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Table of Contents

November 2019; Volume 93,Issue 21

Spotlight

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    Articles of Significant Interest in This Issue
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    Articles of Significant Interest in This Issue

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    Picornaviruses and RNA Metabolism: Local and Global Effects of Infection
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    Picornaviruses and RNA Metabolism: Local and Global Effects of Infection

    Due to the limiting coding capacity for members of the Picornaviridae family of positive-strand RNA viruses, their successful replication cycles require complex interactions with host cell functions.

    Autumn C. Holmes, Bert L. Semler

Minireview

  • Host Factors Impact Vaccine Efficacy: Implications for Seasonal and Universal Influenza Vaccine Programs
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    Host Factors Impact Vaccine Efficacy: Implications for Seasonal and Universal Influenza Vaccine Programs

    Influenza is a global public health problem. Current seasonal influenza vaccines have highly variable efficacy, and thus attempts to develop broadly protective universal influenza vaccines with durable protection are under way. While much attention is given to the virus-related factors contributing to inconsistent vaccine responses, host-associated factors are often neglected.

    Santosh Dhakal, Sabra L. Klein

Structure and Assembly

  • Influenza A Virus Protein NS1 Exhibits Strain-Independent Conformational Plasticity
    Structure and Assembly
    Influenza A Virus Protein NS1 Exhibits Strain-Independent Conformational Plasticity

    IAV is responsible for several pandemics over the last century and continues to infect millions annually. The frequent rise in drug-resistant strains necessitates exploring novel targets for developing antiviral drugs that can reduce the global burden of influenza infection. Because of its critical role in the replication and pathogenesis of IAV, nonstructural protein 1 (NS1) is a potential target for developing antivirals. Previous...

    Sayantan Mitra, Dilip Kumar, Liya Hu, Banumathi Sankaran, Mahdi Muhammad Moosa, Andrew P. Rice, Josephine C. Ferreon, Allan Chris M. Ferreon, B. V. Venkataram Prasad
  • Analysis of HIV-1 Matrix-Envelope Cytoplasmic Tail Interactions
    Structure and Assembly
    Analysis of HIV-1 Matrix-Envelope Cytoplasmic Tail Interactions

    The mechanism by which HIV-1 envelope (Env) protein trimers assemble into virus particles is poorly understood but involves an interaction between Env cytoplasmic tails (CTs) and the matrix (MA) domain of the structural precursor Gag (PrGag) proteins. We show here that direct binding of MA to Env CTs correlates with MA trimerization, suggesting models where MA lattices regulate CT interactions and/or MA-CT trimer-trimer associations...

    Ayna Alfadhli, August O. Staubus, Philip R. Tedbury, Mariia Novikova, Eric O. Freed, Eric Barklis
  • Dominant Negative MA-CA Fusion Protein Is Incorporated into HIV-1 Cores and Inhibits Nuclear Entry of Viral Preintegration Complexes
    Structure and Assembly
    Dominant Negative MA-CA Fusion Protein Is Incorporated into HIV-1 Cores and Inhibits Nuclear Entry of Viral Preintegration Complexes

    To become infectious, newly formed HIV-1 particles undergo a process of maturation in which the viral polyproteins are cleaved into smaller components. A previous study demonstrated that inclusion of even small quantities of an uncleavable mutant Gag polyprotein results in a strong reduction in virus infectivity. Here we show that the mechanism of transdominant inhibition by uncleavable Gag involves inhibition of nuclear entry and...

    Jordan Anderson-Daniels, Parmit K. Singh, Gregory A. Sowd, Wen Li, Alan N. Engelman, Christopher Aiken
  • Identification of the Capsid Binding Site in the Herpes Simplex Virus 1 Nuclear Egress Complex and Its Role in Viral Primary Envelopment and Replication
    Structure and Assembly
    Identification of the Capsid Binding Site in the Herpes Simplex Virus 1 Nuclear Egress Complex and Its Role in Viral Primary Envelopment and Replication

    Binding of HSV-1 NEC to nucleocapsids has been thought to promote nucleocapsid budding at the inner nuclear membrane and subsequent incorporation of nucleocapsids into vesicles during nuclear egress of nucleocapsids. However, data to directly support this hypothesis have not been reported thus far. In this study, we have present data showing that two amino acids in the membrane-distal face of the HSV-1 NEC, which contains the putative...

    Kosuke Takeshima, Jun Arii, Yuhei Maruzuru, Naoto Koyanagi, Akihisa Kato, Yasushi Kawaguchi

Genome Replication and Regulation of Viral Gene Expression

  • CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated Knockout and <em>In Situ</em> Inversion of the ORF57 Gene from All Copies of the Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus Genome in BCBL-1 Cells
    Genome Replication and Regulation of Viral Gene Expression
    CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated Knockout and In Situ Inversion of the ORF57 Gene from All Copies of the Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus Genome in BCBL-1 Cells

    This study provides the first evidence that CRISPR/Cas9 technology can be applied to knock out the ORF57 gene from all ∼100 copies of the KSHV genome in primary effusion lymphoma (PEL) cells by coexpressing two guide RNAs (gRNAs) and Cas9 from a single expression vector in combination with single-cell cloning. The gene knockout efficiency in this system was evaluated rapidly using a direct cell PCR screening. The current CRISPR/Cas9...

