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ArticleInvestigative ophthalmology & visual science2023

Phylogenetic and Genomic Characterization of Whole Genome Sequences of Ocular Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 Isolates Identifies Possible Virulence Determinants in Humans.

Viet Q Chau, Aaron W Kolb, Darlene L Miller, Nicolas A Yannuzzi, Curtis R Brandt

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Article in Investigative ophthalmology & visual science, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Viet Q ChauBascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, United States.
Aaron W KolbDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wisconsin, United States.
Darlene L MillerBascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, United States.
Nicolas A YannuzziBascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, United States.
Curtis R BrandtDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wisconsin, United States.
University of Miami · USUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison · US

Funding

UW Vision Research Core - Administrative CoreP30EY016665 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI AKIHIRO IKEDA · 2005 to 2026
$12.6M
Neurovirulent HSV-1 Recombinants for vQTL AnalysisR21AI137280 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI BRANDT, CURTIS R · 2019 to 2020
$421k
NEI NIH HHS P30 EY016665NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI137280
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: There are limited data on the prevalence and genetic diversity of herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) virulence genes in ocular isolates. Here, we sequenced 36 HSV-1 ocular isolates, collected by the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, a university-based eye hospital, from three different ocular anatomical sites (conjunctiva, cornea, and eyelid) and carried out a genomic and phylogenetic analyses. Methods: The PacBio Sequel II long read platform was used for genome sequencing. Phylogenetic analysis and genomic analysis were performed to help better understand genetic variability among common virulence genes in ocular herpetic disease. Results: A phylogenetic network generated using the genome sequences of the 36 Bascom Palmer ocular isolates, plus 174 additional strains showed that ocular isolates do not group together phylogenetically. Analysis of the thymidine kinase and DNA polymerase protein sequences from the Bascom Palmer isolates showed multiple novel single nucleotide polymorphisms, but only one, BP-K14 encoded a known thymidine kinase acyclovir resistance mutation. An analysis of the multiple sequence alignment comprising the 51 total ocular isolates versus 159 nonocular strains detected several possible single nucleotide polymorphisms in HSV-1 genes that were found significantly more often in the ocular isolates. These genes included UL6, gM, VP19c, VHS, gC, VP11/12, and gG. Conclusions: There does not seem to be a specific genetic feature of viruses causing ocular infection. The identification of novel and common recurrent polymorphisms may help to understand the drivers of herpetic pathogenicity and specific factors that may influence the virulence of ocular disease.

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Herpes SimplexHerpesvirus 1, HumanDNA, ViralGenomicsHumansPhylogenyPolymorphism, Single NucleotideThymidine KinaseVirulenceVirulence FactorsDNA, ViralThymidine KinaseVirulence Factors

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