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  1. Article ; Online: Super-rapid quantitation of the production of HIV-1 harboring a luminescent peptide tag.

    Ozono, Seiya / Zhang, Yanzhao / Tobiume, Minoru / Kishigami, Satoshi / Tokunaga, Kenzo

    The Journal of biological chemistry

    2020  Volume 295, Issue 37, Page(s) 13023–13030

    Abstract: In studies of HIV-1, virus production is normally monitored by either a reverse transcriptase assay or a p24 antigen capture ELISA. However, these assays are costly and time-consuming for routine handling of a large number of HIV-1 samples. For example, ... ...

    Abstract In studies of HIV-1, virus production is normally monitored by either a reverse transcriptase assay or a p24 antigen capture ELISA. However, these assays are costly and time-consuming for routine handling of a large number of HIV-1 samples. For example, sample dilution is always required in the ELISA procedure to determine p24 protein levels because of the very narrow range of detectable concentrations in this assay. Here, we establish a novel HIV-1 production assay system to solve the aforementioned problems by using a recently developed small peptide tag called HiBiT. This peptide is a fragment of NanoLuc luciferase and generates a strong luminescent signal when complemented with the remaining subunit. To employ this technology, we constructed a novel full-length proviral HIV-1 DNA clone and a lentiviral packaging vector in which the HiBiT tag was added to the C terminus of the integrase. Tagging the integrase with the HiBiT sequence did not impede the resultant virus production, infectivity, or susceptibility to an integrase inhibitor. EM revealed normal morphology of the virus particles. Most importantly, by comparing between ELISA and the HiBiT luciferase assay, we successfully obtained an excellent linear correlation between p24 concentrations and HiBiT-based luciferase activity. Overall, we conclude that HiBiT-tagged viruses can replace the parental HIV-1 and lentiviral vectors, which enables us to perform a super-rapid, inexpensive, convenient, simple, and highly accurate quantitative assay for HIV-1/lentivirus production. This system can be widely applied to a variety of virological studies, along with screening for candidates of future antiviral drugs.
    MeSH term(s) Genetic Vectors/genetics ; Genetic Vectors/metabolism ; HIV-1/genetics ; HIV-1/metabolism ; HeLa Cells ; Humans ; Luciferases/genetics ; Luciferases/metabolism ; Peptides/genetics ; Peptides/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Peptides ; Luciferases (EC 1.13.12.-)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-07-20
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2997-x
    ISSN 1083-351X ; 0021-9258
    ISSN (online) 1083-351X
    ISSN 0021-9258
    DOI 10.1074/jbc.RA120.013887
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  2. Article ; Online: MARCH8 Targets Cytoplasmic Lysine Residues of Various Viral Envelope Glycoproteins.

    Zhang, Yanzhao / Ozono, Seiya / Tada, Takuya / Tobiume, Minoru / Kameoka, Masanori / Kishigami, Satoshi / Fujita, Hideaki / Tokunaga, Kenzo

    Microbiology spectrum

    2022  Volume 10, Issue 1, Page(s) e0061821

    Abstract: The host transmembrane protein MARCH8 is a RING finger E3 ubiquitin ligase that downregulates various host transmembrane proteins, such as MHC-II. We have recently reported that MARCH8 expression in virus-producing cells impairs viral infectivity by ... ...