    Andrew BeltCappellino, Vladimir Majerciak, Alexei Lobanov, Justin Lack, Maggie Cam, Zhi-Ming Zheng
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    Kaposi’s Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus Lytic Replication Interferes with mTORC1 Regulation of Autophagy and Viral Protein Synthesis
    Genome Replication and Regulation of Viral Gene Expression
    Kaposi’s Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus Lytic Replication Interferes with mTORC1 Regulation of Autophagy and Viral Protein Synthesis

    All viruses require host cell machinery to synthesize viral proteins. A host cell protein complex known as mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) is a master regulator of protein synthesis. Under nutrient-rich conditions, mTORC1 is active and promotes protein synthesis to meet cellular anabolic demands. Under nutrient-poor conditions or under stress, mTORC1 is rapidly inhibited, global protein synthesis is arrested, and a...

    Eric S. Pringle, Carolyn-Ann Robinson, Craig McCormick
  • Genome-Wide Analysis of Heterogeneous Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein (hnRNP) Binding to HIV-1 RNA Reveals a Key Role for hnRNP H1 in Alternative Viral mRNA Splicing
    Genome Replication and Regulation of Viral Gene Expression
    Genome-Wide Analysis of Heterogeneous Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein (hnRNP) Binding to HIV-1 RNA Reveals a Key Role for hnRNP H1 in Alternative Viral mRNA Splicing

    Alternative splicing of HIV-1 mRNAs is an essential yet quite poorly understood step of virus replication that enhances the coding potential of the viral genome and allows the temporal regulation of viral gene expression. Although HIV-1 constitutes an important model system for general studies of the regulation of alternative splicing, the inputs that determine the efficiency with which splice sites are utilized remain poorly defined....

    Sebla B. Kutluay, Ann Emery, Srinivasa R. Penumutchu, Dana Townsend, Kasyap Tenneti, Michaela K. Madison, Amanda M. Stukenbroeker, Chelsea Powell, David Jannain, Blanton S. Tolbert, Ronald I. Swanstrom, Paul D. Bieniasz
  • Development and Characterization of a Reverse-Genetics System for Influenza D Virus
    Genome Replication and Regulation of Viral Gene Expression
    Development and Characterization of a Reverse-Genetics System for Influenza D Virus

    Influenza D virus (IDV) is a new type of influenza virus that uses cattle as the primary reservoir and infects multiple agricultural animals. Increased outbreaks in pigs and serological and genetic evidence of human infection have raised concerns about potential IDV adaptation in humans. Here, we have developed a plasmid-based IDV reverse-genetics system that can generate infectious viruses with replication kinetics similar to those of...

    Jieshi Yu, Runxia Liu, Bin Zhou, Tsui-wen Chou, Elodie Ghedin, Zizhang Sheng, Rongyuan Gao, Shao-lun Zhai, Dan Wang, Feng Li
  • Establishment of a Virulent Full-Length cDNA Clone for Type I Feline Coronavirus Strain C3663
    Genome Replication and Regulation of Viral Gene Expression
    Establishment of a Virulent Full-Length cDNA Clone for Type I Feline Coronavirus Strain C3663

    Feline coronavirus (FCoV) is one of the most significant coronaviruses, because this virus induces feline infectious peritonitis (FIP), which is a lethal disease in cats. Tissue culture-adapted type I FCoV often loses pathogenicity, which complicates research on type I FCoV-induced feline infectious peritonitis (FIP). Since we previously found that type I FCoV strain C3663 efficiently induces FIP in specific-pathogen-free cats, we...

    Yutaka Terada, Yudai Kuroda, Shigeru Morikawa, Yoshiharu Matsuura, Ken Maeda, Wataru Kamitani

Genetic Diversity and Evolution

  • Open Access
    Phylogeography of Lassa Virus in Nigeria
    Genetic Diversity and Evolution
    Phylogeography of Lassa Virus in Nigeria

    Lassa virus is the causative agent of Lassa fever, a viral hemorrhagic fever with a case fatality rate of approximately 30% in Africa. Previous studies disclosed a geographical pattern in the distribution of Lassa virus strains and a westward movement of the virus across West Africa during evolution. Our study provides a deeper understanding of the geography of genetic lineages and sublineages of the virus in Nigeria. In addition, we...

