ways following extensive fragmentation and subsequent mismanagement. Around 27% of species in these habitats produce EFN and may rely on insect communities for defense.
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- Ian M Jones
- Department of Biological Sciences Florida International University Miami Florida
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- Department of Biological Sciences Florida International University Miami Florida
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Kotecha A, Seago J, Scott K, Burman A, Loureiro S, Ren J, Porta C, Ginn HM, Jackson T, Perez-Martin E, Siebert CA, Paul G, Huiskonen JT, Jones IM, Esnouf RM, Fry EE, Maree FF, Charleston B, Stuart DI. Structure-based energetics of protein interfaces guides foot-and-mouth disease virus vaccine design. Nat Struct Mol Biol 2015; 22:788-94. [PMID: 26389739 PMCID: PMC5985953 DOI: 10.1038/nsmb.3096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2015] [Accepted: 08/26/2015] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Virus capsids are primed for disassembly, yet capsid integrity is key to generating a protective immune response. Foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) capsids comprise identical pentameric protein subunits held together by tenuous noncovalent interactions and are often unstable. Chemically inactivated or recombinant empty capsids, which could form the basis of future vaccines, are even less stable than live virus. Here we devised a computational method to assess the relative stability of protein-protein interfaces and used it to design improved candidate vaccines for two poorly stable, but globally important, serotypes of FMDV: O and SAT2. We used a restrained molecular dynamics strategy to rank mutations predicted to strengthen the pentamer interfaces and applied the results to produce stabilized capsids. Structural analyses and stability assays confirmed the predictions, and vaccinated animals generated improved neutralizing-antibody responses to stabilized particles compared to parental viruses and wild-type capsids.
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- Abhay Kotecha
- Division of Structural Biology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Transboundary Animal Disease Programme, Agricultural Research Council-Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute, Onderstepoort, South Africa
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- Animal and Microbial Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, UK
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- Division of Structural Biology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Division of Structural Biology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- The Pirbright Institute, Pirbright, UK
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- Division of Structural Biology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Merck Sharp & Dohme Animal Health, Cologne, Germany
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- Animal and Microbial Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, UK
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- Division of Structural Biology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Division of Structural Biology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Transboundary Animal Disease Programme, Agricultural Research Council-Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute, Onderstepoort, South Africa
- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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- Division of Structural Biology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Life Science Division, Diamond Light Source, Didcot, UK
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Koptur S, Jones IM, Peña JE. The Influence of Host Plant Extrafloral Nectaries on Multitrophic Interactions: An Experimental Investigation. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0138157. [PMID: 26394401 PMCID: PMC4578773 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0138157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2015] [Accepted: 08/25/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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A field experiment was conducted with outplantings of the native perennial shrub Senna mexicana var. chapmanii in a semi-natural area adjacent to native pine rockland habitat in southern Florida. The presence of ants and the availability of extrafloral nectar were manipulated in a stratified random design. Insect communities were monitored and recorded over a period of six months with a view to addressing three main questions. Do ants provide biotic defense against key herbivores on S. chapmanii? Is the presence of ants on S. chapmanii mediated by EFN? Finally, are there ecological costs associated with the presence of ants on S. chapmanii, such as a reduction in alternative predator or parasitoid numbers? Herbivores on S. chapmanii included immature stages of three pierid butterflies, and adult weevils. Eight species of ants were associated with the plants, and other predators included spiders, ladybugs, wasps, and hemipterans. Parasitic, haemolymph-sucking midges (Ceratopogonidae) and parasitoid flies were also associated with the caterpillar herbivores, and possibly the extrafloral nectaries of the plants. The presence of ants did not appear to influence oviposition by butterflies, as numbers of lepidopterans of all developmental stages did not differ among treatments. Significantly more late instar caterpillars, however, were observed on plants with ants excluded, indicating that ants remove small caterpillars from plants. Substantially more alternative predators (spiders, ladybugs, and wasps) were observed on plants with ants excluded. Rates of parasitization did not differ among the treatments, but there were substantially fewer caterpillars succumbing to virus among those collected from control plants. We provide a rare look at facultative ant-plant mutualisms in the context of the many other interactions with which they overlap. We conclude that ants provide some biotic defense against herbivores on S. chapmanii, and plants benefit overall from the presence of ants, despite negative impacts on non-ant predators.
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- Suzanne Koptur
- Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, Florida, United States of America
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, Florida, United States of America
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- Tropical Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Homestead, Florida, United States of America
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Jones IM, Koptur S. Dynamic extrafloral nectar production: the timing of leaf damage affects the defensive response in Senna mexicana var. chapmanii (Fabaceae). Am J Bot 2015; 102:58-66. [PMID: 25587148 DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1400381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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UNLABELLED • PREMISE OF THE STUDY Extrafloral nectar (EFN) mediates food for protection mutualisms between plants and defensive insects. Understanding sources of variation in EFN production is important because such variations may affect the number and identity of visitors and the effectiveness of plant defense. We investigated the influence of plant developmental stage, time of day, leaf age, and leaf damage on EFN production in Senna mexicana var. chapmanii. The observed patterns of variation in EFN production were compared with those predicted by optimal defense theory.• METHODS Greenhouse experiments with potted plants were conducted to determine how plant age, time of day, and leaf damage affected EFN production. A subsequent field study was conducted to determine how leaf damage, and the resulting increase in EFN production, affected ant visitation in S. chapmanii.• KEY RESULTS More nectar was produced at night and by older plants. Leaf damage resulted in increased EFN production, and the magnitude of the response was greater in plants damaged in the morning than those damaged at night. Damage to young leaves elicited a stronger defensive response than damage to older leaves, in line with optimal defense theory. Damage to the leaves of S. chapmanii also resulted in significantly higher ant visitation in the field.• CONCLUSIONS Extrafloral nectar is an inducible defense in S. chapmanii. Developmental variations in its production support the growth differentiation balance hypothesis, while within-plant variations and damage responses support optimal defense theory.
