Zimmer, Gert; Locher, Samira; Berger Rentsch, Marianne; Halbherr, Stefan J (2014). Pseudotyping of vesicular stomatitis virus with the envelope glycoproteins of highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses. Journal of general virology, 95(Pt 8), pp. 1634-1639. Society for General Microbiology 10.1099/vir.0.065201-0
Full text not available from this repository. (Request a copy)Pseudotype viruses are useful for studying the envelope proteins of harmful viruses. This work describes the pseudotyping of vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) with the envelope glycoproteins of highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses. VSV lacking the homotypic glycoprotein (G) gene (VSVΔG) was used to express haemagglutinin (HA), neuraminidase (NA) or the combination of both. Propagation-competent pseudotype viruses were only obtained when HA and NA were expressed from the same vector genome. Pseudotype viruses containing HA from different H5 clades were neutralized specifically by immune sera directed against the corresponding clade. Fast and sensitive reading of test results was achieved by vector-mediated expression of GFP. Pseudotype viruses expressing a mutant VSV matrix protein showed restricted spread in IFN-competent cells. This pseudotype system will facilitate the detection of neutralizing antibodies against virulent influenza viruses, circumventing the need for high-level biosafety containment.
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
05 Veterinary Medicine > Research Foci > Host-Pathogen Interaction 05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Infectious Diseases and Pathobiology (DIP) > Institute of Virology and Immunology 05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Infectious Diseases and Pathobiology (DIP) |
UniBE Contributor: |
Zimmer, Gert |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 630 Agriculture |
ISSN: |
0022-1317 |
Publisher: |
Society for General Microbiology |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Barbara Gautschi-Steffen |
Date Deposited: |
14 Apr 2015 14:49 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 14:45 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1099/vir.0.065201-0 |
PubMed ID: |
24814925 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/66699 |
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