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J Virol ; 90(6): 2858-67, 2015 Dec 30.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26719276

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UNLABELLED: Human noroviruses are a leading cause of gastroenteritis across the globe, but the pathogenic mechanisms responsible for disease are not well established. The availability of a murine norovirus model system provides the opportunity to elucidate viral and host determinants of virulence in a natural host. For example, previous studies have revealed that the protruding domain of the murine norovirus capsid protein VP1, specifically residue 296 of VP1, regulates virulent infection. We identified a panel of nonsynonymous mutations in the open reading frame 2 (ORF2) gene encoding VP1 that arose in persistently infected mice and tested whether these mutations conferred phenotypic changes to viral replication and virulence. Consistent with previous studies, we demonstrate that a glutamic acid at position 296 results in attenuation. For the first time, we also demonstrate that a lysine at this position is sufficient to confer virulence on an otherwise attenuated murine norovirus strain. Moreover, our studies reveal a direct correlation between the efficiency of viral replication in B cells and virulence. These data are especially striking because mutations causing reduced B cell replication and attenuation had minimal effects on the ability of the virus to replicate in macrophages. Thus, norovirus infection of B cells may directly contribute to disease outcome. IMPORTANCE: Human noroviruses are a major global cause of disease, yet we know very little about their pathogenic mechanisms. The availability of a murine norovirus model system facilitates investigation of noroviruses in a natural host organism and the identification of viral and host determinants of pathogenesis. We have identified a panel of mutations arising in the viral capsid protein VP1 during persistent infection of mice. Our data reveal that the protruding domain of VP1 regulates the ability of the virus to replicate in B cells, and this directly correlates with virulence. Importantly, mutations impairing B cell infection had minimal effects on macrophage infection, revealing a potentially critical role for B cell infection in norovirus pathogenesis.


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Linfócitos B/virologia , Proteínas do Capsídeo/metabolismo , Interações Hospedeiro-Patógeno , Norovirus/fisiologia , Norovirus/patogenicidade , Fatores de Virulência/metabolismo , Substituição de Aminoácidos , Estruturas Animais/virologia , Animais , Peso Corporal , Infecções por Caliciviridae/patologia , Infecções por Caliciviridae/virologia , Proteínas do Capsídeo/genética , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Feminino , Macrófagos/virologia , Masculino , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Mutagênese Sítio-Dirigida , Proteínas Mutantes/genética , Proteínas Mutantes/metabolismo , Análise de Sobrevida , Carga Viral , Virulência , Fatores de Virulência/genética , Replicação Viral
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