新世界汉塔病毒进入细胞时,Protocadherin-1是必不可少的
Rohit K Jangra1, Andrew S Herbert2, Rong Li3
1Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
Nature
|November 23, 2018
概括
Protocadherin-1 (PCDH1) 对于汉塔病毒进入人类细胞至关重要. 阻断PCDH1可以预防汉塔病毒肺综合征 (HPS) 和相关感染.
科学领域:
- 病毒学
- 分子生物学
- 免疫学
背景情况:
- 汉塔病毒肺综合症 (HPS) 是由动物感染的汉塔病毒引起的严重,经常致命的呼吸道疾病.
- 没有特定的抗病毒治疗方法或已知对汉塔病毒感染敏感性的分子决定因素.
研究的目的:
- 确定汉塔病毒进入和感染肺内皮细胞的分子决定因素.
- 探索HPS的潜在治疗目标.
主要方法:
- 在体外基于细胞的测试以研究汉塔病毒的进入.
- 使用安第斯病毒 (ANDV) 感染的叙利亚金模型的体内研究.
- 通过基因操纵来抑制PCDH1的表达.
主要成果:
- 鉴定出Protocadherin-1 (PCDH1) 是安第斯病毒 (ANDV) 和Sin Nombre病毒 (SNV) 进入的重要宿主因素.
- 汉塔病毒表面糖蛋白直接与PCDH1结合进入细胞.
- 对于致命的ANDV感染,PCDH1的遗传删除产生了显著的耐药性.
结论:
- PCDH1是新世界汉塔病毒感染的关键决定因素.
- 针对PCDH1是一种潜在的治疗策略,可以对抗汉塔病毒感染和HPS.
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