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PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Volume 119, Issue 33, Pages -Publisher
NATL ACAD SCIENCES
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2204706119
Keywords
Oropouche virus; bunyavirus; Lrp1; lipoprotein; entry factor
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- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH [NR-50240, NR-43188]
- NIH [R01AI161765, R21AI163603, R01NS101100, P01AI120943, R01AI140758, R01AI130152]
- [R01AI40758-S1]
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This study reveals that Oropouche orthobunyavirus (OROV) utilizes the host protein low-density lipoprotein-related protein 1 (Lrp1) for efficient cellular infection. Additionally, the study demonstrates the biological relevance of the OROV-Lrp1 interaction in a mouse model, providing potential therapeutic strategies for bunyavirus infections.
Oropouche orthobunyavirus (OROV; Peribunyaviridae) is a mosquito-transmitted virus that causes widespread human febrile illness in South America, with occasional progression to neurologic effects. Host factors mediating the cellular entry of OROV are undefined. Here, we show that OROV uses the host protein low-density lipoprotein-related protein 1 (Lrp1) for efficient cellular infection. Cells from evolutionarily distinct species lacking Lrp1 were less permissive to OROV infection than cells with Lrp1. Treatment of cells with either the high-affinity Lrp1 ligand receptor-associated protein (RAP) or recombinant ectodomain truncations of Lrp1 significantly reduced OROV infection. In addition, chimeric vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) expressing OROV glycoproteins (VSV-OROV) bound to the Lrp1 ectodomain in vitro. Furthermore, we demonstrate the biological relevance of the OROV-Lrp1 interaction in a proof-of-concept mouse study in which treatment of mice with RAP at the time of infection reduced tissue viral load and promoted survival from an otherwise lethal infection. These results with OROV, along with the recent finding of Lrp1 as an entry factor for Rift Valley fever virus, highlight the broader significance of Lrp1 in cellular infection by diverse bunyaviruses. Shared strategies for entry, such as the critical function of Lrp1 defined here, provide a foundation for the development of pan-bunyaviral therapeutics.
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