Abstract
Coxsackieviruses require phosphatidylinositol-4-kinase IIIβ (PI4KIIIβ) for replication but can bypass this need by an H57Y mutation in protein 3A (3A-H57Y). We show that mutant coxsackievirus is not outcompeted by wild-type virus during 10 passages in vitro. In mice, the mutant virus proved as virulent as wild-type virus, even when mice were treated with a PI4KIIIβ inhibitor. Our data suggest that upon emergence, the 3A-H57Y mutant has the fitness to establish a resistant population with a virulence similar to that of wild-type virus.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 3048-3051 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of Virology |
| Volume | 88 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2014 |
Keywords
- 1-Phosphatidylinositol 4-Kinase
- Animals
- Coxsackievirus Infections
- Enterovirus
- Genetic Fitness
- Host-Pathogen Interactions
- Mice
- Mutation
- Viral Proteins
- Virulence
- Virus Replication