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Abstract
In 2012 and 2013 two novel influenza A viruses were discovered in South American bat species. Remarkably, the hemagglutinin of these bat influenza viruses was found not to bind the canonical influenza virus receptor, sialic acid, or any other glycan, despite high sequence and structural homology with conventional influenza A virus hemagglutinins. Using transcriptomic profiling of susceptible versus non-susceptible cells, in combination with genome-wide CRISPR/Cas9-based screening, we identified the MHC-II complex HLA-DR as crucial entry factor for bat influenza viruses. CRISPR/Cas9-mediated knockout of HLA-DR rendered susceptible cells completely resistant to bat influenza but not conventional influenza virus infection, whereas ectopic expression of HLA-DR in non-susceptible cells conferred susceptibility to bat influenza virus infection. Expression of MHC-II complexes from three different bat species, nice, pigs or chickens also conferred susceptibility. Notably, infection of mice with bat influenza virus resulted in robust virus replication in the upper respiratory tract, whereas mice deficient for MHC-II were resistant to infection. Collectively, our data identify MHC-II from multiple species as crucial entry determinant for bat influenza virus, suggesting the potential for broad vertebrate tropism.
Information on participating / attending:
Date:
04/16/2019 17:00 - 04/16/2019 18:00
Event venue:
Feodor-Lynen-Str. 7
TWINCORE Seminar room 0.02
30625 Hannover
Niedersachsen
Germany
Target group:
Scientists and scholars, Students
Email address:
Relevance:
local
Subject areas:
Biology, Medicine
Types of events:
Presentation / colloquium / lecture, Seminar / workshop / discussion
Entry:
02/14/2019
Sender/author:
Dr. Jo Schilling
Department:
Presse- und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit
Event is free:
yes
Language of the text:
German
URL of this event: http://idw-online.de/en/event62845
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