Cotton rat (Sigmodon hispidus) signaling lymphocyte activation molecule (CD150) is an entry receptor for measles virus.

Cotton rats (Sigmodon hispidus) replicate measles virus (MV) after intranasal infection in the respiratory tract and lymphoid tissue. We have cloned the cotton rat signaling lymphocytic activation molecule (CD150, SLAM) in order to investigate its role as a potential receptor for MV. Cotton rat CD15...

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Main Authors: Thomas Carsillo, Devra Huey, Amy Levinsky, Karola Obojes, Jürgen Schneider-Schaulies, Stefan Niewiesk
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Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
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Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4190324?pdf=render
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author Thomas Carsillo
Devra Huey
Amy Levinsky
Karola Obojes
Jürgen Schneider-Schaulies
Stefan Niewiesk
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Devra Huey
Amy Levinsky
Karola Obojes
Jürgen Schneider-Schaulies
Stefan Niewiesk
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description Cotton rats (Sigmodon hispidus) replicate measles virus (MV) after intranasal infection in the respiratory tract and lymphoid tissue. We have cloned the cotton rat signaling lymphocytic activation molecule (CD150, SLAM) in order to investigate its role as a potential receptor for MV. Cotton rat CD150 displays 58% and 78% amino acid homology with human and mouse CD150, respectively. By staining with a newly generated cotton rat CD150 specific monoclonal antibody expression of CD150 was confirmed in cotton rat lymphoid cells and in tissues with a pattern of expression similar to mouse and humans. Previously, binding of MV hemagglutinin has been shown to be dependent on amino acids 60, 61 and 63 in the V region of CD150. The human molecule contains isoleucine, histidine and valine at these positions and binds to MV-H whereas the mouse molecule contains valine, arginine and leucine and does not function as a receptor for MV. In the cotton rat molecule, amino acids 61 and 63 are identical with the mouse molecule and amino acid 60 with the human molecule. After transfection with cotton rat CD150 HEK 293 T cells became susceptible to infection with single cycle VSV pseudotype virus expressing wild type MV glycoproteins and with a MV wildtype virus. After infection, cells expressing cotton rat CD150 replicated virus to lower levels than cells expressing the human molecule and formed smaller plaques. These data might explain why the cotton rat is a semipermissive model for measles virus infection.
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spelling doaj.art-eaf8ddff2f414c789b0cfec86017f7a12022-12-22T00:40:43ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032014-01-01910e11012010.1371/journal.pone.0110120Cotton rat (Sigmodon hispidus) signaling lymphocyte activation molecule (CD150) is an entry receptor for measles virus.Thomas CarsilloDevra HueyAmy LevinskyKarola ObojesJürgen Schneider-SchauliesStefan NiewieskCotton rats (Sigmodon hispidus) replicate measles virus (MV) after intranasal infection in the respiratory tract and lymphoid tissue. We have cloned the cotton rat signaling lymphocytic activation molecule (CD150, SLAM) in order to investigate its role as a potential receptor for MV. Cotton rat CD150 displays 58% and 78% amino acid homology with human and mouse CD150, respectively. By staining with a newly generated cotton rat CD150 specific monoclonal antibody expression of CD150 was confirmed in cotton rat lymphoid cells and in tissues with a pattern of expression similar to mouse and humans. Previously, binding of MV hemagglutinin has been shown to be dependent on amino acids 60, 61 and 63 in the V region of CD150. The human molecule contains isoleucine, histidine and valine at these positions and binds to MV-H whereas the mouse molecule contains valine, arginine and leucine and does not function as a receptor for MV. In the cotton rat molecule, amino acids 61 and 63 are identical with the mouse molecule and amino acid 60 with the human molecule. After transfection with cotton rat CD150 HEK 293 T cells became susceptible to infection with single cycle VSV pseudotype virus expressing wild type MV glycoproteins and with a MV wildtype virus. After infection, cells expressing cotton rat CD150 replicated virus to lower levels than cells expressing the human molecule and formed smaller plaques. These data might explain why the cotton rat is a semipermissive model for measles virus infection.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4190324?pdf=render
spellingShingle Thomas Carsillo
Devra Huey
Amy Levinsky
Karola Obojes
Jürgen Schneider-Schaulies
Stefan Niewiesk
Cotton rat (Sigmodon hispidus) signaling lymphocyte activation molecule (CD150) is an entry receptor for measles virus.
PLoS ONE
title Cotton rat (Sigmodon hispidus) signaling lymphocyte activation molecule (CD150) is an entry receptor for measles virus.
title_full Cotton rat (Sigmodon hispidus) signaling lymphocyte activation molecule (CD150) is an entry receptor for measles virus.
title_fullStr Cotton rat (Sigmodon hispidus) signaling lymphocyte activation molecule (CD150) is an entry receptor for measles virus.
title_full_unstemmed Cotton rat (Sigmodon hispidus) signaling lymphocyte activation molecule (CD150) is an entry receptor for measles virus.
title_short Cotton rat (Sigmodon hispidus) signaling lymphocyte activation molecule (CD150) is an entry receptor for measles virus.
title_sort cotton rat sigmodon hispidus signaling lymphocyte activation molecule cd150 is an entry receptor for measles virus
url http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4190324?pdf=render
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