    Deborah U. Ehichioya, Simon Dellicour, Meike Pahlmann, Toni Rieger, Lisa Oestereich, Beate Becker-Ziaja, Daniel Cadar, Yemisi Ighodalo, Thomas Olokor, Emmanuel Omomoh, Jennifer Oyakhilome, Racheal Omiunu, Jacqueline Agbukor, Benevolence Ebo, John Aiyepada, Paulson Ebhodaghe, Blessing Osiemi, Solomon Ehikhametalor, Patience Akhilomen, Michael Airende, Rita Esumeh, Ekene Muoebonam, Rosemary Giwa, Anieno Ekanem, Ganiyu Igenegbale, George Odigie, Grace Okonofua, Racheal Enigbe, Edna Omonegho Yerumoh, Elisa Pallasch, Sabrina Bockholt, Liana E. Kafetzopoulou, Sophie Duraffour, Peter O. Okokhere, George O. Akpede, Sylvanus A. Okogbenin, Ikponmwosa Odia, Chris Aire, Nosa Akpede, Ekaete Tobin, Ephraim Ogbaini-Emovon, Philippe Lemey, Donatus I. Adomeh, Danny A. Asogun, Stephan Günther
  • Open Access
    Noda-Like RNA Viruses Infecting <em>Caenorhabditis</em> Nematodes: Sympatry, Diversity, and Reassortment
    Genetic Diversity and Evolution | Spotlight
    Noda-Like RNA Viruses Infecting Caenorhabditis Nematodes: Sympatry, Diversity, and Reassortment

    The roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans is a laboratory model organism in biology. We study natural populations of this small animal and its relative, C. briggsae, and the viruses that infect them. We previously discovered three RNA viruses related to nodaviruses and here describe a fourth one, called...

    Lise Frézal, Hyeim Jung, Stephen Tahan, David Wang, Marie-Anne Félix

Virus-Cell Interactions

  • The HIV-1 Antisense Protein ASP Is a Transmembrane Protein of the Cell Surface and an Integral Protein of the Viral Envelope
    Virus-Cell Interactions
    The HIV-1 Antisense Protein ASP Is a Transmembrane Protein of the Cell Surface and an Integral Protein of the Viral Envelope

    The HIV-1 genome contains a gene expressed in the opposite, or antisense, direction to all other genes. The protein product of this antisense gene, called ASP, is poorly characterized, and its role in viral replication remains unknown. We provide evidence that the antisense protein, ASP, of HIV-1 is found within the cell nucleus in unstimulated cells. In addition, we show that after PMA treatment, ASP exits the nucleus and localizes on...

    Yvonne Affram, Juan C. Zapata, Zahra Gholizadeh, William D. Tolbert, Wei Zhou, Maria D. Iglesias-Ussel, Marzena Pazgier, Krishanu Ray, Olga S. Latinovic, Fabio Romerio
  • TMPRSS2 Is the Major Activating Protease of Influenza A Virus in Primary Human Airway Cells and Influenza B Virus in Human Type II Pneumocytes
    Virus-Cell Interactions
    TMPRSS2 Is the Major Activating Protease of Influenza A Virus in Primary Human Airway Cells and Influenza B Virus in Human Type II Pneumocytes

    Influenza A viruses (IAV) and influenza B viruses (IBV) cause significant morbidity and mortality during seasonal outbreaks. Cleavage of the viral surface glycoprotein hemagglutinin (HA) by host proteases is a prerequisite for membrane fusion and essential for virus infectivity. Inhibition of relevant proteases provides a promising therapeutic approach that may avoid the development of drug resistance. HA of most influenza viruses is...

    Hannah Limburg, Anne Harbig, Dorothea Bestle, David A. Stein, Hong M. Moulton, Julia Jaeger, Harshavardhan Janga, Kornelia Hardes, Janine Koepke, Leon Schulte, Andreas Rembert Koczulla, Bernd Schmeck, Hans-Dieter Klenk, Eva Böttcher-Friebertshäuser
  • Discovery of Novel Thrips Vector Proteins That Bind to the Viral Attachment Protein of the Plant Bunyavirus Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus
    Virus-Cell Interactions | Spotlight
    Discovery of Novel Thrips Vector Proteins That Bind to the Viral Attachment Protein of the Plant Bunyavirus Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus

    Thrips-transmitted viruses cause devastating losses to numerous food crops worldwide. For negative-sense RNA viruses that infect plants, the arthropod serves as a host as well by supporting virus replication in specific tissues and organs of the vector. The goal of this work was to identify thrips proteins that bind directly to the viral attachment protein and thus may play a role in the infection cycle in the insect. Using the model...

    Ismael E. Badillo-Vargas, Yuting Chen, Kathleen M. Martin, Dorith Rotenberg, Anna E. Whitfield
  • Human Cytomegalovirus pUL37x1 Is Important for Remodeling of Host Lipid Metabolism
    Virus-Cell Interactions | Spotlight
    Human Cytomegalovirus pUL37x1 Is Important for Remodeling of Host Lipid Metabolism

    Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is a common pathogen that asymptomatically infects most people and establishes a lifelong infection. However, HCMV can cause end-organ disease that results in death in the immunosuppressed and is a leading cause of birth defects. HCMV infection depends on host metabolism, including lipid metabolism. However, the viral mechanisms for remodeling of metabolism are poorly understood. In this study, we...

