Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV), a member of the Flaviviridae family and a flavivirus, is known to induce acute encephalitis. Vimentin protein has been identified as a potential receptor for JEV, engaging in interactions with the viral membrane protein. The Fc fragment, an integral constituent of immunoglobulins, plays a crucial role in antigen recognition by dendritic cells (DCs) or phagocytes, leading to subsequent antigen presentation, cytotoxicity, or phagocytosis. In this study, we fused the receptor of JEV vimentin with the Fc fragment of IgG and expressed the resulting vimentin-Fc fusion protein in Escherichia coli. Pull-down experiments demonstrated the binding ability of the vimentin-Fc fusion protein to JEV virion in vitro. Additionally, we conducted inhibition assays at the cellular level, revealing the ability of vimentin-Fc protein suppressing JEV replication, it may be a promising passive immunotherapy agent for JEV. These findings pave the way for potential therapeutic strategies against JEV.
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Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory of Clinical Virology
第一作者机构:[1]Kunming Univ Sci & Technol, Fac Life Sci & Technol, Kunming, Peoples R China[2]First Peoples Hosp Yunnan Prov, Yunnan Prov Key Lab Clin Virol, Kunming, Peoples R China[3]Yunnan Prov Clin Res Ctr Gynecol & Obstet Dis, Kunming, Peoples R China
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通讯机构:[1]Kunming Univ Sci & Technol, Fac Life Sci & Technol, Kunming, Peoples R China[2]First Peoples Hosp Yunnan Prov, Yunnan Prov Key Lab Clin Virol, Kunming, Peoples R China[3]Yunnan Prov Clin Res Ctr Gynecol & Obstet Dis, Kunming, Peoples R China[6]First Peoples Hosp Yunnan Prov, Dept Gynecol, Kunming, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714):
Zhang Taoping,Chen Zhixin,Xie Lyu,et al.A fusion protein of vimentin with Fc fragment inhibits Japanese encephalitis virus replication[J].FRONTIERS IN VETERINARY SCIENCE.2024,11:doi:10.3389/fvets.2024.1368725.
APA:
Zhang, Taoping,Chen, Zhixin,Xie, Lyu,Xu, Ruixian,Chen, Lu...&Zhang, Jinyang.(2024).A fusion protein of vimentin with Fc fragment inhibits Japanese encephalitis virus replication.FRONTIERS IN VETERINARY SCIENCE,11,
MLA:
Zhang, Taoping,et al."A fusion protein of vimentin with Fc fragment inhibits Japanese encephalitis virus replication".FRONTIERS IN VETERINARY SCIENCE 11.(2024)