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ArticleEBioMedicine2024

Patterns of the within-host evolution of human norovirus in immunocompromised individuals and implications for treatment.

Ray W Izquierdo-Lara, Nele Villabruna, Dennis A Hesselink, Claudia M E Schapendonk, Sol Ribó Pons, David Nieuwenhuijse, Jenny I J Meier, Ian Goodfellow, Virgil A S H Dalm, Pieter L A Fraaij and 3 more

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13 authors.

Ray W Izquierdo-LaraDepartment of Viroscience, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Nele VillabrunaDepartment of Viroscience, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Dennis A HesselinkErasmus MC Transplant Institute, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Claudia M E SchapendonkDepartment of Viroscience, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Sol Ribó PonsDepartment of Viroscience, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
David NieuwenhuijseDepartment of Viroscience, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Jenny I J MeierDepartment of Viroscience, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Ian GoodfellowDivision of Virology, Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, UK.
Virgil A S H DalmDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Allergy & Clinical Immunology; Department of Immunology, Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Pieter L A FraaijDepartment of Viroscience, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Jeroen J A van KampenDepartment of Viroscience, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Marion P G KoopmansDepartment of Viroscience, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Miranda de GraafDepartment of Viroscience, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Electronic address: m.degraaf@erasmusmc.nl.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCurrently, there is no licensed treatment for chronic norovirus infections, but the use of intra-duodenally-delivered immunoglobulins is promising; nevertheless, varying results have limited their wide use. Little is known about the relationship between norovirus genetic diversity and treatment efficacy.

methodsWe analyzed the norovirus within-host diversity and evolution in a cohort of 20 immunocompromised individuals using next-generation sequencing (NGS) and clone-based sequencing of the capsid (VP1) gene. Representative VP1s were expressed and their glycan receptor binding affinity and antigenicity were evaluated.

findingsThe P2 domain, within the VP1, accumulated up to 30-fold more non-synonymous mutations than other genomic regions. Intra-host virus populations in these patients tended to evolve into divergent lineages that were often antigenically distinct. Several of these viruses were widely resistant to binding-blocking antibodies in immunoglobulin preparations. Notably, for one patient, a single amino-acid substitution in the P2 domain resulted in an immune-escape phenotype, and it was likely the main contributor to treatment failure. Furthermore, we found evidence for transmission of late-stage viruses between two immunocompromised individuals.

interpretationThe findings demonstrated that within-host noroviruses in chronic infections tend to evolve into antigenically distinct subpopulations. This antigenic evolution was likely caused by the remaining low immunity levels exerted by immunocompromised individuals, possibly undermining antiviral treatment. Our observations provide insights into norovirus (within-host) evolution and treatment.

fundingErasmus MC grant mRACE, the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement No. 874735 (VEO), and the NWO STEVIN award (Koopmans).

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Caliciviridae InfectionsCapsid ProteinsHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingImmunocompromised HostNorovirusEvolution, MolecularFemaleGenetic VariationHumansMaleMutationPhylogenyCapsid ProteinsAntigenic evolutionChronic infectionsImmunocompromisedImmunoglobulinNorovirusVirus evolution

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