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ArticleVirology journal2023

Production of a chimeric flavivirus that contains the major structural glycoprotein genes of T'Ho virus in the genetic background of Zika virus.

Chandra S Tangudu, Alissa M Hargett, Brooke C Mitrisin, S Viridiana Laredo-Tiscareño, Bradley J Blitvich

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Article in Virology journal, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Chandra S TanguduDepartment of Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011, USA.
Alissa M HargettDepartment of Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011, USA.
Brooke C MitrisinDepartment of Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011, USA.
S Viridiana Laredo-TiscareñoDepartment of Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011, USA.
Bradley J BlitvichDepartment of Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011, USA. blitvich@iastate.edu.
Iowa State University · US

Funding

Identification of the untranslated sequence elements and virus-host interactions that modulate flavivirus host-specificityR01AI114720 · NIAID · IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY · PI Bradley J Blitvich · 2015 to 2026
$2.9M
Phenotypic characterization of T’Ho virus and the development of tools for its serologic diagnosisR03AI167042 · NIAID · IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY · PI BLITVICH, BRADLEY J · 2022 to 2023
$153k
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI114720NIAID NIH HHS R03 AI167042
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

T'Ho virus is a poorly characterized orthoflavivirus most closely related to Rocio virus and Ilheus virus, two orthoflaviviruses associated with human disease, suggesting that T'Ho virus could also be a human pathogen. The genome of T'Ho virus has been sequenced but an isolate has never been recovered, impeding its phenotypic characterization. In an attempt to generate recombinant T'Ho virus, the entire viral genome was synthesized as three overlapping DNA fragments, joined by Gibson assembly, and transfected into mosquito cells. Several cell culture passages were performed, but virus was not recovered. Subsequent experiments focused on the development of a chimeric orthoflavivirus that contains the premembrane and envelope protein genes of T'Ho virus in the genetic background of Zika virus. The chimeric virus replicated in mosquito (C6/36) and vertebrate (Vero) cells, demonstrating that the major structural glycoproteins of T'Ho virus permit entry into both cell types. The chimeric virus produced plaques in Vero cells that were significantly smaller than those produced by Zika virus. The chimeric virus can potentially be used as a surrogate diagnostic reagent in place of T'Ho virus in plaque reduction neutralization tests, allowing T'Ho virus to be considered in the differential diagnosis.

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CulicidaeFlavivirusZika VirusZika Virus InfectionAnimalsChlorocebus aethiopsGenetic BackgroundHumansIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsVero CellsIntercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteinsstructural-GP protein, Bos taurusChimericDifferential diagnosisFlavivirusOrthoflavivirusT’Ho virusZika virus

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PMID37658438
PMCPMC10472631
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