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- Ian M Jones
- Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University 11200 S.W. 8th Street, Miami, Florida 33199 USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University 11200 S.W. 8th Street, Miami, Florida 33199 USA
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The dicistrovirus Israeli Acute Paralysis Virus (IAPV) has been implicated in the worldwide decline of honey bees. Studies of IAPV and many other bee viruses in pure culture are restricted by available isolates and permissive cell culture. Here we show that coupling the IAPV major structural precursor protein ORF2 to its cognate 3C-like processing enzyme results in processing of the precursor to the individual structural proteins in a number of insect cell lines following expression by a recombinant baculovirus. The efficiency of expression is influenced by the level of IAPV 3C protein and moderation of its activity is required for optimal expression. The mature IAPV structural proteins assembled into empty capsids that migrated as particles on sucrose velocity gradients and showed typical dicistrovirus like morphology when examined by electron microscopy. Monoclonal antibodies raised to recombinant capsids were configured into a diagnostic test specific for the presence of IAPV. Recombinant capsids for each of the many bee viruses within the picornavirus family may provide virus specific reagents for the on-going investigation of the causes of honeybee loss.
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- Junyuan Ren
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom
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Jones IM, Knipe PC, Michaelos T, Thompson S, Hamilton AD. Redox-dependent conformational switching of diphenylacetylenes. Molecules 2014; 19:11316-32. [PMID: 25090120 PMCID: PMC6271015 DOI: 10.3390/molecules190811316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2014] [Revised: 07/23/2014] [Accepted: 07/24/2014] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Herein we describe the design and synthesis of a redox-dependent single-molecule switch. Appending a ferrocene unit to a diphenylacetylene scaffold gives a redox-sensitive handle, which undergoes reversible one-electron oxidation, as demonstrated by cyclic voltammetry analysis. 1H-NMR spectroscopy of the partially oxidized switch and control compounds suggests that oxidation to the ferrocenium cation induces a change in hydrogen bonding interactions that results in a conformational switch.
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- Ian M Jones
- Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, UK.
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- Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, UK.
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- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, P. O. Box 208107, New Haven, CT 06520-8107, USA.
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- Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, UK.
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- Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, UK.
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Gritsun DJ, Jones IM, Gould EA, Gritsun TS. Molecular archaeology of Flaviviridae untranslated regions: duplicated RNA structures in the replication enhancer of flaviviruses and pestiviruses emerged via convergent evolution. PLoS One 2014; 9:e92056. [PMID: 24647143 PMCID: PMC3960163 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0092056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2013] [Accepted: 02/17/2014] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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RNA secondary structures in the 3'untranslated regions (3'UTR) of the viruses of the family Flaviviridae, previously identified as essential (promoters) or beneficial (enhancers) for replication, have been analysed. Duplicated enhancer elements are revealed as a global feature in the evolution of the 3'UTR of distantly related viruses within the genera Flavivirus and Pestivirus. For the flaviviruses, duplicated structures occur in the 3'UTR of all four distantly related ecological virus subgroups (tick-borne, mosquito-borne, no known vector and insect-specific flaviviruses (ISFV). RNA structural differences distinguish tick-borne flaviviruses with discrete pathogenetic characteristics. For Aedes- and Culex-associated ISFV, secondary RNA structures with different conformations display numerous short ssRNA direct repeats, exposed as loops and bulges. Long quadruplicate regions comprise almost the entire 3'UTR of Culex-associated ISFV. Extended duplicated sequence and associated RNA structures were also discovered in the 3'UTR of pestiviruses. In both the Flavivirus and Pestivirus genera, duplicated RNA structures were localized to the enhancer regions of the 3'UTR suggesting an adaptive role predominantly in wild-type viruses. We propose sequence reiteration might act as a scaffold for dimerization of proteins involved in assembly of viral replicase complexes. Numerous nucleotide repeats exposed as loops/bulges might also interfere with host immune responses acting as a molecular sponge to sequester key host proteins or microRNAs.
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- Dmitri J. Gritsun
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading, United Kingdom
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading, United Kingdom
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- Unité des Virus Emergents, Faculté de Médecine Timone, Marseille, France
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading, United Kingdom
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Knipe PC, Jones IM, Thompson S, Hamilton AD. Remote conformational control of a molecular switch via methylation and deprotonation. Org Biomol Chem 2014; 12:9384-8. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ob01991a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Methylation and deprotonation at remote sites of a diphenylacetylene-based molecular switch exert global conformational changes through subtle tuning of a hydrogen-bonding network.
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- Peter C. Knipe
- Department of Chemistry
- Chemistry Research Laboratory
- University of Oxford
- Oxford OX1 3TA, UK
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- Department of Chemistry
- Chemistry Research Laboratory
- University of Oxford
- Oxford OX1 3TA, UK
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- Department of Chemistry
- Chemistry Research Laboratory
- University of Oxford
- Oxford OX1 3TA, UK
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- Department of Chemistry
- Chemistry Research Laboratory
- University of Oxford
- Oxford OX1 3TA, UK
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An isonicotinamide-substituted diphenylacetylene undergoes conformational switching upon recognition of Lewis acids.
