Rotavirus VP8☆: Phylogeny, Host Range, and Interaction with Histo-Blood Group Antigens
Rotavirus VP8☆: Phylogeny, Host Range, and Interaction with Histo-Blood Group Antigens
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DOI:
10.1128/jvi.00979-12
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发表时间:
2012-09-01
影响因子:
5.4
通讯作者:
Jiang, Xi
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作者:
Liu, Yang;Huang, Pengwei;Jiang, Xi
The distal portion of rotavirus (RV) VP4 spike protein (VP8(star)) is implicated in binding to cellular receptors, thereby facilitating viral attachment and entry. While VP8(star) of some animal RVs engage sialic acid, human RVs often attach to and enter cells in a sialic acid-independent manner. A recent study demonstrated that the major human RVs (P[4], P[6], and P[8]) recognize human histo-blood group antigens (HBGAs). In this study, we performed a phylogenetic analysis of RVs and showed further variations of RV interaction with HBGAs. On the basis of the VP8(star) sequences, RVs are grouped into five P genogroups (P[I] to P[V]), of which P[I], P[IV], and P[V] mainly infect animals, P[II] infects humans, and P[III] infects both animals and humans. The sialic acid-dependent RVs (P[1], P[2], P[3], and P[7]) form a subcluster within P [I], while all three major P genotypes of human RVs (P[4], P[6], and P[8]) are clustered in P[II]. We then characterized three human RVs (P[9], P[14], and P[25]) in P[III] and observed a new pattern of binding to the type A antigen which is distinct from that of the P[II] RVs. The binding was demonstrated by hemagglutination and saliva binding assay using recombinant VP8(star) and native RVs. Homology modeling and mutagenesis study showed that the locations of the carbohydrate binding interfaces are shared with the sialic acid-dependent RVs, although different amino acids are involved. The P[III] VP8(star) proteins also bind the A antigens of the porcine and bovine mucins, suggesting the A antigen as a possible factor for cross-species transmission of RVs. Our study suggests that HBGAs play an important role in RV infection and evolution.