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PLoS Negl Trop Dis ; 5(5): e1183, 2011 May.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21629730

RESUMO

BACKGROUND: Marburg virus (MARV), a zoonotic pathogen causing severe hemorrhagic fever in man, has emerged in Angola resulting in the largest outbreak of Marburg hemorrhagic fever (MHF) with the highest case fatality rate to date. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: A mobile laboratory unit (MLU) was deployed as part of the World Health Organization outbreak response. Utilizing quantitative real-time PCR assays, this laboratory provided specific MARV diagnostics in Uige, the epicentre of the outbreak. The MLU operated over a period of 88 days and tested 620 specimens from 388 individuals. Specimens included mainly oral swabs and EDTA blood. Following establishing on site, the MLU operation allowed a diagnostic response in <4 hours from sample receiving. Most cases were found among females in the child-bearing age and in children less than five years of age. The outbreak had a high number of paediatric cases and breastfeeding may have been a factor in MARV transmission as indicated by the epidemiology and MARV positive breast milk specimens. Oral swabs were a useful alternative specimen source to whole blood/serum allowing testing of patients in circumstances of resistance to invasive procedures but limited diagnostic testing to molecular approaches. There was a high concordance in test results between the MLU and the reference laboratory in Luanda operated by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE: The MLU was an important outbreak response asset providing support in patient management and epidemiological surveillance. Field laboratory capacity should be expanded and made an essential part of any future outbreak investigation.


Assuntos
Surtos de Doenças , Doença do Vírus de Marburg/epidemiologia , Marburgvirus/isolamento & purificação , Unidades Móveis de Saúde/estatística & dados numéricos , Vigilância de Evento Sentinela , Zoonoses/epidemiologia , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Angola/epidemiologia , Animais , Sangue/virologia , Aleitamento Materno/efeitos adversos , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Feminino , Humanos , Lactente , Recém-Nascido , Transmissão Vertical de Doenças Infecciosas , Masculino , Doença do Vírus de Marburg/transmissão , Técnicas Microbiológicas/métodos , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Mucosa Bucal/virologia , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase Via Transcriptase Reversa/métodos , Organização Mundial da Saúde , Adulto Jovem , Zoonoses/transmissão
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J Infect Dis ; 196 Suppl 2: S237-46, 2007 Nov 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17940955

RESUMO

BACKGROUND: The lectin DC-SIGN (dendritic cell-specific intercellular adhesion molecule 3-grabbing nonintegrin) augments Ebola virus (EBOV) infection. However, it its unclear whether DC-SIGN promotes only EBOV attachment (attachment factor function, nonessential) or actively facilitates EBOV entry (receptor function, essential). METHODS: We investigated whether DC-SIGN on B cell lines and dendritic cells acts as an EBOV attachment factor or receptor. RESULTS: Engineered DC-SIGN expression rendered some B cell lines susceptible to EBOV glycoprotein (EBOV GP)-driven infection, whereas others remained refractory, suggesting that cellular factors other than DC-SIGN are also required for susceptibility to EBOV infection. Augmentation of entry was independent of efficient DC-SIGN internalization and might not involve lectin-mediated endocytic uptake of virions. Therefore, DC-SIGN is unlikely to function as an EBOV receptor on B cell lines; instead, it might concentrate virions onto cells, thereby allowing entry into cell lines expressing low levels of endogenous receptor(s). Indeed, artificial concentration of virions onto cells mirrored DC-SIGN expression, confirming that optimization of viral attachment is sufficient for EBOV GP-driven entry into some B cell lines. Finally, EBOV infection of dendritic cells was only partially dependent on mannose-specific lectins, such as DC-SIGN, suggesting an important contribution of other factors. CONCLUSIONS: Our results indicate that DC-SIGN is not an EBOV receptor but, rather, is an attachment-promoting factor that boosts entry into B cell lines susceptible to low levels of EBOV GP-mediated infection.