    Yuecheng Xi, Samuel Harwood, Lisa M. Wise, John G. Purdy
  • A Redundant Mechanism of Recruitment Underlies the Remarkable Plasticity of the Requirement of Poliovirus Replication for the Cellular ArfGEF GBF1
    Virus-Cell Interactions
    A Redundant Mechanism of Recruitment Underlies the Remarkable Plasticity of the Requirement of Poliovirus Replication for the Cellular ArfGEF GBF1

    Enteroviruses are a vast group of viruses associated with diverse human diseases, but only two of them could be controlled with vaccines, and effective antiviral therapeutics are lacking. Here, we investigated in detail the contribution of a cellular protein, GBF1, in the replication of poliovirus, a representative enterovirus. GBF1 supports the functioning of cellular membrane metabolism and is recruited to viral replication complexes...

    Ekaterina G. Viktorova, Samuel Gabaglio, Justyna M. Meissner, Eunjoo Lee, Seyedehmahsa Moghimi, Elizabeth Sztul, George A. Belov
  • Preferential Small Intestine Homing and Persistence of CD8 T Cells in Rhesus Macaques Achieved by Molecularly Engineered Expression of CCR9 and Reduced <em>Ex Vivo</em> Manipulation
    Virus-Cell Interactions
    Preferential Small Intestine Homing and Persistence of CD8 T Cells in Rhesus Macaques Achieved by Molecularly Engineered Expression of CCR9 and Reduced Ex Vivo Manipulation

    Adoptive cell transfer (ACT) of T cells engineered with antigen-specific effector properties can deliver targeted immune responses against malignancies and infectious diseases. Current T-cell-based therapeutic ACT relies on circulatory distribution to deliver engineered T cells to their targets, an approach which has proven effective for some...

    Matthew T. Trivett, James D. Burke, Claire Deleage, Lori V. Coren, Brenna J. Hill, Sumiti Jain, Eugene V. Barsov, Matthew W. Breed, Joshua A. Kramer, Gregory Q. Del Prete, Jeffrey D. Lifson, Adrienne E. Swanstrom, David E. Ott
  • Murine Leukemia Virus Exploits Innate Sensing by Toll-Like Receptor 7 in B-1 Cells To Establish Infection and Locally Spread in Mice
    Virus-Cell Interactions | Spotlight
    Murine Leukemia Virus Exploits Innate Sensing by Toll-Like Receptor 7 in B-1 Cells To Establish Infection and Locally Spread in Mice

    Viruses establish infection in hosts by targeting highly permissive cell types. The retrovirus Friend murine leukemia virus (FrMLV) infects a subtype of B cells called B-1 cells that permit robust virus replication. The reason for their susceptibility had remained unknown. We found that innate sensing of incoming virus and the ensuing type I interferon response within B-1 cells are responsible for their observed susceptibility. Our data...

    Ruoxi Pi, Akiko Iwasaki, Xaver Sewald, Walther Mothes, Pradeep D. Uchil
  • A CRISPR Screen Identifies the Cell Polarity Determinant Crumbs 3 as an Adeno-associated Virus Restriction Factor in Hepatocytes
    Virus-Cell Interactions
    A CRISPR Screen Identifies the Cell Polarity Determinant Crumbs 3 as an Adeno-associated Virus Restriction Factor in Hepatocytes

    Adeno-associated viruses (AAVs) have recently emerged at the forefront as gene therapy vectors; however, our understanding of host factors that influence AAV transduction in different cell types is still evolving. In the present study, we perform a genome-scale CRISPR knockout screen to identify cellular host factors that restrict AAV infection in hepatocyte cultures. We discover that Crumbs 3, which determines cellular polarity, also...

    Victoria J. Madigan, Tyne O. Tyson, Julianne A. Yuziuk, Minakshi Pillai, Sven Moller-Tank, Aravind Asokan
  • Measles Virus Forms Inclusion Bodies with Properties of Liquid Organelles
    Virus-Cell Interactions | Spotlight
    Measles Virus Forms Inclusion Bodies with Properties of Liquid Organelles

    Measles virus remains a pathogen of significant global concern. Despite an effective vaccine, outbreaks continue to occur, and globally ∼100,000 measles-related deaths are seen annually. Understanding the molecular basis of virus-host interactions that impact the efficiency of virus replication is essential for the further development of prophylactic and therapeutic strategies. Measles virus replication occurs in the cytoplasm in...

    Yuqin Zhou, Justin M. Su, Charles E. Samuel, Dzwokai Ma
  • Cell Line Models for Human Cytomegalovirus Latency Faithfully Mimic Viral Entry by Macropinocytosis and Endocytosis
    Virus-Cell Interactions
    Cell Line Models for Human Cytomegalovirus Latency Faithfully Mimic Viral Entry by Macropinocytosis and Endocytosis

    Primary cells cultured in vitro currently provide the highest available relevance for examining molecular and genetic requirements for the establishment, maintenance, and reactivation of HCMV latency. However, their expense, heterogeneity, and intransigence to both long-term culture and molecular or genetic modification create rigor and reproducibility challenges for HCMV latency studies. There are several cell line models for...