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- Peter C. Knipe
- Department of Chemistry
- Chemistry Research Laboratory
- University of Oxford
- Oxford, UK
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- Department of Chemistry
- Chemistry Research Laboratory
- University of Oxford
- Oxford, UK
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- Department of Chemistry
- Chemistry Research Laboratory
- University of Oxford
- Oxford, UK
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- Department of Chemistry
- Chemistry Research Laboratory
- University of Oxford
- Oxford, UK
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- Department of Chemistry
- Chemistry Research Laboratory
- University of Oxford
- Oxford, UK
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Murine prion protein deleted for residues 105-125 is intrinsically neurotoxic and mediates a TSE-like phenotype in transgenic mice. Equivalent and overlapping deletions were expressed in E.coli, purified and analyzed. Among mutants spanning the region 95-135, a construct lacking solely residues 105-125 had distinct properties when compared with the full-length prion protein 23-231 or other deletions. This distinction was also apparent followed expression in eukaryotic cells. Unlike the full-length protein, all deletion mutants failed to bind to synthetic membranes in vitro. These data suggest a novel structure for the 105-125 deleted variant that may relate to its biological properties.
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- Avnish Patel
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom
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Porta C, Kotecha A, Burman A, Jackson T, Ren J, Loureiro S, Jones IM, Fry EE, Stuart DI, Charleston B. Rational engineering of recombinant picornavirus capsids to produce safe, protective vaccine antigen. PLoS Pathog 2013; 9:e1003255. [PMID: 23544011 PMCID: PMC3609824 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1003255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2012] [Accepted: 02/01/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Foot-and-mouth disease remains a major plague of livestock and outbreaks are often economically catastrophic. Current inactivated virus vaccines require expensive high containment facilities for their production and maintenance of a cold-chain for their activity. We have addressed both of these major drawbacks. Firstly we have developed methods to efficiently express recombinant empty capsids. Expression constructs aimed at lowering the levels and activity of the viral protease required for the cleavage of the capsid protein precursor were used; this enabled the synthesis of empty A-serotype capsids in eukaryotic cells at levels potentially attractive to industry using both vaccinia virus and baculovirus driven expression. Secondly we have enhanced capsid stability by incorporating a rationally designed mutation, and shown by X-ray crystallography that stabilised and wild-type empty capsids have essentially the same structure as intact virus. Cattle vaccinated with recombinant capsids showed sustained virus neutralisation titres and protection from challenge 34 weeks after immunization. This approach to vaccine antigen production has several potential advantages over current technologies by reducing production costs, eliminating the risk of infectivity and enhancing the temperature stability of the product. Similar strategies that will optimize host cell viability during expression of a foreign toxic gene and/or improve capsid stability could allow the production of safe vaccines for other pathogenic picornaviruses of humans and animals. Picornaviruses are small RNA viruses, responsible for important human and animal diseases for example polio, some forms of the common cold and foot-and-mouth disease. Safe and effective picornavirus vaccines could in principle be produced from recombinant virus-like particles, which lack the viral genome and so cannot propagate. However the synthesis of stable forms of such particles at scale has proved very difficult. Two key problems have been that a protease required for the proper processing of the polyprotein precursor is toxic for host cells and the empty recombinant particles tend to be physically unstable in comparison to virus particles containing nucleic acid. This is particularly true in the case of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus (FMDV). Here we report the production and evaluation of a novel vaccine against FMDV that addresses both of these shortcomings. Importantly, the strategies we have devised to produce improved FMDV vaccines can be directly applied to viruses pathogenic for humans.
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- Claudine Porta
- The Pirbright Insitute, Pirbright, Woking, United Kingdom
- Division of Structural Biology, The Henry Wellcome Building for Genomic Medicine, Headington, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Division of Structural Biology, The Henry Wellcome Building for Genomic Medicine, Headington, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- The Pirbright Insitute, Pirbright, Woking, United Kingdom
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- The Pirbright Insitute, Pirbright, Woking, United Kingdom
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- Division of Structural Biology, The Henry Wellcome Building for Genomic Medicine, Headington, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Animal and Microbial Sciences, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading, United Kingdom
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- Animal and Microbial Sciences, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading, United Kingdom
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- Division of Structural Biology, The Henry Wellcome Building for Genomic Medicine, Headington, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
- * E-mail: (EEF); (DIS); (BC)
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- Division of Structural Biology, The Henry Wellcome Building for Genomic Medicine, Headington, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
- Diamond Light Source, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, United Kingdom
- * E-mail: (EEF); (DIS); (BC)
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- The Pirbright Insitute, Pirbright, Woking, United Kingdom
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Porta C, Xu X, Loureiro S, Paramasivam S, Ren J, Al-Khalil T, Burman A, Jackson T, Belsham GJ, Curry S, Lomonossoff GP, Parida S, Paton D, Li Y, Wilsden G, Ferris N, Owens R, Kotecha A, Fry E, Stuart DI, Charleston B, Jones IM. Efficient production of foot-and-mouth disease virus empty capsids in insect cells following down regulation of 3C protease activity. J Virol Methods 2013; 187:406-12. [PMID: 23174161 PMCID: PMC3558679 DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2012.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2012] [Revised: 11/05/2012] [Accepted: 11/08/2012] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) is a significant economically and distributed globally pathogen of Artiodactyla. Current vaccines are chemically inactivated whole virus particles that require large-scale virus growth in strict bio-containment with the associated risks of accidental release or incomplete inactivation. Non-infectious empty capsids are structural mimics of authentic particles with no associated risk and constitute an alternate vaccine candidate. Capsids self-assemble from the processed virus structural proteins, VP0, VP3 and VP1, which are released from the structural protein precursor P1-2A by the action of the virus-encoded 3C protease. To date recombinant empty capsid assembly has been limited by poor expression levels, restricting the development of empty capsids as a viable vaccine. Here expression of the FMDV structural protein precursor P1-2A in insect cells is shown to be efficient but linkage of the cognate 3C protease to the C-terminus reduces expression significantly. Inactivation of the 3C enzyme in a P1-2A-3C cassette allows expression and intermediate levels of 3C activity resulted in efficient processing of the P1-2A precursor into the structural proteins which assembled into empty capsids. Expression was independent of the insect host cell background and leads to capsids that are recognised as authentic by a range of anti-FMDV bovine sera suggesting their feasibility as an alternate vaccine.