    Abstract The host transmembrane protein MARCH8 is a RING finger E3 ubiquitin ligase that downregulates various host transmembrane proteins, such as MHC-II. We have recently reported that MARCH8 expression in virus-producing cells impairs viral infectivity by reducing virion incorporation of not only HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein but also vesicular stomatitis virus G-glycoprotein through two different pathways. However, the MARCH8 inhibition spectrum remains largely unknown. Here, we show the antiviral spectrum of MARCH8 using viruses pseudotyped with a variety of viral envelope glycoproteins. Infection experiments revealed that viral envelope glycoproteins derived from the rhabdovirus, arenavirus, coronavirus, and togavirus (alphavirus) families were sensitive to MARCH8-mediated inhibition. Lysine mutations at the cytoplasmic tails of rabies virus-G, lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus glycoproteins, SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 spike proteins, and Chikungunya virus and Ross River virus E2 proteins conferred resistance to MARCH8. Immunofluorescence showed impaired downregulation of the mutants of these viral envelope glycoproteins by MARCH8, followed by lysosomal degradation, suggesting that MARCH8-mediated ubiquitination leads to intracellular degradation of these envelopes. Indeed, rabies virus-G and Chikungunya virus E2 proteins proved to be clearly ubiquitinated. We conclude that MARCH8 has inhibitory activity on a variety of viral envelope glycoproteins whose cytoplasmic lysine residues are targeted by this antiviral factor.
    MeSH term(s) Antiviral Agents/pharmacology ; Blotting, Western ; Down-Regulation ; HEK293 Cells ; HeLa Cells ; Humans ; Immunoprecipitation ; Lysine/drug effects ; Lysine/metabolism ; Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases/pharmacology ; Ubiquitination/physiology ; Viral Envelope Proteins/chemistry ; Viral Envelope Proteins/drug effects
    Chemical Substances Antiviral Agents ; Viral Envelope Proteins ; MARCHF8 protein, human (EC 2.3.2.27) ; Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases (EC 2.3.2.27) ; Lysine (K3Z4F929H6)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-01-12
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2807133-5
    ISSN 2165-0497 ; 2165-0497
    ISSN (online) 2165-0497
    ISSN 2165-0497
    DOI 10.1128/spectrum.00618-21
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  3. Article ; Online: Nasopharyngeal SARS-CoV-2 may not be dispersed by a high-flow nasal cannula.

    Suzuki, Tetsuya / Morioka, Shinichiro / Yamamoto, Kei / Saito, Sho / Iida, Shun / Teruya, Katsuji / Takasaki, Jin / Hojo, Masayuki / Hayakawa, Kayoko / Kutsuna, Satoshi / Miyamoto, Sho / Ozono, Seiya / Suzuki, Tadaki / Kodama, Eiichi N / Ohmagari, Norio

    Scientific reports

    2023  Volume 13, Issue 1, Page(s) 2669

    Abstract: A high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) therapy plays a significant role in providing respiratory support to critically ill patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19); however, the dispersion of the virus owing to aerosol generation is a matter of ... ...

    Abstract A high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) therapy plays a significant role in providing respiratory support to critically ill patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19); however, the dispersion of the virus owing to aerosol generation is a matter of concern. This study aimed to evaluate if HFNC disperses the virus into the air. Among patients with COVID-19 admitted to private rooms with controlled negative pressure, we enrolled those admitted within 10 days of onset and requiring oxygenation through a conventional nasal cannula or HFNC therapy. Of the 17 patients enrolled, we obtained 22 samples (11 in the conventional nasal cannula group and 11 in the HFNC group). Viral RNA was detected in 20 nasopharyngeal swabs, and viable viruses were isolated from three nasopharyngeal swabs. Neither viral RNA nor viable virus was detected in the air sample at 0.5 m regardless of the oxygen-supplementation device. We detected viral RNA in two samples in the conventional nasal cannula group but not in the HFNC therapy group in gelatin filters located 3 m from the patient and the surface of the ventilation. This study directly demonstrated that despite viral RNA detection in the nasopharynx, viruses may not be dispersed by HFNC therapy. This warrants further research to determine if similar results can be obtained under different conditions.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; SARS-CoV-2 ; COVID-19/therapy ; Oxygen Inhalation Therapy/methods ; Cannula ; Respiratory Aerosols and Droplets ; Noninvasive Ventilation/methods ; Nasopharynx ; Respiratory Insufficiency/therapy
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-02-15
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2615211-3
    ISSN 2045-2322 ; 2045-2322
    ISSN (online) 2045-2322
    ISSN 2045-2322
    DOI 10.1038/s41598-023-29740-4
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  4. Article ; Online: MARCH8 inhibits viral infection by two different mechanisms.

