Zhihua Liu, Yawei Zhang, Mengli Cheng, Ningning Ge, Jiayi Shu, Zhiheng Xu, Xiao Su, Zhihua Kou, Yigang Tong, Chengfeng Qin and Xia Jin. A single nonsynonymous mutation on ZIKV E protein-coding sequences leads to markedly increased neurovirulence in vivo[J]. Virologica Sinica.
Citation: Zhihua Liu, Yawei Zhang, Mengli Cheng, Ningning Ge, Jiayi Shu, Zhiheng Xu, Xiao Su, Zhihua Kou, Yigang Tong, Chengfeng Qin, Xia Jin. A single nonsynonymous mutation on ZIKV E protein-coding sequences leads to markedly increased neurovirulence in vivo .VIROLOGICA SINICA.

A single nonsynonymous mutation on ZIKV E protein-coding sequences leads to markedly increased neurovirulence in vivo

  • Zika virus (ZIKV) can infect a wide range of tissues including the developmental brain of human fetus. Whether specific viral genetic variants are linked to neuropathology is incompletely understood. To address this, we have intracranially serially passaged a clinical ZIKV isolate (SW01) in neonatal mice and discovered variants that exhibit markedly increased virulence and neurotropism. Deep sequencing analysis combining with molecular virology studies revealed that a single 67D (Aspartic acid) to N (Asparagine) substitution on E protein is sufficient to confer the increased virulence and neurotropism in vivo. Notably, virus clones with D67N mutation had higher viral production and caused more severe cytopathic effect (CPE) in human neural astrocytes U251 cells in vitro, indicating its potential neurological toxicity to human brain. These findings revealed that a single mutation D67N on ZIKV envelope may lead to severe neuro lesion that may help to explain the neurovirulence of ZIKV and suggest monitoring the occurrence of this mutation during nature infection maybe important.

A single nonsynonymous mutation on ZIKV E protein-coding sequences leads to markedly increased neurovirulence in vivo

  • Zika virus (ZIKV) can infect a wide range of tissues including the developmental brain of human fetus. Whether specific viral genetic variants are linked to neuropathology is incompletely understood. To address this, we have intracranially serially passaged a clinical ZIKV isolate (SW01) in neonatal mice and discovered variants that exhibit markedly increased virulence and neurotropism. Deep sequencing analysis combining with molecular virology studies revealed that a single 67D (Aspartic acid) to N (Asparagine) substitution on E protein is sufficient to confer the increased virulence and neurotropism in vivo. Notably, virus clones with D67N mutation had higher viral production and caused more severe cytopathic effect (CPE) in human neural astrocytes U251 cells in vitro, indicating its potential neurological toxicity to human brain. These findings revealed that a single mutation D67N on ZIKV envelope may lead to severe neuro lesion that may help to explain the neurovirulence of ZIKV and suggest monitoring the occurrence of this mutation during nature infection maybe important.

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    A single nonsynonymous mutation on ZIKV E protein-coding sequences leads to markedly increased neurovirulence in vivo

      Corresponding author: Zhihua Kou, kouzhihua@shphc.org.cn
      Corresponding author: Yigang Tong, tong.yigang@gmail.com
      Corresponding author: Chengfeng Qin, qincf@bmi.ac.cn
      Corresponding author: Xia Jin, jinxia@shphc.org.cn
    • 1. Institut Pasteur of Shanghai, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, China;
    • 2. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China;
    • 3. Vaccine and Immunology Research Center, Translational Medical Research Institute, Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Fudan University, Shanghai 201508, China;
    • 4. State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing 100071, China;
    • 5. State Key Laboratory of Molecular Developmental Biology, CAS Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China;
    • 6. College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China

    Abstract: Zika virus (ZIKV) can infect a wide range of tissues including the developmental brain of human fetus. Whether specific viral genetic variants are linked to neuropathology is incompletely understood. To address this, we have intracranially serially passaged a clinical ZIKV isolate (SW01) in neonatal mice and discovered variants that exhibit markedly increased virulence and neurotropism. Deep sequencing analysis combining with molecular virology studies revealed that a single 67D (Aspartic acid) to N (Asparagine) substitution on E protein is sufficient to confer the increased virulence and neurotropism in vivo. Notably, virus clones with D67N mutation had higher viral production and caused more severe cytopathic effect (CPE) in human neural astrocytes U251 cells in vitro, indicating its potential neurological toxicity to human brain. These findings revealed that a single mutation D67N on ZIKV envelope may lead to severe neuro lesion that may help to explain the neurovirulence of ZIKV and suggest monitoring the occurrence of this mutation during nature infection maybe important.

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