2019
Dual Recognition of Sialic Acid and αGal Epitopes by the VP8* Domains of the Bovine Rotavirus G6P[5] WC3 and of Its Mono-reassortant G4P[5] RotaTeq Vaccine Strains
Alfajaro M, Kim J, Barbé L, Cho E, Park J, Soliman M, Baek Y, Kang M, Kim S, Kim G, Park S, Le Pendu J, Cho K. Dual Recognition of Sialic Acid and αGal Epitopes by the VP8* Domains of the Bovine Rotavirus G6P[5] WC3 and of Its Mono-reassortant G4P[5] RotaTeq Vaccine Strains. Journal Of Virology 2019, 93: 10.1128/jvi.00941-19. PMID: 31243129, PMCID: PMC6714814, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00941-19.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHisto-blood group antigensRotaTeq vaccineIntestinal epithelial cellsAlternative receptorSialic acidVaccine strainGroup antigensSevere rotavirus diseaseEpithelial cellsHuman intestinal epithelial cellsHuman small intestinal epithelial cellsNatural human infectionBearing strainsSmall intestinal epithelial cellsRotaTeq vaccine strainsMA-104 cellsTight junction proteinsGroup A rotavirusesRotavirus diseaseSevere diarrheaIntestinal enteroidsGroup ASurface sialic acidΑGal epitopesImportant cause
2018
Activation of PI3K, Akt, and ERK during early rotavirus infection leads to V-ATPase-dependent endosomal acidification required for uncoating
Soliman M, Seo J, Kim D, Kim J, Park J, Alfajaro M, Baek Y, Cho E, Kwon J, Choi J, Kang M, Park S, Cho K. Activation of PI3K, Akt, and ERK during early rotavirus infection leads to V-ATPase-dependent endosomal acidification required for uncoating. PLOS Pathogens 2018, 14: e1006820. PMID: 29352319, PMCID: PMC5792019, DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1006820.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcidsAnimalsCaco-2 CellsCapsid ProteinsCattleCells, CulturedEndosomesEnzyme ActivationExtracellular Signal-Regulated MAP KinasesHaplorhiniHumansHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktRotavirusRotavirus InfectionsSf9 CellsSignal TransductionVacuolar Proton-Translocating ATPasesVirus UncoatingConceptsMEK/ERK pathwayV-ATPasePI3K/AktSubunit EOuter capsid proteinEndosomal acidificationLate endosomesERK pathwayCapsid proteinPI3KEarly infection eventsMEK/ERKCell surface receptorsImmunoprecipitation assaysPPI3KVirus traffickingProximity ligationMultistep bindingSurface receptorsAktViral progenyViral uncoatingERKRVA strainsEndosomes
2015
Genetic diversity of the VP7, VP4 and VP6 genes of Korean porcine group C rotaviruses
Jeong Y, Matthijnssens J, Kim D, Kim J, Alfajaro M, Park J, Hosmillo M, Son K, Soliman M, Baek Y, Kwon J, Choi J, Kang M, Cho K. Genetic diversity of the VP7, VP4 and VP6 genes of Korean porcine group C rotaviruses. Veterinary Microbiology 2015, 176: 61-69. PMID: 25592760, DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2014.12.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic diversityPorcine group C rotavirusPorcine RVCRVC strainsLarge genetic diversityVP6 geneGroup C rotavirusFrequent reassortment eventsStrong geographical differencesPhylogenetic dataPhylogenetic analysisHost speciesHuman RVCORF sequencesC rotavirusReassortment eventsGene segmentsPig industryG7 genotypeImportant pathogenGenesDiversityEconomic impactVP4 sequencesDefinitive cut