    Zhang, Yanzhao / Tada, Takuya / Ozono, Seiya / Kishigami, Satoshi / Fujita, Hideaki / Tokunaga, Kenzo

    eLife

    2020  Volume 9

    Abstract: Membrane-associated RING-CH 8 (MARCH8) inhibits infection with both HIV-1 and vesicular stomatitis virus G-glycoprotein (VSV-G)-pseudotyped viruses by reducing virion incorporation of envelope glycoproteins. The molecular mechanisms by which MARCH8 ... ...

    Abstract Membrane-associated RING-CH 8 (MARCH8) inhibits infection with both HIV-1 and vesicular stomatitis virus G-glycoprotein (VSV-G)-pseudotyped viruses by reducing virion incorporation of envelope glycoproteins. The molecular mechanisms by which MARCH8 targets envelope glycoproteins remain unknown. Here, we show two different mechanisms by which MARCH8 inhibits viral infection. Viruses pseudotyped with the VSV-G mutant, in which cytoplasmic lysine residues were mutated, were insensitive to the inhibitory effect of MARCH8, whereas those with a similar lysine mutant of HIV-1 Env remained sensitive to it. Indeed, the wild-type VSV-G, but not its lysine mutant, was ubiquitinated by MARCH8. Furthermore, the MARCH8 mutant, which had a disrupted cytoplasmic tyrosine motif that is critical for intracellular protein sorting, did not inhibit HIV-1 Env-mediated infection, while it still impaired infection by VSV-G-pseudotyped viruses. Overall, we conclude that MARCH8 reduces viral infectivity by downregulating envelope glycoproteins through two different mechanisms mediated by a ubiquitination-dependent or tyrosine motif-dependent pathway.
    MeSH term(s) HEK293 Cells ; HIV Infections/virology ; HIV-1/physiology ; Humans ; Mutation ; Rhabdoviridae Infections/virology ; Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases/genetics ; Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases/immunology ; Vesiculovirus/physiology ; Viral Envelope Proteins/genetics
    Chemical Substances Viral Envelope Proteins ; MARCHF8 protein, human (EC 2.3.2.27) ; Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases (EC 2.3.2.27)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-08-11
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2687154-3
    ISSN 2050-084X ; 2050-084X
    ISSN (online) 2050-084X
    ISSN 2050-084X
    DOI 10.7554/eLife.57763
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  5. Article ; Online: Changes in SARS-CoV-2 viral load and titers over time in SARS-CoV-2-infected human corpses.

    Nagasawa, Sayaka / Hirata, Yuichiro / Miyamoto, Sho / Ozono, Seiya / Iida, Shun / Katano, Harutaka / Tsuneya, Shigeki / Kira, Kei / Kobayashi, Susumu / Nakajima, Makoto / Abe, Hiroyuki / Ikemura, Masako / Yamamoto, Isao / Nakagawa, Kimiko / Kubota, Kazumi / Akitomi, Shinji / Hasegawa, Iwao / Ushiku, Tetsuo / Suzuki, Tadaki /
    Iwase, Hirotaro / Makino, Yohsuke / Saitoh, Hisako

    PloS one

    2024  Volume 19, Issue 3, Page(s) e0287068

    Abstract: High viral titers of infectious severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) have been detected in human corpses long after death. However, little is known about the kinetics of infectious SARS-CoV-2 in corpses. In this case series study, ...

    Abstract High viral titers of infectious severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) have been detected in human corpses long after death. However, little is known about the kinetics of infectious SARS-CoV-2 in corpses. In this case series study, we investigated the postmortem kinetics of infectious SARS-CoV-2 in human corpses by collecting nasopharyngeal swab samples at multiple time points from six SARS-CoV-2-infected patients after their death. SARS-CoV-2 RNA was detected by quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction from nasopharyngeal swab samples collected from all six deceased patients. A viral culture showed the presence of infectious virus in one deceased patient up to 12 days after death. Notably, this patient had a shorter time from symptom onset to death than the other patients, and autopsy samples showed pathological findings consistent with viral replication in the upper respiratory tract. Therefore, this patient died during the viral shedding phase, and the amount of infectious virus in the corpse did not decrease over time up to the date of autopsy (12 days after death). The findings of this study indicate that the persistence of SARS-CoV-2 in corpses can vary among individuals and may be associated with the stage of the disease at the time of death. These important results complement many previously reported findings on the infectivity of SARS-CoV-2 at postmortem.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; SARS-CoV-2 ; COVID-19 ; RNA, Viral/genetics ; RNA, Viral/analysis ; Viral Load ; Cadaver
    Chemical Substances RNA, Viral
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-03-27
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2267670-3
    ISSN 1932-6203 ; 1932-6203
    ISSN (online) 1932-6203
    ISSN 1932-6203
    DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0287068
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  6. Article ; Online: MARCH8 inhibits viral infection by two different mechanisms

