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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | MHC class II-alpha chain knockout mice support increased viral replication that is independent of their lack of MHC class II cell surface expression and associated immune function deficiencies |
Author: | Alsharifi, M. Koskinen, A. Wijesundara, D. Bettadapura, J. Mullbacher, A. |
Citation: | PLoS One, 2013; 8(6):e68458-1-e68458-8 |
Publisher: | Public Library of Science |
Issue Date: | 2013 |
ISSN: | 1932-6203 1932-6203 |
Editor: | Ashour, H.M. |
Statement of Responsibility: | Mohammed Alsharifi, Aulikki Koskinen, Danushka K. Wijesundara, Jayaram Bettadapura, Arno Müllbacher |
Abstract: | MHCII molecules are heterodimeric cell surface proteins composed of an α and β chain. These molecules are almost exclusively expressed on thymic epithelium and antigen presenting cells (APCs) and play a central role in the development and function of CD4 T cells. Various MHC-II knockout mice have been generated including MHC-IIAα-/- (I-Aα-/-), MHC-IIAβ-/- (I-β-/-) and the double knockout (I-Aαxβ-/-). Here we report a very striking observation, namely that alphaviruses including the avirulent strain of Semliki Forest virus (aSFV), which causes asymptomatic infection in wild-type C57BL6/J (B6) mice, causes a very acute and lethal infection in I-Aα-/-, but not in I-β-/- or I-Aαxβ-/-, mice. This susceptibility to aSFV is associated with high virus titres in muscle, spleen, liver, and brain compared to B6 mice. In addition, I-Aα-/- mice show intact IFN-I responses in terms of IFN-I serum levels and IFN-I receptor expression and function. Radiation bone marrow chimeras of B6 mice reconstituted with I-Aα-/- bone marrow expressed B6 phenotype, whereas radiation chimeras of I-Aα-/- mice reconstituted with B6 bone marrow expressed the phenotype of high viral susceptibility. Virus replication experiments both in vivo and in vitro showed enhanced virus growth in tissues and cell cultures derived form I-Aα-/- compared to B6 mice. This enhanced virus replication is evident for other alpha-, flavi- and poxviruses and may be of great benefit to producers of viral vaccines. In conclusion, I-Aα-/- mice exhibit a striking susceptibility to virus infections independent of their defective MHC-II expression. Detailed genetic analysis will be carried out to characterise the underlining genetic defects responsible for the observed phenomenon. |
Keywords: | Cells, Cultured Vero Cells Bone Marrow Animals Mice, Inbred C57BL Mice, Knockout Mice Semliki forest virus Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes Histocompatibility Antigens Class II Virus Replication Cricetinae Chlorocebus aethiops |
Rights: | © 2013 Alsharifi et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pone.0068458 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0068458 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 2 Molecular and Biomedical Science publications |
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