Assuntos
Moléculas de Adesão Celular/fisiologia , Ebolavirus/fisiologia , Glicoproteínas/fisiologia , Lectinas Tipo C/fisiologia , Receptores de Superfície Celular/fisiologia , Proteínas Virais/fisiologia , Animais , Linfócitos B/fisiologia , Sequência de Bases , Moléculas de Adesão Celular/genética , Linhagem Celular , Humanos , Lectinas Tipo C/genética , Dados de Sequência Molecular , Plasmídeos , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase , Receptores de Superfície Celular/genética , Receptores Virais/fisiologia
3.
Virol J ; 4: 105, 2007 Oct 24.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17958906

RESUMO

The nucleoprotein (NP) of Marburg virus (MARV) is responsible for the encapsidation of viral genomic RNA and the formation of the helical nucleocapsid precursors that accumulate in intracellular inclusions in infected cells. To form the large helical MARV nucleocapsid, NP needs to interact with itself and the viral proteins VP30, VP35 and L, which are also part of the MARV nucleocapsid. In the present study, a conserved coiled coil motif in the central part of MARV NP was shown to be an important element for the interactions of NP with itself and VP35, the viral polymerase cofactor. Additionally, the coiled coil motif was essential for the formation of NP-induced intracellular inclusions and for the function of NP in the process of transcription and replication of viral RNA in a minigenome system. Transfer of the coiled coil motif to a reporter protein was sufficient to mediate interaction of the constructed fusion protein with the N-terminus of NP. The coiled coil motif is bipartite, constituted by two coiled coils which are separated by a flexible linker.


Assuntos
Marburgvirus/fisiologia , Proteínas do Nucleocapsídeo/fisiologia , Nucleoproteínas/química , Nucleoproteínas/fisiologia , RNA Viral/biossíntese , Sequência Conservada , Células HeLa , Humanos , Marburgvirus/genética , Proteínas do Nucleocapsídeo/química , RNA Viral/genética , Transcrição Gênica , Proteínas Virais/fisiologia
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J Virol ; 81(5): 2391-400, 2007 Mar.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17182693

RESUMO

The zinc finger antiviral protein (ZAP) was recently shown to inhibit Moloney murine leukemia virus and Sindbis virus replication. We tested whether ZAP also acts against Ebola virus (EBOV) and Marburg virus (MARV). Antiviral effects were observed after infection of cells expressing the N-terminal part of ZAP fused to the product of the zeocin resistance gene (NZAP-Zeo) as well as after infection of cells inducibly expressing full-length ZAP. EBOV was inhibited by up to 4 log units, whereas MARV was inhibited between 1 to 2 log units. The activity of ZAP was dependent on the integrity of the second and fourth zinc finger motif, as tested with cell lines expressing NZAP-Zeo mutants. Heterologous expression of EBOV- and MARV-specific sequences fused to a reporter gene suggest that ZAP specifically targets L gene sequences. The activity of NZAP-Zeo in this assay was also dependent on the integrity of the second and fourth zinc finger motif. Time-course experiments with infectious EBOV showed that ZAP reduces the level of L mRNA before the level of genomic or antigenomic RNA is affected. Transient expression of ZAP decreased the activity of an EBOV replicon system by up to 95%. This inhibitory effect could be partially compensated for by overexpression of L protein. In conclusion, the data demonstrate that ZAP exhibits antiviral activity against filoviruses, presumably by decreasing the level of viral mRNA.


Assuntos
Proteínas de Transporte/fisiologia , Filoviridae/fisiologia , Animais , Sequência de Bases , Bleomicina/farmacologia , Proteínas de Transporte/genética , Linhagem Celular , Chlorocebus aethiops , DNA Viral/genética , Farmacorresistência Viral/genética , Ebolavirus/efeitos dos fármacos , Ebolavirus/genética , Ebolavirus/patogenicidade , Ebolavirus/fisiologia , Filoviridae/efeitos dos fármacos , Filoviridae/genética , Filoviridae/patogenicidade , Genes Virais , Marburgvirus/efeitos dos fármacos , Marburgvirus/genética , Marburgvirus/patogenicidade , Marburgvirus/fisiologia , RNA Mensageiro/genética , RNA Mensageiro/metabolismo , RNA Viral/genética , RNA Viral/metabolismo , Proteínas de Ligação a RNA , Ratos , Replicon , Células Vero , Proteínas Virais/genética , Replicação Viral/efeitos dos fármacos , Replicação Viral/genética , Replicação Viral/fisiologia , Dedos de Zinco/genética , Dedos de Zinco/fisiologia
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J Virol ; 79(23): 14876-86, 2005 Dec.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16282487