    Yanzhao Zhang / Takuya Tada / Seiya Ozono / Satoshi Kishigami / Hideaki Fujita / Kenzo Tokunaga

    eLife, Vol

    2020  Volume 9

    Abstract: Membrane-associated RING-CH 8 (MARCH8) inhibits infection with both HIV-1 and vesicular stomatitis virus G-glycoprotein (VSV-G)-pseudotyped viruses by reducing virion incorporation of envelope glycoproteins. The molecular mechanisms by which MARCH8 ... ...

    Abstract Membrane-associated RING-CH 8 (MARCH8) inhibits infection with both HIV-1 and vesicular stomatitis virus G-glycoprotein (VSV-G)-pseudotyped viruses by reducing virion incorporation of envelope glycoproteins. The molecular mechanisms by which MARCH8 targets envelope glycoproteins remain unknown. Here, we show two different mechanisms by which MARCH8 inhibits viral infection. Viruses pseudotyped with the VSV-G mutant, in which cytoplasmic lysine residues were mutated, were insensitive to the inhibitory effect of MARCH8, whereas those with a similar lysine mutant of HIV-1 Env remained sensitive to it. Indeed, the wild-type VSV-G, but not its lysine mutant, was ubiquitinated by MARCH8. Furthermore, the MARCH8 mutant, which had a disrupted cytoplasmic tyrosine motif that is critical for intracellular protein sorting, did not inhibit HIV-1 Env-mediated infection, while it still impaired infection by VSV-G-pseudotyped viruses. Overall, we conclude that MARCH8 reduces viral infectivity by downregulating envelope glycoproteins through two different mechanisms mediated by a ubiquitination-dependent or tyrosine motif-dependent pathway.
    Keywords HIV-1 ; MARCH8 ; envelope ; antiviral factor ; ubiquitination ; tyrosine motif ; Medicine ; R ; Science ; Q ; Biology (General) ; QH301-705.5
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-08-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
    Document type Article ; Online
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  7. Article ; Online: Non-Omicron breakthrough infection with higher viral load and longer vaccination-infection interval improves SARS-CoV-2 BA.4/5 neutralization.

    Miyamoto, Sho / Arashiro, Takeshi / Ueno, Akira / Kanno, Takayuki / Saito, Shinji / Katano, Harutaka / Iida, Shun / Ainai, Akira / Ozono, Seiya / Hemmi, Takuya / Hirata, Yuichiro / Moriyama, Saya / Kotaki, Ryutaro / Kinoshita, Hitomi / Yamada, Souichi / Shinkai, Masaharu / Fukushi, Shuetsu / Takahashi, Yoshimasa / Suzuki, Tadaki

    iScience

    2023  Volume 26, Issue 2, Page(s) 105969

    Abstract: The immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 variants in COVID-19 cases are influenced by various factors including pre-existing immunity via vaccination and prior infection. Elucidating the drivers for upgrading neutralizing activity to SARS-CoV-2 in COVID-19 ... ...