    Jeong-Hee Lee, Joseph R. Pasquarella, Robert F. Kalejta
  • The ICP0 Protein of Herpes Simplex Virus 1 (HSV-1) Downregulates Major Autophagy Adaptor Proteins Sequestosome 1 and Optineurin during the Early Stages of HSV-1 Infection
    Virus-Cell Interactions
    The ICP0 Protein of Herpes Simplex Virus 1 (HSV-1) Downregulates Major Autophagy Adaptor Proteins Sequestosome 1 and Optineurin during the Early Stages of HSV-1 Infection

    Autophagy is a homeostatic mechanism of cells to recycle components, as well as a defense mechanism to get rid of pathogens. Strategies that HSV-1 has developed to counteract autophagy have been described and involve inhibition of autophagosome formation or indirect mechanisms. Here, we present a novel mechanism that involves downregulation of two major autophagy adaptor proteins, sequestosome 1 (p62/SQSTM1) and optineurin (OPTN). These...

    Hope Waisner, Maria Kalamvoki

Cellular Response to Infection

  • Attenuation of Equine Lentivirus Alters Mitochondrial Protein Expression Profile from Inflammation to Apoptosis
    Cellular Response to Infection
    Attenuation of Equine Lentivirus Alters Mitochondrial Protein Expression Profile from Inflammation to Apoptosis

    Following viral infection, the working pattern and function of the cell can be transformed through the impact on mitochondria. It still unknown how the mitochondrial response changes in cells infected with viruses in the process of virulence attenuation. EIAVDLV121 is the only effective lentiviral vaccine for large-scale use in the world. EIAVDLV34 is the parent pathogenic strain. Unlike EIAVDLV34-...

    Cheng Du, Yingyi Duan, Xue-Feng Wang, Yuezhi Lin, Lei Na, Xinhui Wang, Kewei Chen, Xiaojun Wang
  • LYAR Suppresses Beta Interferon Induction by Targeting Phosphorylated Interferon Regulatory Factor 3
    Cellular Response to Infection
    LYAR Suppresses Beta Interferon Induction by Targeting Phosphorylated Interferon Regulatory Factor 3

    Type I interferon (IFN-I) plays a critical role in the antiviral innate immune responses that protect the host against virus infection. The negative regulators of IFN-I are important not only for fine-tuning the antiviral responses to pathogens but also for preventing excessive inflammation. Identification of negative regulators and study of their modulation in innate immune responses will lead to new strategies for the control of both...

    Cha Yang, Xiaokun Liu, Tailang Cheng, Rong Xiao, Qingxia Gao, Fan Ming, Meilin Jin, Huanchun Chen, Hongbo Zhou
  • Dengue Virus M Protein Promotes NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation To Induce Vascular Leakage in Mice
    Cellular Response to Infection
    Dengue Virus M Protein Promotes NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation To Induce Vascular Leakage in Mice

    Dengue virus (DENV) is a mosquito-borne pathogen, and infections by this virus are prevalent in over 100 tropical and subtropical countries or regions, with approximately 2.5 billion people at risk. DENV infection induces a spectrum of clinical symptoms, ranging from classical dengue fever (DF) to severe dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) and dengue shock syndrome (DSS). Therefore, it is important to understand the mechanisms underlying...

    Pan Pan, Qi Zhang, Weiyong Liu, Wenbiao Wang, Zizhao Lao, Wei Zhang, Miaomiao Shen, Pin Wan, Feng Xiao, Fang Liu, Wen Zhang, Quiping Tan, Xiaohong Liu, Kailang Wu, Yingle Liu, Geng Li, Jianguo Wu
  • Herpes Simplex Virus 1 MicroRNA miR-H28 Exported to Uninfected Cells in Exosomes Restricts Cell-to-Cell Virus Spread by Inducing Gamma Interferon mRNA
    Cellular Response to Infection
    Herpes Simplex Virus 1 MicroRNA miR-H28 Exported to Uninfected Cells in Exosomes Restricts Cell-to-Cell Virus Spread by Inducing Gamma Interferon mRNA

    In this report, we show that IFN-γ is produced by HSV-1 viral miR-H28 and viral replication is blocked in cells exposed to IFN-γ before infection but not during or after infection. The inevitable conclusion is that HSV-1 induces IFN-γ to curtail its spread from infected cells to uninfected cells. In essence, this report supports the hypothesis that HSV-1 encodes functions that restrict the transmission of virus from cell to cell.

    ...
    Rongquan Huang, Jiaming Wu, Xusha Zhou, Haifang Jiang, Grace Guoying Zhou, Bernard Roizman
  • Novel Functions of IFI44L as a Feedback Regulator of Host Antiviral Responses
    Cellular Response to Infection
    Novel Functions of IFI44L as a Feedback Regulator of Host Antiviral Responses

    Excessive innate immune responses can be deleterious for the host, and therefore, negative feedback is needed. Here, we describe a completely novel function for IFI44L in negatively modulating innate immune responses induced after virus infections. In addition, we show that decreasing IFI44L expression impairs virus production and that IFI44L expression negatively modulates the antiviral state induced by an analog of dsRNA or by IFN...

