title: Alpha2,6-linked sialic acid acts as a receptor for Feline calicivirus.
abstract: Feline calicivirus (FCV) is a major causative agent of respiratory disease in cats. It is also one of the few cultivatable members of the family Caliciviridae. It has recently been reported that FCV binding is in part due to interaction with junction adhesion molecule-A. This report describes the characterization of additional receptor components for FCV. Chemical treatment of cells with sodium periodate showed that FCV recognized carbohydrate moieties on the surface of permissive cells. Enzymic treatment with Vibrio cholerae neuraminidase demonstrated that sialic acid was a major determinant of virus binding. Further characterization using linkage-specific lectins from Maackia amurensis and Sambucus nigra revealed that FCV recognized sialic acid with an alpha2,6 linkage. Using various proteases and metabolic inhibitors, it was shown that alpha2,6-linked sialic acid recognized by FCV is present on an N-linked glycoprotein.
authors.affiliation: Division of Virology, Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1QP, UK.
authors.forename: Amanda D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Stuart
authors.affiliation: Division of Virology, Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1QP, UK.
authors.forename: T David K
authors.initials: TDK
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017927:Calicivirus, Feline / Q000378:metabolism*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002522:Chlorocebus aethiops; D015967:Gene Expression Regulation, Viral; D011991:Receptors, Virus / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D012794:Sialic Acids / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism*; D014709:Vero Cells
chemical_list: D011991:Receptors, Virus; D012794:Sialic Acids