    Abstract The immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 variants in COVID-19 cases are influenced by various factors including pre-existing immunity via vaccination and prior infection. Elucidating the drivers for upgrading neutralizing activity to SARS-CoV-2 in COVID-19 cases with pre-existing immunity will aid in improving COVID-19 booster vaccines with enhanced cross-protection against antigenically distinct variants, including the Omicron sub-lineage BA.4/5. This study revealed that the magnitude and breadth of neutralization activity to SARS-CoV-2 variants after breakthrough infections are determined primarily by upper respiratory viral load and vaccination-infection time interval. Extensive neutralizing breadth, covering even the most antigenically distant BA.4/5, was observed in cases with higher viral load and longer time intervals. Antigenic cartography depicted a critical role of the time interval in expanding the breadth of neutralization to SARS-CoV-2 variants. Our results illustrate the importance of dosing interval optimization as well as antigen design in developing variant-proof booster vaccines.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-01-13
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2589-0042
    ISSN (online) 2589-0042
    DOI 10.1016/j.isci.2023.105969
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  8. Article ; Online: Genomic analysis of SARS-CoV-2 in forensic autopsy cases of COVID-19.

    Hirata, Yuichiro / Katano, Harutaka / Iida, Shun / Mine, Sohtaro / Nagasawa, Sayaka / Makino, Yohsuke / Motomura, Ayumi / Ozono, Seiya / Sato, Yuko / Sekizuka, Tsuyoshi / Kuroda, Makoto / Yamaguchi, Rutsuko / Inokuchi, Go / Torimitsu, Suguru / Akitomi, Shinji / Yajima, Daisuke / Saitoh, Hisako / Suzuki, Tadaki / Iwase, Hirotaro

    Journal of medical virology

    2023  Volume 95, Issue 8, Page(s) e28990

    Abstract: Numerous genomic analyses of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) have been conducted, highlighting its variations and lineage transitions. Despite the importance of forensic autopsy in investigating deaths due to coronavirus ... ...

    Abstract Numerous genomic analyses of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) have been conducted, highlighting its variations and lineage transitions. Despite the importance of forensic autopsy in investigating deaths due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), including out-of-hospital deaths, viral genomic analysis has rarely been reported due in part to postmortem changes. In this study, various specimens were collected from 18 forensic autopsy cases with SARS-CoV-2 infection. Reverse-transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction revealed the distribution of the virus in the body, primarily in the respiratory organs. Next-generation sequencing determined the complete genome sequences in 15 of the 18 cases, although some cases showed severe postmortem changes or degradation of tissue RNA. Intrahost genomic diversity of the virus was identified in one case of death due to COVID-19. The accumulation of single-nucleotide variations in the lung of the case suggested the intrahost evolution of SARS-CoV-2. Lung of the case showed diffuse alveolar damage histologically and positivity for SARS-CoV-2 by immunohistochemical analysis and in situ hybridization, indicating virus-associated pneumonia. This study provides insights into the feasibility of genomic analysis of SARS-CoV-2 in forensic autopsy cases and the potential for uncovering important information in COVID-19 deaths, including out-of-hospital deaths.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; COVID-19/pathology ; SARS-CoV-2/genetics ; Autopsy ; Lung ; Genomics ; Postmortem Changes
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-08-04
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 752392-0
    ISSN 1096-9071 ; 0146-6615
    ISSN (online) 1096-9071
    ISSN 0146-6615
    DOI 10.1002/jmv.28990
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  9. Article ; Online: Non-Omicron breakthrough infection with higher viral load and longer vaccination-infection interval improves SARS-CoV-2 BA.4/5 neutralization

    Sho Miyamoto / Takeshi Arashiro / Akira Ueno / Takayuki Kanno / Shinji Saito / Harutaka Katano / Shun Iida / Akira Ainai / Seiya Ozono / Takuya Hemmi / Yuichiro Hirata / Saya Moriyama / Ryutaro Kotaki / Hitomi Kinoshita / Souichi Yamada / Masaharu Shinkai / Shuetsu Fukushi / Yoshimasa Takahashi / Tadaki Suzuki

    iScience, Vol 26, Iss 2, Pp 105969- (2023)

    2023  

    Abstract: Summary: The immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 variants in COVID-19 cases are influenced by various factors including pre-existing immunity via vaccination and prior infection. Elucidating the drivers for upgrading neutralizing activity to SARS-CoV-2 in ... ...