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- Claudine Porta
- Institute for Animal Health, Ash Road, Pirbright, Woking GU24 0NF, UK
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Reading RG6 6AJ, UK
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Reading RG6 6AJ, UK
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- Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bangalore Campus, Hebbal, Bangalore 560024, Karnataka, India
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Reading RG6 6AJ, UK
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Reading RG6 6AJ, UK
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- Institute for Animal Health, Ash Road, Pirbright, Woking GU24 0NF, UK
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- Institute for Animal Health, Ash Road, Pirbright, Woking GU24 0NF, UK
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- National Veterinary Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Lindholm, 4771 Kalvehave, Denmark
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- Division of Cell & Molecular Biology, Imperial College, South Kensington, London SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Colney, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK
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- Institute for Animal Health, Ash Road, Pirbright, Woking GU24 0NF, UK
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- Institute for Animal Health, Ash Road, Pirbright, Woking GU24 0NF, UK
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- Institute for Animal Health, Ash Road, Pirbright, Woking GU24 0NF, UK
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- Institute for Animal Health, Ash Road, Pirbright, Woking GU24 0NF, UK
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- Institute for Animal Health, Ash Road, Pirbright, Woking GU24 0NF, UK
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- Division of Structural Biology, University of Oxford, The Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK
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- Division of Structural Biology, University of Oxford, The Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK
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- Division of Structural Biology, University of Oxford, The Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK
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- Division of Structural Biology, University of Oxford, The Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK
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- Institute for Animal Health, Ash Road, Pirbright, Woking GU24 0NF, UK
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Reading RG6 6AJ, UK
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Wolk AB, Garand E, Jones IM, Hamilton AD, Johnson MA. Quantifying Intrinsic Ion-Driven Conformational Changes in Diphenylacetylene Supramolecular Switches with Cryogenic Ion Vibrational Spectroscopy. J Phys Chem A 2013; 117:5962-9. [DOI: 10.1021/jp3111925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Arron B. Wolk
- Sterling Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Yale University, P.O. Box 208107, New
Haven, Connecticut 06520, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin, 1101 University
Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department of Chemistry
and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station A5300, Austin, Texas
78712, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, 12 Mansfield Road,
Oxford OX1 3TA, Great Britain
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- Sterling Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Yale University, P.O. Box 208107, New
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Xu X, Chen Y, Zhao Y, Liu X, Dong B, Jones IM, Chen H. Baculovirus superinfection: a probable restriction factor on the surface display of proteins for library screening. PLoS One 2013; 8:e54631. [PMID: 23365677 PMCID: PMC3554712 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0054631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2012] [Accepted: 12/13/2012] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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In addition to the expression of recombinant proteins, baculoviruses have been developed as a platform for the display of complex eukaryotic proteins on the surface of virus particles or infected insect cells. Surface display has been used extensively for antigen presentation and targeted gene delivery but is also a candidate for the display of protein libraries for molecular screening. However, although baculovirus gene libraries can be efficiently expressed and displayed on the surface of insect cells, target gene selection is inefficient probably due to super-infection which gives rise to cells expressing more than one protein. In this report baculovirus superinfection of Sf9 cells has been investigated by the use of two recombinant multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus carrying green or red fluorescent proteins under the control of both early and late promoters (vAcBacGFP and vAcBacDsRed). The reporter gene expression was detected 8 hours after the infection of vAcBacGFP and cells in early and late phases of infection could be distinguished by the fluorescence intensity of the expressed protein. Simultaneous infection with vAcBacGFP and vAcBacDsRed viruses each at 0.5 MOI resulted in 80% of infected cells co-expressing the two fluorescent proteins at 48 hours post infection (hpi), and subsequent infection with the two viruses resulted in similar co-infection rate. Most Sf9 cells were re-infectable within the first several hours post infection, but the re-infection rate then decreased to a very low level by 16 hpi. Our data demonstrate that Sf9 cells were easily super-infectable during baculovirus infection, and super-infection could occur simultaneously at the time of the primary infection or subsequently during secondary infection by progeny viruses. The efficiency of super-infection may explain the difficulties of baculovirus display library screening but would benefit the production of complex proteins requiring co-expression of multiple polypeptides.
