2021
CD300lf Conditional Knockout Mouse Reveals Strain-Specific Cellular Tropism of Murine Norovirus
Graziano VR, Alfajaro MM, Schmitz CO, Filler RB, Strine MS, Wei J, Hsieh LL, Baldridge MT, Nice TJ, Lee S, Orchard RC, Wilen CB. CD300lf Conditional Knockout Mouse Reveals Strain-Specific Cellular Tropism of Murine Norovirus. Journal Of Virology 2021, 95: 10.1128/jvi.01652-20. PMID: 33177207, PMCID: PMC7925115, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01652-20.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConditional knockout miceIntestinal epithelial cellsCell tropismKnockout miceTuft cellsDendritic cellsMyelomonocytic cellsB cellsCellular tropismMurine norovirusEpithelial cellsViral RNA levelsInnate immune responseCause of gastroenteritisMNoV infectionCell typesViral loadGastrointestinal infectionsReceptor expressionImmunocompetent humansImmune responseCell type-specific rolesMouse modelIntestinal tissueMNoV
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCHO CellsCricetulusEndosomesEpithelial CellsGastroenteritisLLC-PK1 CellsOccludinSapovirusSwineTight JunctionsVirus DiseasesConceptsSevere 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 receptorsAkt