    Abstract Summary: The immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 variants in COVID-19 cases are influenced by various factors including pre-existing immunity via vaccination and prior infection. Elucidating the drivers for upgrading neutralizing activity to SARS-CoV-2 in COVID-19 cases with pre-existing immunity will aid in improving COVID-19 booster vaccines with enhanced cross-protection against antigenically distinct variants, including the Omicron sub-lineage BA.4/5. This study revealed that the magnitude and breadth of neutralization activity to SARS-CoV-2 variants after breakthrough infections are determined primarily by upper respiratory viral load and vaccination-infection time interval. Extensive neutralizing breadth, covering even the most antigenically distant BA.4/5, was observed in cases with higher viral load and longer time intervals. Antigenic cartography depicted a critical role of the time interval in expanding the breadth of neutralization to SARS-CoV-2 variants. Our results illustrate the importance of dosing interval optimization as well as antigen design in developing variant-proof booster vaccines.
    Keywords Immunology ; Immune response ; Virology ; Science ; Q
    Subject code 570
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-02-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Elsevier
    Document type Article ; Online
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  10. Article ; Online: Isolation and Characterization of Distinct Rotavirus A in Bat and Rodent Hosts.

    Kishimoto, Mai / Kajihara, Masahiro / Tabata, Koshiro / Itakura, Yukari / Toba, Shinsuke / Ozono, Seiya / Sato, Yuko / Suzuki, Tadaki / Ito, Naoto / Changula, Katendi / Qiu, Yongjin / Mori-Kajihara, Akina / Eto, Yoshiki / Harima, Hayato / Mwizabi, Daniel / Hang'ombe, Bernard M / Hall, William W / Takada, Ayato / Orba, Yasuko /
    Sawa, Hirofumi / Sasaki, Michihito

    Journal of virology

    2023  Volume 97, Issue 1, Page(s) e0145522

    Abstract: Rotavirus A (RVA) causes diarrheal disease in humans and various animals. Recent studies have identified bat and rodent RVAs with evidence of zoonotic transmission and genome reassortment. However, the virological properties of bat and rodent RVAs with ... ...

    Abstract Rotavirus A (RVA) causes diarrheal disease in humans and various animals. Recent studies have identified bat and rodent RVAs with evidence of zoonotic transmission and genome reassortment. However, the virological properties of bat and rodent RVAs with currently identified genotypes still need to be better clarified. Here, we performed virus isolation-based screening for RVA in animal specimens and isolated RVAs (representative strains: 16-06 and MpR12) from Egyptian fruit bat and Natal multimammate mouse collected in Zambia. Whole-genome sequencing and phylogenetic analysis revealed that the genotypes of bat RVA 16-06 were identical to that of RVA BATp39 strain from the Kenyan fruit bat, which has not yet been characterized. Moreover, all segments of rodent RVA MpR12 were highly divergent and assigned to novel genotypes, but RVA MpR12 was phylogenetically closer to bat RVAs than to other rodent RVAs, indicating a unique evolutionary history. We further investigated the virological properties of the isolated RVAs. In brief, we found that 16-06 entered cells by binding to sialic acids on the cell surface, while MpR12 entered in a sialic acid-independent manner. Experimental inoculation of suckling mice with 16-06 and MpR12 revealed that these RVAs are causative agents of diarrhea. Moreover, 16-06 and MpR12 demonstrated an ability to infect and replicate in a 3D-reconstructed primary human intestinal epithelium with comparable efficiency to the human RVA. Taken together, our results detail the unique genetic and virological features of bat and rodent RVAs and demonstrate the need for further investigation of their zoonotic potential.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Chiroptera/virology ; Diarrhea/veterinary ; Diarrhea/virology ; Genome, Viral ; Genotype ; Kenya ; Phylogeny ; Rotavirus/genetics ; Rotavirus/isolation & purification ; Rotavirus Infections/veterinary ; Murinae/virology
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-01-12
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 80174-4
    ISSN 1098-5514 ; 0022-538X
    ISSN (online) 1098-5514
    ISSN 0022-538X
    DOI 10.1128/jvi.01455-22
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