Canine distemper virus associated with a lethal outbreak in monkeys can readily adapt to use human receptors

J Virol. 2013 Jun;87(12):7170-5. doi: 10.1128/JVI.03479-12. Epub 2013 Apr 17.

Abstract

A canine distemper virus (CDV) strain, CYN07-dV, associated with a lethal outbreak in monkeys, used human signaling lymphocyte activation molecule as a receptor only poorly but readily adapted to use it following a P541S substitution in the hemagglutinin protein. Since CYN07-dV had an intrinsic ability to use human nectin-4, the adapted virus became able to use both human immune and epithelial cell receptors, as well as monkey and canine ones, suggesting that CDV can potentially infect humans.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adaptation, Physiological / genetics*
  • Amino Acid Substitution
  • Animals
  • Antigens, CD / metabolism*
  • Cell Adhesion Molecules / metabolism*
  • Chlorocebus aethiops
  • Disease Outbreaks*
  • Distemper / epidemiology
  • Distemper / virology
  • Distemper Virus, Canine / genetics
  • Distemper Virus, Canine / metabolism*
  • Distemper Virus, Canine / pathogenicity
  • Dogs
  • Epithelial Cells / metabolism
  • Epithelial Cells / virology
  • Hemagglutinins, Viral / genetics
  • Humans
  • Macaca / virology*
  • Monkey Diseases / epidemiology
  • Monkey Diseases / mortality
  • Monkey Diseases / virology*
  • Receptors, Cell Surface / metabolism*
  • Receptors, Virus / metabolism
  • Signaling Lymphocytic Activation Molecule Family Member 1
  • Vero Cells

Substances

  • Antigens, CD
  • Cell Adhesion Molecules
  • Hemagglutinins, Viral
  • Receptors, Cell Surface
  • Receptors, Virus
  • NECTIN4 protein, human
  • Signaling Lymphocytic Activation Molecule Family Member 1