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Amino acid changes in the capsid protein of a reassortant betanodavirus strain: Effect on viral replication in vitro and in vivo
Authors:Sandra Souto  Jos G Olveira  Esther García‐Rosado  Carlos P Dopazo  Isabel Bandín
Institution:Sandra Souto,José G. Olveira,Esther García‐Rosado,Carlos P. Dopazo,Isabel Bandín
Abstract:Betanodavirus reassortant strains (RGNNV/SJNNV) isolated from Senegalese sole harbour an SJNNV capsid featuring several changes with respect to the SJNNV‐type strain, sharing three hallmark substitutions. Here, we have employed recombinant strains harbouring mutations in these positions (r20 and r20 + 247 + 270) and have demonstrated that the three substitutions affect different steps of the viral replication process. Adsorption ability and efficiency of viral attachment were only affected by substitutions in the C‐terminal side of the capsid. However, the concurrent mutation in the N‐terminal side seems to slightly decrease these properties, suggesting that this region could also be involved in viral binding. Differences in the intracellular and extracellular production of the mutant strains suggest that both the C‐terminal and N‐terminal regions of the capsid protein may be involved in the particle budding. Furthermore, viral replication in sole brain tissue of the mutant strains, and especially double‐ and triple‐mutant strains, is clearly delayed with respect to the wt strain. These data support previous findings indicating that the C‐terminal side plays a role in virulence because of a slower spread in the fish host brain and suggest that the concurrent participation of the N‐terminal side is also important for viral replication in vivo.
Keywords:betanodavirus  reassortment  replication  Senegalese sole
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