Exosomes mediate Coxsackievirus B3 transmission and expand the viral tropism.

Specific virus-receptor interactions are important determinants in viral host range, tropism and pathogenesis, influencing the location and initiation of primary infection as well as viral spread to other target organs/tissues in the postviremic phase. Coxsackieviruses of Group B (CVB) and its six s...

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Main Authors: Yuxuan Fu, Sidong Xiong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-01-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1011090
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description Specific virus-receptor interactions are important determinants in viral host range, tropism and pathogenesis, influencing the location and initiation of primary infection as well as viral spread to other target organs/tissues in the postviremic phase. Coxsackieviruses of Group B (CVB) and its six serotypes (CVB1-6) specifically interact with two receptor proteins, coxsackievirus-adenovirus receptor (CAR) and decay-accelerating factor (DAF), and cause various lesions in most permissive tissues. However, our previous data and other studies revealed that virus receptor-negative cells or tissues can be infected with CVB type 3 (CVB3), which can also effectively replicate. To study this interesting finding, we explored the possibility that exosomes are involved in CVB3 tropism and that exosomes functionally enhance CVB3 transmission. We found that exosomes carried and delivered CVB3 virions, resulting in efficient infection in receptor-negative host cells. We also found that delivery of CVB3 virions attached to exosomes depended on the virus receptor CAR. Importantly, exosomes carrying CVB3 virions exhibited greater infection efficiency than free virions because they accessed various entry routes, overcoming restrictions to viral tropism. In vivo experiments demonstrated that inhibition of exosome coupling with virions attenuated CVB3-induced immunological system dysfunction and reduced mortality. Our study describes a new mechanism in which exosomes contribute to viral tropism, spread, and pathogenesis.
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spelling doaj.art-6d11958b980349ad91f8d3b365d700ec2023-02-17T05:31:50ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS Pathogens1553-73661553-73742023-01-01191e101109010.1371/journal.ppat.1011090Exosomes mediate Coxsackievirus B3 transmission and expand the viral tropism.Yuxuan FuSidong XiongSpecific virus-receptor interactions are important determinants in viral host range, tropism and pathogenesis, influencing the location and initiation of primary infection as well as viral spread to other target organs/tissues in the postviremic phase. Coxsackieviruses of Group B (CVB) and its six serotypes (CVB1-6) specifically interact with two receptor proteins, coxsackievirus-adenovirus receptor (CAR) and decay-accelerating factor (DAF), and cause various lesions in most permissive tissues. However, our previous data and other studies revealed that virus receptor-negative cells or tissues can be infected with CVB type 3 (CVB3), which can also effectively replicate. To study this interesting finding, we explored the possibility that exosomes are involved in CVB3 tropism and that exosomes functionally enhance CVB3 transmission. We found that exosomes carried and delivered CVB3 virions, resulting in efficient infection in receptor-negative host cells. We also found that delivery of CVB3 virions attached to exosomes depended on the virus receptor CAR. Importantly, exosomes carrying CVB3 virions exhibited greater infection efficiency than free virions because they accessed various entry routes, overcoming restrictions to viral tropism. In vivo experiments demonstrated that inhibition of exosome coupling with virions attenuated CVB3-induced immunological system dysfunction and reduced mortality. Our study describes a new mechanism in which exosomes contribute to viral tropism, spread, and pathogenesis.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1011090
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Exosomes mediate Coxsackievirus B3 transmission and expand the viral tropism.
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title Exosomes mediate Coxsackievirus B3 transmission and expand the viral tropism.
title_full Exosomes mediate Coxsackievirus B3 transmission and expand the viral tropism.
title_fullStr Exosomes mediate Coxsackievirus B3 transmission and expand the viral tropism.
title_full_unstemmed Exosomes mediate Coxsackievirus B3 transmission and expand the viral tropism.
title_short Exosomes mediate Coxsackievirus B3 transmission and expand the viral tropism.
title_sort exosomes mediate coxsackievirus b3 transmission and expand the viral tropism
url https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1011090
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