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ArticleCell reports2018

A Chimeric Lloviu Virus Minigenome System Reveals that the Bat-Derived Filovirus Replicates More Similarly to Ebolaviruses than Marburgviruses.

Whitney A Manhart, Jennifer R Pacheco, Adam J Hume, Tessa N Cressey, Laure R Deflubé, Elke Mühlberger

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Article in Cell reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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13 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Whitney A ManhartDepartment of Microbiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA; National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA.
Jennifer R PachecoDepartment of Microbiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA; National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA.
Adam J HumeDepartment of Microbiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA; National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA.
Tessa N CresseyDepartment of Microbiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA; National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA.
Laure R DeflubéDepartment of Microbiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA; National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA.
Elke MühlbergerDepartment of Microbiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA; National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA. Electronic address: muehlber@bu.edu.
Boston University · US

Funding

National Center/Emerging Infectous Diseases &BiodefenseUC6AI058618 · NIAID · BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS · PI MURPHY, JOHN R. · 2003 to 2006
$141.0M
Antiviral responses in iPSC-derived human primary cells to Ebola virus infectionR21AI126457 · NIAID · BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS · PI MOSTOSLAVSKY, GUSTAVO, MUHLBERGER, ELKE C · 2016 to 2017
$480k
Deciphering the pathogenic potential of Lloviu virus, a novel filovirusR21AI137793 · NIAID · BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS · PI MUHLBERGER, ELKE C · 2018 to 2019
$453k
NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI126457NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI137793NIAID NIH HHS UC6 AI058618
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recently, traces of zoonotic viruses have been discovered in bats and other species around the world, but despite repeated attempts, full viral genomes have not been rescued. The absence of critical genetic sequences from these viruses and the difficulties to isolate infectious virus from specimens prevent research on their pathogenic potential for humans. One example of these zoonotic pathogens is Lloviu virus (LLOV), a filovirus that is closely related to Ebola virus. Here, we established LLOV minigenome systems based on sequence complementation from other filoviruses. Our results show that the LLOV replication and transcription mechanisms are, in general, more similar to ebolaviruses than to marburgviruses. We also show that a single nucleotide at the 3' genome end determines species specificity of the LLOV polymerase. The data obtained here will be instrumental for the rescue of infectious LLOV clones for pathogenesis studies.

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AnimalsCell Line, TumorChiropteraEbolavirusFiloviridaeGenome, ViralHEK293 CellsHumansMarburgvirusRNA-Dependent RNA PolymeraseVirus ReplicationRNA-Dependent RNA PolymeraseEbola virusemerging virusesfilovirusesLloviu virusMarburg virusminigenomesreplication and transcriptionRNA-dependent RNA polymerase

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