2016年1月
Amino acid substitutions in the heptad repeat A and C regions of the F protein responsible for neurovirulence of measles virus Osaka-1 strain from a patient with subacute sclerosing panencephalitis
VIROLOGY
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- 487
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- 開始ページ
- 141
- 終了ページ
- 149
- 記述言語
- 英語
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- 研究論文(学術雑誌)
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.virol.2015.10.004
- 出版者・発行元
- ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
Measles virus (MV) is the causative agent of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE). We previously reported that the F gene of the SSPE Osaka-2 strain is the major determinant of MV neurovirulence. Because the sites and extents of mutations differ among SSPE strains, it is necessary to determine the mutations responsible for the SSPE-specific phenotypes of individual viral strain. In this study, recombinant viruses containing the envelope-associated genes from the SSPE Osaka-1 strain were generated in the IC323 wild-type MV background. Hamsters inoculated with MV containing the H gene of the Osaka-1 strain displayed hyperactivity and seizures, but usually recovered and survived. Hamsters inoculated with MV containing the F gene of the Osaka-1 strain displayed severe neurologic signs and died. Amino acid substitutions in the heptad repeat A and C regions of the F protein, including a methionine-to-valine substitution at amino acid 94, play major roles in neurovirulence. (C) 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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- DOI : 10.1016/j.virol.2015.10.004
- ISSN : 0042-6822
- Web of Science ID : WOS:000366438500016