RESUMO

The nucleocapsid protein VP35 of Marburgvirus, a filovirus, acts as the cofactor of the viral polymerase and plays an essential role in transcription and replication of the viral RNA. VP35 forms complexes with the genome encapsidating protein NP and with the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase L. In addition, a trimeric complex had been detected in which VP35 bridges L and the nucleoprotein NP. It has been presumed that the trimeric complex represents the active polymerase bound to the nucleocapsid. Here we present evidence that a predicted coiled-coil domain between amino acids 70 and 120 of VP35 is essential and sufficient to mediate homo-oligomerization of the protein. Substitution of leucine residues 90 and 104 abolished (i) the probability to form coiled coils, (ii) homo-oligomerization, and (iii) the function of VP35 in viral RNA synthesis. Further, it was found that homo-oligomerization-negative mutants of VP35 could not bind to L. Thus, it is presumed that homo-oligomerization-negative mutants of VP35 are unable to recruit the polymerase to the NP/RNA template. In contrast, inability to homo-oligomerize did not abolish the recruitment of VP35 into inclusion bodies, which contain nucleocapsid-like structures formed by NP. Finally, transcriptionally inactive mutants of VP35 containing the functional homo-oligomerization domain displayed a dominant-negative phenotype. Inhibition of VP35 oligomerization might therefore represent a suitable target for antiviral intervention.


Assuntos
Marburgvirus/genética , Transcrição Gênica , Proteínas Virais/fisiologia , Replicação Viral , Sequência de Aminoácidos , Substituição de Aminoácidos , Sítios de Ligação , Linhagem Celular , Dimerização , Marburgvirus/metabolismo , Marburgvirus/fisiologia , Proteínas Virais Reguladoras e Acessórias
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J Virol ; 79(21): 13421-33, 2005 Nov.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16227263

RESUMO

The highly pathogenic enveloped Marburg virus (MARV) is composed of seven structural proteins and the nonsegmented negative-sense viral RNA genome. Four proteins (NP, VP35, VP30, and L) make up the helical nucleocapsid, which is surrounded by a matrix that is composed of the viral proteins VP40 and VP24. VP40 is functionally homologous to the matrix proteins of other nonsegmented negative-strand RNA viruses. As yet, the function of VP24 remains elusive. In the present study we found that VP24 colocalized with inclusions in MARV-infected cells that contain preformed nucleocapsids and with nucleocapsids outside the inclusions. Coexpression studies revealed that VP24 is recruited into the inclusions by the presence of NP. Furthermore, VP24 displayed membrane-binding properties and was recruited into filamentous virus-like particles (VLPs) that are induced by VP40. The incorporation of VP24 altered neither the morphology of VLPs nor the budding efficiency of VLPs. When VP24 was silenced in MARV-infected cells by small interfering RNA technology, the release of viral particles was significantly reduced while viral transcription and replication were unimpaired. Our data support the idea that VP24 is essential for a process that takes place after replication and transcription and before budding of virus progeny. It is presumed that VP24 is necessary for the formation of transport-competent nucleocapsids and/or the interaction between the nucleocapsids and the budding sites at the plasma membrane.


Assuntos
Marburgvirus/fisiologia , Provírus/fisiologia , Proteínas Virais/fisiologia , Animais , Linhagem Celular , Membrana Celular/metabolismo , Humanos , Marburgvirus/química , Marburgvirus/metabolismo , Microscopia de Fluorescência , Microscopia Imunoeletrônica , Nucleocapsídeo/metabolismo , Proteínas Virais/metabolismo , Vírion/metabolismo , Vírion/fisiologia , Montagem de Vírus
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Virology ; 340(2): 224-36, 2005 Sep 30.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16051304

RESUMO

Cellular attachment factors like the C-type lectins DC-SIGN and DC-SIGNR (collectively referred to as DC-SIGN/R) can augment viral infection and might promote viral dissemination in and between hosts. The lectin LSECtin is encoded in the same chromosomal locus as DC-SIGN/R and is coexpressed with DC-SIGNR on sinusoidal endothelial cells in liver and lymphnodes. Here, we show that LSECtin enhances infection driven by filovirus glycoproteins (GP) and the S protein of SARS coronavirus, but does not interact with human immunodeficiency virus type-1 and hepatitis C virus envelope proteins. Ligand binding to LSECtin was inhibited by EGTA but not by mannan, suggesting that LSECtin unlike DC-SIGN/R does not recognize high-mannose glycans on viral GPs. Finally, we demonstrate that LSECtin is N-linked glycosylated and that glycosylation is required for cell surface expression. In summary, we identified LSECtin as an attachment factor that in conjunction with DC-SIGNR might concentrate viral pathogens in liver and lymph nodes.


