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Generation of Replication-Proficient Influenza Virus NS1 Point Mutants with Interferon-Hyperinducer Phenotype
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ISSN: 1932-6203
WOS ID: 000336956300098
Scopus EID: 2-s2.0-84902322320
PMID: 24887174
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Perez-Cidoncha M, Killip MJ, Asensio VJJ, Fernandez Y, Bengoechea JA, Randall RE, et al. Generation of Replication-Proficient Influenza Virus NS1 Point Mutants with Interferon-Hyperinducer Phenotype. PLoS One. 2014 Jun 02;9(6):e98668.Abstract
The NS1 protein of influenza A viruses is the dedicated viral interferon (IFN)-antagonist. Viruses lacking NS1 protein expression cannot multiply in normal cells but are viable in cells deficient in their ability to produce or respond to IFN. Here we report an unbiased mutagenesis approach to identify positions in the influenza A NS1 protein that modulate the IFN response upon infection. A random library of virus ribonucleoproteins containing circa 40 000 point mutants in NS1 were transferred to infectious virus and amplified in MDCK cells unable to respond to interferon. Viruses that activated the interferon (IFN) response were subsequently selected by their ability to induce expression of green-fluorescent protein (GFP) following infection of A549 cells bearing an IFN promoter-dependent GFP gene. Using this approach we isolated individual mutant viruses that replicate to high titers in IFN-compromised cells but, compared to wild type viruses, induced higher levels of IFN in IFN-competent cells and had a reduced capacity to counteract exogenous IFN. Most of these viruses contained not previously reported NS1 mutations within either the RNA-binding domain, the effector domain or the linker region between them. These results indicate that subtle alterations in NS1 can reduce its effectiveness as an IFN antagonist without affecting the intrinsic capacity of the virus to multiply. The general approach reported here may facilitate the generation of replication-proficient, IFN-inducing virus mutants, that potentially could be developed as attenuated vaccines against a variety of viruses.
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0098668MeSH
Viral Nonstructural ProteinsGreen Fluorescent Proteins
Base Sequence
Humans
Cell Line
Immunity, Innate
Promoter Regions, Genetic
Virus Replication
Dogs
Influenza A virus
Interferons
Animals
DNA Primers
Point Mutation
DeCS
AnimalesCartilla de ADN
Replicación Viral
Inmunidad Innata
Perros
Línea Celular
Virus de la Influenza A
Interferones
Secuencia de Bases
Proteínas Fluorescentes Verdes
Humanos
Regiones Promotoras Genéticas
Proteínas no Estructurales Virales
Mutación Puntual