Journalartikel

Autorenliste: Bridgen, A; Weber, F; Fazakerley, JK; Elliott, RM

Jahr der Veröffentlichung: 2001

Seiten: 664-669

Zeitschrift: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Bandnummer: 98

Heftnummer: 2

ISSN: 0027-8424

DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.98.2.664

Verlag: National Academy of Sciences

Abstract: 
Bunyamwera virus (family Bunyaviridae, genus Bunyavirus) contains a tripartite negative-sense RNA genome. The smallest RNA segment S, encodes the nucleocapsid protein N and a nonstructural protein, NSs, in overlapping reading frames. We have generated a mutant virus tacking NSs, called BUNdelNSs, by reverse genetics. Compared with the wild-type (wt) virus, BUNdelNSs exhibited a smaller plaque size and generated titers of virus approximately 1 log lower. In mammalian cells, the mutant expressed greatly increased levels of N protein; significantly, the marked inhibition of host cell protein synthesis shown by wt virus was considerably impaired by BUNdelNSs. When inoculated by the intracerebral route BUNdelNSs killed BALB/c mice with a slower time course than wt and exhibited a reduced cell-to-cell spread, and titers of virus in the brain were tower. In addition, the abrogation of NSs expression changed Bunyamwera virus from a noninducer to an inducer of an interferon-beta promoter. These results suggest that, although not essential for growth in tissue culture or in mice, the bunyavirus NSs protein has several functions in the virus life cycle and contributes to viral pathogenesis.

Harvard-Zitierstil: Bridgen, A., Weber, F., Fazakerley, J. and Elliott, R. (2001) Bunyamwera bunyavirus nonstructural protein NSs is a nonessential gene product that contributes to viral pathogenesis, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 98(2), pp. 664-669. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.98.2.664

APA-Zitierstil: Bridgen, A., Weber, F., Fazakerley, J., & Elliott, R. (2001). Bunyamwera bunyavirus nonstructural protein NSs is a nonessential gene product that contributes to viral pathogenesis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 98(2), 664-669. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.98.2.664