    Marta L. DeDiego, Luis Martinez-Sobrido, David J. Topham
  • Open Access
    Porcine RING Finger Protein 114 Inhibits Classical Swine Fever Virus Replication via K27-Linked Polyubiquitination of Viral NS4B
    Cellular Response to Infection
    Porcine RING Finger Protein 114 Inhibits Classical Swine Fever Virus Replication via K27-Linked Polyubiquitination of Viral NS4B

    Porcine RING finger protein 114 (pRNF114) is a member of the RING domain E3 ligases. In this study, it was shown that pRNF114 is a potential anti-CSFV factor and the anti-CSFV effect of pRNF114 depends on its E3 ligase activity. Notably, pRNF114 targets and catalyzes the K27-linked polyubiquitination of the NS4B protein and then promotes proteasome-dependent degradation of NS4B, inhibiting the replication of CSFV. To our knowledge,...

    Yuexiu Zhang, Huawei Zhang, Guang-Lai Zheng, Qian Yang, Shaoxiong Yu, Jinghan Wang, Su Li, Lian-Feng Li, Hua-Ji Qiu
  • Zebrafish RPZ5 Degrades Phosphorylated IRF7 To Repress Interferon Production
    Cellular Response to Infection
    Zebrafish RPZ5 Degrades Phosphorylated IRF7 To Repress Interferon Production

    The phosphorylation of IRF7 is helpful for host IFN production to defend against viral infection; thus, it is a potential target for viruses to mitigate the antiviral response. We report that the fish RPZ5 is an IFN negative regulator induced by fish viruses and degrades the phosphorylated IRF7 activated by TBK1, leading to IFN suppression and promotion of viral proliferation. These findings reveal a novel mechanism for interactions...

    Long-Feng Lu, Xiao-Yu Zhou, Can Zhang, Zhuo-Cong Li, Dan-Dan Chen, Shu-Bo Liu, Shun Li

Vaccines and Antiviral Agents

  • Cowpea Mosaic Virus Nanoparticles and Empty Virus-Like Particles Show Distinct but Overlapping Immunostimulatory Properties
    Vaccines and Antiviral Agents
    Cowpea Mosaic Virus Nanoparticles and Empty Virus-Like Particles Show Distinct but Overlapping Immunostimulatory Properties

    The engagement of antiviral effector responses caused by viral infection is essential when using viruses or virus-like particles (VLPs) as an immunotherapeutic agent. Here, we compare the chemophysical and immunostimulatory properties of wild-type cowpea mosaic virus (CPMV) (RNA containing) and eCPMV (RNA-free VLPs) produced from two expression systems (agrobacterium-based plant expression system and baculovirus-insect cell expression...

    Chao Wang, Veronique Beiss, Nicole F. Steinmetz
  • Open Access
    Vaccination of Macaques with DNA Followed by Adenoviral Vectors Encoding Simian Immunodeficiency Virus (SIV) Gag Alone Delays Infection by Repeated Mucosal Challenge with SIV
    Vaccines and Antiviral Agents
    Vaccination of Macaques with DNA Followed by Adenoviral Vectors Encoding Simian Immunodeficiency Virus (SIV) Gag Alone Delays Infection by Repeated Mucosal Challenge with SIV

    The simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) macaque model represents the best animal model for testing new human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) vaccines. Previous studies employing replication-defective adenovirus (rAd) vectors that transiently express SIV internal proteins induced T cell responses that controlled virus load but did not protect against virus challenge. However, we show for the first time that SIV gag...

    Neil Almond, Neil Berry, Richard Stebbings, Mark Preston, Claire Ham, Mark Page, Debbie Ferguson, Nicola Rose, Bo Li, Edward T. Mee, Mark Hassall, Christiane Stahl-Hennig, Takis Athanasopoulos, Timos Papagatsias, Shanthi Herath, Adel Benlahrech, George Dickson, Andrea Meiser, Steven Patterson
  • Monoclonal Antibody Responses after Recombinant Hemagglutinin Vaccine versus Subunit Inactivated Influenza Virus Vaccine: a Comparative Study
    Vaccines and Antiviral Agents
    Monoclonal Antibody Responses after Recombinant Hemagglutinin Vaccine versus Subunit Inactivated Influenza Virus Vaccine: a Comparative Study

    There are ongoing efforts to increase the efficacy of influenza vaccines and to promote production strategies that can rapidly respond to newly emerging viruses. It is important to understand if current alternative seasonal vaccines, such as Flublok and Flucelvax, that use alternate production strategies can induce protective influenza-specific antibodies and to evaluate what type of epitopes are targeted by distinct vaccine...

