Inhibition of infection spread by co-transmitted defective interfering particles.
Although virus release from host cells and tissues propels the spread of many infectious diseases, most virus particles are not infectious; many are defective, lacking essential genetic information needed for replication. When defective and viable particles enter the same cell, the defective particl...
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| author | Ashley Baltes Fulya Akpinar Bahar Inankur John Yin |
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| description | Although virus release from host cells and tissues propels the spread of many infectious diseases, most virus particles are not infectious; many are defective, lacking essential genetic information needed for replication. When defective and viable particles enter the same cell, the defective particles can multiply while interfering with viable particle production. Defective interfering particles (DIPs) occur in nature, but their role in disease pathogenesis and spread is not known. Here, we engineered an RNA virus and its DIPs to express different fluorescent reporters, and we observed how DIPs impact viral gene expression and infection spread. Across thousands of host cells, co-infected with infectious virus and DIPs, gene expression was highly variable, but average levels of viral reporter expression fell at higher DIP doses. In cell populations spatial patterns of infection spread provided the first direct evidence for the co-transmission of DIPs with infectious virus. Patterns of spread were highly sensitive to the behavior of initial or early co-infected cells, with slower overall spread stemming from higher early DIP doses. Under such conditions striking patterns of patchy gene expression reflected localized regions of DIP or virus enrichment. From a broader perspective, these results suggest DIPs contribute to the ecological and evolutionary persistence of viruses in nature. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-50aa878a2725436b9c00e4b8b5de8a7b2022-12-22T03:46:23ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032017-01-01129e018402910.1371/journal.pone.0184029Inhibition of infection spread by co-transmitted defective interfering particles.Ashley BaltesFulya AkpinarBahar InankurJohn YinAlthough virus release from host cells and tissues propels the spread of many infectious diseases, most virus particles are not infectious; many are defective, lacking essential genetic information needed for replication. When defective and viable particles enter the same cell, the defective particles can multiply while interfering with viable particle production. Defective interfering particles (DIPs) occur in nature, but their role in disease pathogenesis and spread is not known. Here, we engineered an RNA virus and its DIPs to express different fluorescent reporters, and we observed how DIPs impact viral gene expression and infection spread. Across thousands of host cells, co-infected with infectious virus and DIPs, gene expression was highly variable, but average levels of viral reporter expression fell at higher DIP doses. In cell populations spatial patterns of infection spread provided the first direct evidence for the co-transmission of DIPs with infectious virus. Patterns of spread were highly sensitive to the behavior of initial or early co-infected cells, with slower overall spread stemming from higher early DIP doses. Under such conditions striking patterns of patchy gene expression reflected localized regions of DIP or virus enrichment. From a broader perspective, these results suggest DIPs contribute to the ecological and evolutionary persistence of viruses in nature.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5600374?pdf=render |
| spellingShingle | Ashley Baltes Fulya Akpinar Bahar Inankur John Yin Inhibition of infection spread by co-transmitted defective interfering particles. PLoS ONE |
| title | Inhibition of infection spread by co-transmitted defective interfering particles. |
| title_full | Inhibition of infection spread by co-transmitted defective interfering particles. |
| title_fullStr | Inhibition of infection spread by co-transmitted defective interfering particles. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Inhibition of infection spread by co-transmitted defective interfering particles. |
| title_short | Inhibition of infection spread by co-transmitted defective interfering particles. |
| title_sort | inhibition of infection spread by co transmitted defective interfering particles |
| url | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5600374?pdf=render |
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