2019
Early Porcine Sapovirus Infection Disrupts Tight Junctions and Uses Occludin as a Coreceptor
Alfajaro M, Cho E, Kim D, Kim J, Park J, Soliman M, Baek Y, Park C, Kang M, Park S, Cho K. Early Porcine Sapovirus Infection Disrupts Tight Junctions and Uses Occludin as a Coreceptor. Journal Of Virology 2019, 93: 10.1128/jvi.01773-18. PMID: 30463963, PMCID: PMC6364031, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01773-18.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere acute gastroenteritisClaudin-1Acute gastroenteritisEntry factorsTight junctionsTJ proteinsLLC-PK cellsAdhesion molecule-1Common causative agentChinese hamster ovaryDisrupts tight junctionsIntestinal epithelial cellsTransepithelial electrical resistanceHisto-blood groupTJ protein occludinRole of TJsMolecule-1Functional coreceptorInfectionTerminal sialic acidAffordable drugsProtein occludinOccludinSpecific antibodiesEpithelial cells
2018
Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase/Akt and MEK/ERK Signaling Pathways Facilitate Sapovirus Trafficking and Late Endosomal Acidification for Viral Uncoating in LLC-PK Cells
Soliman M, Kim D, Park J, Kim J, Alfajaro M, Baek Y, Cho E, Park C, Kang M, Park S, Cho K. Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase/Akt and MEK/ERK Signaling Pathways Facilitate Sapovirus Trafficking and Late Endosomal Acidification for Viral Uncoating in LLC-PK Cells. Journal Of Virology 2018, 92: 10.1128/jvi.01674-18. PMID: 30282712, PMCID: PMC6258943, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01674-18.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMEK/ERKCell surface carbohydrate receptorsLate endosomesPI3K/AktSmall interfering RNAsEndosomal acidificationPI3KEarly endosomesExtracellular signal-regulated kinaseViral uncoatingSignal-regulated kinaseV-ATPase proton pumpCell surface receptorsHost cell entryEarly activationEntry processERK moleculesInterfering RNAsEndosomesCarbohydrate receptorsUse of inhibitorsProton pumpERKSurface receptorsAktPorcine sapovirus Cowden strain enters LLC-PK cells via clathrin- and cholesterol-dependent endocytosis with the requirement of dynamin II
Soliman M, Kim D, Kim C, Seo J, Kim J, Park J, Alfajaro M, Baek Y, Cho E, Park S, Kang M, Chang K, Goodfellow I, Cho K. Porcine sapovirus Cowden strain enters LLC-PK cells via clathrin- and cholesterol-dependent endocytosis with the requirement of dynamin II. Veterinary Research 2018, 49: 92. PMID: 30223898, PMCID: PMC6142377, DOI: 10.1186/s13567-018-0584-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDynamin IIActin rearrangementLate endosomesDN mutantsLLC-PK cellsDynamin GTPase activityClathrin-mediated endocytosisCowden strainClathrin-mediated internalizationDominant negative mutantCholesterol-dependent endocytosisInhibition of caveolaeVesicle internalizationCholesterol-sequestering drugEndosomal traffickingEarly endosomesSiRNA depletionNegative mutantGTPase activityClathrinEndocytosisEndosomal acidificationMutantsEndosomesCell entryFeline calicivirus- and murine norovirus-induced COX-2/PGE2 signaling pathway has proviral effects
Alfajaro M, Cho E, Park J, Kim J, Soliman M, Baek Y, Kang M, Park S, Cho K. Feline calicivirus- and murine norovirus-induced COX-2/PGE2 signaling pathway has proviral effects. PLOS ONE 2018, 13: e0200726. PMID: 30021004, PMCID: PMC6051663, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0200726.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOX-2/COX-1/Production of PGE2COX-2 enzymePharmacological inhibitorsProviral effectCOX-1COX-2/PGE2Potential therapeutic candidateAddition of PGE2Small interfering RNAsSame virus familyReplication of virusesInfection of cellsTime-dependent mannerAntiviral effectMNV infectionTherapeutic candidatePGE2Virus replicationMNV replicationPathophysiological conditionsInhibitory effectGenus SapovirusInfection
2017
Activation of COX-2/PGE2 Promotes Sapovirus Replication via the Inhibition of Nitric Oxide Production
Alfajaro M, Choi J, Kim D, Seo J, Kim J, Park J, Soliman M, Baek Y, Cho E, Kwon J, Kwon H, Park S, Lee W, Kang M, Hosmillo M, Goodfellow I, Cho K. Activation of COX-2/PGE2 Promotes Sapovirus Replication via the Inhibition of Nitric Oxide Production. Journal Of Virology 2017, 91: 10.1128/jvi.01656-16. PMID: 27881647, PMCID: PMC5244346, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01656-16.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOX/PGENonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugsAnti-inflammatory drugsCOX-2Sapovirus infectionAcute gastroenteritisProstaglandin ECOX-1/2 inhibitor indomethacinAntiviral effector mechanismsCOX-2 specific inhibitor NS-398Severe acute gastroenteritisCOX-1 levelsInhibitor NS-398New targetsNitric oxide synthaseProduction of PGENitric oxide productionCOX-2 mRNASmall interfering RNAsPorcine sapovirusMajor etiological agentPotential new targetsInhibitor indomethacinOxide synthaseEffector mechanisms
2014
Both α2,3- and α2,6-Linked Sialic Acids on O-Linked Glycoproteins Act as Functional Receptors for Porcine Sapovirus
Kim D, Hosmillo M, Alfajaro M, Kim J, Park J, Son K, Ryu E, Sorgeloos F, Kwon H, Park S, Lee W, Cho D, Kwon J, Choi J, Kang M, Goodfellow I, Cho K. Both α2,3- and α2,6-Linked Sialic Acids on O-Linked Glycoproteins Act as Functional Receptors for Porcine Sapovirus. PLOS Pathogens 2014, 10: e1004172. PMID: 24901849, PMCID: PMC4047124, DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1004172.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHisto-blood group antigensFunctional receptorsSambucus nigra lectinSialic acidGroup antigensTreatment of cellsSynthetic histo-blood group antigensViral attachmentVirus bindingMaackia amurensis lectinPorcine sapovirusVibrio cholerae neuraminidaseRed blood cellsIntestinal tissue sectionsAcute gastroenteritisImportant causeInfectionBlood cellsVirus attachmentReceptorsPSAVSapovirusCellular receptorsTissue sectionsGlycoprotein acts