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- Xiaodong Xu
- College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, P. R. China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, P. R. China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, P. R. China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, P. R. China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, P. R. China
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, P. R. China
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Jones IM, Lingard H, Hamilton AD. pH-Dependent Conformational Switching in 2,6-Benzamidodiphenylacetylenes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2011; 50:12569-71. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201106241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2011] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Hijazi K, Wang Y, Scala C, Jeffs S, Longstaff C, Stieh D, Haggarty B, Vanham G, Schols D, Balzarini J, Jones IM, Hoxie J, Shattock R, Kelly CG. DC-SIGN increases the affinity of HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein interaction with CD4. PLoS One 2011; 6:e28307. [PMID: 22163292 PMCID: PMC3233575 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0028307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2011] [Accepted: 11/05/2011] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Mannose-binding C-type lectin receptors, expressed on Langerhans cells and subepithelial dendritic cells (DCs) of cervico-vaginal tissues, play an important role in HIV-1 capture and subsequent dissemination to lymph nodes. DC-SIGN has been implicated in both productive infection of DCs and the DC-mediated trans infection of CD4+ T cells that occurs in the absence of replication. However, the molecular events that underlie this efficient transmission have not been fully defined. In this study, we have examined the effect of the extracellular domains of DC-SIGN and Langerin on the stability of the interaction of the HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein with CD4 and also on replication in permissive cells. Surface plasmon resonance analysis showed that DC-SIGN increases the binding affinity of trimeric gp140 envelope glycoproteins to CD4. In contrast, Langerin had no effect on the stability of the gp140:CD4 complex. In vitro infection experiments to compare DC-SIGN enhancement of CD4-dependent and CD4-independent strains demonstrated significantly lower enhancement of the CD4-independent strain. In addition DC-SIGN increased the relative rate of infection of the CD4-dependent strain but had no effect on the CD4-independent strain. DC-SIGN binding to the HIV envelope protein effectively increases exposure of the CD4 binding site, which in turn contributes to enhancement of infection.
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- Karolin Hijazi
- King's College London, Dental Institute, Oral Immunology, Tower Wing, Guy's Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- King's College London, Dental Institute, Oral Immunology, Tower Wing, Guy's Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- King's College London, Dental Institute, Oral Immunology, Tower Wing, Guy's Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Jefferiss Trust Research Laboratories, Wright-Fleming Institute, Division of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
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- Biotherapeutics Section, National Institute for Biological Standards and Control, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Infection, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, St George's, University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- Penn Center for AIDS Research, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Virology Unit, Division of Microbiology, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
- Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy Free University of Brussels, Brussels, Belgium
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- Rega Institute for Medical Research, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Rega Institute for Medical Research, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom
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- Penn Center for AIDS Research, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Centre for Infection, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, St George's, University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- King's College London, Dental Institute, Oral Immunology, Tower Wing, Guy's Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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Tuplin A, Evans DJ, Buckley A, Jones IM, Gould EA, Gritsun TS. Replication enhancer elements within the open reading frame of tick-borne encephalitis virus and their evolution within the Flavivirus genus. Nucleic Acids Res 2011; 39:7034-48. [PMID: 21622960 PMCID: PMC3303483 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkr237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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We provide experimental evidence of a replication enhancer element (REE) within the capsid gene of tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV, genus Flavivirus). Thermodynamic and phylogenetic analyses predicted that the REE folds as a long stable stem–loop (designated SL6), conserved among all tick-borne flaviviruses (TBFV). Homologous sequences and potential base pairing were found in the corresponding regions of mosquito-borne flaviviruses, but not in more genetically distant flaviviruses. To investigate the role of SL6, nucleotide substitutions were introduced which changed a conserved hexanucleotide motif, the conformation of the terminal loop and the base-paired dsRNA stacking. Substitutions were made within a TBEV reverse genetic system and recovered mutants were compared for plaque morphology, single-step replication kinetics and cytopathic effect. The greatest phenotypic changes were observed in mutants with a destabilized stem. Point mutations in the conserved hexanucleotide motif of the terminal loop caused moderate virus attenuation. However, all mutants eventually reached the titre of wild-type virus late post-infection. Thus, although not essential for growth in tissue culture, the SL6 REE acts to up-regulate virus replication. We hypothesize that this modulatory role may be important for TBEV survival in nature, where the virus circulates by non-viraemic transmission between infected and non-infected ticks, during co-feeding on local rodents.
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- A Tuplin
- School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, Cranfield Health, Cranfield University, Cranfield, Bedfordshire MK43 0AL, UK
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Jones IM, Hamilton AD. Anion-Dependent Switching: Dynamically Controlling the Conformation of Hydrogen-Bonded Diphenylacetylenes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2011; 50:4597-600. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201100144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2011] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Jones IM, Hamilton AD. Anion-Dependent Switching: Dynamically Controlling the Conformation of Hydrogen-Bonded Diphenylacetylenes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2011. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201100144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Seeds RE, Mukhopadhyay S, Jones IM, Gordon S, Miller JL. The role of myeloid receptors on murine plasmacytoid dendritic cells in induction of type I interferon. Int Immunopharmacol 2011; 11:794-801. [PMID: 21281752 PMCID: PMC3121950 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2011.01.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2010] [Revised: 01/12/2011] [Accepted: 01/12/2011] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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This study tested the hypothesis that a set of predominantly myeloid restricted receptors (F4/80, CD36, Dectin-1, CD200 receptor and mannan binding lectins) and the broadly expressed CD200 played a role in a key function of plasmacytoid DC (pDC), virally induced type I interferon (IFN) production. The Dectin-1 ligands zymosan, glucan phosphate and the anti-Dectin-1 monoclonal antibody (mAb) 2A11 had no effect on influenza virus induced IFNα/β production by murine splenic pDC. However, mannan, a broad blocking reagent against mannose specific receptors, inhibited IFNα/β production by pDC in response to inactivated influenza virus. Moreover, viral glycoproteins (influenza virus haemagglutinin and HIV-1 gp120) stimulated IFNα/β production by splenocytes in a mannan-inhibitable manner, implicating the function of a lectin in glycoprotein induced IFN production. Lastly, the effect of CD200 on IFN induction was investigated. CD200 knock-out macrophages produced more IFNα than wild-type macrophages in response to polyI:C, a MyD88-independent stimulus, consistent with CD200's known inhibitory effect on myeloid cells. In contrast, blocking CD200 with an anti-CD200 mAb resulted in reduced IFNα production by pDC-containing splenocytes in response to CpG and influenza virus (MyD88-dependent stimuli). This suggests there could be a differential effect of CD200 on MyD88 dependent and independent IFN induction pathways in pDC and macrophages. This study supports the hypothesis that a mannan-inhibitable lectin and CD200 are involved in virally induced type I IFN induction.
