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An arthritogenic alphavirus uses the α1β1 integrin collagen receptor

Andreas SuhrbierAndreas SuhrbierJanet M. DaviesJanet M. DaviesRobert W. SladeJohannes A. EbleJyrki HeinoMay La LinnMay La LinnChristoph Lübken

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α1β1 integrinCollagen Type IVIntegrin alpha1IntegrinAlphavirusBiologyVirus ReplicationAntibodiesVirusIntegrin alpha1beta1Collagen receptorMiceRoss River virusVirologyRoss River virusAnimalsHumansMice KnockoutCollagen IVVirus receptorFibroblastsbiology.organism_classificationMolecular biologySolubilityIntegrin alpha Mbiology.proteinReceptors VirusIntegrin beta 6Receptors Adrenergic beta-1ReceptorHeLa Cells

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Ross River (RR) virus is an alphavirus endemic to Australia and New Guinea and is the aetiological agent of epidemic polyarthritis or RR virus disease. Here we provide evidence that RR virus uses the collagen-binding alpha1beta1 integrin as a cellular receptor. Infection could be inhibited by collagen IV and antibodies specific for the beta1 and alpha1 integrin proteins, and fibroblasts from alpha1-integrin-/- mice were less efficiently infected than wild-type fibroblasts. Soluble alpha1beta1 integrin bound immobilized RR virus, and peptides representing the alpha1beta1 integrin binding-site on collagen IV inhibited virus binding to cells. We speculate that two highly conserved regions within the cell-receptor binding domain of E2 mimic collagen and provide access to cellular collagen-binding receptors.

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2005-06-01Virology
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.virol.2005.03.015