    Carole Henry, Anna-Karin E. Palm, Henry A. Utset, Min Huang, Irvin Y. Ho, Nai-Ying Zheng, Theresa Fitzgerald, Karlynn E. Neu, Yao-Qing Chen, Florian Krammer, John J. Treanor, Andrea J. Sant, David J. Topham, Patrick C. Wilson
  • Comparative Evaluation of the Vaccine Efficacies of Three Adenovirus-Based Vector Types in the Friend Retrovirus Infection Model
    Vaccines and Antiviral Agents
    Comparative Evaluation of the Vaccine Efficacies of Three Adenovirus-Based Vector Types in the Friend Retrovirus Infection Model

    AdV-based vectors are important tools for the development of vaccines against a wide range of pathogens. While AdV vectors are generally considered safe and highly effective, their application can be severely impaired by preexisting immunity due to the widespread seroprevalence of some AdV types. The characterization of different AdV types with regard to immunogenicity and efficacy in challenge models is of great importance for the...

    Camilla Patrizia Hrycak, Sonja Windmann, Wibke Bayer
  • Activation of Latent HIV-1 T Cell Reservoirs with a Combination of Innate Immune and Epigenetic Regulators
    Vaccines and Antiviral Agents
    Activation of Latent HIV-1 T Cell Reservoirs with a Combination of Innate Immune and Epigenetic Regulators

    One of the challenges associated with HIV-1 infection is that despite antiretroviral therapies that reduce HIV-1 loads to undetectable levels, proviral DNA remains dormant in a subpopulation of T lymphocytes. Numerous strategies to clear residual virus by reactivating latent virus and eliminating the reservoir of HIV-1 (so-called “shock-and-kill” strategies) have been proposed. In the present study, we use a combination of small...

    Enrico Palermo, Chiara Acchioni, Daniele Di Carlo, Alessandra Zevini, Michela Muscolini, Matteo Ferrari, Luciano Castiello, Sara Virtuoso, Alessandra Borsetti, Guido Antonelli, Ombretta Turriziani, Marco Sgarbanti, John Hiscott
  • Strain-Dependent Activation and Inhibition of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Entry by a Specific PF-68742 Stereoisomer
    Vaccines and Antiviral Agents
    Strain-Dependent Activation and Inhibition of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Entry by a Specific PF-68742 Stereoisomer

    Envelope glycoprotein (Env) spikes on the surface of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) bind target cell receptors, triggering changes in the shape of Env. We studied a small molecule, MF275, that also induced shape changes in Env. The consequences of MF275 interaction with Env depended on the HIV-1 strain, with infection by some viruses inhibited and infection by other viruses enhanced. These studies reveal the strain-dependent...

    Connie Zhao, Amy M. Princiotto, Hanh T. Nguyen, Shitao Zou, Meiqing Lily Zhao, Shijian Zhang, Alon Herschhorn, Mark Farrell, Karanbir Pahil, Bruno Melillo, Somisetti V. Sambasivarao, Cameron Abrams, Amos B. Smith, Navid Madani, Joseph Sodroski
  • Fc Gamma Receptor Polymorphisms Modulated the Vaccine Effect on HIV-1 Risk in the HVTN 505 HIV Vaccine Trial
    Vaccines and Antiviral Agents
    Fc Gamma Receptor Polymorphisms Modulated the Vaccine Effect on HIV-1 Risk in the HVTN 505 HIV Vaccine Trial

    By analyzing data from the HVTN 505 efficacy trial of a DNA/recombinant adenovirus 5 (rAd5) vaccine regimen, we found that host genetics, specifically Fc gamma receptor genetic variations, influenced whether receiving the DNA/rAd5 regimen was beneficial, neutral, or detrimental to an individual with respect to HIV-1 acquisition risk. Moreover, Fc gamma receptor genetic variations influenced immune responses to the DNA/rAd5 vaccine...

    Shuying S. Li, Peter B. Gilbert, Lindsay N. Carpp, Chul-Woo Pyo, Holly Janes, Youyi Fong, Xiaoying Shen, Scott D. Neidich, Derrick Goodman, Allan deCamp, Kristen W. Cohen, Guido Ferrari, Scott M. Hammer, Magdalena E. Sobieszczyk, Mark J. Mulligan, Susan P. Buchbinder, Michael C. Keefer, Edwin DeJesus, Richard M. Novak, Ian Frank, M. Juliana McElrath, Georgia D. Tomaras, Daniel E. Geraghty, Xinxia Peng

Pathogenesis and Immunity

  • Long Noncoding RNA Lnc-MxA Inhibits Beta Interferon Transcription by Forming RNA-DNA Triplexes at Its Promoter
    Pathogenesis and Immunity
    Long Noncoding RNA Lnc-MxA Inhibits Beta Interferon Transcription by Forming RNA-DNA Triplexes at Its Promoter

    IAV can be recognized as a nonself molecular pattern by host immune systems and can cause immune responses. However, the intense immune response induced by influenza virus, known as a “cytokine storm,” can also cause widespread tissue damage (X. Z. J. Guo and P. G. Thomas, Semin Immunopathol 39:541–550, 2017, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00281-017-0636-y; S. Yokota, Nihon Rinsho 61:...