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- Rosalind E. Seeds
- Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3RE, UK
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- Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3RE, UK
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading RG6 6AJ, UK
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- Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3RE, UK
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- Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3RE, UK
- Corresponding author at: Oxford Glycobiology Institute, Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QU, UK. Tel.: + 44 1865275339; fax: + 44 1865275216.
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Kong L, Sheppard NC, Stewart-Jones GBE, Robson CL, Chen H, Xu X, Krashias G, Bonomelli C, Scanlan CN, Kwong PD, Jeffs SA, Jones IM, Sattentau QJ. Expression-system-dependent modulation of HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein antigenicity and immunogenicity. J Mol Biol 2010; 403:131-147. [PMID: 20800070 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2010.08.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2010] [Revised: 08/13/2010] [Accepted: 08/17/2010] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Recombinant expression systems differ in the type of glycosylation they impart on expressed antigens such as the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) envelope glycoproteins, potentially affecting their biological properties. We performed head-to-head antigenic, immunogenic and molecular profiling of two distantly related Env surface (gp120) antigens produced in different systems: (a) mammalian (293 FreeStyle cells; 293F) cells in the presence of kifunensine, which impart only high-mannose glycans; (b) insect cells (Spodoptera frugiperda, Sf9), which confer mainly paucimannosidic glycans; (c) Sf9 cells recombinant for mammalian glycosylation enzymes (Sf9 Mimic), which impart high-mannose, hybrid and complex glycans without sialic acid; and (d) 293F cells, which impart high-mannose, hybrid and complex glycans with sialic acid. Molecular models revealed a significant difference in gp120 glycan coverage between the Sf9-derived and wild-type mammalian-cell-derived material that is predicted to affect ligand binding sites proximal to glycans. Modeling of solvent-exposed surface electrostatic potentials showed that sialic acid imparts a significant negative surface charge that may influence gp120 antigenicity and immunogenicity. Gp120 expressed in systems that do not incorporate sialic acid displayed increased ligand binding to the CD4 binding and CD4-induced sites compared to those expressed in the system that do, and imparted other more subtle differences in antigenicity in a gp120 subtype-specific manner. Non-sialic-acid-containing gp120 was significantly more immunogenic than the sialylated version when administered in two different adjuvants, and induced higher titers of antibodies competing for CD4 binding site ligand-gp120 interaction. These findings suggest that non-sialic-acid-imparting systems yield gp120 immunogens with modified antigenic and immunogenic properties, considerations that should be considered when selecting expression systems for glycosylated antigens to be used for structure-function studies and for vaccine use.
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- Leopold Kong
- The Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3RE, UK; Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- The Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3RE, UK
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- Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Roosevelt Drive, Headington, Oxford, OX3 7BN, UK
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- The Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3RE, UK
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Reading RG6 6UR, UK
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Reading RG6 6UR, UK
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- The Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3RE, UK
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- Glycobiology Institute, Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QU, UK
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- Glycobiology Institute, Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QU, UK
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- Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Wright-Fleming Institute, Division of Medicine, Imperial College London, Norfolk Place, London, W2 1PG, UK
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Reading RG6 6UR, UK
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- The Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3RE, UK.
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- Ian M. Jones
- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, P.O. Box 20810, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, and Department of Chemistry, Oxford University, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, P.O. Box 20810, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, and Department of Chemistry, Oxford University, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, U.K
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Papandréou MJ, Barbouche R, Guieu R, Rivera S, Fantini J, Khrestchatisky M, Jones IM, Fenouillet E. Mapping of domains on HIV envelope protein mediating association with calnexin and protein-disulfide isomerase. J Biol Chem 2010; 285:13788-96. [PMID: 20202930 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.066670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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The cell catalysts calnexin (CNX) and protein-disulfide isomerase (PDI) cooperate in establishing the disulfide bonding of the HIV envelope (Env) glycoprotein. Following HIV binding to lymphocytes, cell-surface PDI also reduces Env to induce the fusogenic conformation. We sought to define the contact points between Env and these catalysts to illustrate their potential as therapeutic targets. In lysates of Env-expressing cells, 15% of the gp160 precursor, but not gp120, coprecipitated with CNX, whereas only 0.25% of gp160 and gp120 coprecipitated with PDI. Under in vitro conditions, which mimic the Env/PDI interaction during virus/cell contact, PDI readily associated with Env. The domains of Env interacting in cellulo with CNX or in vitro with PDI were then determined using anti-Env antibodies whose binding site was occluded by CNX or PDI. Antibodies against domains V1/V2, C2, and the C terminus of V3 did not bind CNX-associated Env, whereas those against C1, V1/V2, and the CD4-binding domain did not react with PDI-associated Env. In addition, a mixture of the latter antibodies interfered with PDI-mediated Env reduction. Thus, Env interacts with intracellular CNX and extracellular PDI via discrete, largely nonoverlapping, regions. The sites of interaction explain the mode of action of compounds that target these two catalysts and may enable the design of further new competitive agents.