Assuntos
Filoviridae/metabolismo , Lectinas Tipo C/metabolismo , Glicoproteínas de Membrana/metabolismo , Coronavírus Relacionado à Síndrome Respiratória Aguda Grave/metabolismo , Proteínas do Envelope Viral/metabolismo , Proteínas Virais/metabolismo , Sequência de Bases , Linhagem Celular , Primers do DNA , Células Endoteliais/virologia , Filoviridae/genética , Humanos , Rim , Fígado/citologia , Mutagênese , Fases de Leitura Aberta , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase , Glicoproteína da Espícula de Coronavírus
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J Gen Virol ; 86(Pt 4): 1181-1188, 2005 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15784912

RESUMO

High mortality rates and lack of an available vaccine against Marburg haemorrhagic fever (MHF) highlight the need for a defensive therapy against MHF and greater knowledge of the causative agent, the Marburg virus (MARV). Here, RNA interference (RNAi) is employed to destroy MARV transcripts, disrupting replication and allowing analysis of various roles of MARV proteins. Small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) homologous to three MARV transcripts (NP, VP35 and VP30) were co-transfected into cells with plasmids encoding the corresponding nucleocapsid proteins. The resulting decrease in MARV nucleocapsid-protein levels was shown to be specific, as siRNA that was not homologous to the MARV genome did not decrease the levels of viral nucleocapsid proteins. Additionally, transcript levels of double-stranded RNA (dsRNA)-sensor proteins, the dsRNA-activated protein kinase and 2',5'-oligoadenylate synthetase 1 remained unchanged, suggesting that the decrease in viral proteins was not a result of activation of the antiviral properties of the interferon system. Subsequently, siRNAs were shown to reduce intracellular viral proteins in MARV-infected cells and viral material released into the medium. Targeted reduction of VP30 downregulated the intracellular levels of all other viral proteins, suggesting that VP30 plays an essential role for transcription/replication. The efficient reduction of MARV replication also suggests that RNAi may provide an agent against MHF.


Assuntos
Marburgvirus/metabolismo , Interferência de RNA , RNA Interferente Pequeno/metabolismo , Proteínas Virais/metabolismo , Vírion/metabolismo , Animais , Sequência de Bases , Chlorocebus aethiops , Regulação Viral da Expressão Gênica , Células HeLa , Humanos , Marburgvirus/genética , Marburgvirus/patogenicidade , Dados de Sequência Molecular , Proteínas do Nucleocapsídeo , Nucleoproteínas/genética , Nucleoproteínas/metabolismo , Plasmídeos , RNA Interferente Pequeno/genética , Transfecção , Células Vero , Proteínas do Core Viral/genética , Proteínas do Core Viral/metabolismo , Proteínas Virais/genética
9.
J Virol ; 78(21): 12090-5, 2004 Nov.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15479853

RESUMO

The lectins DC-SIGN and DC-SIGNR can augment viral infection; however, the range of pathogens interacting with these attachment factors is incompletely defined. Here we show that DC-SIGN and DC-SIGNR enhance infection mediated by the glycoprotein (GP) of Marburg virus (MARV) and the S protein of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus and might promote viral dissemination. SIGNR1, a murine DC-SIGN homologue, also enhanced infection driven by MARV and Ebola virus GP and could be targeted to assess the role of attachment factors in filovirus infection in vivo.


Assuntos
Moléculas de Adesão Celular/fisiologia , Glicoproteínas/fisiologia , Lectinas Tipo C/fisiologia , Marburgvirus/fisiologia , Glicoproteínas de Membrana/fisiologia , Receptores de Superfície Celular/fisiologia , Coronavírus Relacionado à Síndrome Respiratória Aguda Grave/fisiologia , Proteínas do Envelope Viral/fisiologia , Glicoproteína da Espícula de Coronavírus
10.
J Virol ; 78(10): 5458-65, 2004 May.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15113924

