PMID- 20084110 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20100309 LR - 20211028 IS - 1553-7374 (Electronic) IS - 1553-7366 (Print) IS - 1553-7366 (Linking) VI - 6 IP - 1 DP - 2010 Jan 15 TI - The M/GP(5) glycoprotein complex of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus binds the sialoadhesin receptor in a sialic acid-dependent manner. PG - e1000730 LID - 10.1371/journal.ppat.1000730 [doi] LID - e1000730 AB - The porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) is a major threat to swine health worldwide and is considered the most significant viral disease in the swine industry today. In past years, studies on the entry of the virus into its host cell have led to the identification of a number of essential virus receptors and entry mediators. However, viral counterparts for these molecules have remained elusive and this has made rational development of new generation vaccines impossible. The main objective of this study was to identify the viral counterparts for sialoadhesin, a crucial PRRSV receptor on macrophages. For this purpose, a soluble form of sialoadhesin was constructed and validated. The soluble sialoadhesin could bind PRRSV in a sialic acid-dependent manner and could neutralize PRRSV infection of macrophages, thereby confirming the role of sialoadhesin as an essential PRRSV receptor on macrophages. Although sialic acids are present on the GP(3), GP(4) and GP(5) envelope glycoproteins, only the M/GP(5) glycoprotein complex of PRRSV was identified as a ligand for sialoadhesin. The interaction was found to be dependent on the sialic acid binding capacity of sialoadhesin and on the presence of sialic acids on GP(5). These findings not only contribute to a better understanding of PRRSV biology, but the knowledge and tools generated in this study also hold the key to the development of a new generation of PRRSV vaccines. FAU - Van Breedam, Wander AU - Van Breedam W AD - Laboratory of Virology, Department of Virology, Parasitology and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium. wander.vanbreedam@UGent.be FAU - Van Gorp, Hanne AU - Van Gorp H FAU - Zhang, Jiquan Q AU - Zhang JQ FAU - Crocker, Paul R AU - Crocker PR FAU - Delputte, Peter L AU - Delputte PL FAU - Nauwynck, Hans J AU - Nauwynck HJ LA - eng GR - 081882/WT_/Wellcome Trust/United Kingdom PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20100115 PL - United States TA - PLoS Pathog JT - PLoS pathogens JID - 101238921 RN - 0 (Glycoproteins) RN - 0 (Membrane Glycoproteins) RN - 0 (Receptors, Immunologic) RN - 0 (Recombinant Fusion Proteins) RN - 0 (Sialic Acid Binding Ig-like Lectin 1) RN - 0 (Viral Envelope Proteins) RN - 0 (glycoprotein 5, PRRSV) RN - 0 (protein M (glycoprotein)) RN - GZP2782OP0 (N-Acetylneuraminic Acid) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Blotting, Western MH - Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel MH - Glycoproteins/*metabolism MH - Macrophages/metabolism/virology MH - Membrane Glycoproteins/*metabolism MH - N-Acetylneuraminic Acid/*metabolism MH - Polymerase Chain Reaction MH - Porcine respiratory and reproductive syndrome virus/metabolism/*pathogenicity MH - Receptors, Immunologic/*metabolism MH - Recombinant Fusion Proteins/metabolism MH - Sialic Acid Binding Ig-like Lectin 1 MH - Swine MH - Viral Envelope Proteins/*metabolism MH - Virus Attachment PMC - PMC2799551 COIS- The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. EDAT- 2010/01/20 06:00 MHDA- 2010/03/10 06:00 PMCR- 2010/01/15 CRDT- 2010/01/20 06:00 PHST- 2009/05/12 00:00 [received] PHST- 2009/12/16 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2010/01/20 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2010/01/20 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2010/03/10 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2010/01/15 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 09-PLPA-RA-0770R2 [pii] AID - 10.1371/journal.ppat.1000730 [doi] PST - epublish SO - PLoS Pathog. 2010 Jan 15;6(1):e1000730. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1000730.