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Ayora-Talavera G, Shelton H, Scull MA, Ren J, Jones IM, Pickles RJ, Barclay WS. Mutations in H5N1 influenza virus hemagglutinin that confer binding to human tracheal airway epithelium. PLoS One 2009; 4:e7836. [PMID: 19924306 PMCID: PMC2775162 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0007836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2009] [Accepted: 10/13/2009] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The emergence in 2009 of a swine-origin H1N1 influenza virus as the first pandemic of the 21st Century is a timely reminder of the international public health impact of influenza viruses, even those associated with mild disease. The widespread distribution of highly pathogenic H5N1 influenza virus in the avian population has spawned concern that it may give rise to a human influenza pandemic. The mortality rate associated with occasional human infection by H5N1 virus approximates 60%, suggesting that an H5N1 pandemic would be devastating to global health and economy. To date, the H5N1 virus has not acquired the propensity to transmit efficiently between humans. The reasons behind this are unclear, especially given the high mutation rate associated with influenza virus replication. Here we used a panel of recombinant H5 hemagglutinin (HA) variants to demonstrate the potential for H5 HA to bind human airway epithelium, the predominant target tissue for influenza virus infection and spread. While parental H5 HA exhibited limited binding to human tracheal epithelium, introduction of selected mutations converted the binding profile to that of a current human influenza strain HA. Strikingly, these amino-acid changes required multiple simultaneous mutations in the genomes of naturally occurring H5 isolates. Moreover, H5 HAs bearing intermediate sequences failed to bind airway tissues and likely represent mutations that are an evolutionary "dead end." We conclude that, although genetic changes that adapt H5 to human airways can be demonstrated, they may not readily arise during natural virus replication. This genetic barrier limits the likelihood that current H5 viruses will originate a human pandemic.
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- Department of Virology, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Cystic Fibrosis/Pulmonary Research and Treatment Center, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading, United Kingdom
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading, United Kingdom
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- Cystic Fibrosis/Pulmonary Research and Treatment Center, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Virology, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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Tang H, Qian Y, Ren Y, Chen H, Jones IM, Yue B, Hel H, Tsang SC. Mesoporous concentric magnetic FePt core-shells nanoparticle with functionalized surfaces for capturing metal ions and DNA molecules. J Nanosci Nanotechnol 2009; 9:4604-4610. [PMID: 19928124 DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2009.1212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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It is demonstrated that monodisperse magnetic FePt nanoparticle can be engineered into a protective dense silica layer, followed by concentric outer mesoporous silica layers with tailored -SH, -SO3H and -NH2 surface groups, these new materials can be used to capture heavy metal ions and DNA molecules from solution specifically by their internal or/and external functionalised surfaces by magnetic means.
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- Huili Tang
- Department of Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials,Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, PR China
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Koroleva OA, Calder G, Pendle AF, Kim SH, Lewandowska D, Simpson CG, Jones IM, Brown JWS, Shaw PJ. Dynamic behavior of Arabidopsis eIF4A-III, putative core protein of exon junction complex: fast relocation to nucleolus and splicing speckles under hypoxia. Plant Cell 2009; 21:1592-606. [PMID: 19435936 PMCID: PMC2700535 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.108.060434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Here, we identify the Arabidopsis thaliana ortholog of the mammalian DEAD box helicase, eIF4A-III, the putative anchor protein of exon junction complex (EJC) on mRNA. Arabidopsis eIF4A-III interacts with an ortholog of the core EJC component, ALY/Ref, and colocalizes with other EJC components, such as Mago, Y14, and RNPS1, suggesting a similar function in EJC assembly to animal eIF4A-III. A green fluorescent protein (GFP)-eIF4A-III fusion protein showed localization to several subnuclear domains: to the nucleoplasm during normal growth and to the nucleolus and splicing speckles in response to hypoxia. Treatment with the respiratory inhibitor sodium azide produced an identical response to the hypoxia stress. Treatment with the proteasome inhibitor MG132 led to accumulation of GFP-eIF4A-III mainly in the nucleolus, suggesting that transition of eIF4A-III between subnuclear domains and/or accumulation in nuclear speckles is controlled by proteolysis-labile factors. As revealed by fluorescence recovery after photobleaching analysis, the nucleoplasmic fraction was highly mobile, while the speckles were the least mobile fractions, and the nucleolar fraction had an intermediate mobility. Sequestration of eIF4A-III into nuclear pools with different mobility is likely to reflect the transcriptional and mRNA processing state of the cell.