RESUMO

Replication-competent recombinant vesicular stomatitis viruses (rVSVs) expressing the type I transmembrane glycoproteins and selected soluble glycoproteins of several viral hemorrhagic fever agents (Marburg virus, Ebola virus, and Lassa virus) were generated and characterized. All recombinant viruses exhibited rhabdovirus morphology and replicated cytolytically in tissue culture. Unlike the rVSVs with an additional transcription unit expressing the soluble glycoproteins, the viruses carrying the foreign transmembrane glycoproteins in replacement of the VSV glycoprotein were slightly attenuated in growth. Biosynthesis and processing of the foreign glycoproteins were authentic, and the cell tropism was defined by the transmembrane glycoprotein. None of the rVSVs displayed pathogenic potential in animals. The rVSV expressing the Zaire Ebola virus transmembrane glycoprotein mediated protection in mice against a lethal Zaire Ebola virus challenge. Our data suggest that the recombinant VSV can be used to study the role of the viral glycoproteins in virus replication, immune response, and pathogenesis.


Assuntos
Arenavirus/química , Filoviridae/química , Vetores Genéticos/genética , Glicoproteínas/genética , Proteínas Recombinantes/biossíntese , Vírus da Estomatite Vesicular Indiana/genética , Proteínas Virais/genética , Replicação Viral , Animais , Feminino , Glicoproteínas/fisiologia , Humanos , Macaca fascicularis , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos BALB C , Vírus da Estomatite Vesicular Indiana/fisiologia , Proteínas Virais/fisiologia
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Med Microbiol Immunol ; 193(4): 181-7, 2004 Nov.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-14593476

RESUMO

Ebola virus (EBOV) causes severe outbreaks of Ebola hemorrhagic fever in endemic regions of Africa and is considered to be of impact for other parts of the world as an imported viral disease. To develop a new diagnostic test, monoclonal antibodies to EBOV were produced from mice immunized with inactivated EBOV species Zaire. Antibodies directed against the viral glycoprotein GP were characterized by ELISA, Western blot and immunofluorescence analyses. An antigen capture ELISA was established, which is specific for EBOV-Zaire and shows a sensitivity of approximately 10(3) plaque-forming units/ml. Since the ELISA is able to detect even SDS-inactivated EBOV in spiked human sera, it could complement the existing diagnostic tools in the field and in routine laboratories where high containment facilities are not available.


Assuntos
Anticorpos Monoclonais/imunologia , Anticorpos Antivirais/imunologia , Ebolavirus/imunologia , Ensaio de Imunoadsorção Enzimática/métodos , Proteínas do Envelope Viral/imunologia , Animais , Ebolavirus/isolamento & purificação , Células HeLa , Doença pelo Vírus Ebola/diagnóstico , Humanos , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos BALB C , Sensibilidade e Especificidade , Dodecilsulfato de Sódio/farmacologia , Tensoativos/farmacologia , Proteínas do Envelope Viral/análise , Inativação de Vírus
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J Virol Methods ; 111(1): 21-8, 2003 Jul.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12821193

RESUMO

Ebola virus (EBOV) causes uncommon but dramatic outbreaks in remote regions of Africa, where diagnostic facilities are limited. In order to develop diagnostic tests, which can be handled and distributed easily, monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) to EBOV, species Zaire, were produced from mice immunized with inactivated viral particles. Nine stable hybridoma cell lines were obtained producing specific mAbs directed against the viral structural protein VP40. These mAbs were characterized by enzyme-linked immunosorbent, immunoblot and immunofluorescence assays. Subsequently, an antigen capture enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was established, which detects VP40 of all known species of EBOV. This assay could detect viral material in spiked human serum that has been sodium dodecylsulfate-inactivated. The established enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay therefore has the ability to become a very useful tool for obtaining an accurate diagnosis in the field, limiting the risk of laboratory infections.


Assuntos
Anticorpos Monoclonais/imunologia , Anticorpos Antivirais/imunologia , Antígenos Virais/imunologia , Ebolavirus/isolamento & purificação , Nucleoproteínas/análise , Proteínas do Core Viral/análise , Animais , Anticorpos Monoclonais/biossíntese , Anticorpos Antivirais/biossíntese , Especificidade de Anticorpos , Antígenos Virais/análise , Reações Cruzadas , Ebolavirus/imunologia , Ensaio de Imunoadsorção Enzimática/métodos , Células HeLa , Humanos , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos BALB C , Nucleoproteínas/imunologia , Proteínas do Core Viral/imunologia
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