    Xinda Li, Guijie Guo, Min Lu, Wenjia Chai, Yucen Li, Xiaomei Tong, Jing Li, Xiaojuan Jia, Wenjun Liu, Dandan Qi, Xin Ye
  • Persistent Infection and Transmission of Senecavirus A from Carrier Sows to Contact Piglets
    Pathogenesis and Immunity
    Persistent Infection and Transmission of Senecavirus A from Carrier Sows to Contact Piglets

    Persistent viral infections have significant implications for disease control strategies. Previous studies demonstrated the persistence of SVA RNA in the tonsil of experimentally or naturally infected animals long after resolution of the clinical disease. Here, we showed that SVA establishes persistent infection in SVA-infected animals, with the tonsil serving as one of the sites of virus persistence. Importantly, persistently infected...

    Mayara F. Maggioli, Maureen H. V. Fernandes, Lok R. Joshi, Bishwas Sharma, Megan M. Tweet, Jessica C. G. Noll, Fernando V. Bauermann, Diego G. Diel
  • Open Access
    Transcriptional Response of Ovine Lung to Infection with Jaagsiekte Sheep Retrovirus
    Pathogenesis and Immunity
    Transcriptional Response of Ovine Lung to Infection with Jaagsiekte Sheep Retrovirus

    Ovine pulmonary adenocarcinoma is a chronic respiratory disease of sheep caused by jaagsiekte sheep retrovirus (JSRV). OPA is a significant economic problem for sheep farmers in many countries and is a valuable animal model for some forms of human lung cancer. Here, we examined the changes in host gene expression that occur in the lung in response to JSRV infection. We identified a large number of genes with altered expression in...

    Anna Eleonora Karagianni, Deepali Vasoya, Jeanie Finlayson, Henny M. Martineau, Ann R. Wood, Chris Cousens, Mark P. Dagleish, Mick Watson, David J. Griffiths
  • Highly Pathogenic Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus Induces Interleukin-17 Production via Activation of the IRAK1-PI3K-p38MAPK-C/EBPβ/CREB Pathways
    Pathogenesis and Immunity
    Highly Pathogenic Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus Induces Interleukin-17 Production via Activation of the IRAK1-PI3K-p38MAPK-C/EBPβ/CREB Pathways

    Highly pathogenic porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (HP-PRRSV) associated with severe pneumonia has been one of the most important viral pathogens in pigs. IL-17 is a proinflammatory cytokine that might be associated with the strong inflammation caused by PRRSV. Therefore, we sought to determine whether PRRSV infection affects IL-17 expression, and if so, determine this might partially explain the underlying mechanisms...

    Honglei Wang, Li Du, Fang Liu, Zeyu Wei, Li Gao, Wen-hai Feng
  • Open Access
    Modified Vaccinia Virus Ankara Can Induce Optimal CD8<sup>+</sup> T Cell Responses to Directly Primed Antigens Depending on Vaccine Design
    Pathogenesis and Immunity
    Modified Vaccinia Virus Ankara Can Induce Optimal CD8+ T Cell Responses to Directly Primed Antigens Depending on Vaccine Design

    Recombinant vaccines based on vaccinia virus and particularly attenuated strains such as MVA are in human clinical trials, but due to the complexity of these large vectors much remains to be understood about the design parameters that alter their immunogenicity. Previous work had found that MVA vectors should be designed to express stable protein in order to induce robust immunity by CD8+ (cytotoxic) T cells. Here, we found...

    Yik Chun Wong, Sarah Croft, Stewart A. Smith, Leon C. W. Lin, Tania Cukalac, Nicole L. La Gruta, Ingo Drexler, David C. Tscharke

Author Correction

  • Open Access
    Correction for Kibler et al., “Replication-Competent NYVAC-KC Yields Improved Immunogenicity to HIV-1 Antigens in Rhesus Macaques Compared to Nonreplicating NYVAC”
    Author Correction
    Correction for Kibler et al., “Replication-Competent NYVAC-KC Yields Improved Immunogenicity to HIV-1 Antigens in Rhesus Macaques Compared to Nonreplicating NYVAC”
    Karen V. Kibler, Benedikt Asbach, Beatriz Perdiguero, Juan García-Arriaza, Nicole L. Yates, Robert Parks, Sherry Stanfield-Oakley, Guido Ferrari, David C. Montefiori, Georgia D. Tomaras, Mario Roederer, Kathryn E. Foulds, Donald N. Forthal, Michael S. Seaman, Steve Self, Raphael Gottardo, Sanjay Phogat, James Tartaglia, Susan Barnett, Anthony D. Cristillo, Deborah Weiss, Lindsey Galmin, Song Ding, Jonathan L. Heeney, Mariano Esteban, Ralf Wagner, Giuseppe Pantaleo, Bertram L. Jacobs

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