Molecular basis of reovirus virulence: role of the S1 gene.
A genetic approach has been used to define the molecular basis for the different patterns of virulence and central nervous system cell tropism exhibited by reovirus types 1 and 3. Intracerebral inoculation of reovirus type 3 into newborn mice causes a necrotizing encephalitis (without ependymal damage) that is uniformly fatal. Animal inoculated with reovirus type 1 generally survive and may develop epedymal cell damage (without neuronal necrosis) and hydrocephalus. Using recombinant clones derived from crosses between reovirus types 1 and 3, we have been able to determine that the S1 genome segment is responsible for the differing cell tropism of reovirus serotypes and is the major determinant of neurovirulence. The type 1 S1 genome segment is responsible for ependymal damage with subsequent hydrocephalus; the type 3 S1 genome segment is responsible for neuronal necrosis and neurovirulence. We postulate that these differences are due to the specific interaction of the sigma1 outer capsid polypeptide (the protein coded for by the S1 genome segment) with receptors on the surface of either ependymal cells or neuronal cells.
D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn / Q000382:microbiology; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000382:microbiology; D006824:Hybridization, Genetic; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000382:microbiology; D012089:Mammalian orthoreovirus 3 / Q000235:genetics / Q000472:pathogenicity; D051379:Mice; D012087:Reoviridae / Q000235:genetics / Q000472:pathogenicity* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000235:genetics
D014764:Viral Proteins
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