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- O A Koroleva
- Department of Cell Biology, John Ines Centre, Colney, Norwich NR4 7UH, United Kingdom
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Mathewson AC, Bishop A, Yao Y, Kemp F, Ren J, Chen H, Xu X, Berkhout B, van der Hoek L, Jones IM. Interaction of severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus and NL63 coronavirus spike proteins with angiotensin converting enzyme-2. J Gen Virol 2009; 89:2741-2745. [PMID: 18931070 PMCID: PMC2886958 DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.2008/003962-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Although in different groups, the coronaviruses severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus (SARS-CoV) and NL63 use the same receptor, angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE)-2, for entry into the host cell. Despite this common receptor, the consequence of entry is very different; severe respiratory distress in the case of SARS-CoV but frequently only a mild respiratory infection for NL63. Using a wholly recombinant system, we have investigated the ability of each virus receptor-binding protein, spike or S protein, to bind to ACE-2 in solution and on the cell surface. In both assays, we find that the NL63 S protein has a weaker interaction with ACE-2 than the SARS-CoV S protein, particularly in solution binding, but the residues required for contact are similar. We also confirm that the ACE-2-binding site of NL63 S lies between residues 190 and 739. A lower-affinity interaction with ACE-2 might partly explain the different pathological consequences of infection by SARS-CoV and NL63.
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- Alison C Mathewson
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Reading RG6 6AJ, UK
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Reading RG6 6AJ, UK
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Reading RG6 6AJ, UK
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Reading RG6 6AJ, UK
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Reading RG6 6AJ, UK
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Reading RG6 6AJ, UK
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Reading RG6 6AJ, 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, K3-110, Meibergdreef 15, 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, K3-110, Meibergdreef 15, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Reading RG6 6AJ, UK
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Chen H, Xu X, Lin HH, Chen SH, Forsman A, Aasa-Chapman M, Jones IM. Mapping the immune response to the outer domain of a human immunodeficiency virus-1 clade C gp120. J Gen Virol 2008; 89:2597-2604. [PMID: 18796729 PMCID: PMC2885006 DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.2008/003491-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2008] [Accepted: 06/16/2008] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The outer domain (OD) of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1 gp120 represents an attractive, if difficult, target for a beneficial immune response to HIV infection. Unlike the entire gp120, the OD is structurally stable and contains the surfaces that interact with both the primary and secondary cellular receptors. The primary strain-specific neutralizing target, the V3 loop, lies within the OD, as do epitopes for two cross-reactive neutralizing monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), b12 and 2G12, and the contact sites for a number of inhibitory lectins. The OD is poorly immunogenic, at least in the context of complete gp120, but purposeful OD immunization can lead to a substantial antibody response. Here, we map the antibody generated following immunization with a clade C OD. In contrast to published data for the clade B OD, the majority of the polyclonal response to the complete clade C OD is to the V3 loop; deletion of the loop substantially reduces immunogenicity. When the loop sequence was substituted for the epitope for 2F5, a well-characterized human cross-neutralizing mAb, a polyclonal response to the epitope was generated. A panel of mAbs against the clade C OD identified two mAbs that reacted with the loop and were neutralizing for clade C but not B isolates. Other mAbs recognized both linear and conformational epitopes in the OD. We conclude that, as for complete gp120, V3 immunodominance is a property of OD immunogens, that the responses can be neutralizing and that it could be exploited for the presentation of other epitopes.
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- Hongying Chen
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Reading RG6 6AJ, UK
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Reading RG6 6AJ, UK
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- Abnova (Taiwan) Corporation, 9th Floor, 108 Jou Tz Street, Neihu, Taipei 114, Taiwan ROC
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- Abnova (Taiwan) Corporation, 9th Floor, 108 Jou Tz Street, Neihu, Taipei 114, Taiwan ROC
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- Division of Infection & Immunity, University College London, 46 Cleveland Street, London W1T 4JF, UK
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- Division of Infection & Immunity, University College London, 46 Cleveland Street, London W1T 4JF, UK
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Reading RG6 6AJ, UK
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Fenouillet E, Lavillette D, Loureiro S, Krashias G, Maurin G, Cosset FL, Jones IM, Barbouche R. Contribution of redox status to hepatitis C virus E2 envelope protein function and antigenicity. J Biol Chem 2008; 283:26340-8. [PMID: 18667425 PMCID: PMC3258924 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m805221200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2008] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Disulfide bonding contributes to the function and antigenicity of many viral envelope glycoproteins. We assessed here its significance for the hepatitis C virus E2 envelope protein and a counterpart deleted for hypervariable region-1 (HVR1). All 18 cysteine residues of the antigens were involved in disulfides. Chemical reduction of up to half of these disulfides was compatible with anti-E2 monoclonal antibody reaction, CD81 receptor binding, and viral entry, whereas complete reduction abrogated these properties. The addition of 5,5'-dithiobis-2-nitrobenzoic acid had no effect on viral entry. Thus, E2 function is only weakly dependent on its redox status, and cell entry does not require redox catalysts, in contrast to a number of enveloped viruses. Because E2 is a major neutralizing antibody target, we examined the effect of disulfide bonding on E2 antigenicity. We show that reduction of three disulfides, as well as deletion of HVR1, improved antibody binding for half of the patient sera tested, whereas it had no effect on the remainder. Small scale immunization of mice with reduced E2 antigens greatly improved serum reactivity with reduced forms of E2 when compared with immunization using native E2, whereas deletion of HVR1 only marginally affected the ability of the serum to bind the redox intermediates. Immunization with reduced E2 also showed an improved neutralizing antibody response, suggesting that potential epitopes are masked on the disulfide-bonded antigen and that mild reduction may increase the breadth of the antibody response. Although E2 function is surprisingly independent of its redox status, its disulfide bonds mask antigenic domains. E2 redox manipulation may contribute to improved vaccine design.
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