Construction and application of alphavirus single round particle
SUN Xinran, TIAN Sicheng, MA Yanlong, FENG Fei, ZHANG Rong
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Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology (MOE/NHC/CAMS), Shanghai Institute of Infectious Disease and Biosecurity, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
Alphaviruses mainly include old-world alphaviruses that cause arthritis and new-world alphaviruses that cause fatal encephalitis, which can lead to serious diseases in humans. In order to establish a safe and convenient tool to study the entry mechanism of alphaviruses, this study established pseudovirus particle system-based on murine leukemia virus (MLV) and virus replicon particle (VRP) system-based on Sindbis viurs (SINV). Using these pseudoviruses and VRPs, the effects of knockout of heparan sulfate biosynthesis related gene B3 gat3 (beta-1, 3-glucuronyltransferase 3) and arthritogenic alphavirus related entry receptor gene Mxra8 (matrix remodeling associated 8) on cell entry of different alphavirus members were verified. Therefore, the MLV-based pseudovirus and SINV-based VRP systems in this study provide a safe and reliable experimental tool for the research on the entry mechanism of alphavirus members and the development of antiviral strategy.
SUN Xinran, TIAN Sicheng, MA Yanlong, FENG Fei, ZHANG Rong.
Construction and application of alphavirus single round particle[J]. Journal of Microbes and Infections. 2023, 18(3): 129-136 https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1673-6184.2023.03.001